November 15
South Africa: South African Activists Represent Local Communities at COP29, Addressing Climate Challenges Head-On
Earthlife
South African grassroots environmental justice activists from Limpopo, Gauteng, and Eastern Cape have landed at COP29! Read more »
South Africa: Health Department to Take Medical Approach to Heroin Crisis
GroundUp
In response to high rates of heroin use, the government will pilot an opioid agonist therapy program Read more »
South Africa: Johannesburg Employment Opportunity - Research Manager [analysis]
Democracy Works
DWF is an independent foundation committed to building and promoting inclusive, equitable and sustainable consensus orientated democracies in Africa. We do so by supporting the… Read more »
South Africa: Mental Health / Bonitas - 70 Percent of South Africans Are Not Coping Mentally
Daily Maverick
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 'Globally, one person attempts suicide every 26 seconds and one person dies from suicide every 40 seconds.' Each suicide is a… Read more »
November 14
South Africa: 'Smoke Them Out' Remark at Illegal Miners Sparks Outrage - South African News Briefs - November 14, 2024
allAfrica
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South Africa: Police Urge Illegal Miners Still Underground to Resurface
SAnews.gov.za
The South African Police Service's (SAPS) Operation Vala Umgodi task team in the North West province has reiterated the call to those illegal miners who are still underground in… Read more »
South Africa: Businessman Hamilton Ndlovu Found in Contempt of Special Tribunal Forfeiture Order
SAnews.gov.za
Controversial businessman Hamilton Ndlovu has been ordered by the Special Tribunal to 30 days imprisonment with the order suspended for 30 days. Read more »
South Africa: Cosatu Is Deeply Disturbed By Allegations of Abuse of the Expanded Public Works Programme [press release]
COSATU
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) is shocked by disturbing allegations of corruption in government's Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP). The Department of… Read more »
South Africa: Top SAFA Boss Appears in Court
SAnews.gov.za
President of the South African Football Association (SAFA), Danny Jordaan, together with two co-accused, have been granted bail after appearing in the Johannesburg Specialised… Read more »
South Africa: South Africa Condemns Israeli Government's Annexation Orders for the West Bank
SAnews.gov.za
South Africa has expressed dismay at a statement attributed to Israel's Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who called for the annexation of the West Bank on Monday. Read more »
South Africa: Durban Police Brutality Case Heads to Trial After Years of Delays
GroundUp
The trial of 14 SAPS officers for the death-in-custody of Regan Naidoo in 2018 has been set down for June 2025 Read more »
South Africa: Experts from South Africa Among Those Calling for End to Era of Billionaire By Taxing Super Rich, Cancelling Debt
Fight Inequality Alliance
As the Second Trump Presidency looms, activists raise the alarm about the "era of the billionaire" driving devastating inequality across the world Read more »
South Africa: Why Wage Inequality Matters
GroundUp
New legislation empowers shareholders to limit outrageous CEO remuneration Read more »
South Africa: Signed and Stalled - Critical Healthcare Deal in Gauteng Teetering On the Brink
spotlight
An extended impasse over a vital agreement for training and improved hospital management between the Gauteng Department of Health and Wits University remains derailed, despite… Read more »
South Africa: Eviction Looms for Victims of Traditional Leader's Land Scam
GroundUp
"Christmas is coming. I don't want to be homeless" Read more »
South Africa: Learners Pay R150 to Fill Water Tanks At Overcrowded, Dilapidated Limpopo School
GroundUp
There are two boreholes at Kutsakeni Primary, but staff say they dried up in 2021 Read more »
South Africa: A New Era for Stargazing and Science in Joburg As Wits Reimagines Iconic Planetarium
Daily Maverick
The iconic Johannesburg Planetarium has been transformed into the Wits Anglo American Digital Dome, marking a new chapter for science, humanities and education in South Africa. The… Read more »
November 13
South Africa: Former Joburg Mayor Gwamanda Threatens to Sue Over Firing - South African News Briefs - November 13, 2024
allAfrica
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South Africa: Operation Vala Umgodi Task Team Urges Illegal Miners to Adhere to the Call By Police to Resurface [press release]
SAPS
The Operation Vala Umgodi task team in North West continues to call upon those illegal miners, who are still underground in the Stilfontein area, to return to the surface. Read more »
South Africa: Effective Diabetes Care Remains Inaccessible to Many South Africans
Daily Maverick
Without timely interventions, the intersection of HIV and diabetes could soon result in a devastating public health crisis in South Africa. Read more »
South Africa: State Confident of Securing Convictions Against SAFA Chief Danny Jordaan and Co-Accused
Daily Maverick
SA soccer boss Danny Jordaan and his two co-accused were on Wednesday each granted bail of R20,000 when they appeared in the Palm Ridge Magistrates' Court on charges of fraud and… Read more »
South Africa: South Africa Doesn't Have a Water Security Threat - Minister Majodina
Parliament of South Africa
The Minister of Water and Sanitation, Ms. Pemmy Majodina, has assured Parliament and the country that there is currently no threat to South Africa's water security. Read more »
South Africa: SA to Play Key Role At Upcoming G20 Summit
SAnews.gov.za
South Africa is set to play a pivotal role at the upcoming G20 Summit next week in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as it prepares to assume the G20 presidency in December. Read more »
South Africa: SA to Mark 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence
SAnews.gov.za
Cabinet has approved the conceptual approach to this year's 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) campaign. Read more »
South Africa: South Africa Calls for Calm Amid Post-Election Tensions in Mozambique
SAnews.gov.za
South Africa has reiterated its call for calm and restraint following post-election protests in Mozambique. Read more »
