Boots on the ground; hair nearly tied back under military head gear, and exuding unflinching confidence – women of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) on Thursday proved their mettle at an all-female parade in their honour.
: SAnews – South African News Neo
StatsSA: Municipalities providing more services:
The 2018 Non-financial Census of Municipalities (NFCM) report has revealed that while more services are being extended to consumers, less of these services are for free.
: SAnews – South African News sihle
Climate change under the spotlight at TICAD:
President Cyril Ramaphosa has told delegates attending a thematic session at the TICAD VII Summit in Yokohama, Japan, that climate change poses a serious threat to Africa’s development and prosperity.
: SAnews – South African News Janine
Social pact needed to advance social justice – Mthembu:
Minister in the Presidency responsible for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Jackson Mthembu, says there is a need for all sectors of the economy to commit to a social pact to ensure that social justice is achieved to benefit even the poorest of the poor.
: SAnews – South African News seshnee
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Quick Cape Town Fact: Table Mountain has an unusually rich biodiversity. Its vegetation consists predominantly of several different types of the unique and rich Cape Fynbos. The main vegetation type is endangered Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos, but critically endangered Peninsula Granite Fynbos, Peninsula Shale Renosterveld and Afromontane forest occur in smaller portions on the mountain.
