A crew of 100 firefighters and a nine-person management team were selected following a selection process which included criteria such as physical fitness, having a valid Yellow Card
South Africa calls up army reserves in bid to crush looting
July 16, 2021
JOHANNESBURG: South Africa mustered its army reserves on Thursday in a bid to quell looting that has stoked fears of shortages and dealt a crippling blow to its already battered economy.
“All reserve members are to report for duty at first light tomorrow morning 15 July 2021 at their respective units,” army chief Lieutenant-General Lawrence Mbatha said in orders issued overnight as the unrest entered its sixth day.
Soldiers should “report ready with their necessary equipment,” the defence ministry said in a statement.
On Wednesday, the government said it would call out around 25,000 troops to tackle the emergency 10 times the number that it initially deployed. As relative calm returned to Johannesburg, Police Minister Bheki Cele hailed the boost from the military, saying he was confident it would “turn around the volatile situation in parts of KwaZulu-Natal” province, the epicentre of the u
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Deadly Air Case: The Struggle to Breathe Clean Air in Mpumalanga goes to Court
Landmark #DeadlyAir air pollution case against South African government will be heard in the Pretoria High Court from 17 May 2021 -
Two environmental justice groups are asking the High Court to declare the poor ambient air quality in the Highveld Priority Area a violation of the Constitutional right to an environment not harmful to health or well-being.
Scenes from Wayawaya settlement on the outskirts of Phola: Image by Daylin Paul
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