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Joyce Banda Returns To Malawi

Collins Ndlovu: Blantyre: Despite the country’s authorities insisting that warrant of arrest for the former head of state Joyce Banda is still valid, this week saw the iron lady returning to her home after four years in exile. Malawi’s former President Joyce Banda returned home on Saturday after four years of self imposed exile where […]

City of Johannesburg statement: Council Passes Budget Championing the Needs of Johannesburg Residents

Yesterday, Council passed the multi-party coalition government’s Operational and Capital Budgets and Integrated Development Plan (IDP) for the 2018/19 financial year in full compliance with the Municipal Finance Management Act. This is the second budget passed under the combined leadership of the DA, IFP, ACDP, UDM, COPE and VF+, with the support of the EFF, […]

Gender based violence on the rise

Femicide is on the rise in South Africa, with Statistics South Africa reporting that the murder rate for women increased drastically by 117% between 2015 and 2016/17. The number of women who experienced sexual offences also jumped from 31 665 in 2015/16 to 70 813 in 2016/17, which is an increase of 53%. These are […]