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News today includes ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has unveiled the newly appointed leaders set to steer the party in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN).
Meanwhile, challenges for a black child in South Africa are many, and the latest report from Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) is no better.
Furthermore, former Johannesburg mayor and Al Jama-ah councillor Kabelo Gwamanda scored a win at the Protea Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday.
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‘Nobody has been thrown to the streets’ —Mbalula as new ANC KZN leadership unveiled
ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has unveiled the newly appointed leaders set to steer the party in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN).
Mbalula held a media briefing in Durban on Tuesday to reveal the names of ANC members appointed to the provincial task team.
The ANC’s national executive committee (NEC) recently resolved to restructure KwaZulu-Natal’s provincial executive committee (PEC) following a report from the national working committee (NWC).
CONTINUE READING: ‘Nobody has been thrown to the streets’ —Mbalula as new ANC KZN leadership unveiled
Will the working class ever be able to join the middle class?
South Africa’s working class will not find it easy to break into the middle class, although it is now the fastest-growing segment in the country. Millions of households have moved up from poverty or the working poor, but the next step will be very difficult, as breaking into the middle class has become significantly more challenging.
According to a recent study by the UCT Liberty Institute of Strategic Marketing commissioned by Liberty and Standard Bank, 1.2 million households joined the working class in the past decade. This segment is defined as households earning between R8 000 and R22 000 per month.
These households represent a quarter of South Africa’s population and largely consist of individuals with some tertiary education. Despite some having the benefit of dual incomes, their earnings remain below R22 000. Low economic growth, high debt and limited resources hinder their upward mobility, Motlatsi Mkalala, executive head of Middle Market at Standard Bank, says.
CONTINUE READING: Will the working class ever be able to join the middle class?
Stats SA paints grim picture for black children in South Africa
Challenges for a black child in South Africa are many, and the latest report from Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) is no better.
Stats SA released its Marginalised Groups Indicator Report for 2023 on Tuesday. The report details the South African population that experiences a higher risk of poverty.
According to Stats SA, in 2023, children made up 33.7% of the South African population — 50.1% boys and 49.9% girls.
CONTINUE READING: Stats SA paints grim picture for black children in South Africa
Bring our troops home: Major development in SANDF injured’s return
Wounded South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers have arrived home from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
The early-hour arrival comes two weeks after the bodies of 14 dead soldiers were repatriated from the eastern parts of the central African nation.
The SANDF confirms that some soldiers require high-level medical care and have been transported to a medical facility in Pretoria.
CONTINUE READING: Bring our troops home: Major development in SANDF injured’s return
Gwamanda scores win in court
Former Johannesburg mayor and Al Jama-ah councillor Kabelo Gwamanda scored a win at the Protea Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday.
The mayor appeared in court on fraud.
He handed himself over to the Protea North Police Station on Friday, 18 October 2024. This is amid allegations against him initially raised by former Joburg mayor Mpho Phalatse in May 2023.
CONTINUE READING: Gwamanda scores win in court
Here are five more stories of the day:
- Table Mountain fire takes a bad turn with concerns it could get worse
- Smartphone addiction is real and it’s impacting young people
- Kubayi explains ‘R16m travel splurge’
- Vaal Dam sees major spike in 24 hours: Here’s how much it has gone up in the last week
- ‘Breekpunt’: A tennis drama that hits harder than a backhand smash
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