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- South Africa’s ICJ genocide case aimed at defending Hamas, Israel claims
ICYMI: Israel complains of ‘obscene exploitation’ of genocide convention and asks judges to throw out bid to halt Rafah offensive Israel on Friday attacked South Africa’s case against it in the International Court of Justice as an “obscene exploitation” of the genocide convention, claiming that it aimed not to protect Palestinian civilians but to defend… Read more: South Africa’s ICJ genocide case aimed at defending Hamas, Israel claims - Escaping to the Karoo for Remarkable Back Road Adventures in a Trusty Double-Cab
[Daily Maverick] It’s not the years you clocked, it’s the road you took to get here. And maybe the books you wrote along the way, writes ‘Karoo Space’s Chris Marais.http://dlvr.it/T734pj - South Africa calls on ICJ to order Israel to end Rafah offensive
ICYMI: Lawyers urge international court of justice to issue urgent measures over assault on Gaza’s southernmost city South Africa has asked the international court of justice to urgently order Israel to end its assault on Rafah, halt its military campaign across Gaza, and allow international investigators and journalists into the territory. In a court hearing,… Read more: South Africa calls on ICJ to order Israel to end Rafah offensive - ‘Realities of apartheid’: South African artist wins Deutsche Börse photography prize
ICYMI: Lebohang Kganye blends oral traditions, family photos and theatre in a ‘new and fresh way’ to trace personal history of apartheid era The South African artist Lebohang Kganye has won the prestigious Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation prize for her work that uses large-scale cutouts and elements of set design to trace and depict her… Read more: ‘Realities of apartheid’: South African artist wins Deutsche Börse photography prize - South Africa’s ICJ genocide case aimed at defending Hamas, Israel claims
Israel complains of ‘obscene exploitation’ of genocide convention and asks judges to throw out bid to halt Rafah offensive Israel on Friday attacked South Africa’s case against it in the International Court of Justice as an “obscene exploitation” of the genocide convention, claiming that it aimed not to protect Palestinian civilians but to defend Hamas… Read more: South Africa’s ICJ genocide case aimed at defending Hamas, Israel claims - Search Latest South Africa Dancing Classes Online
- With Election Day a Fortnight Away, the ANC May Be Reclaiming Its Place in Voters’ Hearts
ICYMI: [Daily Maverick] With less than two weeks until the 29 May polls, there is more evidence that the electoral fortunes of the ANC will be under far less severe stress than was initially thought. New polling data suggest the ANC’s campaigning is having an impact.http://dlvr.it/T70Wfy - South Africa calls on ICJ to order Israel to end Rafah offensive
Lawyers urge international court of justice to issue urgent measures over assault on Gaza’s southernmost city South Africa has asked the international court of justice to urgently order Israel to end its assault on Rafah, halt its military campaign across Gaza, and allow international investigators and journalists into the territory. In a court hearing, lawyers… Read more: South Africa calls on ICJ to order Israel to end Rafah offensive - ‘Realities of apartheid’: South African artist wins Deutsche Börse photography prize
Lebohang Kganye blends oral traditions, family photos and theatre in a ‘new and fresh way’ to trace personal history of apartheid era The South African artist Lebohang Kganye has won the prestigious Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation prize for her work that uses large-scale cutouts and elements of set design to trace and depict her family… Read more: ‘Realities of apartheid’: South African artist wins Deutsche Börse photography prize - Search Concert South Africa Tickets Online
- Wits Students Set Up Palestinian Solidarity Encampment
ICYMI: [GroundUp] University senate expected to meet this weekhttp://dlvr.it/T6xpt3 - With Election Day a Fortnight Away, the ANC May Be Reclaiming Its Place in Voters’ Hearts
[Daily Maverick] With less than two weeks until the 29 May polls, there is more evidence that the electoral fortunes of the ANC will be under far less severe stress than was initially thought. New polling data suggest the ANC’s campaigning is having an impact.http://dlvr.it/T6xpLk - Anglo American to sell De Beers in break-up plan to avoid BHP takeover
ICYMI: UK mining company to offload famous diamond business after rejecting £34bn Australian offer * Business live – latest updates Anglo American plans to sell the diamond business De Beers as part of a sweeping plan to break up the company to defend it against a £34bn takeover plot by its rival BHP. The embattled… Read more: Anglo American to sell De Beers in break-up plan to avoid BHP takeover - Celebrate, remember and reframe: the therapy sessions healing South Africa’s women
