Newsflashes

16 April, 2013

Delegates at the Global Newborn Health Conference have heard that an estimated 20 000 newborn babies die annually in South Africa

NGOs to Host HIV/AIDS Conference

16 April, 2013

The Zambia AIDS Research Foundation, in conjunction with Treatment Advocacy Literacy Campaign, to host an HIV/AIDS conference next month

Trees to Sustain Feeding Programme

16 April, 2013

Mary’s Meals, an international NGO, continues to feed young learners in Malawi

NGO Founder Appointed to ANCYL Team

15 April, 2013

Former ANCYL leaders accuse ANC national disciplinary committee chairperson, Derek Hanekom, of having influenced or imposed his nephew Braam on the interim youth wing leadership

15 April, 2013

Freedom Under Law says merit should trump transformation when the JSC appoints judges

Motorists to Pay Less on e-Tolls

15 April, 2013

SANRAL estimates that 90 percent of motorists travelling on Gauteng roads will pay less than R200 a month on e-tolling

SA NGO Enters ‘War-Torn’ Syria

15 April, 2013

Gift of the Givers, is expected to enter the conflict torn country of Syria

Red Cross Suspends Secretary General

12 April, 2013

The South African Red Cross Society's governing board suspends its secretary-general with immediate effect

SANRAL Intends ‘Switching-On’ e-Tolls

12 April, 2013

SANRAL wanted to give Gauteng motorists a timely warning that e-tolls will kick in soon when it made the widely criticised announcement

Zambian Gay Activist Pleads Not Guilt

12 April, 2013

A Zambian gay rights activist pleads not guilty to charges of promoting homosexuality

UNDP Official Criticised Over Cholera in Zim

12 April, 2013

UNDP new resident coordinator in South Africa comes under fire for his role in Zimbabwe's disastrous cholera outbreak in 2008

Call for Wild Foods to Improve Food Security

11 April, 2013

Experts say that malnutrition could be greatly reduced and food security improved by ensuring improved access to wild foods

NGO Threatens Legal Action Over Crime

11 April, 2013

The Table Mountain Safety Action Group has sought legal advice to see if Table Mountain crime victims can take class action against the SANParks and the city

11 April, 2013

The SAHRC expresses satisfaction with the enclosing of toilets in Rammulotsi in the Free State

Broadband Delays Bad for Economy - WEF

11 April, 2013

Government's delays in improving broadband Internet access have a negative impact on South Africa's economy, according to the WEF rankings