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Mr Shipokosa Paulus Mashatile, Deputy President of The Republic of South Africa attends the South Africa Police Service Commemoration Day at the Union Buildings, at the South African Police Memorial Site, Pretoria, Gauteng Province.
Standing behind the United Nations rostrum on the International Day Against Nuclear Testing, Oemwa Johnson, calls on the General Assembly to heed a growing global call for nuclear justice. As the Youth Representative of the Republic of Kiribati, Ms. Johnson is one of the many young people around the world whose ancestors have been affected by the toxic aftermath of nuclear tests.
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Minister Patricia de Lille, on behalf of Deputy President Paul
Mashatile , leads the Clean Cities,
Towns and Villages Campaign
in Zwelihle Towns Overstrand
Local Municipality, Western Cape.
0:14 – 3 stunning examples of ‘bioregional architecture’: By going back to the past, architecture can help create a better future. Bioregional design used to be how all humans made their homes: using sustainable materials and techniques that worked in harmony with the environment rather than against it. Today, this approach is making a comeback.
2:32 – 5 ways cities are building 24-hour economies: Faced with the demands of growth, cities are rethinking how they operate – and when. From late-night libraries to nocturnal tourism, sensor-driven lighting and night czars, here are just some of the ways that cities are leveraging those extra hours on the clock.
5:31 – What is a cloudburst? Why are they becoming more dangerous?: Intense and heavy downpours called cloudbursts have devastated parts of the mountainous regions of India and Pakistan this year. They are fuelled by warm, wet air, supercharged by hilly terrain, and made more likely – and more severe – by climate change.
7:42 – 3 short-term risks when introducing AI at work – and how to mitigate them: Business leaders see AI as an engine for transformation – but what if introducing it at work doesn’t go smoothly? While AI can free up employees’ time, and boost productivity and efficiency, it comes with risks. Here’s what chief people officers around the world say are the top near-term risks – and the actions businesses can take to mitigate them.
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Deputy President Paul Mashatile delivers eulogy at the Special Official Funeral for Former Ambassador Mninwa Johannes Mahlangu, Middleburg, Mpumalanga, 06 September 2025
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) report that the ongoing offensive on Gaza City has further intensified this Friday, increasing the damage to civilians and the facilities on which they depend to survive.
Earlier that day, Israeli forces attacked a high-rise building that they say was used to execute attacks against them. Initial information collected by OCHA indicates that tents sheltering displaced people were damaged nearby. We are also concerned by the announcement that more high-rise buildings will be attacked soon.
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Attorney General Bondi announced recent enforcement actions by Joint Task Force Alpha to combat human smuggling and trafficking networks that undermine U.S. national security and public safety. In addition to these actions, the Department also announced the expansion of JTFA to districts along our northern and maritime borders to further dismantle cartels and Transnational Criminal Organizations operating in those regions.
The UN aid coordination office, OCHA, has released $10 million in response to the urgent need for food, water, shelter and other lifesaving provisions following this week’s devastating earthquakes and aftershocks in eastern Afghanistan.
On the ground, humanitarians are ramping up the response to assist communities.
According to the latest assessments, more than 2,200 people have lost their lives and approximately 84,000 people have been affected by the earthquake in Afghanistan, a UN Development Programme (UNDP) official said.
Addressing the press today (05 Sep) from Dubai, Stephen Rodriguez, UNDP Resident Representative in Afghanistan said, “According to the latest assessments, more than 2,200 people have lost their lives, and nearly 3,700 have been injured. At least 6,700 homes have been destroyed, and we have seen entire villages built on steep hillsides have collapsed.”
He continued, “Approximately 84,000 people affected by the earthquake. Schools, health facilities have collapsed. 68 major water sources have been destroyed, cutting off access to safe water for thousands of people, and FAO indicates that perhaps close to a million livestock have also been affected in some of those provinces.”
He said, “The emergency response is scaling up. Thousands of tents and nonfood items are now arriving for distribution. Mobile health teams are treating the injured. More than 20,000 people have already received food assistance, and water trucking and sanitation facilities are being set up to prevent the outbreak of disease.
He highlighted, “This tragedy, and this is one of the main points I want to convey, comes on top of multiple overlapping crises that Afghanistan has been experiencing.”
He stressed, “75 percent of the population – that’s 3 out of every 4 Afghans are struggling to survive at a subsistence level, meaning they can barely afford to meet their basic needs.”
He added, “So, the region that has been shot by the earthquake is also one of the main areas where returnees are resettling, and they’re often in extremely poor housing conditions and with limited livelihood opportunities. Host communities already under significant pressure are now facing even greater challenges, and this is why our response must go beyond immediate relief.”
He also said, “While the restrictions are going to remain a broad structural issue, in this specific earthquake response, we have not seen evidence of a systematic ban on women either participating in the relief efforts or receiving urgent medical care.”
