# A new study warns that African cities are not doing enough to adapt to climate change, with Durban and Harare highlighted as key lessons. Rising temperatures, declining rainfall, prolonged droughts, and severe flooding threaten vulnerable communities. Researchers caution that small fixes like drainage upgrades fail to address deep inequalities. Experts call for transformative adaptation […]
# The Commission for Gender Equality is holding an accountability session with the Department of Water and Sanitation in Cape Town on how to address persistent gender gaps. The commission seeks progress reports on previous commitments, including tackling sexual harassment, advancing transformation, and mainstreaming gender in workplace policies. The session is assessing compliance with recommendations, […]
# Cape Town is hosting the G20 Disaster Risk Reduction Ministerial Outreach today led by Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs minister Velenkosini Hlabisa. The event, themed ‘Coastal Protection and Eco-Based Disaster Risk Reduction,’ will showcase strategies to combat rising seas, storm surges, and erosion. The programme aims to strengthen global cooperation, highlight urban climate resilience, […]
# ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has called on South Africans to respect the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. Speaking in Johannesburg on Sunday, Mbalula stressed that witnesses must be taken seriously and warned that lying under oath carries legal consequences. Mbalula emphasised upholding the rule of law as a cornerstone of democracy. He urged citizens to […]
# Public Works and Infrastructure minister Dean Macpherson has welcomed the Construction Industry Development Board’s blacklisting of 40 contractors since June 2024, compared to only one since 2002. Macpherson says the move fulfils his promise to act against corruption and poor performance, ensuring public funds deliver quality infrastructure. The minister says the department is refining […]
# The DA in Gauteng has denounced Social Development MEC Faith Mazibuko’s decision to centralise food bank operations, saying it has led to children suffering and dying from malnutrition. DA Gauteng Social Development spokesperson Refiloe Nt’sekhe says nearly two-thousand-900 hospital cases and over five-thousand-600 clinic cases of child malnutrition were recorded last year. Nt’sekhe accuses […]
# Justice and Constitutional Development minister Mmamoloko Kubayi says work is advancing to ensure institutional independence and the unification of a single judiciary. Speaking during a virtual discussion with Judges Matter, Kubayi confirmed that a task team is overseeing the phased transfer of certain Justice Department functions to the Office of the Chief Justice, in […]
# The Department of Correctional Services is observing Corrections Week to promote understanding of South Africa’s correctional service system. The public education campaign will focus on rehabilitation and not just punishment, as well as offender reintegration, community corrections, and skills development. The department calls on the public support safer communities and restorative justice that upholds […]
# The Department of Correctional Services is hosting a National Parole Review Summit today at Kgosi Mampuru Correctional Facility. The two-day summit, part of Corrections Week, aims to address growing public concerns that parole favours offenders over victims. Officials, experts, victims, and ex-offenders will engage in dialogue to strengthen rehabilitation, reintegration, and public trust. The […]
