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Call for nominations: National Planning Commission
The first National Planning Commission was appointed by President Jacob Zuma in 2010 for a period of five years. The term of office of the current commissioners will expire in May 2015. The president...
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Opinion: The fight for the right to food
Busiso Moyo is an Advocacy and Campaigns Officer with the Studies in Poverty and Inequality Institute (SPII). In November 2011, the Sowetan newspaper reported about the demise of four siblings in the...
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Handful of civil society organisations allegedly invited to food policy...
This comes just weeks after more than 20 organisations and individuals called on government to hold nationwide public consultations on its new policy to curb hunger. In August, government gazetted its...
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Draft policy: Early Childhood Development Policy
Prompted by the lack of recognition of the benefits or right to early childhood education (ECD), the policy has five main objectives including ensuring equitable access to ECD services, coordinating a...
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Government opens up public comment period on food policy after uproar
The plan must tackle issues like access to water, milling in order to be successful, said participants yesterday DAFF Chief Director of Food Security Zibusiso Dlamini made the announcement yesterday at...
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Opinion: SA needs clear e-cigarettes legislation
Dr Dominique Stott believes that e-cigarettes may have a place as an alternative to traditional cigarettes but argues that place should be regulated. Other South African metropolitan areas would do...
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Call for public comment: Food and Nutrition Security Draft Policy...
Following pressure from civil society, DAFF has said it will accept written comments on government’s new food and nutrition plan. Currently, the draft plan prioritises five outcomes, including:...
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Unregulated old age homes may be on the rise
According to the SAHRC, only eight state-run old age homes exist in South Africa. Mpumalanga, and the Western and Northern Cape have no such facilities (File photo) According to the SAHRC, Mpumalanga,...
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Sex education must start as early as Grade R
On 5 May, the Department of Basic Education released a draft policy on HIV, sexually transmitted infections (STI) and tuberculosis in schools for public comment. The draft policy recommends providing...
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Former teen moms say yes to condoms in school
On 5 May, the Department of Basic Education released a draft policy on HIV, sexually transmitted infections (STI) and tuberculosis in schools for public comment. The draft policy recommends providing...
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Mpumalanga learners ‘beaten daily for anything with pipes, sticks’
According to SAHRC Research and Advocacy Officer Margaret Salila, the commission is aware of reports of alleged corporal punishment at seven Mpumalanga schools including Seme Secondary School,...
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Council refuses to register plastic surgeon after 8 years of free service
The Department of Health does not allow non-South African registrars (trainee specialists) to be paid while they specialise, despite the fact that they work in government hospitals and treat patients....
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Brief: Cannabinoids for Medicinal Use
In February 2014, the Medical Innovation Bill, which proposes legalising the use of medical marijuana, was introduced in the South African parliament. According to the brief’s authors, it is probably...
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Taverns flourish as drinking legislation stalls
South African Leisure Tourism and Hospitality Association President Churchill Mrasi previously proposed asking informal alcohol vendors to shut their doors at midnight instead of 2am to curb dangerous...
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Call for contributions to the UN Secretary-General’s High-level Panel on...
The panel will consider contributions that promote research, development, innovation and increase access to medicines, vaccines, diagnostics and related health technologies. Submissions should also...
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Reprieve expected for dental assistants
Only four technical colleges currently offer dental assistant courses. These schools only produce about 120 dental assistants annually while the country continues to produce about twice as many...
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Unregulated old age homes may be on the rise
According to the SAHRC, only eight state-run old age homes exist in South Africa. Mpumalanga, and the Western and Northern Cape have no such facilities (File photo) According to the SAHRC, Mpumalanga,...
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Sex education must start as early as Grade R
On 5 May, the Department of Basic Education released a draft policy on HIV, sexually transmitted infections (STI) and tuberculosis in schools for public comment. The draft policy recommends providing...
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Former teen moms say yes to condoms in school
On 5 May, the Department of Basic Education released a draft policy on HIV, sexually transmitted infections (STI) and tuberculosis in schools for public comment. The draft policy recommends providing...
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Mpumalanga learners ‘beaten daily for anything with pipes, sticks’
According to SAHRC Research and Advocacy Officer Margaret Salila, the commission is aware of reports of alleged corporal punishment at seven Mpumalanga schools including Seme Secondary School,...
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