News Bulletin of 10 October 2025, 2pm

The Salvation Army’s A Re Bolele Motswadi initiative is taking a proactive approach to gender-based violence in Alexandra.
The programme equips fathers with non-violent parenting tools and engages the wider community to prevent violence before it occurs.
Sessions also focus on schools, promoting non-violence and supporting discipline among learners.
By involving parents, educators, and community leaders, the initiative aims to create a culture of accountability and lasting safety across the community.

The University of Cape Town has launched a Centre for Wellbeing and Flourishing to support the mental health of students and staff.
The initiative goes beyond traditional counselling by focusing on helping people succeed, feel a sense of belonging, and find meaning in their work and studies.
The centre offers workshops and group sessions designed to build resilience and promote overall wellbeing.
UCT says the goal is to create a campus environment where everyone can thrive, not just cope, marking a progressive step towards holistic mental health support in higher education.

Colombia has handed over 120 hectares of Pablo Escobar’s former Hacienda Napoles estate to women affected by the country’s decades-long armed conflict.
The land, once part of the Medellin Cartel boss’s lavish estate, had been previously leased to local authorities and used as a theme park and zoo.
President Gustavo Petro said the move gives hope and security to rural women who had faced eviction and hardship.
The estate is also famous for its herd of hippos, originally brought by Escobar in the 1980s, which now number around 150 and are considered an invasive species.
This initiative is part of Colombia’s wider land reform program aimed at redistributing properties previously owned by drug traffickers to communities in need.