MILLIONS OF EAST AFRICA REFUGEES FACE ‘DESPERATE FUTURE’ DUE TO CONFLICT, CLIMATE CRISIS, FOOD COSTS: UN

Thu 14 April 2022: Millions of refugees and displaced people in East Africa are facing a “desperate future” due to a “toxic cocktail of conflict, climate shocks and COVID-19, combined with spiraling costs of food and fuel,” UN agencies warned on Wednesday. Along with the number of refugees in need of support, the gap between […]

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KZN COGTA URGES CAUTION AMIDST HEAVY RAINS

Tue 12 April 2022: The KwaZulu-Natal Disaster Management Centre has activated support from the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) as heavy rains continue to batter parts of the province. In a statement on Tuesday, the provincial Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) said inclement weather conditions continued to cause havoc across the […]

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VIGILANTISM, CRIME, ILLEGAL MIGRATION WILL BE DEALT WITH – PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA

Mon 11 April 2022: President Cyril Ramaphosa has used his weekly newsletter to condemn anti-foreigner sentiments, acts of vigilantism and assure citizens that government is dealing with illegal migration in the country. This in the wake of recent protests in Diepsloot against alleged deficiencies in policing following several murders in the area. The protest turned […]

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BIDEN SPEAKS WITH SOUTH AFRICA’S RAMAPHOSA OVER UKRAINE

Sat 09 April 2022: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa held telephone talks with US President Joe Biden, a day after the continental powerhouse abstained from voting on a resolution suspending Russia from a UN rights body over its aggression in Ukraine. Ramaphosa has always maintained since the conflict began in February that both Russia and […]

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SA ABSTAINS ON RESOLUTION TO SUSPEND RUSSIA FROM HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL

Fri 08 April 2022: The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Dr Naledi Pandor, says constructive solutions focused on addressing the humanitarian situation and promoting peaceful dialogue remains imperative in the Ukraine. Pandor was briefing media on Friday on South Africa’s approach and position to the conflict in the Ukraine. This comes after the United […]

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