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Borussia Dortmund coach Niko Kovac had some high praise for ‘dominant’ Mamelodi Sundowns ahead of their FIFA Club World Cup clash. The Bundesliga outfit will be looking for their first win of the tournament when they take on the South African champions on Saturday evening. Read: Mokwana’s Esperance sink LAFC at CWC The Dortmund coach …
The Government of the Republic of South Africa welcomes the release of Mr Peter Shane Huxham and Mr Frederic Potgieter from detention in the Republic of Equatorial Guinea. This release follows the granting of clemency by the President of Equatorial Guinea. The two South African nationals were arrested on 9 February 2023 and subsequently sentenced …
Find out what the latest weather forecast from the SA Weather Service means for your region on 22 June 2025. The South African Weather Service (Saws) said cool and cold conditions will continue on Sunday, but warned of an “intense” cold front that will hit the Western Cape and Northern Cape on Wednesday and Thursday. “The public …
DHL Stormers loose forward Nizaam Carr will make his first start for South Africa against Italy – the same opponents he made his Test debut against two years ago. Carr has been named at openside flank for the clash in Florence, alongside DHL Stormers teammates Pieter-Steph du Toit, Damian de Allende and Bongi Mbonambi in …
Eskom’s breakdowns averaged 15,076 MW over the last week, well above its base case of 13,000 MW for the 2025 winter period. This was revealed in an Eskom system update late on Friday, 20 June 2025, in which the power utility reported its latest performance data. Eskom said its power system remains stable and continues to demonstrate …
The HONOR 400 and HONOR 400 Pro have officially launched in South Africa, extending the brand’s AI-first approach to photography and creative tools. Unveiled at Kyalami Racecourse, the launch offered early access to HONOR’s most advanced imaging experience yet, including features typically found in flagship releases. Among the first to test the devices were creators, …
21 June 2025 – The South African Football Association (SAFA) held an Ordinary NEC Meeting at SAFA House in the South of Johannesburg on Friday, 20 June 2025 where the Members engaged on several matters. It was a marathon session that was eventually adjourned at 05h00 on Saturday morning, 21 June 2025 as the Members […]
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In yet another success story for the national anti-kidnapping task team, a wanted Mozambican kidnapper was shot dead this week during a tracing operation in Johannesburg. National police spokesperson Brig Athlende Mathe said the anti-kidnapping task team traced a Mozambican kidnapping kingpin to a block of apartments in Fourways. “The team was tracing a kidnapped …
South Africans love driving bakkies, the bigger the better. This love-affair can soon grow more intense with the imminent arrival the Toyota Tundra in right-hand drive. The Toyota Tundra is an American truck-styled bakkie built for the North American market manufactured at two assembly plants in Indiana and Texas. While it is built exclusively in …
·21 Jun 2025 While industrial solar demand in South Africa is stable, the residential sector has diminished amid a more stable power supply. China’s Trina Solar expects to annually supply South Africa with solar panels and equipment that can generate a gigawatt of power due to ongoing demand for large-scale projects, according to its regional …
South African farmers and farmworkers are hard at work across the country. The maize farmers are busy harvesting the 2024-25 crop. In the week of June 13, 2025, South African farmers delivered 851,814 tonnes of the new season maize to commercial silos. This was the seventh delivery for the new season, bringing the overall maize …
Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance (DA) will hold a watching brief in the Durban High Court, in the seminal case brought by TOYOTA South Africa’s Japanese insurer, for the enormous financial losses they suffered due to infrastructure failures of various government and state role-players in 2022. The DA sees this as potentially precedent-setting, enforcing financial …
Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance (DA) celebrates the apex court’s achievements of the last 30 years in dispensing justice and protecting the rights of South Africans; and calls for increased safeguarding of South Africa’s constitutional values. The Constitutional Court is the highest court in South Africa and was created in 1995 to protect human rights …
Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance (DA) is concerned by the NPA’s withdrawal of charges against another accused in the prosecution against Thabo Bester. This marks the fourth instance of charges being dropped against an accused in the case – only half of the original 8 defendants will now stand trial in the matter. The DA …