ICYMI: As the trauma of apartheid, crime and violence continue to ripple through society, a counselling initiative by Tree of Life creator Ncazelo Ncube-Mlilo is helping ease the pain Red curtains and ceiling drapes create a pink-tinged glow inside the run-down community centre, an hour south of Johannesburg, where Palesa Hlohlolo tells her neighbours about… Read more: Celebrate, remember and reframe: the therapy sessions healing South Africa’s women - Christianity Is Changing in South Africa As Pentecostal and Indigenous Churches Grow – What’s Behind the Trend
ICYMI: [The Conversation Africa] Studies show that South Africa is one of only three countries in the world where religious participation has increased in recent years. The other two countries are Italy and the US.http://dlvr.it/T6v5TZ - Wits Students Set Up Palestinian Solidarity Encampment
[GroundUp] University senate expected to meet this weekhttp://dlvr.it/T6v59L - Anglo American to sell De Beers in break-up plan to avoid BHP takeover
UK mining company to offload famous diamond business after rejecting £34bn Australian offer * Business live – latest updates Anglo American plans to sell the diamond business De Beers as part of a sweeping plan to break up the company to defend it against a £34bn takeover plot by its rival BHP. The embattled London-listed… Read more: Anglo American to sell De Beers in break-up plan to avoid BHP takeover - Celebrate, remember and reframe: the therapy sessions healing South Africa’s women
As the trauma of apartheid, crime and violence continue to ripple through society, a counselling initiative by Tree of Life creator Ncazelo Ncube-Mlilo is helping ease the pain Red curtains and ceiling drapes create a pink-tinged glow inside the run-down community centre, an hour south of Johannesburg, where Palesa Hlohlolo tells her neighbours about her… Read more: Celebrate, remember and reframe: the therapy sessions healing South Africa’s women - Christianity Is Changing in South Africa As Pentecostal and Indigenous Churches Grow – What’s Behind the Trend
[The Conversation Africa] Studies show that South Africa is one of only three countries in the world where religious participation has increased in recent years. The other two countries are Italy and the US.http://dlvr.it/T6rPMD - The ANC has left South Africa a land of broken dreams. Its time seems over | Simon Tisdall
ICYMI: At this month’s elections, the party of Mandela should be judged on its dismal record over the past 30 years Who will save South Africa from itself? Not the ruling African National Congress (ANC), whose 30 unbroken years of under-achievement have brought the country to its present sorry pass. Not “reformist” president Cyril Ramaphosa,… Read more: The ANC has left South Africa a land of broken dreams. Its time seems over | Simon Tisdall - Thebe Magugu’s Folklorics Collection Featured in Met Exhibition
ICYMI: [Fame Frenzy] South Africa’s darling of fashion Thebe Magugu must have been shouting from the rooftops after his collection was chosen, among others, to be exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute, just in time for the prestigious Met Gala.http://dlvr.it/T6ltDq - The ANC has left South Africa a land of broken dreams. Its time seems over | Simon Tisdall
At this month’s elections, the party of Mandela should be judged on its dismal record over the past 30 years Who will save South Africa from itself? Not the ruling African National Congress (ANC), whose 30 unbroken years of under-achievement have brought the country to its present sorry pass. Not “reformist” president Cyril Ramaphosa, widely… Read more: The ANC has left South Africa a land of broken dreams. Its time seems over | Simon Tisdall - Anglo American’s South African investors open to revised BHP offer
ICYMI: But such a takeover of London-listed mining firm opposed by politicians and unions in South Africa South African shareholders of the mining company Anglo American have signalled they are open to a revised takeover offer from BHP, despite warnings from South African politicians and unions that a deal could be bad for the country.… Read more: Anglo American’s South African investors open to revised BHP offer - Zimbabwe’s Zanu-PF Should Be Barred From South Africa’s Elections
ICYMI: [DA] In its desperate attempt to hang on to power by any means necessary, the ANC is co-opting the SADC region’s electoral outcasts – ZANU-PF, to come and assist them contaminate South Africa’s electoral processes in the lead up to the general elections on 29 May.http://dlvr.it/T6k17H - Thebe Magugu’s Folklorics Collection Featured in Met Exhibition
