The Gauteng government is expected to provide answers on its efforts to protect women and children as Premier Panyaza Lesufi prepares to brief the media on the province’s response to Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF). The briefing follows a disturbing series of murders in Ekurhuleni, where at least 13 women were found dead, with their bodies dumped in different locations between July and September. The incidents were reported in Kempton Park, Tembisa, Springs and Kwa-Thema, prompting renewed calls for stronger…
South Africa is the latest country to join the push for reparations for the grave crimes of slavery and colonialism. African governments and their counterparts in the diaspora are mounting the strongest-ever campaign for accountability for both colonialism and slavery, which Western powers perpetrated over centuries. South Africa has endorsed the campaign led by Ghanaian President John Mahama, despite fierce resistance from European countries. South Africa’s experience in negotiating peace in instances such as its own transition from apartheid to…
Young people from across the country have been encouraged to use opportunities available through government programmes to become entrepreneurs, create jobs and help shape South Africa’s economic future. The message was delivered at the three-day National Youth Empowerment Summit hosted by the Department of Social Development at the Orion Hotel in Rustenburg. Speaking at the summit, SASSA Chief Executive Officer Themba Matlou highlighted that, while the agency supports about nine million beneficiaries, its broader goal is to help young people…
The case against self-proclaimed North West political fixer Brown Mogotsi has been postponed to 3 August to allow him to consult with his legal representative. Mogotsi appeared in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday. He faces charges linked to allegations that he staged his own assassination attempt in Vosloorus in November. His lawyer, Makau Sekgatja, told the court that the Department of Correctional Services had made it difficult for him to properly consult with Mogotsi while he remains in custody.…