Day: February 19, 2023
Collective leadership required to end GBVF
President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged African leaders move as a collective in efforts to curb the scourge of gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) on the continent.The President made the call in an address he delivered during a presidential high-leve…
Collective leadership required to end GBVF
President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged African leaders move as a collective in efforts to curb the scourge of gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) on the continent.The President made the call in an address he delivered during a presidential high-leve…
Floods leave Lekwa Municipality reeling
The Lekwa Municipality in Mpumalanga is reeling from the floods that have in the past week again tested the resilience of its infrastructure.“Once again, in the last few days, our compassion and our care as a society have been tested and proven to be r…
President Ramaphosa pays tribute to late liberation activist PC Jones
President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed heartfelt condolences following the passing of Peter Cyril Jones, a liberation activist and leader of the Black People’s Convention.Jones passed away on Tuesday, 14 February 2023, at his home in the Western Cape,…
COVID-19 pandemic lessons should help build robust health systems
The lessons Africa learnt from the COVID-19 pandemic must be an opportunity to build more robust health systems.This, according to President Cyril Ramaphosa, is so that the continent does not continue to be plagued by the same inequities every time it …
Stage 6 load shedding returns on Sunday evening
Eskom will on Sunday evening from 8pm ramp up load shedding to Stage 6, the power utility confirmed.This was after Eskom on Saturday warned of the possibility.In a statement, the power utility said: “Stage 4 load shedding will continue to be implemente…
Mop up operations continue after Eastern Cape floods
A pregnant woman and an 11-day old baby are among the scores of people that were rescued by Eastern Cape government emergency services from floods in Komani at the weekend. The provincial Department of Health in a statement said one person, who had bee…
Eskom warns of possible Stage 6 loadshedding for Sunday evening
Eskom has warned the public Stage 6 load shedding could be implemented on Sunday evening.The warning came after the power utility implemented Stage 6 power cuts between 8pm on Saturday and 5am on Sunday in an effort to create space to replenish the eme…