[Fame Frenzy] South Africa’s darling of fashion Thebe Magugu must have been shouting from the rooftops after his collection was chosen, among others, to be exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute, just in time for the prestigious Met Gala.http://dlvr.it/T6k0wp - Why genocide is so hard to prove – video
ICYMI: South Africa’s case against Israel over allegations of genocide before the international court of justice has raised a central question of international law: what is genocide and how do you prove it? It is one of three genocide cases being considered by the UN’s world court, but since the genocide convention was approved in… Read more: Why genocide is so hard to prove – video - Anglo American’s South African investors open to revised BHP offer
But such a takeover of London-listed mining firm opposed by politicians and unions in South Africa South African shareholders of the mining company Anglo American have signalled they are open to a revised takeover offer from BHP, despite warnings from South African politicians and unions that a deal could be bad for the country. Investors,… Read more: Anglo American’s South African investors open to revised BHP offer - Commuters Battle to Get Refunds After Cape Town Train Lines Suspended
ICYMI: [GroundUp] Metrorail power failure affects Cape Flats and Southern Line commuters on Tuesdayhttp://dlvr.it/T6czt7 - Zimbabwe’s Zanu-PF Should Be Barred From South Africa’s Elections
[DA] In its desperate attempt to hang on to power by any means necessary, the ANC is co-opting the SADC region’s electoral outcasts – ZANU-PF, to come and assist them contaminate South Africa’s electoral processes in the lead up to the general elections on 29 May.http://dlvr.it/T6gWNd - Why genocide is so hard to prove – video
South Africa’s case against Israel over allegations of genocide before the international court of justice has raised a central question of international law: what is genocide and how do you prove it? It is one of three genocide cases being considered by the UN’s world court, but since the genocide convention was approved in 1948,… Read more: Why genocide is so hard to prove – video - Go Hiking in Open Country of New Zealand
- Commuters Battle to Get Refunds After Cape Town Train Lines Suspended
[GroundUp] Metrorail power failure affects Cape Flats and Southern Line commuters on Tuesdayhttp://dlvr.it/T6czt7 - Let us remember the last time students occupied Columbia University | Omar Barghouti, Tanaquil Jones, and Barbara Ransby
In 1985, Columbia students occupied campus to push for divestment from South Africa. Five months later, the university cut ties to the apartheid regime after years of dragging its feet As three former 1980s student leaders at Columbia University, we applaud the courage and conviction of Palestine solidarity student activists in the eye of the… Read more: Let us remember the last time students occupied Columbia University | Omar Barghouti, Tanaquil Jones, and Barbara Ransby - Experts condemn US tobacco firm’s sponsorship of doctor training as ‘grotesque’
Philip Morris International has supported non-smoking programmes around the world ‘to advance its own interests’, say health professionals The tobacco company Philip Morris has sponsored courses for doctors in multiple countries, in what critics have called a “grotesque” strategy. Medical education programmes on quitting smoking and harm reduction in South Africa, the Middle East and… Read more: Experts condemn US tobacco firm’s sponsorship of doctor training as ‘grotesque’ - Village Activists Take Marikana Mining Company to Court
ICYMI: [GroundUp] Tharisa Mines is trying to gag us, say Oridile Kgatea and Rodney Kotsedihttp://dlvr.it/T6LgzG - ‘No Electricity, No Vote’, Shout Angry Limpopo Villagers
[GroundUp] Promise Maremeni is a dressmaker. But she is losing business because she has to use a manual sewing machine instead of an electric one, because her village has been without electricity since it was established eight years ago.http://dlvr.it/T6Lgkv - ‘Bob Marley – One Love’ Opens the Door to a Wider Audience for His Vision and Music
ICYMI: [Daily Maverick] After successful biopics about Freddy Mercury, Elton John, Billie Holiday and Elvis, to name a few, a film about the life of Bob Marley was sure to come. ‘Bob Marley: One Love’ hit movie screens around the world on 14 February 2024 and, despite some critical responses, has exceeded expectations, already grossing… Read more: ‘Bob Marley – One Love’ Opens the Door to a Wider Audience for His Vision and Music - Village Activists Take Marikana Mining Company to Court
[GroundUp] Tharisa Mines is trying to gag us, say Oridile Kgatea and Rodney Kotsedihttp://dlvr.it/T6J4Hg - South Africa is bringing the latest News home to you!
