With 90% of firearm homicides globally committed by men, efforts to reduce gun violence must address masculinities and provide alternatives for frustrated young men living in chronic vulnerability with easy access to guns.
Former Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta and former Ethiopian prime minister Hailemariam Desalegn have been appointed as mediators of a new eastern DRC conflict mediation process.
In his State of the Province Address, Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi outlined ambitious plans to address crime, unemployment and the water crisis, including a R220-billion infrastructure project. But opposition parties say they focus on long-term solutions and don’t address the province’s immediate challenges.
Defence minister Angie Motshekga has described the military veterans unit within her department as a wrecked and sinking ship that needs all the assistance it can get.Motshekga revealed this before the standing committee on public accounts (Scopa) on Tuesday, where the department of defence and military veterans (DMV) was presenting its audit outcomes and financial statements.
MK Party secretary-general Floyd Shivambu has cautioned members against visiting party leader Jacob Zuma for matters that can be handled by provincial leadership.
Impeached judge John Hlophe is on Tuesday back in the Western Cape High Court to challenge being barred from sitting on the Judicial Service Commission (proceedings.