Defend our Democracy announces anti-corruption week for 3 to 10 December. Johannesburg, South Africa (09 November 2021) – Civil society organisations are urging the public to participate in an “United…
The 1st of November has been designated as the official voting day for the local elections in 2021 and is now in the process of becoming a public holiday. …
Meet South Africa’s new interim minister of health. South Africa (8 June 2021) – The minister of health, Zweli Mkhize, has been placed on special leave; this is pending an…
Actioning their decision puts Stellenbosch in the lead to potentially become the first municipality in the country to eliminate loadshedding. Stellenbosch, South Africa (25 February 2021) – With blackouts and…
The first batch of 80 000 doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is being prepared for distribution across South Africa with immediate effect. Western Cape, South Africa (17…
Who is Melissa Cohen Biden? Well… she’s Joe Biden’s daughter-in-law and she was born in Johannesburg! Johannesburg, South Africa (09 November 2020) – Even though Melissa Cohen Biden won’t…
At midnight tonight, our country will move to alert level 2 in our response to the coronavirus pandemic. This will come as a relief to all South Africans who have…
Let us be the generation that ends the oppression of women in all its forms, in our lifetime. The brave generation of 1956 marched for us all. We owe it…
Corruption during a national disaster is a particularly heinous type of crime, and perpetrators are going to be dealt with decisively and harshly. South Africa (03 August 2020) – This…
We are faced with a health, social and economic crisis of massive proportions. But we are not daunted, nor discouraged. We will do what we must to build an economy that…
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