Dear Editor In answer to a parliamentary question from the DA, the Minister of Health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, revealed that the vacancy rates as of April 2025 for doctors, nurses, and radiographers were 9.42%, 14.22%, and 15.7%, respectively. Furthermore, yesterday, the Department of Health admitted in a meeting with Parliament’s Standing Committee on Appropriations (SCOA) …
The National Youth Jazz Festival (NYJF) returns to Makhanda this year with a programme that boldly celebrates the history, and looks to the future of South African jazz. Running adjacent to the National Arts Festival, the NYJF gathers over 300 of the country’s most promising young musicians alongside an all-star line-up of professional jazz artists …
Dear Editor A reply to a DA Parliamentary question has revealed, quite shockingly, that the Minister of Land and Rural Development is enforcing racial classification regulations in property transfers without a legal or legislative definition of “race” to underpin the compulsory classification requirement introduced. The DA sees this as being utterly flawed – a Minister …
In a powerful demonstration of purpose-driven partnership, GAC Motor South Africa has joined forces with the Real Madrid Foundation South Africa as its official mobility partner—a collaboration dedicated to creating real opportunities for young people through the transformative power of football and education. Fuelled by a shared belief in the potential of South African youth, …
While WhatsApp promises end-to-end encryption for all communications over the platform, attackers can still trick users into giving them the information needed to hijack their accounts. WhatsApp’s security and privacy are in the spotlight after Iranian state television advised citizens to uninstall the app from their devices, alleging that its owner, Meta Platforms, shares user …
China’s Trina Solar expects to annually supply South Africa with solar panels and equipment that can generate a gigawatt of power due to ongoing demand for large-scale projects, according to its regional director. The company has supplied technology for photovoltaic projects with partners including EDF Renewables. It imported more than a gigawatt of equipment in the last …
SANDF soldiers on border patrol duty. In what the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has described as an “unfortunate incident,” an altercation involving soldiers saw one fatally stab two colleagues. The incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday morning (21 June) at the Macadamia Military Base near Komatipoort in Mpumalanga. The soldiers were …
South Africa’s pursuit of a stronger finish at the inaugural FIH Nations Cup 2 was dealt a blow on Saturday morning as they went down 1-0 to Czechia in the 5–8th place playoff in Walcz. It was a match marked by frustration for the South Africans, who dominated the second half but were left to …
One of the new SA Navy Hydrographic Office survey boats is in East London aboard the SAS Amatola. The SA Navy (SAN) will on Saturday 21 June, along with the international hydrographic community, mark World Hydrography Day in East London with two of its new patrol vessels, and a frigate. This weekend, the SA National …
In a powerful convergence of hope, action, and purpose, more than 1,000 young change-makers, policymakers, philanthropists, and development partners from across Africa came together in Nairobi on Wednesday to mark the opening of CorpsAfrica's (www.CorpsAfrica.org) 2025 All-Country Conference (ACC 2025).
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Under the theme ‘Leading with Ubuntu: African Youth Transforming the Continent,' speakers at the ACC 2025 unanimously called for African governments to institutionalize youth volunteerism as a pillar of national development. They urged policymakers to create enabling environments while aligning volunteer programs with broader socio-economic objectives, including job creation, civic engagement, and education.
“At a time when Africa's youth are calling for meaningful opportunities and a voice in shaping their future, we stand firm in our belief that they are the solution. Our vision is to cultivate a generation of African leaders—rooted in community and committed to sparking sustainable change from the grassroots up,” said Liz Fanning, Founder and CEO of CorpsAfrica.
CorpsAfrica's ACC 2025 is the organisation's flagship biennial gathering, uniting diverse stakeholders to champion and accelerate youth-driven development across Africa. Building on the momentum of the ACC 2023 in Kigali, Rwanda, this year's five-day summit aims to elevate the role of African youth—not just as leaders of tomorrow but as present-day catalysts for community-led, youth-driven transformation.
Hosted at the Kenya School of Government, ACC 2025 brings together CorpsAfrica Volunteers, alumni, and staff from all 11 operating countries—Kenya, Malawi, Ghana, Rwanda, Morocco, Senegal, Ethiopia, Uganda, The Gambia, South Africa, and Côte d'Ivoire —marking a continental milestone in celebrating the power of volunteerism, African philanthropy, and youth innovation.