- NIN Enrollment – Nigerians in South Africa Cry Out Over Exploitation
ICYMI: [Vanguard] The Nigerian Citizens Association South Africa, West Cape, NICASA WC, the official South African and Nigeria government-recognised umbrella body of Nigerians in South Africa, has condemned the exploitation of Nigerians during enrollment process for the National Identification Number, NIN.http://dlvr.it/T6Ff9f - ‘Bob Marley – One Love’ Opens the Door to a Wider Audience for His Vision and Music
[Daily Maverick] After successful biopics about Freddy Mercury, Elton John, Billie Holiday and Elvis, to name a few, a film about the life of Bob Marley was sure to come. ‘Bob Marley: One Love’ hit movie screens around the world on 14 February 2024 and, despite some critical responses, has exceeded expectations, already grossing more… Read more: ‘Bob Marley – One Love’ Opens the Door to a Wider Audience for His Vision and Music - Owning a Gun in South Africa Offers Some Safety, but Risks Run High for Users and Society – Expert
ICYMI: [The Conversation Africa] South Africa has one of the highest homicide rates in the world, eclipsed only by Honduras and a handful of Caribbean island states. Furthermore, South African police crime data shows that South Africans experience above average levels of robbery, assault and rape.http://dlvr.it/T6BySH - NIN Enrollment – Nigerians in South Africa Cry Out Over Exploitation
[Vanguard] The Nigerian Citizens Association South Africa, West Cape, NICASA WC, the official South African and Nigeria government-recognised umbrella body of Nigerians in South Africa, has condemned the exploitation of Nigerians during enrollment process for the National Identification Number, NIN.http://dlvr.it/T6ByGB - BHP’s pursuit of Anglo American has a major obstacle: South Africa
ICYMI: The De Beers owner is a long-standing jewel in the African’ state’s economic crown – it would be a ‘big blow’ to see it sold off The world’s largest mining company has a problem. Australia’s BHP has set out its intentions to snap up rival miner Anglo American in a multibillion-pound deal which would… Read more: BHP’s pursuit of Anglo American has a major obstacle: South Africa - King of Amapiano’s Show Sells Out in Five Hours
ICYMI: [Namibian] When people call Kabza De Small the king of amapiano, it’s no gimmick.http://dlvr.it/T68NlL - Owning a Gun in South Africa Offers Some Safety, but Risks Run High for Users and Society – Expert
[The Conversation Africa] South Africa has one of the highest homicide rates in the world, eclipsed only by Honduras and a handful of Caribbean island states. Furthermore, South African police crime data shows that South Africans experience above average levels of robbery, assault and rape.http://dlvr.it/T68NSS - South Africa marks 30 years since apartheid amid growing discontent
ICYMI: Polls predict ANC likely to lose parliamentary majority, due to high unemployment and wealth inequality South Africa marked 30 years since the end of apartheid and the birth of its democracy with a ceremony in the capital that included a 21-gun salute and the waving of the country’s multicoloured flag. Any sense of celebration… Read more: South Africa marks 30 years since apartheid amid growing discontent - BHP’s pursuit of Anglo American has a major obstacle: South Africa
The De Beers owner is a long-standing jewel in the African’ state’s economic crown – it would be a ‘big blow’ to see it sold off The world’s largest mining company has a problem. Australia’s BHP has set out its intentions to snap up rival miner Anglo American in a multibillion-pound deal which would reshape… Read more: BHP’s pursuit of Anglo American has a major obstacle: South Africa - Global – Loss and Damage Fund for Climate Change Must Not Restrict the Role of Civil Society
ICYMI: [AI London] Speaking ahead of the inaugural board meeting of the new international Loss and Damage Fund for climate change next week, Amnesty International’s Climate Advisor Ann Harrison said:http://dlvr.it/T66XJW - King of Amapiano’s Show Sells Out in Five Hours
[Namibian] When people call Kabza De Small the king of amapiano, it’s no gimmick.http://dlvr.it/T66X8j - South Africa marks 30 years since apartheid amid growing discontent
Polls predict ANC likely to lose parliamentary majority, due to high unemployment and wealth inequality South Africa marked 30 years since the end of apartheid and the birth of its democracy with a ceremony in the capital that included a 21-gun salute and the waving of the country’s multicoloured flag. Any sense of celebration on… Read more: South Africa marks 30 years since apartheid amid growing discontent - Global – Loss and Damage Fund for Climate Change Must Not Restrict the Role of Civil Society
[AI London] Speaking ahead of the inaugural board meeting of the new international Loss and Damage Fund for climate change next week, Amnesty International’s Climate Advisor Ann Harrison said:http://dlvr.it/T64ddl - The day apartheid died: South Africa’s first free elections – archive, April 1994
