| © 2018 South Africa - The Good News No Images? Click here by Steuart Pennington This is the second “Reasons for Hope” document the IRR has published, so let’s troll through the findings, but before we do that let’s reflect on Bill Gates’ reminder that “bad news arrives as drama, while good news is incremental – and not usually deemed newsworthy” TIME Jan 2018. So, what ‘trends’ have we missed? Economy: Real GDP per capita: This has increased from R42 368 in 1994 to R56 020 in 2017 – over 30%, rapid growth occurred during the boom years from 1994 to 2007 and has since slowed down. Same can be said for per capita income, 32% in the first decade 10% in the second decade.
...[read more] September 15: World Cleanup Day
another chance to clean up your hood Litter remains a serious challenge in South Africa, you can hardly go anywhere, drive anywhere or walk anywhere without being aware of litter. Where I live I am able to walk every day, there is not a single day in which I don’t pick up litter. So let’s join in on September 15 on World Cleanup Day and pick up litter – just in our neighbourhood. Steuart Pennington Following the success* of Africa’s Biggest Cleanup, the Shoprite Group will again stage cleanup events across Africa on World Cleanup Day (15 September 2018). “This global drive presents the perfect opportunity for people to get behind our initiative to act for change by cleaning their neighbourhoods and public spaces. Our aim is to start a movement by staging regular events and in this way initiate people into the culture of keeping our environment clean,” says Lunga Schoeman, CSI spokesperson for the Shoprite Group.
...[read more] DO WE CARE ABOUT OUR PRISONERS? NICRO Celebrates 108 Years of Serving South Africa (National Institute for Crime Prevention and the Reintegration of Offenders) On 6 September 1910, 108 years ago, NICRO was founded by Justice J de Villiers Roos as the South African Prisoners’ Aid Association (SPAA) in Pretoria. Specialising in social crime prevention, offender rehabilitation and reintegration, NICRO boasts a rich, unparalleled history in human rights, juvenile justice and criminal justice reform. An acknowledged and highly acclaimed leader in its field, NICRO is one of South Africa’s largest, most enduring indigenous civil society organisations providing comprehensive crime reduction and crime prevention services in the country. Not only has NICRO existed for more than a century; it has gone from strength to strength, boasting shining examples of ground-breaking and pioneering contributions to both South African society and the criminal justice system. Right from the very onset, NICRO set its face against racism, with its work not restricted by limitations of race or creed.
...[read more] FNB produces excellent results with double digit growth Benefits of offshore investing in wealth planning THIS WEEK'S FAST FACT Crime Stats announced, not a pretty picture! Homicide: In the Middle Ages, across Western Europe, murder rates were as high as 20 to 100 people per 100,000. By the beginning of the 20th century, that number had dropped to 1 person per 100,000 in most western countries. In South Africa, the murder rate in 2016 was 34 per 100,000 people, up 6% in 2018 (http://bit.ly/2whxGAm, http://bit.ly/2whEbD2) Source www.Eighty20.co.za I-Innovate opens minds to Artificial Intelligence at Durban School TUT R64 million funding Collegiate tackles Wheelchair Wednesday Excitement fills the air as 1000 children fly for the first time A Peach of a Campaign Sharp improvement of numeracy and literacy among Cape Winelands children Follow us: © 2018: South Africa - The Good News You are receiving this email Newsletter as a subscriber to our Newsletter group Like Tweet Share Forward Preferences | Unsubscribe | 