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With the general elections due next week and news of record high unemployment at 33% overall and 46% among young people, many South Africans are viewing it as the most important election since 1994. Civil society organisations (Project 90 by 2030, Southern African Faith Community Environmental Institute (SAFCEI), Catholic Parliamentary Liaison Office, African Climate Alliance, Green Connection, 350 Africa and Alternative Information and Development Centre (AIDC)) point out that climate change and environmental issues are linked to rising poverty. The lack of clear mandate from government to ensure a just energy transition is an issue that all political parties must…

Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves has promised that if Labour wins the general election there will be “no further tax increases” beyond those she has proposed.In his first major speech of the election campaign, Mr Reeves said all of Labour's policies would be “fully funded and costed, with no strings attached, and no buts”. This includes recruiting thousands of extra teachers and introducing 40,000 NHS appointments per week.But Chancellor Rishi Sunak insisted Labour's plans would mean “every working household” would have to pay £2,000 each.He said the analysis was based on Treasury officials “crunching the numbers.”Speaking at engineering giant Rolls-Royce in…

Cyril Ramaphosa, chairman of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) and President of South Africa, addresses supporters at the ANC Siyanqova rally at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa on May 25, 2024. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images) The Democratic Alliance (DA) has made good on its threat to take President Cyril Ramaphosa to the Electoral Tribunal for allegedly misusing his position and public funds to support the ANC's election campaign. The party is asking the court to punish the president for misusing his national address for election campaigning by invalidating 1% of the total votes cast for the…

Reading Time: 2 MinutesMany residents in the North West are flocking to Home Office offices to receive identity cards that will enable them to take part in tomorrow's general election. The state's Department of Home Affairs reported that there were over 23,000 identity cards yet to be collected as at 24 May 2024. Several people collecting their identity cards at the Mmabaso Department of Home Affairs office today expressed their enthusiasm to vote. One resident said: “I just came here to get my ID card as I want to vote tomorrow. There is a lot of youth unemployment in Mahikeng…

Minister of Finance Enock Godongwana Gallo Images/Ziyad Douglas Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana said he was prepared to stay on in his position after the elections and urged the country to choose stability over “chaos” by voting for the African National Congress.”If I am asked to deliver, I will deliver,” he said in an interview with Bloomberg TV's Jennifer Zabasadja on Tuesday. “The aim of these elections is stability and chaos, and the ANC will bring that stability.”South Africa goes to the polls on Wednesday, with Godongwana's ruling ANC party facing its toughest electoral battle since coming to power in 1994.Polls…

As of 2022, Shein has grown to become the world's largest fashion retailer. (Stanislav Kogiku/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) The Seoul government in South Korea has found toxic substances in children's products from online shopping giant Shein.These chemicals are known to cause hormonal disruptions and are linked to obesity, heart disease, some cancers and infertility.Authorities in Seoul are conducting weekly inspections of products sold on platforms such as Shein, Temu and AliExpress.For more climate change news and analysis, News24 The Future of Climate.The South Korean capital, Seoul, announced on Tuesday that children's products sold by China-based online shopping giant SHEIN…

Junior Springbok winger Literile Bester runs with the ball during the Under-20 Rugby Championship match against Argentina at Sunshine Coast Stadium. (Albert Perez/Getty Images) The World Rugby U20 Championship is returning to the Western Cape for the second year in a row.The Junior Springboks will open their match against Fiji and will also face Argentina and England in Pool C.The event will run from June 29th to July 19th.For more rugby news, check out our dedicated section.The Junior Springboks will begin their World Rugby U20 Championship campaign against Fiji at the Cape Town Stadium on 29 June.The tournament, which will…

A double-helix wind turbine is being trialled at the V&A Waterfront. (V&A Waterfront) The V&A Waterfront will be trialling the use of spiral wind turbines over the next 12 months.The aim is to determine how much electricity it can produce to complement a solar power installation.The wind turbines are “like works of art, or sculpture,” says German Consul General Tanja Welheit.For more climate change news and analysis, News24 The Future of Climate.Five spiral wind turbines have been unveiled at the V&A Waterfront as part of a pilot project that challenges perceptions of how “aesthetically pleasing” electricity generation can be.Each turbine…

Police are planning to increase personnel ahead of the national elections.Efforts are likely to be focused on high-risk polling stations.There are 164 high-risk polling stations in eThekwini district and 984 police officers have been deployed there.Find out everything you need to know about the 2024 general election in News24's election hub.Police have said they are mobilising “forces on the ground” in the run-up to this week's general election, but the extra deployment is likely to come at taxpayer expense.Crime expert Guy Lamb said police would prioritise “election security and integrity”.The deployment is based on criminal intelligence and is based on…

Supporters of Jacob Zuma's MK party have written that they are promoting a consistent narrative that targets the IEC and, by extension, the electoral process itself. Jean Le Roux and Storm Simpson. Allegations of bias and voter fraud, targeted at the South African Electoral Commission (IEC), have been a consistent theme throughout this election, brought on by some of the newly formed opposition parties.Between Jan. 1 and May 18, more than 29,100 social media posts mentioned the IEC along with keywords such as “injustice,” “bias” and “corruption,” and party leaders included the topic in their speeches at rallies. Ace Magashule…