ICYMI: In April 1994, the country held its first all-race, democratic elections. See how the Guardian reported events By David Beresford in Johannesburg 27 April 1994 Continue reading…http://dlvr.it/T64ctM - World’s billionaires should pay minimum 2% wealth tax, say G20 ministers
ICYMI: Brazil, Germany, Spain and South Africa sign motion for fairer tax system to deliver £250bn a year extra to fight poverty and climate crisis * ‘Why we need a global tax on billionaires’ The world’s 3,000 billionaires should pay a minimum 2% tax on their fast-growing wealth to raise £250bn a year for the… Read more: World’s billionaires should pay minimum 2% wealth tax, say G20 ministers - Ministers of Germany, Brazil, South Africa and Spain: why we need a global tax on billionaires
ICYMI: Finance chiefs say higher taxes for the super-rich are key to battling global inequality and climate crisis * Billionaires should pay minimum 2% wealth tax, say G20 ministers When the governors of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund convened for the spring meetings last week, it was all about the really big… Read more: Ministers of Germany, Brazil, South Africa and Spain: why we need a global tax on billionaires - Cosatu Applauds the Progressive Agreement to Halt Retrenchments of 6 000 Workers At the Post Office
ICYMI: [COSATU] The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) applauds the progressive agreement to halt the retrenchments of 6 000 workers at the South African Post Office (SAPO). This profound agreement provides relief and hope to thousands of SAPO employees and their families. COSATU congratulates its Affiliate, the Communications Workers’ Union (CWU) for its… Read more: Cosatu Applauds the Progressive Agreement to Halt Retrenchments of 6 000 Workers At the Post Office - The day apartheid died: South Africa’s first free elections – archive, April 1994
In April 1994, the country held its first all-race, democratic elections. See how the Guardian reported events By David Beresford in Johannesburg 27 April 1994 Continue reading…http://dlvr.it/T623gy - World’s billionaires should pay minimum 2% wealth tax, say G20 ministers
Brazil, Germany, Spain and South Africa sign motion for fairer tax system to deliver £250bn a year extra to fight poverty and climate crisis * ‘Why we need a global tax on billionaires’ The world’s 3,000 billionaires should pay a minimum 2% tax on their fast-growing wealth to raise £250bn a year for the global… Read more: World’s billionaires should pay minimum 2% wealth tax, say G20 ministers - Ministers of Germany, Brazil, South Africa and Spain: why we need a global tax on billionaires
Finance chiefs say higher taxes for the super-rich are key to battling global inequality and climate crisis * Billionaires should pay minimum 2% wealth tax, say G20 ministers When the governors of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund convened for the spring meetings last week, it was all about the really big questions.… Read more: Ministers of Germany, Brazil, South Africa and Spain: why we need a global tax on billionaires - Johannesburg in a Time of Darkness – Ivan Vladislavić’s New Memoir Reminds Us of the City’s Fragility
ICYMI: [The Conversation Africa] Ivan Vladislavić is Johannesburg’s literary linkman. He tells us, in the first pages of his new book, The Near North, that before cities were lit, first by gaslight and later electricity, people of means paid torchbearers to escort them through dark and perilous streets. “In Paris,” he observes, “these linkmen were… Read more: Johannesburg in a Time of Darkness – Ivan Vladislavić’s New Memoir Reminds Us of the City’s Fragility - Cosatu Applauds the Progressive Agreement to Halt Retrenchments of 6 000 Workers At the Post Office
[COSATU] The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) applauds the progressive agreement to halt the retrenchments of 6 000 workers at the South African Post Office (SAPO). This profound agreement provides relief and hope to thousands of SAPO employees and their families. COSATU congratulates its Affiliate, the Communications Workers’ Union (CWU) for its tireless… Read more: Cosatu Applauds the Progressive Agreement to Halt Retrenchments of 6 000 Workers At the Post Office - Tony Bowers obituary
ICYMI: My husband, Tony Bowers, who has died aged 77, spent many years working for organisations in West Yorkshire that were dedicated to improving the lives of ordinary people, including in the areas of housing and health. Among other things, he established a community advice centre on the Walpole council estate in Huddersfield, drawing financial… Read more: Tony Bowers obituary - Johannesburg in a Time of Darkness – Ivan Vladislavić’s New Memoir Reminds Us of the City’s Fragility
