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Gender Commission lambasts "violent nature" of Mchunu's anti-LGBTQIA+ comments

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Activists have welcomed the extension of the Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP) and the Lesotho Exemption Permit (LEP) by another 18 months. This announcement has come as a welcome relief to many families. Graphic: Lisa Nelson/GroundUp

Zimbabwe and Lesotho permits extended to May 2027Joseph Chirume

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SAHRC orders Ngizwe Mchunu to apologise for anti-LGBTQIA+ remarks

These blocks of flats in Kalk Bay, built in the 1940s, have been inhabited by generations of fishing families. The families are concerned that high water bills are threatening their ability to keep living here. Photos: Liezl Human

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Sassa's record year: Serving over 28 million people in 2024/2025

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Activists have welcomed the extension of the Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP) and the Lesotho Exemption Permit (LEP) by another 18 months. This announcement has come as a welcome relief to many families. Graphic: Lisa Nelson/GroundUp

Zimbabwe and Lesotho permits extended to May 2027

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South Africa and Zimbabwe enter landmark water sharing deal

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Michelin's R650k donation boosts operations of 5 South African NPOs

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More than 2 million benefit from land reform programme

14 Mar 2024

Source: Twitter/@DlaminiZuma DWYPD's minister, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, attending the South Africa-Ghana Business Forum at Gallagher Convention Centre Midrand.

Dlamini-Zuma sets stage for launch of new bank in South Africa

Katja Hamilton 13 Mar 2024

Recyclable items collected and sorted at the African Reclaimers Organisation’s sorting centre are compressed using a baler machine before being sold to buy-back centres. Photo: Masego Mafata / GroundUp

Waste pickers create their own recycling centre

Masego Mafata 12 Mar 2024

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Insights from leading women in marketing, NPO and business spaces

Letlhogonolo Ngwato 11 Mar 2024

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Survey highlights gender inequality in legal sector, advancement programme launches

8 Mar 2024

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2024 Africa Impact Investment Awards open for entry

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Mpumalanga learners get bicycles

Mpumalanga learners get bicycles

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Africa takes centre stage as the gender hub for mainstreaming success

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Minister of Water and Sanitation Senzo Mchunu has launched a landmark policy aimed at improving the delivery of water and sanitation services on privately-owned land. Image:

Policy to improve water, sanitation services on privately-owned land

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SAB Foundation seeks applicants for 2024 Social Innovation and Disability Empowerment Awards

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#BudgetSpeech2024: Social grants to increase in 2024

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Belgium unveils 'Embracing Openness' mural in Cape Town to celebrate diversity

21 Feb 2024

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ICJ calls for compliance to protect civilians in Rafah

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#Sona2024: Govt to extend and improve R350 social relief grant

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Judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) rule on emergency measures against Israel following accusations by South Africa that the Israeli military operation in Gaza is a state-led genocide, in The Hague, Netherlands, 26 January 2024. Reuters/Piroschka van de Wouw

World Court says Israel must take steps to prevent acts of genocide in Gaza

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Feryal Domingo and Soraya Joonas 22 Jan 2024

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4,000 families to receive houses in the Northern Cape

19 Jan 2024

About 700,000 IDs have been blocked by the Department of Home Affairs without due process. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Home Affairs may no longer block your ID on a whim, court rules

Tania Broughton 17 Jan 2024

JDA breaks ground on Klipfontein Wellness Centre to transform substance abuse treatment

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16 Jan 2024

KFC's Add Hope festive campaign raises over R19m for Gift of the Givers

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A view of a live broadcast displayed on a street as pro-Palestinian demonstrators protest near the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the day judges hear a request for emergency measures to order Israel to stop its military actions in Gaza, in The Hague, Netherlands, 11 January 2024. Reuters/Thilo Schmuelgen

Israel rejects genocide charges, tells World Court it must defend itself

Anthony Deutsch, Toby Sterling and Stephanie van den Berg 12 Jan 2024

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Sassa clarifies report on 74,000 deceased ghost accounts

12 Jan 2024

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SA speaks at ICJ case

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