Thu 14 April 2022: Law enforcement agencies are expected to be out in full force as thousands of travellers head to various destinations over the Easter long weekend. Busy routes during this period include the N1 from Gauteng to Limpopo, the N3 from Gauteng to KwaZulu-Natal, the N2 from the Western Cape to Eastern Cape, […]
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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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Wed 13 April 2022: More than 100 schools have been affected by flooding in KwaZulu-Natal. Heavy rains have battered the province, with the provincial Education Department having advised schools and parents on Tuesday to use their discretion on whether or not to send children to school on Wednesday. “Due to inclement weather conditions, the Department […]
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Wed 13 April 2022: The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has warned that rain is expected to return to many provinces ahead of and during the coming Easter Weekend. “The public is therefore urged to continue to monitor forecasts and warnings issued by SAWS,” it said in a statement on Tuesday. The warning came in […]
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Wed 13 April 2022: The KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Executive Council has called for a state of disaster to be declared in the province, following heavy downpours that wreaked havoc in different parts of KZN. “Declaring a state of disaster will enable the province to apply for emergency funding from National Treasury and grant authority to reprioritise […]
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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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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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Sun 10 April 2022: A defining feature of South Africa is the level of inequality in almost all spheres of society. Nowhere is this more observable than in the schooling sector. It’s not unusual to find wealthy schools, comparable to the best anywhere in the world, within 5km of poor schools. Some blame for this inequality […]
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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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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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