[The Conversation Africa] Ivan Vladislavić is Johannesburg’s literary linkman. He tells us, in the first pages of his new book, The Near North, that before cities were lit, first by gaslight and later electricity, people of means paid torchbearers to escort them through dark and perilous streets. “In Paris,” he observes, “these linkmen were often… Read more: Johannesburg in a Time of Darkness – Ivan Vladislavić’s New Memoir Reminds Us of the City’s Fragility - Tony Bowers obituary
My husband, Tony Bowers, who has died aged 77, spent many years working for organisations in West Yorkshire that were dedicated to improving the lives of ordinary people, including in the areas of housing and health. Among other things, he established a community advice centre on the Walpole council estate in Huddersfield, drawing financial resources… Read more: Tony Bowers obituary - Moederland: Nine Daughters of South Africa review – my ancestors’ role in the horror of apartheid
ICYMI: Cato Pedder, great-granddaughter of South African PM and white supremacist Jan Smuts, uses her family’s legacy to unearth stories of women that shaped, and were shaped by, a troubled nation On 29 May this year, South Africans will go to the polls to vote in their seventh democratic general election. Thirty years ago, the… Read more: Moederland: Nine Daughters of South Africa review – my ancestors’ role in the horror of apartheid - Esther Mahlangu – How the Famous South African Artist Keeps Her Ndebele Culture Alive
ICYMI: [The Conversation Africa] Esther Mahlangu is having a retrospective of her world famous art in Cape Town. Now 88, the South African visual artist is best known for her colourful large-scale murals in the traditional patterns and colours of the Ndebele people of South Africa – once famously displayed on a BMW as part… Read more: Esther Mahlangu – How the Famous South African Artist Keeps Her Ndebele Culture Alive - Moederland: Nine Daughters of South Africa review – my ancestors’ role in the horror of apartheid
Cato Pedder, great-granddaughter of South African PM and white supremacist Jan Smuts, uses her family’s legacy to unearth stories of women that shaped, and were shaped by, a troubled nation On 29 May this year, South Africans will go to the polls to vote in their seventh democratic general election. Thirty years ago, the country’s… Read more: Moederland: Nine Daughters of South Africa review – my ancestors’ role in the horror of apartheid - Esther Mahlangu – How the Famous South African Artist Keeps Her Ndebele Culture Alive
[The Conversation Africa] Esther Mahlangu is having a retrospective of her world famous art in Cape Town. Now 88, the South African visual artist is best known for her colourful large-scale murals in the traditional patterns and colours of the Ndebele people of South Africa – once famously displayed on a BMW as part of… Read more: Esther Mahlangu – How the Famous South African Artist Keeps Her Ndebele Culture Alive - Corruption Accused Edwin Sodi’s Company Still Not Blacklisted By Treasury
ICYMI: [GroundUp] City of Tshwane asked for Blackhead Consulting to be put on the list of restricted suppliers more than two months agohttp://dlvr.it/T5nl12 - 30 Years On, South Africa Still Dismantling Racism and Apartheid’s Legacy
ICYMI: [Africa Renewal] Rethabile Ratsomo said it’s the little things that remind her of her perceived “place” in South African society.http://dlvr.it/T5lrGz - Corruption Accused Edwin Sodi’s Company Still Not Blacklisted By Treasury
[GroundUp] City of Tshwane asked for Blackhead Consulting to be put on the list of restricted suppliers more than two months agohttp://dlvr.it/T5lr1S - Thousands of School Children Stuck Without Transport Months Into School Year
ICYMI: [GroundUp] Eastern Cape transport and education departments are being taken to courthttp://dlvr.it/T5jJQ4 - 30 Years On, South Africa Still Dismantling Racism and Apartheid’s Legacy
[Africa Renewal] Rethabile Ratsomo said it’s the little things that remind her of her perceived “place” in South African society.http://dlvr.it/T5jJCR - 450 Families, One Water Tap in Cape Town Informal Settlement
ICYMI: [GroundUp] City promises to inspecthttp://dlvr.it/T5fkGs - Thousands of School Children Stuck Without Transport Months Into School Year
[GroundUp] Eastern Cape transport and education departments are being taken to courthttp://dlvr.it/T5fk01 - Members of the Commonwealth and Red Cross and Crescent to Discuss Ihl in South Africa
ICYMI: [ICRC] Pretoria (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the Department of International Relations and Cooperation of the government of South Africa (DIRCO), and the South African Red Cross Society (SARCS) with support from the British Red Cross Society and the Commonwealth Secretariat will co-host the 6th Commonwealth Red Cross and… Read more: Members of the Commonwealth and Red Cross and Crescent to Discuss Ihl in South Africa - 450 Families, One Water Tap in Cape Town Informal Settlement
[GroundUp] City promises to inspecthttp://dlvr.it/T5cBVL - Climate crisis increasing frequency of deadly ocean upswells, study finds
