September 18, 2018

Gates Foundation Report Says Demographic Trends Threaten Global Progress, Calls for Increased Focus on Health and Education in Poorest Countries

Bill and Melinda Gates say investing in young people could unlock productivity and innovation SEATTLE, Sept. 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today launched its second annual Goalkeepers Data Report, pointing to demographic trends that could stall unprecedented progress in reducing global poverty. While 1 billion people

Baby found abandoned, next of kin sought

Detectives from the KwaDukuza Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit are requesting the community to assist in locating the next of kin of a one-week-old baby boy who was found on 16 September 2018. The baby was found abandoned near…

SOUTH AFRICA ON ALERT FOR POSSIBLE CHOLERA OUTBREAK

PRETORIA– South Africa is on the alert for a possible cholera outbreak, says Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi, who adds that he is worried about the outbreak in neighbouring Zimbabwe, where it has killed 30 people and infected 4,000 more.Zimbabwe is b…

SOUTH AFRICA’S CABINET ADOPTS ECONOMIC STIMULUS PACKAGE

PRETORIA– The South African cabinet has adopted an economic stimulus package to spark economic activity and boost the country’s growth. President Cyril Ramaphosa outlined to South Africa’s business and labour leaders the economic stimulus package duri…

Endangered Pickersgill’s Reed frogs released in KZN

Two hundred captive-bred endangered Pickersgill’s Reed frogs have been released in Mount Moreland and Prospecton in eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal.The Department of Environmental Affairs, Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife and the Johannesburg Zoo released the frogs on M…

Premier David Makhura launches Rama City housing project

Premier launches R10 bn Rama City housing projectOn Thursday morning, hundreds of residents of Rama City braved the rainy, dusty weather to hear about the radical housing development coming to their area which government aimed at addressing the housing…

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