Newsflashes

11 February, 2013

Not many companies in South Africa, and even fewer NGOs, can lay claim to a contribution of more than 70 000 jobs created

Call for Special Courts for Rape Victims

11 February, 2013

The Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution urges government to establish special courts for rape victims

SONA Likely to Focus on NDP

11 February, 2013

President Jacob Zuma is likely to use his state of the nation address to focus on programmes linked to the NDP

11 February, 2013

COSATU says South Africans should prepare for the ‘mother of all battles’ against Gauteng e-tolls, high electricity prices and corruption

Zim Police Crack Down on NGOs

7 February, 2013

Zimbabwean police raid the National Youth Development Trust (NYDT) offices in Bulawayo

Municipal Manager Contravenes GCE Act

7 February, 2013

The CGE says Msukalingwa municipal manager is in contravention of the CGE Act and liable for criminal charges

7 February, 2013

The National Lotteries Board has started accepting applications for funding in the arts, culture, and national heritage sector

Media Appeals Tribunal Unlikely - Thloloe

7 February, 2013

Thloloe says it is unlikely that the ANC’s proposed media appeals tribunal will go ahead

Call to Transform Mining Industry

7 February, 2013

Ramphele warns unrest in the mining and agricultural sectors will continue if efforts are not made to change the industries' dynamics

High Fraud Rate in Health Depts, Says NGO

5 February, 2013

There is a high incidence of tender fraud in provincial health departments, according Corruption Watch

USAID, m2m, Partnership to Reduce PMTCT

5 February, 2013

The United States Government through the USAID and mothers2mothers, launch a five-year regional partnership in Swaziland

MISA Backs Govt Attack on Newspaper

5 February, 2013

The Principal Secretary of the Ministry of Information, Communication and Technology criticises the Times of Swaziland Sunday, a weekly tabloid, for breaching its own code of ethics and the country’s constitution

Move to Bolster Land Claims Rules

5 February, 2013

The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform is working on policies and guidelines on how to reopen land claims to redress the inequalities of the past

NGO Threatens to Take Ministers to ACC

5 February, 2013

A Zambian NGO threatens to devise another strategy of investigating the country’s justice minister and defence minister if the Anti-Corruption Commission fails to do its job

4 February, 2013

The successful implementation of sustainable agricultural practices (SAPs) in sub-Saharan Africa is linked to improvements in women's education, study finds