Eastern Cape R80m programme to tackle poverty, malnutrition

Image source: Peter Titmuss – 123RF.com The programme was launched at the Ngxakaxha village under the Mbhashe Local Municipality, an area that once faced high poverty levels. Wednesday’s launch coincided with World Food Day, held under the theme: “Right to Food for a Better Life and a Better Future”, which underscores the fundamental human right…

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SAFA pushes for salary cuts amid financial woes

SAFA House. The South African Football Association (SAFA) has shown no financial growth over the last two decades and it’s on the brink of bankruptcy. Chairperson of the Association’s finance committee, Mxolisi Sibam, says SAFA’s annual turnover is R250 million and more than 25% of it goes to staff salaries. Sibam has proposed salary adjustments…

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More heavy rains expected in parts of KZN

1 minute The South African Weather Service(SAWS) has issued a yellow Level 1 weather warning of severe thunderstorms in the western parts of KwaZulu-Natal for tomorrow. The affected areas include parts of the uThukela and uMngungundlovu districts. Meanwhile, most parts of the province can expect a 30% chance of scattered showers and thundershowers tomorrow, on…

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Man charged with ANCYL’s Sindiso Magaqa’s murder confesses

Former ANC Youth League Secretary General Sindiso Magaqa. 1 minute One of the men charged with the murder of former African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) Secretary-General Sindiso Magaqa has confessed to the murder. Sibusiso Ncengwa made his confession before the Pietermaritzburg High Court. Magaqa was shot in July 2017 in uMzimkhulu and succumbed to…

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