Home conversations key to GBVF fight

South Africa will not defeat gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) unless families speak openly with their children and report abuse without fear, Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi has warned.

Kubayi said incidents of sexual violence should never be concealed or reduced to “private or ideological...

Four suspected murderers were killed in a shootout with KwaZulu-Natal police in Inanda on Tuesday night.

Youth concerns will reach President prior to SONA, says Deputy President

Deputy President Paul Mashatile has assured young people that the concerns raised during the Presidential Youth Roundtable Engagement would be reflected in President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address on Thursday.The Deputy President was delivering remarks on behalf of President Cyril Ramaphosa at...

Youth press for jobs, safety and access at Presidential Roundtable

The gap between policy intent and lived reality took centre stage at a Presidential Youth Roundtable Engagement in Khayelitsha on Tuesday, where young South Africans confronted government with the daily impact of unemployment, crime, limited access to opportunities and barriers to business growth.

The engagement,...

Youth call for jobs, dignity and skills as President prepares for SONA

As President Cyril Ramaphosa prepares to deliver the State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Thursday, young people have called for youth unemployment, dignity and economic inclusion to be placed firmly at the centre of national priorities.

The call was made during a Presidential Youth Engagement hosted by the...

Government reiterates call to fight crime 

Government has reiterated its declaration to strengthen the fight against crime adding that law enforcement operations will be intensified.The warning was sent during a Community Outreach Imbizo and Pre-State of the Nation Address (SONA) community activation, held on Tuesday at the Dulcie September Civic Hall in Athlone, Western Cape.“We...