Durban ready for holiday season

eThekwini Municipality Mayor Cyril Xaba says the city is prepared to welcome more than a million visitors and deliver a safe, vibrant, and memorable festive season.

Xaba unveiled the city’s Festive Season Management Plan, which outlined major improvements in service delivery, strengthened safety measures, and a robust tourism programme designed to...

South Africans urged to deepen commitment to unity this Reconciliation Month

As South Africa commemorates Reconciliation Month in December, government has called on South Africans to deepen their commitment to unity, healing, forgiveness and nation-building.

Government further encouraged citizens to ensure that the values of reconciliation remain central to South Africa’s shared...

Hlabisa hosts strategic meeting in Nelson Mandela Bay

The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Velenkosini Hlabisa, has held a high-level strategic meeting with civil society and key stakeholders in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro in the Eastern Cape.The gathering that was held at the weekend followed the department’s appointment of a 10-member team,...

Police Commissioner to visit Saulsville mass shooting scene

The South African Police Service’s (SAPS) National Commissioner General Fannie Masemola will today visit Saulsville hostel, west of Pretoria where 25 people were shot at the weekend.Police confirmed that 11 of those shot suffered fatal injuries, with the latest victim having succumbed to injuries while being treated at...

Three accused in Phala Phala theft case back in court

Violence against women a national disaster that demands national action – President

President Cyril Ramaphosa has used his weekly newsletter to bemoan the country’s persistently high levels of violence against women and children, warning that gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) now amounts to a national disaster requiring exceptional measures.  

As South Africa marks the...

Report to be launched highlighting challenges in addressing HIV stigma

A comprehensive study which will shed light on the persistent challenges and opportunities for positive change in addressing HIV stigma and discrimination in South Africa, is expected to be launched on Tuesday.

The HIV Stigma Index 2.0 report highlights the experiences of over 5 000 participants from all nine...

‘Escalating’ gun violence in Gauteng condemned

The Gauteng Provincial Legislature’s Portfolio Committee on Community Safety has raised the alarm on the escalating levels of gun violence in the province.

This after a mass shooting in Tshwane over the weekend and the murder of a witness of the Madlanga Commission.

“The…Portfolio Committee on Community Safety is gravely concerned...

Call for investment in psychosocial support as suicide rates increase

The Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities (DWYPD) has reiterated the call for greater investment in psychosocial services as South Africa confronts an escalating suicide crisis, one of the most severe on the continent.The call comes as South Africa’s suicide rate stands at approximately 23.5...

Tygerberg Hospital completes SA’s first fully internal limb reconstruction

Tygerberg Hospital has reached a major national milestone by performing South Africa’s first fully internal bone transport and limb-lengthening reconstruction. 

The hospital is a flagship tertiary facility of the Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness (WCDHW). 

In partnership with Stellenbosch...