# ActionSA in Johannesburg has averted a legal challenge from eight of its councillors. The councillors were removed from their posts at the end of September, with the party reportedly citing poor performance as one of the reasons for their removal. The eight argued that they were not given a fair hearing or a chance […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa will undertake a two-day state visit to Switzerland tomorrow and Thursday, to strengthen political, economic and social ties. Switzerland remains one of South Africa’s key European trading partners, with total trade volume amounting to 18.2-billion-rand in 2024. The Presidency says a key focus of the visit will be the advancement of […]
# Health minister Aaron Motsoaledi has welcomed the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority’s decision to approve Lenacapavir. South Africa is the first country on the continent to approve the groundbreaking twice-a-year anti-HIV injection. Lenacapavir is a revolutionary long-acting drug that offers six months of protection. Motsoaledi says the drug has the potential to address […]
# AfriForum’s Pretoria branches made a significant impact through their #OnsDorp campaign in September and October. This is through cutting grass, removing more than one-thousand bags of rubbish, repairing potholes, painting road lines, and collecting 63 tonnes of recyclables. AfriForum’s Arno Roodt says branch members also enhanced community safety with patrols, security installations, and fire […]
# Die Universiteit Stellenbosch het ‘n lys van vanjaar se ontvangers van eredoktorsgrade bekendgemaak. Die instelling ken elke jaar eredoktorsgrade toe aan buitengewone persone wat in hul velde uitblink en ‘n nalatenskap van toewyding en visie demonstreer wat toekomstige geslagte inspireer. Vanjaar se ontvangers is die Nobelpryswenner en internasionaal-bekroonde skrywer Abdulrazak Gurnah, die rampbestuurkundige Colin […]
# The University of Venda, through its Thoho ya Nzie initiative, recently received a generous donation of food parcels from the Todani 70 Foundation. The donation aims to help provide much-needed food support to students facing financial hardship. The donation includes maize, tinned food, two cows, and five pigs. The university’s doctor, Pila Nemutandani, says food […]
# Suid-Afrika se hernubare energienetwerk brei vinnig uit, met meer as 220 gigawatt se son-, wind-, battery- en hibriede projekte wat ontwikkel word. Dit is volgens bevindinge van die jongste Suid-Afrikaanse Hernubare Energie-netwerkopname wat deur die Nasionale Transmissiemaatskappy van Suid-Afrika uitgevoer is. Sonkrag is die toonaangewende tegnologie wat tans ontwikkel word, en wek 121 gigawatt […]
# The Southern African Faith Communities’ Environment Institute will write an open letter to the Bill Gates Foundation. The letter, endorsed by more than 600 African faith leaders, is calling for reparations for the damage caused by the industrial agriculture models the foundation promotes and funds across Africa. Community activist, Wiedaad Davids, says the letter […]
# Die Alliance of Citizens for Change vra die Wes-Kaapse regering om ʼn noodtoestand op die Kaapse Vlakte af te kondig. Dit volg ná ʼn gewelddadige naweek in gemeenskappe op die Kaapse Vlakte waar minstens 22 mense dood en 16 ernstig beseer is. Gebiede wat die swaarste getref is, sluit Mitchells Plain, Manenberg, Lavender Hill, […]
