IN CONVERSATION WITH Tebogo Mashilompane ( National Leader of FOSA)

South African Public Officials to Learn from China’s City Governance Innovations The National School of Government (NSG) has organised a learning exchange programme on City Governance in collaboration with Beijing Jiaotong University, supported by the Chinese Ministry of Commerce. The programme runs from 7 to 27 July and is attended…

Deputy Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Ms Bernice Swarts, has officially launched the One Million Trees Campaign under the theme: “My Tree, My Oxygen. Plant Yours Today.” The campaign forms part of the Presidential Ten Million Trees Flagship Project, now in its fourth year, and aims to inspire…

A growing obesity crisis in South Africa is drawing comparisons to the early days of the HIV epidemic — with stigma, lack of access to treatment, and disproportionate impact on women once again at the centre. According to the World Obesity Federation, nearly two-thirds of South African women are currently…

In a country where over 2.9 million children have lost one or both parents—mainly due to HIV/AIDS, violence, and poverty—South Africa’s orphanages are meant to offer refuge. Yet, for many children, these institutions often become places of neglect, mistreatment, and emotional trauma. A Silent Crisis While orphanages may provide basic…

the Johannesburg Health District Services and the Orange Farm United Taxi Association (OFUTA), launched a new healthcare service in Orange Farm: an Mpathy Clinic specifically targeted at taxi drivers. “Taxi drivers avoid going to a clinic because their working conditions simply don’t allow them the time to wait in long queues. With this new service, they’ll…