# Pick’n Pay’s Feed the Nation initiative, born out of the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic, has distributed more than 215-million-rand worth of food over the past five years. This has provided over 45 million meals to individuals and families across South Africa. The initiative has focused on supporting child-headed households and has assisted nearly 600 schools […]
# Community activist, Zolani Zondani, successfully walked nearly 800-kilometres from Gqeberha to Cape Town, to raise awareness on a campaign which focuses on mental health issues affecting men. He called the walk, Broski-The Living Experience, saying the walk was not just a test of endurance but a mission of purpose. This initiative was also to […]
# The DA in the Western Cape has strongly condemned the recent assault of a Grade 10 boy at Milnerton High School in Cape Town. Eight learners believed to be involved in the assault which was captured on video, have been suspended and will now face disciplinary hearings. The DA’s Elmarie Linde says bullied learners […]
# Action Society has submitted a Promotion of Access to Information Act application to the Department of Correctional Services. This follows the unlawful release of convicted murderer Xolani du Preez, who was serving an 11-year sentence for the 2022 murder of 28-year-old makeup artist Suritha Alting in Cape Town. Action Society’s Juanita du Preez says […]
# ActionSA in Gauteng says premier Panyaza Lesufi’s decision to disband the crime prevention wardens is both a recognition of failure and a stark demonstration of mismanagement in the province’s approach to public safety. Over the next 36 months, the provincial government has committed to retraining the wardens to become fully qualified traffic police officers. […]
# Business lobby group Sakeliga has filed a conditional counter-application to the High Court, in response to Health minister Aaron Motsoaledi’s bid to halt constitutional challenges to the National Health Insurance Act. The minister wants to halt six constitutional challenges to the NHI Act, citing the need to conserve public resources while the procedural challenges […]
# The University of the Western Cape has strongly condemned the social media hate speech, personal attacks, and defamatory comments aimed at the Dullah Omar Institute and researcher Doctor Jean Redpath, following her contributions to national debates on policing and accountability. UWC Rector and Vice-Chancellor Robert Balfour says UWC affirms academic freedom, supporting Redpath’s right […]
# DA says it has taken an important step to protect newborn babies at risk of unsafe abandonment by introducing the Safe Relinquishment Private Members Bill to Parliament. The bill, amongst other things, aims to legalise the safe relinquishment of babies and the operation of baby savers by registered child protection organisations. The DA’s Alexandra […]
# Emerging young South African actor, Kumkani Pilonti, says the support he has received from his family and school, Klerksdorp Technical High School in North West, has been instrumental in helping him achieve his goals. The 17-year-old’s early experiences in school plays paved the way for his acting career, later demonstrating his talent in the […]
