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Abahlali baseMjondolo is a democratic, membership based movement of shack dwellers and other poor people in South Africa. In 2005 our experience of suffering and injustice led us to decided to...
The DA calls on the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) to either confirm or deny reports that former Central African Republic (CAR) President, Francois Bozize, is headed...
We are assembled here today on the occasion of the 15th annual African Renaissance Conference. On Saturday, Africa Day, South Africa will join the continent in commemorating the 50th anniversary of...
The United Nations Correspondents Association (UNCA) invites media worldwide to submit entries for its 18th Annual UNCA Awards Dinner and Dance for the best written and electronic media coverage of...
While President Jacob Zuma affirmed the right of the people of South Africa to ‘protest in a peaceful and orderly manner’ in his State of the Nation address, he also stated that he had issued...
“Thanks to the determination of the Haitian people and their government, and the generosity and solidarity of the public and governments around the world a lot of tangible progress has been made....
As the third anniversary of the January 2010 earthquake, which brought so much destruction to Haiti, approaches, this briefing note highlights the plight of the hundreds of thousands of Haitians...
Much has been said about the costs of the proposed national health insurance scheme for South Africa. In fact, the media, of late, has been replete with reports and stories about the costs that...
Over the past decade, various models of financing based on performance have been introduced in more than 20 African countries. Urged on largely by pressure to ‘catch up’ on health-related...
They will meet with leaders of grassroots organizations and
engage with young people in a conversation about leadership, bottom-up democracy
and building a movement to end poverty.
Despite the general worldwide reduction in food insecurity,(2) Africa’s food security and nutrition situation is growing worse. Africa has been experiencing several episodes of acute food...
A new initiative was recently announced by the Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE) at the World Conservation Congress in Jeju, South Korea. AZE's 7 Wonders (www.AZE7Wonders.org) campaign asks voters...
This article aims to demonstrate that the “CNN effect” – which posits that ample and appealing media coverage has a powerful impact on the international community, to the point of compelling...
Cabinet has yet again consulted widely and done the opposite of what the
consultation suggested. The decision requiring that products imported from
Gaza and the West Bank be marked as coming from...
Good evening to you all.
Allow me, on behalf of the people and the Government of the Republic of South Africa, to welcome you to the City of Johannesburg and our beautiful country.