Public Protector Vindicates ATM Complaint, Finds Widespread Failures in Gauteng’s Food Safety Enforcement

The African Transformation Movement (ATM) says it has been vindicated after Public Protector Advocate Kholeka Gcaleka’s systemic investigation into food safety and hygiene standards in South Africa’s informal business sector found widespread failures by municipalities and government departments to enforce laws designed to protect consumers.

The findings stem from a complaint lodged by ATM Member of Parliament Vuyo Zungula in October 2024 following a series of food poisoning incidents involving children, including the deaths of children in Naledi,READ MORE

The World Artificial Intelligence Conference is about to open in Shanghai under the theme “AI Partnership for a Brighter Future.”

The focus this time is not only about making AI smarter, but also how AI can unlock new opportunities and why collaboration matters just as much.

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ActionSA has announced that it will approach the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria to challenge the South African Police Service’s (SAPS) disciplinary findings that cleared Major General Wally Rhoode and Brigadier Hennie Rekhoto over their conduct during the investigation into the 2020 Phala Phala farm burglary.

In a statement issued on Friday, ActionSA National Chairperson Michael Beaumont and Parliamentary Chief Whip Lerato Ngobeni said the party had instructed its legal team to institute review proceedings seeking to haveREAD MORE

Mayors and city representatives from various countries visited Sanman, a rural tourism area formed by three Dai villages in Xishuangbanna, southwest China.

By exploring how Sanman is turning local culture and old spaces into new opportunities, they drew inspiration for their own rural development efforts. #GlobalMayorsDialogue

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BISHKEK, July 17 (Xinhua) — Participants at an event promoting the fifth volume of “Xi Jinping: The Governance of China” on Monday spoke highly of the book, saying it offers important insights into Chinese modernisation, global governance and provides guidance for enhancing cooperation with China.

About 300 representatives from political parties, media organisations, think tanks and other sectors from China and Kyrgyzstan exchanged views on such topics as Belt and Road cooperation, the building of a community withREAD MORE

Newly appointed Minister of Social Development Dina Pule is expected to outline the government’s plans to improve the country’s social development sector and address the ongoing social grants review process during a media briefing next week.

The briefing, scheduled for Tuesday, 21 July 2026, comes as the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) faces mounting criticism over long queues, service delays and frustrations experienced by grant beneficiaries at offices across the country.

According toREAD MORE

SHANGHAI, July 17 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday met with Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in Shanghai.

Tokayev is in China to attend the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance.

Xi said that the China-Kazakhstan permanent comprehensive strategic partnership has maintained strong momentum, demonstrating enormous potential for cooperation and broad prospects for future development.

He called on the two sides to strengthen the alignment of their development strategiesREAD MORE

How are digitalisation and artificial intelligence transforming the global agricultural market? Who will control the new infrastructure of the agricultural sector – food producers or the owners of data and digital platforms? Read more in the TV BRICS article

Agriculture is becoming one of the key areas of technological transformation in the Global South. Population growth, climate change, limited natural resources and the need to improve production efficiency are accelerating the adoption of digital technologies, artificial intelligence andREAD MORE

SHANGHAI, July 16 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping called for advancing high-quality urban renewal on Wednesday during an inspection trip to Shanghai.

Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, stressed the need to fully embrace the people-centred philosophy of urban development.

Urban renewal initiatives should be carried out in a thorough, meticulous and effective manner in a bid to continuously enhance the people’sREAD MORE

The Head of State noted that the programme strengthens the country’s energy independence and self-sufficiency

Indonesia has become the first country in the world to introduce B50 diesel fuel, containing 50 per cent palm oil-based biodiesel. This was announced by the President of the Republic, Prabowo Subianto, at the official launch of the B50 fuel programme in West Java province. His remarks were reported by ANTARA.

“I launchedREAD MORE