KZN ANC Youth League Suspends Provincial Secretary Pending Disciplinary Hearing Over Alleged Misconduct

China’s achievements in uplifting marginalised communities serve as a valuable model developing countries, Kgothatso Brucely Shai, a South African professor from the University of Limpopo, SAAPAM, said in an interview with ChinAfrica during the 2025 International Forum on Poverty Governance and Global Development held on 29 March in Lushui City, Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province. Shai commended the Chinese government’s persistent efforts to combat poverty, calling them a fundamental way to protect human dignity.

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The City of Johannesburg is expressing deep concern over an incident in which a Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) officer, injured in the line of duty, was reportedly turned away from Netcare Milpark Hospital.

In a media statement, the City clarified that it is working closely with the hospital to settle outstanding medical bills and address inaccurate reports. “We are extremely disappointed to learn that an officer, in urgent need of medical attention, was not allowed to receive the careREAD MORE

China’s agricultural development strategy, which began with a focus on food security and evolved into a commercially viable agricultural sector, serves as a valuable model for Africa, Kafui Tsekpo, deputy chairperson of the Association of China-Africa Smallholder Agriculture in Ghana, said, underscoring the necessity of learning from China’s agricultural advancements.  

By combining lessons from China’s agricultural successes and local knowledge, Africa can unlock its agricultural potential, improve food security, and create a more equitable economic future for its people, Tsekpo said. 

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A Limpopo woman spent three months in hospital suffering from diarrhoea after drinking dirty water shared with animals in the Waterberg district.

The residents of Diretsaneng, Lesedi Motlana, Bakenburg, and Raseletse are amongst the villages in Mogalakwena Local Municipality which are still struggling to access basic necessities such as clean water. They continue to consume murky water from the spring wells shared with animals – more than 30 years since South Africa’s democratic dispensation.

Most of these villagers, which areREAD MORE

The two-day BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting concluded in Rio de Janeiro with the participation of the BRICS member states and in an expanded format with representatives of the BRICS partner countries. The text of the final statement has been published on the official website of the Brazil’s BRICS Presidency.

The 12-page document includes 62 points. In it, the Ministers outlined the priorities that will form the basis of a future declaration following theREAD MORE

The ANC in Peter Mokaba (Capricorn) region, Limpopo, has been forced to postpone its hotly anticipated elective conference for the second time in less than a month, due to numerous unresolved and outstanding branch appeals.

The delayed elective conference was scheduled for this weekend (2-4 May). However, it is set for another delay after numerous branches submitted appeals to the Limpopo Provincial Dispute Resolution Committee (PDRC), and are still waiting for their outcomes.

According to a source, 33 branches haveREAD MORE

Centurion, South Africa – April 30, 2025

The South African Police Service (SAPS) has confirmed that parts believed to be from the missing VW Polo linked to the deaths of three police officers have been recovered during an ongoing search and rescue operation near the Hennops River in Centurion.

In a media statement issued on Wednesday evening, SAPS spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe said search teams had located a number of vehicle components, including a front and rear bumper, which mayREAD MORE

BEIJING, April 30 — China’s newly adopted private sector promotion law underscores the country’s commitment to fostering an equitable competitive environment for all market participants, according to an official of the country’s top economic planner.

Speaking on the latest episode of China Economic Roundtable, an all-media talk show hosted by Xinhua News Agency, Liu Min, deputy head of the National Development and Reform Commission’s private economy development bureau, emphasized that the aim of the law, which was approved on Wednesday,READ MORE

The Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana has admitted that they have learnt their hard lessons out of the 2025-2026 budget impasse and in future, budget processes would be started around September every year so that by February the following year, all hurdles have been cleared.

Godongwana made this admission while briefing the media today, April 30, in Pretoria. It is where he announced that the new and refined budget without VAT increase would be tabled on May 21, 2025.

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BEIJING, April 30 — The promulgation of China’s private sector promotion law is timely and of great significance, said Yang Heqing, head of the economic law department of the Legislative Affairs Commission of the National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee.

Chinese lawmakers voted to adopt the private sector promotion law after a draft version was submitted for the third review at the 15th session of the Standing Committee of the 14th NPC that concluded on Wednesday.

For the first timeREAD MORE