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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the occasion of Heritage Day 2020

24th September 202024th September 2020 Josie McFarlane 15 Views 0 Comments BAME, BME, community, culture, Cyril Ramaphosa, Faith, God, government, Heritage Day 2020, President, South Africa

Fellow South Africans, Dumelang, Molweni, Sanibonani, Goeie Dag, Thobela, Lotjhani, Ndi masiari, Nhlekanhi, Today we celebrate the unique and diverse

South Africa set to pay tribute to the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations

20th September 202019th September 2020 Josie McFarlane 16 Views 0 Comments Anniversary of the United Nations, Event, government, President, South Africa

On Monday, 21 September 2020, The President will pay tribute to the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations. The commemoration

Elderly black women in South Africa win property rights in landmark ruling

30th January 202029th January 2020 Josie McFarlane 805 Views 0 Comments BAME, Black Women, Doreen Lawrence, Elderly black women, equality, Housing, landmark ruling, Law, property rights, South Africa

Facing destitution when her marriage broke down, 72-year-old Agnes Sithole went to court to challenge a sexist law – and

World Church leaders meet to raise concerns over abuse of women in South Africa

12th December 201911th December 2019 Josie McFarlane 435 Views 0 Comments Abuse, church leaders, Church news, concerns, protect, South Africa, women

World church leaders have raised serious concerns over the scourge of women abuse in South Africa and attacks on foreign

Miss Universe 2019: ‘May every little girl see their faces reflected in mine’

10th December 20199th December 2019 Josie McFarlane 839 Views 0 Comments #Beauty, #Winner, Black Women, Diversity, equality, Miss Universe, South Africa

“I grew up in a world where a woman who looks like me, with my kind of skin and my

South African drought town’s warning to the world

6th November 20195th November 2019 Josie McFarlane 376 Views 0 Comments Death, Drought, health, No water, Poverty, South Africa, starvation, Water Aid

South Africa has imposed emergency measures and is declaring several regions disaster areas, in response to the worst drought in

Smart lockers for patients’ drugs wins inventors’ award

10th June 20196th June 2019 Josie McFarlane 709 Views 0 Comments #HIV, Aids, award, Drugs, health, innovation, Inventor, prescription, South Africa

An invention by a South African engineer that dispenses pills has won a major African engineering prize. Neo Hutiri invented

South African flag designer dies

13th May 201913th May 2019 Josie McFarlane 590 Views 0 Comments black, community, Death, Designer, flag, History, South Africa

The designer of South Africa’s post-apartheid flag, Fred Brownell, died at his home in the capital, Pretoria, on Friday night

South African School project launches new competition to UK primary schools

24th April 201924th April 2019 Josie McFarlane 961 Views 0 Comments black, children, community, education, learning, Primary schools, project, school, South Africa

The nationwide initiative, which is part of the South African Fruit campaign, invites schools to submit an assembly script based

Church collapses on Easter service killing 13 people

19th April 201919th April 2019 Josie McFarlane 700 Views 0 Comments black, Church news, community, deaths, Easter service, Faith, South Africa

At least 13 worshippers have been killed and 16 injured at the start of an Easterservice after a South African church