Press Releases

Deep-time fossil records reveal a narrow, three-generation window to address the escalating climate crisis. Immediate Release | 25 August 2026 Humanity has three generations at most to mitigate the accelerating impacts of Earth’s sixth mass extinction. This is the stark assessment issued today by PAST (Palaeontological Scientific Trust), linking current climate disruptions, such as severe […]

Immediate Release | 25 August 2026 Facing severe knee pain from osteoarthritis and a recommendation for total knee replacement, 53-year-old correctional official Bhekumuzi Andrias Miya feared his lifelong goal of earning a Comrades Marathon double green number was over. Instead, under the care of specialist Dr G.H. Bayes, Miya returned to the road and completed

Immediate Release | 14 August 2026 Free SA is calling on South Africans to defend secure property rights and support land reform that expands ownership rather than weakens it. Through its Protect Property Rights, Protect South Africa’s Future campaign, Free SA is mobilising citizens behind a simple principle: South Africa needs more homeowners, entrepreneurs, emerging

Immediate Release | 16 July 2026 10 years after the #FeesMustFall protests shook campuses across South Africa, thousands of young people still face the same fundamental question: how do I pay for university, and how do I stay there once I’m in? Despite a decade of debate and well-intentioned interventions, many students, especially those from

Immediate Release | 15 July 2026 South Africans have already shown they can solve the country’s electricity crisis themselves. Millions of households and businesses have invested in rooftop solar, private generation and backup systems, despite government, not because of it. Now government must finish the job by allowing genuine competition in electricity generation and supply.

Holistic support model offers proven solution – but success depends on co‑creation with private stakeholders and funding partnerships Johannesburg, 7 May 2026 – In the wake of recent reporting that as many as 60% of first‑year university students disengage after their first term, the Ikusasa Student Financial Aid Programme (ISFAP) is calling for urgent, coordinated

Immediate Release1 June 2026 CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA – Cornerstone Institute is proud to highlight the inspirational journey of Ibtishaam Abrahams, a recipient of the Give Back 100 campaign bursary, who is now pursuing a Higher Certificate in Business Studies. Ibtishaam’s story is one of profound resilience, demonstrating how access to education can empower individuals

Immediate Release10 July 2026 As South Africa commemorates Youth Month, the Ikusasa Student Financial Aid Programme (ISFAP) is proud to announce a significant milestone in its mission to address the funding crisis among poor and “Missing Middle” students. Since its inception, ISFAP has taken major strides in moving beyond the “Right to Access” to achieve

Immediate Release3 July 2026 As multiple protests and volatile anti-illegal immigrant demonstrations continue to escalate across South Africa, civil action group DearSA warns that treating this crisis as purely a street-level conflict misses the root cause. The organisation is calling for an immediate, drastic shift in narrative away from raw emotion and toward systemic accountability,

The PIE Amendment Bill needs do more to protect publicly funded housing assets Immediate Release24 June 2026 The National Association of Social Housing Organisations (NASHO) has expressed deep concern over the liquidation of Capital City Housing NPC, the Social Housing Institution responsible for the Aloe Ridge social housing development in Pietermaritzburg. According to NASHO, the