Charity group Oxfam has released a report saying that while supermarkets around the world have been cashing in during the COVID-19 pandemic, workers who produce food continue to conduct "modern slave labor." The report titled "Not in this together," revealed that workers are getting less and less of the price of the products on sale in the supermarket. In South Africa for instance, OXFAM found that in 2020 workers received only 1% percent of the sales price of the grapes they produce. For more on the report's findings, Lulu Gaboo spoke to OXFAM's global campaign lead, Rachel Coulbourne.

Supermarkets cashing in during pandemic - OXFAM

South Africa's president Cyril Ramaphosa has brought forward the closure of schools for the winter holidays by a few weeks, as the country battles to curb the rise of new Covid-19 infections. Schools will start closing on Wednesday, and are expected to be all closed by the end of the week. The country, the worst-hit by the pandemic on the African continent is in the grip of a "third wave" of infections, with fears that it could eclipse the previous two waves. For more reaction on the school closure, Lulu Gaboo spoke to Wycliffe Otieno, Chief of Education at the United Children's Fund in South Africa.

UN child agency welcomes early school closure in SA

Pressure is continuing to pile up on health workers in South Africa's hospitals in the Gauteng province, which is currently the pandemic's epicentre in the country. This is despite President Cyril Ramaphosa's recent announcement that at least 1 200 beds have been added in the province. Medics from the South African National Defense Force have also been enlisted to assist. More from Fikile Dikolomela-Lengene, a nurse and deputy president of the Young Nurses Indaba Trade Union.

Nurses fighting COVID overwhelmed in SA hospitals

Dr Kometsi Mokuele heads up Sunset dentistry in Fourways, Johannesburg. He heads up 2 other branches in Soweto and Sebokeng and will be opening another one in Midrand. Dr K, as he is affectionately known is passionate about community building. He is permanently servicing pro-bono the Johannesburg children's home among other projects. He speaks to Amanda Matshaka on Life by Design about his passion for giving back and his SA Heroes Awards 2021 nomination.

SA Heroes Awards 2021 Nominee Dr K on giving back & his nomination

South Africa's Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment affairs has refused to give authorisation to Turkish powership company- Karpowership, blocking the energy company from provinding emergency power to the debilitated South African grid. The application was dismissed on environmental grounds. Karpowership was named as a major winner in a government emergency power tender designed to help ease crippling power cuts. For analysis on this we are now joined on the line by Professor Mark Swilling, the Co-Director for Centre for Sustainability Transitions at the Stellenbosch University in South Africa....

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The humanitarian sector has a key role to play in addressing the climate and environment crises that affect people's lives and livelihoods around the world every day. 

This means walking the talk in integrating climate smart approaches into its work and greening its own operations. 

This is according to the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement, which has invited humanitarian organisations from around the world to sign what is called the: "Climate and Environment Charter for Humanitarian Organisations". For more on this, Elizabeth Lediga spoke to Dr. Catherine-Lune Grayson, a Policy Advisor at the International Committee of the Red Cross...

The humanitarian sector has a key role to play in addressing the climate and environment crises that affect people's lives and livelihoods around the world every day. This means walking the talk in integrating climate smart approaches into its work and greening its own operations. This is according to the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement, which has invited humanitarian organisations from around the world to sign what is called the: "Climate and Environment Charter for Humanitarian Organisations". For more on this, Elizabeth Lediga spoke to Dr. Catherine-Lune Grayson, a Policy Advisor at the International Committee of the Red Cross...

Climate and Environment Charter

The South African Medical Association, SAMA has again made an appeal to government to consider recently graduated doctors who are unemployed to complement the nation's frontline-workers in the battle against the third wave of the coronavirus. 
SAMA says the reasons advanced by government that the budget is not enough to absorb the 200 doctors - is not acceptable. 
The association argues the country needs all hands on deck to counter the third wave and points to the deployment of SANDF medics in some parts of Gauteng - which has recorded a record 10 806 new infections. Nationally 17 493 cases were reported in the last 24-hours.

The South African Medical Association, SAMA has again made an appeal to government to consider recently graduated doctors who are unemployed to complement the nation's frontline-workers in the battle against the third wave of the coronavirus. SAMA says the reasons advanced by government that the budget is not enough to absorb the 200 doctors - is not acceptable. The association argues the country needs all hands on deck to counter the third wave and points to the deployment of SANDF medics in some parts of Gauteng - which has recorded a record 10 806 new infections. Nationally 17 493 cases were reported in the last 24-hours.

SAMA appeal to SA government to consider unemployed doctors to fight Covid-19

Nomantande Precious Yeki speaks about the positives derived from the events of June 16, 1976…

Youth Day positives

How youth can benefit from agriculture 

Nomantande Precious Yeki speaks about how youth can benefit from organisations dealing with assisting young farmers to excel in agriculture. 

Is there hope for young farmers?

How youth can benefit from agriculture Nomantande Precious Yeki speaks about how youth can benefit from organisations dealing with assisting young farmers to excel in agriculture. Is there hope for young farmers?

In Conversations with Nomantande Precious Yeki

South Africa has made a firm call for the UN General Assembly to move the Intergovernmental Negotiations on Security Council reform to text-based negotiations.
South Africa says the current composition of the Council is antiquated. The statement was made as member states took a consensus position in endorsing an oral decision by the President of the Assembly to continue the negotiation process into the 76th session which commences in September under new leadership.
Some members, led by Germany, earlier raised objections to the technical rollover decision over concerns that it did not explicitly move the process to text-based negotiations which has been a key demand of certain member states.

South Africa has made a firm call for the UN General Assembly to move the Intergovernmental Negotiations on Security Council reform to text-based negotiations. South Africa says the current composition of the Council is antiquated. The statement was made as member states took a consensus position in endorsing an oral decision by the President of the Assembly to continue the negotiation process into the 76th session which commences in September under new leadership. Some members, led by Germany, earlier raised objections to the technical rollover decision over concerns that it did not explicitly move the process to text-based negotiations which has been a key demand of certain member states.

SA calls for UN to move IGN on security reform to text-based negotiations

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