insert_link South Africa SA’s President Ramaphosa says government programmes don’t stop because it is election season SA President Cyril Ramaphosa says government has been having imbizo’s for the last five years and government programmes do not stop because it is election season. Yesterday, he was accompanied by several ministers in Emalahleni, Mpumalanga, for the 12th District Development Model Presidential Imbizo. ActionSA accused the president of using government resources to campaign for the ANC. Ramaphosa says government must continue to work even in an election year: todayMarch 8, 2024 8
insert_link South Africa South Africa’s Action Society Highlights Urgent Child Safety Concerns in South Africa, Urges Collective Effort South Africa's Action Society has identified a pressing challenge in South Africa concerning the safety of children, emphasizing the vulnerability illustrated by the Joslin Smith case. Commending the Western Cape police for questioning persons of interest in Joslin's disappearance, the organization calls attention to the critical issue. With a monthly average of over 1,300 reported kidnapping cases, Kaylynn Palm from Action Society advocates for equal attention to all cases. She […] todayMarch 8, 2024 9
insert_link South Africa SA’s President Ramaphosa Issues Warning Against Election Violence and Vows Arrests for Instigators South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has issued a stern warning, stating that individuals inciting election violence will face arrest. This comes in response to threats of bloodshed by the uMkhonto we Sizwe Party in KwaZulu-Natal if denied participation in the upcoming May 29 polls. Earlier today, supporters of the MK party attempted to disrupt the opening of the presidential imbizo in Emalahleni, Mpumalanga, with provocative chants, prompting the President to […] todayMarch 8, 2024 6
insert_link South Africa City of Tshwane’s Emergency Services Department has advised communities to stay vigilant on Yellow Level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms The City of Tshwane's Emergency Services Department has advised communities to stay vigilant as a Yellow Level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms with strong winds, hail, and heavy rain has been issued. The city's Lindela Mashigo says the impact may include flooding, vehicle accidents, power failures, falling trees, and damage from hail: todayMarch 8, 2024 14
insert_link South Africa Suspects in Joslin Smith case appear in court Four suspects, including Joslin Smith's mother, have appeared at the Vredenburg Magistrates’ Court in connection with the disappearance of the 6-year-old girl. The matter has been postponed to March 13. According to Africa News, the South African navy was brought in Monday to help with a search for the 6-year-old girl who went missing on 19 February 2024 in the Saldanha Bay area, near Cape Town. Meanwhile, the BBC reports […] todayMarch 7, 2024 80
insert_link South Africa SA’s North West police have launched a manhunt following the kidnapping of two cousins SA's North West police have launched a manhunt following the kidnapping of two cousins aged 17 and 19 in Brits. Zahraa Mohammed and Bataviya Mohammed were on their way to school at Hartbeespoort, when the car they were driving in was bumped from the front by a maroon Audi A3, forcing it to stop. Police spokesperson, Amanda Funani, says allegedly two armed men got out of the Audi and ordered […] todayMarch 7, 2024 28
insert_link South Africa SA’s Public Enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan has defended the need for confidentiality on the South African Airways-Takatso Consortium deal SA's Public Enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan has defended the need for confidentiality on the South African Airways-Takatso Consortium deal. Parliament's portfolio committee on Public Enterprises has been in a tussle with the minister over access to a list of documents on the deal. In 2021, Takatso was announced as the preferred equity partner to buy a 51-percent stake in SAA, while the government kept a 49-percent stake. Gordhan says there […] todayMarch 7, 2024 26
insert_link South Africa SA President Ramaphosa Removes Western Cape Judge President Hlophe Amid Gross Misconduct Findings SA's President Cyril Ramaphosa has officially ousted Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe from office following the Judicial Service Commission's findings of gross misconduct. The National Assembly, backed by over two-thirds of its members, passed a resolution calling for Hlophe's removal. The decision stems from allegations that Hlophe attempted to inappropriately influence Constitutional Court Justices Bess Nkabinde and Chris Jafta in 2008. As a result, Hlophe faces the loss of […] todayMarch 7, 2024 5
insert_link South Africa South Africa wants the International Court of Justice to urgently act to prevent a full-scale famine in Gaza South Africa has again approached the International Court of Justice with an urgent application for the provisional measures the court ordered in January to be strengthened. It wants the court to do what is within its power to prevent a catastrophic famine in the Gaza Strip. President Cyril Ramaphosa’s spokesperson, Vincent Magwenya, says under the Genocide Convention, deliberately inflicting conditions of life calculated destruction, including through mass starvation and destruction […] todayMarch 7, 2024 21