Gambia MPs uphold ban on female genital mutilation
Gambia – Gambian lawmakers voted on Monday to uphold a 2015 ban on female genital mutilation, rejecting a controversial... Read more
15 Jul, 2024
Sierra Leone adopts law banning child marriage
Sierra Leone – Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio on Tuesday promulgated a law banning child marriage in a... Read more
3 Jul, 2024
Gambia leader vows to uphold female mutilation ban, for now
Gambia – Gambian President Adama Barrow said Thursday that his government would abide by a 2015 ban on female... Read more
28 Jun, 2024
Controversial NHI Bill to be signed into law on Wednesday
Cape Town — President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to sign the controversial National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill into law... Read more
14 May, 2024
Parliament to process BELA bill despite public rejections
Cape Town — Parliament is set to continue processing the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill, despite objections and... Read more
18 Apr, 2024
No funding allocated to NHI yet – Godongwana
Cape Town — Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana says the funding model for the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill has... Read more
21 Mar, 2024
Pandor labels US Bill reviewing ties with SA as ‘unfortunate’
Cape Town — Minister of International Relations, Naledi Pandor, says South Africa does not want to end ties with... Read more
12 Feb, 2024
Oppostion urges Ramaphosa not to pass NHI Bill
Cape Town — South Africa moved one step closer to universal healthcare after the National Council of Province (NCOP)... Read more
9 Dec, 2023
MPs adopt controversial universal health insurance bill
Johannesburg – South African lawmakers on Tuesday voted in favour of a controversial new law which aims to provide... Read more
14 Jun, 2023
Who left the tap on? Japan teacher in hot water for pool bill
Tokyo – A Japanese school has been hit with a $27 000 water bill after a teacher in charge of... Read more
22 Apr, 2022
