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I wrote to the new Western Cape Commissioner for Children today to congratulate her on her appointment, from the beginning of last month, and offered to assist her in developing an action plan focusing on three areas of crisis for children.
The post CHILD COMMISSIONER URGED TO FOCUS ON TACKLING HUNGER, BULLYING AND SEXUAL PREDATION appeared first on For Good.
A refugee group, left homeless after their tent burnt down, still intend to oppose their eviction that will be heard in court next year
The collapse of a precious palmiet peatland exposes failures and tensions in the management of our water resources
The Haven Night Shelter will stage the “Dignity in Motion” show next week
Families living alongside the huge Thukela-Vaal Transfer Scheme get no water
Plan to relocate Masiphumelele families sparks concerns among residents of smallholdings
Recently turned pro boxer Yonelise Poni has trained at the Grassroots Youth Academy gym along with coach Jongi Kamko since 2017. She won the Eastern Cape championship earlier this year. Yonelise dreams of more fights on the international stage and loves the feeling of complete focus she gets when she’s facing an opponent in the …
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) condemns last weekend’s brutal farm attack in the Heilbron area, in which a farm worker was murdered and his wife seriously injured during a livestock theft incident. According to reports, 11 attackers stole sheep and brutally assaulted the couple. Thanks to the swift response by the police and local […]
The post Freedom Front Plus condemns farm attack and rise in livestock theft around Heilbron appeared first on Freedom Front Plus.
The GOOD Party is deeply shocked and saddened by the tragic drive-by shooting in Reiger Park, Boksburg, in which six people were reportedly killed and three others wounded.
The post THE GOOD PARTY MOURNS REIGER PARK SHOOTING VICTIMS AND CALLS FOR URGENT ACTION ON GUN VIOLENCE appeared first on For Good.
Department of Environmental Affairs says it may refer the matter for criminal prosecution
Ten years after the Michael Komape tragedy, many schools still need proper toilets
The GOOD Party in Drakenstein Municipality is appalled that the DA caucus voted against awarding a Community Hall lease to a reputable Non-Profit Organisation that is delivering essential community services in Ward 11 and surrounding areas.
The post DRAKENSTEIN MUNICIPALITY: DA BLOCKS COMMUNITY HALL LEASE FOR REPUTABLE NPO appeared first on For Good.
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) strongly condemns the brutal farm attack on Jan and Elna Dhooge of Schikfontein outside Heidelberg. This attack, which took place on Tuesday evening, is not only a crime against two beloved community members, but also a shocking reminder of the unacceptable levels of violence associated with farm attacks and […]
The post Farm attack in Heidelberg once again highlights rural safety shortcomings appeared first on Freedom Front Plus.
It is well known that Johannesburg receives most of its potable water from the Lesotho Highlands Water Project, via the Vaal dam, but there is another equally voluminous inter-basin water transfer scheme that feeds into the Vaal, called the Thukela-Vaal Transfer Scheme. It is one of the country’s great feats of engineering, incorporating an underground …
They accuse the police of brutality during an eviction operation last week
“Hopefully, the next generation will perhaps benefit,” says 77-year-old claimant
“I have learned in my life to take responsibility for the needs of my family. If you wait for help, you can wait too long.”
The case settles a longstanding question: how does a civil marriage affect a couple’s earlier customary marriage?
“I don’t see the point of filling out these [jobseekers’] forms anymore”
City of Cape Town says it will strengthen checks and balances when appointing contractors in the future
The DA councillors in Subcouncil 20 shielded Deputy Mayor Eddie Andrews from scrutiny over a project that has spent only R293 of its R200 000 allocation in a month.
The post DA COUNCILLORS SHIELD DEPUTY MAYOR FROM SCRUTINY OVER FAILED R200 000 PROJECT appeared first on For Good.
Lesotho’s opposition Basotho Action Party has launched a campaign to ease cross-border travel using national identity cards
Relatives gather to identify the bodies of the dead
“Die blou see is onse oesland” (the blue sea is our harvest land)