Good news from South Africa:

Cape Town sees crime fall by 60{a9f0d31f6175b3e4775e11a66c07db268fb74408d6095f6b46eeec420c0e9f62}. The improved district had attracted new investments totalling R3.5-billion.

Over 300 000 domestic workers on UIF. More than 300 000 employers had registered their domestic workers with the Unemployment Insurance Fund by midday on Friday. “These registrations represent a victory, because for the first time in South Africa’s history domestic workers – who are among the most vulnerable in the country – enjoy some form of protection should they lose their jobs,”

SA donates R170m in food to Zim. Drought and disruption of farming activities reduced crop production and left people starving. The United Nations was still evaluating the situation before recommending more relief aid.

Bill Gates gives $28m to SA Aids project to prevent HIV infection in women by supplying them with latex diaphragms.