AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoMandela Day & education access: Zimbabwe’s returnees after South Africa’s anti-migrant unrest are facing a schooling hurdle—so Zimbabwe’s education authorities have ordered schools to stop demanding performance reports and transfer letters, saying no child should be turned away. Migration & xenophobia debate: Commentators and faith voices are urging Christ-like compassion and warning against scapegoating migrants as South Africa’s migration crisis deepens. Food safety in informal trade: South Africa’s Public Protector says Gauteng spaza shops and street-vendor food outlets show systemic failures, with deaths of children linked to suspected food poisoning since 2024—calling for stronger monitoring and enforcement. Local governance & accountability: A debate is growing over National Treasury’s move to temporarily withhold equitable share transfers from some municipalities, with critics warning it could punish communities that rely on that funding. Culture & heritage: Zimbabwe’s VP Kembo Mohadi told crowds at the revived Lemba Cultural Annual Festival that colonial-era hierarchies of culture must be erased, while Bulawayo’s monuments are being framed as “statues that tell a nation’s story.” Mandela Day in the arts: Theatre-maker Jason Jacobs is spotlighted for using indigenous, community-centred work from Namaqualand to heal and empower.
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