#YouAsked Elections & political parties Who is the president of Uganda? Source Office of the President: Republic Of Uganda Short answer Who is the president of Uganda? Yoweri Kaguta Museveni is the current president of the Republic Of Uganda. He has been in power since 1986. ... Back Full answer
#YouAsked Crime & justice How many men and women were murdered in South Africa in 2021 Source SAPS Annual Report 2020/21 Short answer How many men and women were murdered in South Africa in 2021 The South African Police Service's Annual Report recorded 19,904 murders in 2020/21, a 6.7% decrease from the 2019/20 figure of 21,341. Of those victims, 2,655 were women and 16,367 were men. ... Back Full answer
#YouAsked Covid-19 How many coronavirus cases are there in Pretoria, South Africa? Source NICD Coronavirus Online Portal Short answer How many coronavirus cases are there in Pretoria, South Africa? There is no data available on the current number of Covid-19 cases in Pretoria, but according to the National Institute for Communicable Diseases, as of 28 May 2022 there were 1,307,007 confirmed cases in Gauteng. ... Back Full answer
#YouAsked Sex & gender What are the sexual assaults statistics for South Africa? Source SAPS 2019/2020 Crime Statistics Short answer What are the sexual assaults statistics for South Africa? The South African Police Service (SAPS) recorded 53,293 sexual offences in 2019/2020, of which there were 7,749 sexual assaults. ... Back Full answer
Covid-19 #YouAsked Health Has Mpumalanga reached a vaccination milestone of 1,000,000 people vaccinated? Source Covid-19 Resources and News Portal Short answer Has Mpumalanga reached a vaccination milestone of 1,000,000 people vaccinated? As of 17 November 2021, the total number of individuals vaccinated in Mpumalanga stood at just over 1 million (1,420,542). ... Back Full answer
#YouAsked Covid-19 Health Is it true that if you are not vaccinated for Covid-19 you can’t receive the Older Persons Grant? Source President Cyril Ramaphosa Short answer Is it true that if you are not vaccinated for Covid-19 you can’t receive the Older Persons Grant? No. Legally, no one can be forced or coerced into taking the vaccine. This was affirmed by President Cyril Ramaphosa when he addressed parliament on 3 September 2021: “No one should be forced to be vaccinated. Instead, we need to use the available scientific evidence to encourage — repeat encour... Back Full answer
#YouAsked Covid-19 Health How many patients were hospitalised with Covid-19 at Groote Schuur hospital on 6 September 2021? Source UCT Faculty of Health Science Short answer How many patients were hospitalised with Covid-19 at Groote Schuur hospital on 6 September 2021? According to UCT’s Faculty of Health Science, there were 254 patients hospitalised with Covid-19 on 6 September 2021. ... Back Full answer
#YouAsked Elections & political parties Who is the Prime Minister of Uganda? Source Uganda National Web Portal: Office of the Prime Minister Short answer Who is the Prime Minister of Uganda? The Rt. Hon Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda is the Prime Minister of the Republic of Uganda. He has been Prime Minister of Uganda since 2014. ... Back Full answer
#YouAsked Crime & justice Has the farming of marijuana been legalised in South Africa yet? Source Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development and Others v Prince (Clarke and Others Intervening)c Short answer Has the farming of marijuana been legalised in South Africa yet? On 18 September 2018, the South African Constitutional Court decriminalised the use and cultivation of cannabis in a private space. Even though private use of cannabis has been decriminalised–the buying and selling of cannabis, cannabis oil and cannabis seeds remains illegal.The ... Back Full answer