ICYMI: Intense swells of cold water from the depths are killing sharks, rays and other creatures, researchers say A climate-disrupted ocean is pushing sharks, rays and other species to flee ever-hotter water in the tropics, only for them to be killed by increasingly intense upswells of cold water from the depths, a study has found.… Read more: Climate crisis increasing frequency of deadly ocean upswells, study finds - South Africa’s Constitutional Court At 30 – a Solid Foundation but Cracks Are Showing
ICYMI: [The Conversation Africa] South Africa’s Constitutional Court stands out as one of the few government institutions that have protected and advanced the constitutional vision of a participatory democracy and social justice. Many other government institutions which ought to have allied themselves with the court have been weakened or have failed to deliver.http://dlvr.it/T5YjT2 - Members of the Commonwealth and Red Cross and Crescent to Discuss Ihl in South Africa
[ICRC] Pretoria (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the Department of International Relations and Cooperation of the government of South Africa (DIRCO), and the South African Red Cross Society (SARCS) with support from the British Red Cross Society and the Commonwealth Secretariat will co-host the 6th Commonwealth Red Cross and Red… Read more: Members of the Commonwealth and Red Cross and Crescent to Discuss Ihl in South Africa - Climate crisis increasing frequency of deadly ocean upswells, study finds
Intense swells of cold water from the depths are killing sharks, rays and other creatures, researchers say A climate-disrupted ocean is pushing sharks, rays and other species to flee ever-hotter water in the tropics, only for them to be killed by increasingly intense upswells of cold water from the depths, a study has found. One… Read more: Climate crisis increasing frequency of deadly ocean upswells, study finds - South Africa’s Constitutional Court At 30 – a Solid Foundation but Cracks Are Showing
[The Conversation Africa] South Africa’s Constitutional Court stands out as one of the few government institutions that have protected and advanced the constitutional vision of a participatory democracy and social justice. Many other government institutions which ought to have allied themselves with the court have been weakened or have failed to deliver.http://dlvr.it/T5W8gz - Life Imprisonment for Five Men Who Killed Limpopo Mayor Moses Maluleke
ICYMI: [SAnews.gov.za] Limpopo Premier Stanley Chupu Mathabatha has welcomed the sentencing of five men, who murdered the Mayor of Collins Chabane Municipality, Moses Maluleke, in July last year.http://dlvr.it/T5TQPT - Stellenbosch University Senate Members Call for Ceasefire in Gaza
ICYMI: [GroundUp] Thuli Madonsela is one of more than 100 signatorieshttp://dlvr.it/T5RdnV - Life Imprisonment for Five Men Who Killed Limpopo Mayor Moses Maluleke
[SAnews.gov.za] Limpopo Premier Stanley Chupu Mathabatha has welcomed the sentencing of five men, who murdered the Mayor of Collins Chabane Municipality, Moses Maluleke, in July last year.http://dlvr.it/T5RdcY - South Africa Is Short of Academic Statisticians – Why and What Can Be Done
ICYMI: [The Conversation Africa] Our world is awash with data. A 2019 article published by the World Economic Forum estimated that, by 2025, abouthttp://dlvr.it/T5PLHG - Stellenbosch University Senate Members Call for Ceasefire in Gaza
[GroundUp] Thuli Madonsela is one of more than 100 signatorieshttp://dlvr.it/T5PKxw - The truth about hair relaxers: in the US, lawsuits over cancer. In Africa, soaring sales
ICYMI: Despite criticism for the use of potentially harmful chemicals, companies are still selling the products around the world It was just before Christmas, and eight-year-old Gloria Moraa sat holding a mirror as her aunt painted her curls with chemicals that would straighten every strand. “All the young girls would get matching hairstyles for the… Read more: The truth about hair relaxers: in the US, lawsuits over cancer. In Africa, soaring sales - Communities Continue to Remain in the Dark As 1 135 Transformers Across the Country Are Not Working
ICYMI: [DA] While thirteen days with no loadshedding is very much a welcome development, the sad reality is that there are many communities across the country that have been left in the dark because transformers in those communities are either not working or are not being replaced fast enough after they have been vandalised or… Read more: Communities Continue to Remain in the Dark As 1 135 Transformers Across the Country Are Not Working - South Africa Is Short of Academic Statisticians – Why and What Can Be Done
[The Conversation Africa] Our world is awash with data. A 2019 article published by the World Economic Forum estimated that, by 2025, abouthttp://dlvr.it/T5LvJW - The truth about hair relaxers: in the US, lawsuits over cancer. In Africa, soaring sales
