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SECTION27 goes to Supreme Court of Appeal on corporal punishment matter
20th February 2024 SECTION27, representing the Centre for Child Law and the parents of two learners who were assaulted by their teachers, will partially appeal the... →
Western Cape leads with the biggest decrease in unemployment year-on-year
20th February 2024 According to the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS), released by Statistics South Africa today, the Western Cape is now just 0.4% away from... →
Gold and governance provide hope for Kenya’s artisanal miners
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 20th February 2024 Nestled in the vast semi-arid savanna of Dabel in northern Kenya, near the border with Ethiopia, lies the makeshift shanty mining town of Illo. The... →
‘For the people, by the people’: Fact-checking 7 claims in Rise Mzansi’s election manifesto
By: Africa Check 20th February 2024 The new kid on the block, Rise Mzansi, launched its election manifesto on 20 January 2024. The People’s Manifesto was compiled after “almost a... →
Building structures below high-voltage powerlines is very dangerous
19th February 2024 Eskom notes an escalation in homes and other structures being built within power line servitudes. This is not only against Eskom regulations but... →
Quarterly crime stats: schools are a bloodbath
19th February 2024 The third quarter crime statistics released by the South African Police Service (SAPS) revealed that nothing has been done to turn South African... →
Ad Hoc Committee on the Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill concludes public hearings in Mpumalanga
19th February 2024 The Ad Hoc Committee on the General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill today concluded the Mpumalanga leg of the public hearings at the Mayor’s... →
Eastern Congo residents scramble for food and safety as conflict intensifies
By: Reuters 19th February 2024 An intensifying conflict between Democratic Republic of Congo's army and the Tutsi-led M23 rebels, allegedly backed by Rwanda, has disrupted food... →
