How Easy Access to Alcohol, and Adverts, Affect Women in South Africa

By SAPeople Contributor 01-02-19 10:41

Public health research suggests that concerns about alcohol advertising and accessibility warrant strong regulatory action. Alcohol is a major contributor to the global burden of disease. It’s also a key risk factor for preventable illness and death in Africa. For example, alcohol consumption during pregnancy is associated with many adverse effects on children. These include […]

South Africa’s Edcon Needs $226 Million Over 3 Years to “Fix” Business

By Reuters 01-02-19 03:45

South African retailer Edcon needs R3 billion ($226 million) in funding over the next three years to “fix” the business, its chief executive Grant Pattison said on Thursday. Edcon has been grappling with an over-leveraged capital structure for several years, after troubles in its credit business in 2014 coincided with an economic slowdown and weak […]

Protests Over Vodacom’s “Please Call Me” Compensation

By SAPeople 31-01-19 22:15

JOHANNESBURG – A settlement offered by South African mobile telecoms provider Vodacom to a former employee drew tens of protesters on Thursday calling for a better deal. Vodacom was ordered in 2016 by the country’s top court to pay Nkosana Makate for his role in creating the company’s call-back messaging service. The Constitutional Court did […]

How a South African Industrial Site is Providing a Safe Haven for Wild Cats

By SAPeople Contributor 31-01-19 11:17

Ever since the industrial revolution, human activities have resulted in rapid environmental changes including degradation, fragmentation, and destruction of habitat, climate change and biodiversity loss. Animals, such as large carnivores, are often among the first to disappear as human disturbance increases. The fact that human activities have had catastrophic consequences for some species is undisputed. […]

SA Condemns Deadly Attacks in Philippines

By SAPeople Contributor 30-01-19 16:23

President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday sent a message to his Philippine counterpart, Rodrigo Duterte, following the terrorist blasts in the southern Philippines. The President condemned the attacks, saying terrorism in any form and from whichever quarter cannot be condoned. This morning two people were killed and four others were injured in a grenade explosion inside […]

Less Farm Murders In South Africa, But More Attacks

By SAPeople Contributor 29-01-19 14:38

During 2018 there was a decrease in farm murders in South Africa, but a sharp increase in farm attacks, according to findings disclosed by AfriForum today. This indicates that even though the problem is becoming worse, people are looking after their safety better while also defending themselves better, the civil rights organisation said during a […]

BBC Doc Highlights South Africa’s Tragic Nyaope Drug Cocktail Problem

By SAPeople 29-01-19 01:27

A BBC documentary – ‘Saving Jesus’ – which aired on Monday, highlights the struggle so many South Africans have with a drug cocktail called nyaope, otherwise known as whoonga or wunga. The heroin-based drug is destroying young lives in SA’s townships, says the BBC. Sometimes killing them. The drug is often mixed with antiretroviral medication or […]

Twin Explosions at Church in Philippines Kills 27

By SAPeople Contributor 28-01-19 13:11

The death toll has climbed to 27 in the twin explosions at a church in the conflict-plagued Sulu province of the southern Philippines on Sunday, the local police said. Police Chief Superintendent Graciano Mijares, Philippine National Police (PNP) director in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), told local media that so far his office […]

Zimbabwe Army Says “Bogus” Soldiers Behind Beatings

By Reuters 25-01-19 14:36

Zimbabwe’s army claimed on Thursday that soldiers accused of beating residents in townships following protests over fuel price hikes were impostors who tarnished the name of the military. Security forces have been cracking down on violent demonstrations that erupted last week after President Emmerson Mnangagwa decreed a sharp increase in the price of fuel. Rights […]

Zimbabwe’s Jazz Maestro Oliver Mtukudzi Passes Away

By SAPeople 23-01-19 20:50

Zimbabwe’s most successful and internationally renowned musician Oliver Mtukudzi died on Wednesday after suffering from diabetes, ending a career that spanned four decades and 67 albums. Zimbabwean publisher of Africapedia, Charles Onyango-Obbo also pointed out that the legendary Mtukudzi has passed away on the same date as South African jazz legend Hugh Masekela, who died […]

72-Hour Plan Activated After Cops Shot in KZN

By SAPeople Contributor 23-01-19 01:02

National Police Commissioner General Khehla Sitole has condemned the attack on three police officers in Nongoma, KwaZulu-Natal, on Monday morning. In a statement, the South African Police Service (SAPS) said the officers, who are members of the Nongoma Visible Policing unit, were ambushed while responding to business robberies at two filling stations. “On arrival at […]

Zimbabwe Crackdown Challenged in Court, Opposition Leaders in Hiding

By Reuters 21-01-19 16:47

Legal challenges to a brutal clampdown on dissent by Zimbabwe’s government were set in motion on Monday, as fears that the country is veering back towards authoritarian rule drove some leaders of the main opposition party into hiding. The fragile state of Zimbabwe’s economy was also in focus as President Emmerson Mnangagwa headed home early […]

Former South African Ambassador to the United Nations Passes Away

By SAPeople Contributor 21-01-19 12:45

International Relations and Cooperation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has extended her condolences and those of the department to the family and friends of Ambassador Dumisani Kumalo. Kumalo, 71, was a former Permanent Representative of South Africa to the United Nations. He reportedly died peacefully in his sleep at home on Sunday. Sisulu said Kumalo has left […]

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