ATM Unveils Gauteng Mayoral Candidates, Vows to End Municipal Failures
The African Transformation Movement (ATM) has unveiled its mayoral candidates for Gauteng ahead of theREAD MORE
TAC Pushes for Six-Month ARV Supplies as Campaign Targets Clinics
The Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) is calling for people living with HIV to be offered six-month supplies of antiretroviral (ARV) medication as it prepares to…
Urgent Probe Urged After Disappearance of Runner Elizabeth Moselakgomo
Not In My Name International (NIMNI) has called for an urgent and coordinated investigation into the disappearance of runner and mother Elizabeth Mokolo Moselakgomo, amid…
Eskom’s Turnaround Is Real and Raises a Question Worth Asking
Eskom’s recent operational results deserve to be taken at face value, because they are genuinely hard to achieve. The utility has now gone 476 consecutive…
BRICS Summit in New Delhi Outlines New Mechanisms for Cooperation in Technology, Security and Economy
Heads of state call for the group’s solutions to be made accessible to all countries of the Global South BRICS leaders addressed a session of…
Steve Biko’s Black Consciousness Movement, June 16th Commemorations, Gaza and the Crisis of Attacks on “African Foreigners”
1976 marked a historic year for the South African liberation struggle when thousands of students took to the streets of Soweto fifty years ago, protesting…
EyesOn | Why Is BRICS Called “Golden Bricks” in China?
Why BRICS is called “golden bricks” in Chinese, even though there is no “gold” in the English name? It symbolises growth, potential and shared prosperity.…
Goalkeeping Blunder Costs Chiefs as Chiefs, Sundowns Drop Points
A costly goalkeeping error denied Kaizer Chiefs victory against Polokwane City on Saturday, while Mamelodi Sundowns were forced to settle for a draw after surrendering…
Xi, Modi Conduct In-depth Exchange of Views, Agree China, India Should Be Partners
NEW DELHI, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi conducted here on Saturday a candid and in-depth exchange…
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SAPS Vows to Find Killers After Fifth Woman’s Body Found In Gauteng
The South African Police Service has vowed to intensify investigations into the deaths of five women whose bodies have been discovered in the Kempton Park area over the past two months.
Acting National Commissioner Lieutenant General Puleng Dimpane said police would leave no stone unturned to identify and arrest those responsible for the deaths.
The latest development came on Monday following the discovery of a fifth body in Gauteng, while investigators continued working to establish whetherREAD MORE
ATM Unveils Gauteng Mayoral Candidates, Vows to End Municipal Failures
The African Transformation Movement (ATM) has unveiled its mayoral candidates for Gauteng ahead of the 2026 Local Government Elections, promising to tackle what it describes as years of municipal decline, corruption and poor service delivery.
The party announced 11 candidates on Monday, saying they had been selected to lead its campaign to take control of municipalities across the province.
ATM National Spokesperson Zama Ntshona said the party wanted voters to view the elections as an opportunity toREAD MORE
TAC Pushes for Six-Month ARV Supplies as Campaign Targets Clinics
The Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) is calling for people living with HIV to be offered six-month supplies of antiretroviral (ARV) medication as it prepares to mobilise outside three clinics in Mangaung, Johannesburg and Mopani.
The organisation will deploy about 150 members to Mmabana Clinic, Orange Farm Ext 7 Clinic and Mapayeni Clinic between Tuesday and Monday to educate patients about longer ARV refills and encourage eligible patients to request a six-month supply during their clinic visits.
TheREAD MORE
Urgent Probe Urged After Disappearance of Runner Elizabeth Moselakgomo
Not In My Name International (NIMNI) has called for an urgent and coordinated investigation into the disappearance of runner and mother Elizabeth Mokolo Moselakgomo, amid reports that several women’s bodies have been discovered in the area where she went missing.
Moselakgomo’s disappearance has sparked concern among her family, friends and members of the running community, who continue to hope for her safe return.
The organisation said it had joined South Africans in the search for Moselakgomo, describingREAD MORE
Eskom’s Turnaround Is Real and Raises a Question Worth Asking
Eskom’s recent operational results deserve to be taken at face value, because they are genuinely hard to achieve. The utility has now gone 476 consecutive days without loadshedding. Its year-to-date Energy Availability Factor has climbed to 67,79%, the highest level in six years, while unplanned outages have fallen to 19,47% of capacity, down 7,52 percentage points on the same period last year. Diesel expenditure on emergency open-cycle gas turbines has fallen 81,64% year-on-year, from R5,93 billion to R1,08 billion,READ MORE
BRICS Summit in New Delhi Outlines New Mechanisms for Cooperation in Technology, Security and Economy
Heads of state call for the group’s solutions to be made accessible to all countries of the Global South
BRICS leaders addressed a session of the 18th BRICS Summit in the Outreach / BRICS Plus format in New Delhi. Participants presented a number of initiatives under the four priorities of India’s Chairship – resilience, innovation, cooperation and sustainability. Partner countries of the group and representatives of regional and international organisations also took part in the session.
Steve Biko’s Black Consciousness Movement, June 16th Commemorations, Gaza and the Crisis of Attacks on “African Foreigners”
1976 marked a historic year for the South African liberation struggle when thousands of students took to the streets of Soweto fifty years ago, protesting Afrikaans being imposed as a primary language in schools.
What began as a small protest ignited into a massive township insurrection that saw tens of thousands of students and workers around the country striking in solidarity, demanding justice in education and abolition of Bantu Education. Students from Morris Isaacson, Naledi, Orlando West andREAD MORE
EyesOn | Why Is BRICS Called “Golden Bricks” in China?
Why BRICS is called “golden bricks” in Chinese, even though there is no “gold” in the English name? It symbolises growth, potential and shared prosperity. Today, these golden bricks are keep building a brighter future for emerging economies and the wider Global South.
Produced by Xinhua Global Service.
African Times has published this article in partnership with Xinhua News Agency
Goalkeeping Blunder Costs Chiefs as Chiefs, Sundowns Drop Points
A costly goalkeeping error denied Kaizer Chiefs victory against Polokwane City on Saturday, while Mamelodi Sundowns were forced to settle for a draw after surrendering a late lead against Chippa United.
Chiefs appeared on course for back-to-back victories at the Old Peter Mokaba Stadium in Limpopo after Lebohang Maboe gave them the lead in the 29th minute.
But their advantage disappeared in the second half when Polokwane City were gifted an equaliser through a costly error involvingREAD MORE
Xi, Modi Conduct In-depth Exchange of Views, Agree China, India Should Be Partners
NEW DELHI, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi conducted here on Saturday a candid and in-depth exchange of views, and reached an important consensus that China and India should be partners.
The two leaders met on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi.
Xi said China has always viewed and developed its relations with India from a strategic height and with a long-term perspective.
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