Despite criticism for the use of potentially harmful chemicals, companies are still selling the products around the world It was just before Christmas, and eight-year-old Gloria Moraa sat holding a mirror as her aunt painted her curls with chemicals that would straighten every strand. “All the young girls would get matching hairstyles for the holidays,… Read more: The truth about hair relaxers: in the US, lawsuits over cancer. In Africa, soaring sales - Fierce Winds Send Khayelitsha Shacks Flying
ICYMI: [GroundUp] Chemical toilets toppled, roofs blown offhttp://dlvr.it/T5JR5V - Communities Continue to Remain in the Dark As 1 135 Transformers Across the Country Are Not Working
[DA] While thirteen days with no loadshedding is very much a welcome development, the sad reality is that there are many communities across the country that have been left in the dark because transformers in those communities are either not working or are not being replaced fast enough after they have been vandalised or damaged.http://dlvr.it/T5JQmS - South Africa’s Crucial Water Supplies From Lesotho – What the Six-Month Shutdown Means for Industry, Farming and Residents
ICYMI: [The Conversation Africa] The main water supply to South Africa’s economic hub, greater Johannesburg in the Gauteng province, and to the country’s breadbasket in the Free State, is scheduled to be cut off for six months. Maintenance work on the 37 kilometre Lesotho Highlands Water Project tunnel is due to begin in October 2024.… Read more: South Africa’s Crucial Water Supplies From Lesotho – What the Six-Month Shutdown Means for Industry, Farming and Residents - Fierce Winds Send Khayelitsha Shacks Flying
[GroundUp] Chemical toilets toppled, roofs blown offhttp://dlvr.it/T5Fzld - Kwibuka 30 – South Africa President Ramaphosa in Rwanda for 30th Anniversary of 1994 Genocide Against the TutsiICYMI: [New Times] President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa on Saturday, April 6, arrived in Kigali where he joined other leaders including South Sudan President Salva Kiir, Czech Republic President Petr Pavel, President Andry Rajoelina of Madagascar, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, and Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, for the 30th commemoration of the 1994… Read more: Kwibuka 30 – South Africa President Ramaphosa in Rwanda for 30th Anniversary of 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi
- Kwibuka 30 – South Africa President Ramaphosa in Rwanda for 30th Anniversary of 1994 Genocide Against the TutsiICYMI: [New Times] President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa on Saturday, April 6, arrived in Kigali where he joined other leaders including South Sudan President Salva Kiir, Czech Republic President Petr Pavel, President Andry Rajoelina of Madagascar, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, and Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, for the 30th commemoration of the 1994… Read more: Kwibuka 30 – South Africa President Ramaphosa in Rwanda for 30th Anniversary of 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi
- Kwibuka 30 – South Africa President Ramaphosa in Rwanda for 30th Anniversary of 1994 Genocide Against the TutsiICYMI: [New Times] President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa on Saturday, April 6, arrived in Kigali where he joined other leaders including South Sudan President Salva Kiir, Czech Republic President Petr Pavel, President Andry Rajoelina of Madagascar, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, and Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, for the 30th commemoration of the 1994… Read more: Kwibuka 30 – South Africa President Ramaphosa in Rwanda for 30th Anniversary of 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi
- South Africa’s Crucial Water Supplies From Lesotho – What the Six-Month Shutdown Means for Industry, Farming and Residents[The Conversation Africa] The main water supply to South Africa’s economic hub, greater Johannesburg in the Gauteng province, and to the country’s breadbasket in the Free State, is scheduled to be cut off for six months. Maintenance work on the 37 kilometre Lesotho Highlands Water Project tunnel is due to begin in October 2024. Ifedotun… Read more: South Africa’s Crucial Water Supplies From Lesotho – What the Six-Month Shutdown Means for Industry, Farming and Residents
- Kwibuka 30 – South Africa President Ramaphosa in Rwanda for 30th Anniversary of 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi[New Times] President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa on Saturday, April 6, arrived in Kigali where he joined other leaders including South Sudan President Salva Kiir, Czech Republic President Petr Pavel, President Andry Rajoelina of Madagascar, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, and Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, for the 30th commemoration of the 1994 Genocide… Read more: Kwibuka 30 – South Africa President Ramaphosa in Rwanda for 30th Anniversary of 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi