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Activists have called for a collective response from communities and government, to combat gender-based violence and femicide in the country. Young men and women from Non Governmental Organization -- Love Life -- in Ekurhuleni, east of Johannesburg, became part of a nationwide silent demonstration against Gender Based Violence in Kempton Park. Thabiso Radebe reports....

Four years after mudslides during the 2022 floods claimed the lives of three children and an elderly woman in Ntuzuma, north of Durban, residents living beneath an embankment say they are still living in fear. They say water from Bhekisisa High School's drainage system is flowing towards their homes, weakening the soil around an already unstable wall. Gcinokuhle Malinga reports….

Scores of rural women from various villages of Cacadu and Indwe in the Eastern Cape participated in a Rural Women's Dialogue session at Hala 2 in the Western Tembuland area. The engagement is a collaboration between the National Development Agency, Department of Social Development and Imbumba Yamakhosikazi Akomkhulu. It was held under the theme "Rooted in Heritage, Advancing Economic Inclusion for Rural Women." Fundiswa Mhlekude reports…..

As South Africa celebrates Heritage Day, we turn the spotlight to a language deeply woven into the history and identity of Cape Town."Afrikaaps" or "Kaaps", whose roots can be traced to the linguistic legacies of slavery at the Cape, has been shaped by the languages and experiences of millions of people in the Mother City. Its history has formally been documented, with one of the first-ever trilingual dictionaries for Kaaps, Afrikaans and English recently launched at the Castle of Good Hope. Spoken predominantly by people who live and grew up in the Mother City, Kaaps remains a living part of Cape Town's heritage. Lerato Dlalisa reports...

The United Nations General Assembly has opened its annual debate with sharply contrasting visions of a world under growing strain. Secretary-General António Guterres warned that global power is escaping the restraints of international law, while the presidents of Brazil and the United States used the world stage to set out competing approaches to conflict, climate change, artificial intelligence and the future of multilateral cooperation. Sherwin Bryce-Pease send us this report.