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KZN MEC calls for harsher sentences for GBV offenders

Thursday, October 8, 2020

KwaZulu-Natal Social Development MEC, Nonhlanhla Khoza, says sexual violence, abuse and the murder of women and children are an indication of “high levels of moral decay in society”.

Public lecture to discuss science in the age of COVID-19

Thursday, October 8, 2020

The National Research Foundation (NRF) in partnership with the Swedish Embassy in Pretoria will host this year’s annual Nobel Inspired Public Lecture under the theme “The meaning of science in the age of COVID-19,” on Thursday.

Environment dept officials suspended

Thursday, October 8, 2020

The Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries has placed eight officials on precautionary suspension following a forensic investigation into contracts allegedly irregularly awarded by the Waste Management Bureau.

Cele calls for more arrests in Senekal protests

Thursday, October 8, 2020

Police Minister General Bheki Cele has welcomed the arrest of the first suspect involved in violent demonstrations by a group of farmers outside the Senekal Magistrates Court in Free State.

Stillbirths could increase, UN report warns

Thursday, October 8, 2020

Almost 2 million babies are stillborn every year – or one every 16 seconds, says the first-ever stillbirth report by the United Nations Inter-Agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN-IGME).

Thousands of weapons destroyed in PE

Thursday, October 8, 2020

Thousands of dangerous weapons have been destroyed at a smelter in the Nelson Mandela Bay District.  

Eastern Cape MEC for Transport, Safety and Liaison, Weziwe Tikana-Gxothiwe, joined the Eastern Cape Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Liziwe Ntshinga, to witness the destruction of the weapons today. 

The destruction took place today at Agni Steel, located at the Coega Industrial Development Zone.    

MDDA opens call for grant funding

Thursday, October 8, 2020

Media applicants looking for funding can officially submit their applications for grants to the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) from 15 October 2020.

Council's permit system goes online

Thursday, October 8, 2020

The South African Council for the Non-Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction’s newly established online registration and permit system has gone live.