# The Security Personnel Party of South Africa is calling on municipalities to clear overgrown bushes and fix broken street lights nationally as neglected areas provide cover for criminals. The party’s president and founder, Sello Mashula, says this is particularly concerning following bodies found in overgrown areas in Ekurhuleni. Mashula also called for the state […]
# The Gauteng Legislature’s Community Safety Committee is calling for urgent action following a rise in kidnappings. Kempton Park recorded 76 cases between April and June, up 58.3-percent from the same period last year. Gauteng recorded two-thousand-367 cases, more than half the national total. Committee chairperson Bandile Masuku says intensified policing, intelligence-led investigations and targeted […]
# Small-scale fishing cooperatives and businesses on the Cape West Coast are receiving a boost through a SANParks skills development initiative. Twenty fishermen from Saldanha Bay and surrounding communities have completed training in skippers’ competency and business planning. SANParks spokesperson JP Louw says the programme supports sustainable livelihoods under its Vision 2040 programme. SANParks has […]
# Soccer: Confederation of African Football president Patrice Motsepe has called for a heightened sense of urgency as Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda prepare to co-host the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations. Motsepe says stadiums must be ready for testing by January, with postponement not an option. He acknowledged progress, however, some facilities require major upgrades. […]
# The Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice and Dignity Group says high child malnutrition and stunting will persist as families cut back on the quantity and quality of food they consume due to high costs. Coordinator Mervyn Abrahams revealed to Newzroom Afrika that pensioners and grant-dependent households are among the hardest hit by rising living costs. He […]
# Zimbabwean communities have been urged to prepare for the El Niño drought threat before the impacts are felt. In drought-prone Chiredzi, solar-powered irrigation, climate information and climate-smart farming are helping strengthen food security. The UN World Food Programme says three solar-powered boreholes are supporting a three-hectare community garden. Meanwhile African Union Commissioner for Agriculture, […]
# African Union Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment, Moses Vilakati, says El Niño is more than a weather event affecting agriculture, water, food security, and economies. Vilakati has urged member states to turn early warnings into early action by promoting drought-tolerant crops, water conservation, secure food reserves and preparing livestock […]
# Special Tribunal’s Judge Chantel Fortuin, has criticised the South African Airways board over its decision to extend a lease agreement with Flyfofa Airways, operating as Flyfofa Aviation and Training. Judge Fortuin has set aside the 2019 decision, involving an 85.3-million-rand agreement, after finding it unlawful. The Special Investigating Unit says SAA extended the deal […]
# EFF leader Julius Malema is taking the party’s local government election manifesto rally to Delft South Sports Complex in Cape Town. The party is targeting the City of Cape Town ahead of the November fourth local government elections. The EFF says its campaign is focused on service delivery, crime, housing, sanitation, electricity costs and […]
