“We Owe Our Children” A Life Free of Violence & Fear
The Oval North High School in Beacon Valley, Mitchells Plain, in Cape Town, recently sent out an alarming warning to parents, following the attempted abduction of two of its pupils. The incident is intensified by reported attempted abductions at surrounding schools, targeting learners of all ages. Missing Children South Africa says that over 1300 cases […]
The DA Appeals for a More Active Role for the US in SA Elections
South Africa’s official opposition party, the Democratic Alliance, has irked the government and the ruling party by appealing for a marked involvement in SA’s national elections scheduled for May 29, 2024. In a letter sent to the US Embassy in Pretoria for the attention of the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the DA expresses […]
A Giant is Born, The Journey’s Truly Began!
Today, through this historic inaugural editorial, we launch our own 100% indigenously-owned media platform. We call it the Global South Media Network (GSMN). As you may deduce from the name, our slant is deliberate and unambiguous: We seek to document and tell stories of ourselves, by ourselves, for ourselves including the people of the global […]
MINISTER KUBAYI AND MECS RESOLVE ON A NUMBER OF CRITICAL ISSUES IN THE PROVISION OF HOUSING
Mangaung-Minister of Human Settlements, Mmamoloko Kubayi, convened an important second meeting, yesterday, Thursday 03 October 2024, with Members of Executive Councils (MECs) responsible for Human Settlements across South Africa, focusing on the 2024/2025 human settlements priorities. This meeting, the second in the seventh administration, included mayors and MMCs for Human Settlements in metropolitan municipalities and […]
KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY DEPUTY PRESIDENT MASHATILE AT THE BIZNEWS CONFERENCE
“Ladies and Gentlemen, I am pleased to be with you this morning, at this BizNews Conference to share my reflections and engage with you on issues of importance as we build the South Africa we want, which truly belongs to all who live in it, black and white. We had previously agreed that I would […]
PICTURE TRIBUTE TO THE LATE DR GOMOLEMO MOKAE
MINISTER OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT REMARKS ON SA’S READINESS TO HOST THE AFRICA CHILDREN’S SUMMIT
“The Government of the Republic of South Africa, through the Department of Social Development takes great pride in co-hosting this landmark gathering in collaboration with the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund (Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund ). Let me take this opportunity to express my gratitude to the CEO, the board and management of the Nelson Mandela […]
PERIOD POVERTY NEEDS TO BE SEVERELY ADDRESSED
Approximately 7 million girls and women in South Africa lack access to menstrual products. Period Poverty, the lack of access to affordable sanitary hygiene products, adversely impacts females – who comprise of over half (51.35%) of the entire population. Sanitary hygiene products are an elemental feature for every female in the world. Yet why is […]
PRESIDENT EBHRAHIM TRAORE’S LETTER TO POPE LEO
“To His Holiness Pope Robert Francis, I write to you not from a palace, nor from the comforts of foreign embassies, but from the soil of my homeland, the land of Burkina Faso, where dust mingles with the blood of our martyrs, and the echoes of revolution are louder than the hum of foreign drones […]
IDEOLOGIES WITH SIMILAR DIRE CONSEQUENCES FOR THE OPPRESSED
It is apparent that racism, Nazism and Zionism are one and synonymous for the dehumanising and subjugating intent and purpose of all life that walks especially in black skin. All three (Racism, Nazism and Zionism) are components of white supremacy to pass as racism, and for its installation to be white supremacy to distinguish victim and beneficiary on […]