EC govt rejects Dalindyebo’s bid to dethrone traditional leaders

File: AbaThembu King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo The Eastern Cape Traditional Affairs Department says Abathembu King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo is not empowered to dethrone any traditional leaders without consultation with the Premier. This follows public statements by Dalindyebo that he has removed Chief Mandla Mandela of Mvezo and two traditional leaders, Nkosi Vulisango Pantshwa and Nkosi Vulithuba Sangoni from…

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Hlabisa calls on all parties to protect initiation custom

FILE | An initiate in South Africa. Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa has called on all parties involved in the traditional initiation custom to play part in safeguarding this rite of passage. Hlabisa met with Provincial Initiation Coordinating Committees, traditional leaders, MECs among others to devise strategies aimed at ending initiation‑related…

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NGO says shelters alone are not the solution to GBV, reacting to SONA

FILE | Shelter in Johannesburg. Non-Governmental Organisation Helping Hands Assistant Social Worker Dickson Solomons says shelters alone are not the solution. His remarks follow President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) commitment to scale up survivor-centred support, expand access to shelters and one-stop service centres, strengthen mobile and rural outreach, and place social…

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Sugarcane farmers call on government to rescue Tongaat Hulett

Farmer looking at sugarcane plants Sugarcane farmers in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) are calling on the government to rescue the country’s sugar giant, Tongaat Hulett. Business rescue practitioners have filed for provisional liquidation of the entity. With a R12-billion debt and a failed rescue deal put forward by the Vision Consortium, the livelihoods of one million people…

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