"Since 2011, we've deployed over 1,000 African volunteers to under-resourced rural communities—not to impose solutions, but to listen, collaborate, and implement low-cost, high-impact community-led projects rooted in Indigenous knowledge. These aren't just projects; they're transformative platforms for human-centered design and asset-based community development," emphasized Dr. Samora Otieno, CorpsAfrica's Chief of Programs.
The results speak volumes: CorpsAfrica volunteers have spearheaded more than Over 10,500 social and economic activities and 425 small-scale, high-impact community projects since 2021, improving the lives of nearly 2 million people. From education and clean water access to food security and youth entrepreneurship, these grassroots efforts tackle Africa's most pressing challenges—one community at a time.
CorpsAfrica's ACC 2025 convenes in Nairobi at a pivotal moment, as Africa's youth champion calls for expanded access to employment, entrepreneurship, and meaningful economic inclusion. Africa is the world's youngest continent, with more than 70% of sub-Saharan Africa's population under the age of 30 - yet faces a youth unemployment crisis of staggering proportions.
For example, Kenya's youth unemployment rate exceeds 38%, while Nigeria and South Africa grapple with even higher rates of 42% and 46% respectively.
The conference aligns with global recognition of volunteerism's transformative potential—including the UN Volunteers' 2022 State of the World's Volunteerism Report, which urges nations to formally recognize volunteer time as a measurable national economic asset.
“We must reframe volunteerism - not as unpaid work, but as transformative leadership and professional development that accelerates public service for the 21st century” emphasized Dr. Patricia King'ori-Mugendi, Country Director of CorpsAfrica/Kenya. ”
CorpsAfrica envisions ACC 2025 as the catalyst for a fundamental shift—harnessing African philanthropy to scale grassroots innovation across the continent. The June 16-20, 2025 gathering embodies Ubuntu principles through its commitment to pan-African knowledge exchange and collaborative action.
Beyond conventional conferences, ACC 2025 delivers actionable outcomes: from youth investment policy dialogues to hands-on social enterprise incubators and community innovation demonstrations. This initiative re-frames the youth empowerment conversation, positioning volunteerism not as an alternative but as a strategic springboard to meaningful employment, entrepreneurial success, and values-driven leadership.
Participants attended robust professional development workshops and received a professional certificate to accelerate their careers on completion of their Volunteer service and become CorpsAfrica Alumni.
The Government of Kenya reaffirmed its commitment to youth empowerment and innovation during the conference. Hon. Salim Mvurya, Cabinet Secretary for Youth Affairs, Creative Economy and Sport, challenged African nations to break free from donor dependency, urging a collaborative approach where governments, local businesses, diaspora networks, and communities jointly invest in youth volunteerism programs that deliver tangible opportunities, social inclusion, and dignity.
'Africa's youth have spoken with unmistakable clarity,' Mvurya declared. 'They want jobs - not handouts; platforms - not patronage; and action - not promises. As policymakers, we recognize this reality. Young people aren't waiting - they're building. CorpsAfrica's model proves what happens when we equip youth with both trust and tools to lead.'
As the premier organization equipping young Africans to lead sustainable change in their communities, CorpsAfrica demonstrates a transformative model of development – conceived by Africans, led by Africans, and implemented by Africans.
'The All-Country Conference sends a clear message to our youth. As Africa's true transformation architects, your place isn't just in boardrooms – it's in villages, farms, classrooms, and clinics. Real leadership begins where people live, work, and struggle@, concluded Dr. King'ori-Mugendi.
CorpsAfrica is redefining volunteerism as a powerful professional pathway. By embedding service into education curricula, employment systems, and national development frameworks, CorpsAfrica is creating an ecosystem where community-driven solutions become Africa's sustainable growth engine.
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About CorpsAfrica:
Founded in 2011, CorpsAfrica recruits and trains ambitious young Africans to serve as volunteers in remote, under-resourced communities in their own countries. These volunteers facilitate small-scale, high-impact projects that are identified by local people and designed through a process of community-led development and human-centered design. Learn more at www.CorpsAfrica.org.