Kwanobuhle Families Have to Get Their Water From a Hole in the Ground
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February 14, 2024, 6:28 PM
[GroundUp] Taps have been dry since Friday because of a damaged main pipe
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How Do We Move Forward As a Country When the Remnants of Apartheid Remain?
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February 14, 2024, 6:26 PM
[UCT] "Malign institutions built through apartheid remain alive in post-apartheid South Africa. If we don't challenge them, how do we move forward as a country?" This was the focus of University of Cape Town (UCT) veteran architect Emeritus Professor Julian Cooke's Summer School lecture titled "Compounds and Hostels: History and Transformation".
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Unemployed Doctors to Be Placed By April, Says Minister Phaahla
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February 14, 2024, 1:34 PM
[SAnews.gov.za] Government is working tirelessly to ensure that unemployed doctors who want to join the public service are placed by 1 April this year, Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla has announced.
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Long Queues At Sassa in Khayelitsha
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February 14, 2024, 6:28 PM
[GroundUp] Earlier this week residents picketed, demanding that a new office be built and for staff to be trained
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SIU Welcomes Arrest of Allegedly Corrupt Former Eskom Officials
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February 14, 2024, 5:32 PM
[SAnews.gov.za] The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has welcomed the arrest and appearance in court of two former Eskom officials on charges of fraud, corruption and money laundering.
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Afcon Bronze Medalists Bafana Arrive Home in Pomp and Ceremony
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February 14, 2024, 1:32 PM
[SAFA] The South African senior men's team walked away with the bronze medal at AFCON after beating DR Congo 6-5 on penalties in the tournament's third-place playoffs.
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IcJ's Gaza Genocide Case - Big Win, but With What Effect?
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February 14, 2024, 6:54 PM
[ISS] Ensuring Israel's compliance with the provisional measures will require action by other international bodies, states and civil society.
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'The University of the Future Belongs to All Those Who Prepare for It'
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February 14, 2024, 6:27 PM
[UCT] The University of Cape Town (UCT) is undergoing a transformative shift with the visionary University of the Future (UoF) project, led by Professor Salome Maswime. In her Distinguished Alumni Lecture at the close of the 2024 UCT Summer School programme, she emphasised the urgent need for change in the African educational landscape. The lecture was held on Saturday, 27 January.
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Eastern Cape Welcomes Newly Appointed Deputy Provincial Commissioner
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February 14, 2024, 5:51 PM
[SAnews.gov.za] Eastern Cape Acting Provincial Commissioner, Major General Zithulele Dladla, on Tuesday welcomed the newly appointed Deputy Provincial Commissioner: Support Services, Major General Nolitha Tito, to the provincial police service.
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Gauteng Receives CCTV Cameras to Fight Crime
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February 14, 2024, 1:35 PM
[SAnews.gov.za] Efforts to fight crime in Gauteng have received a much-needed boost through a partnership with Vuma Cam, which will allow the province to have access to an additional 6 000 CCTV cameras to keep an eye on the province's streets.
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Sanral Notifies Motorists About Blasting Along the N2
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February 14, 2024, 5:51 PM
[SAnews.gov.za] The South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL) has advised road users that the N2 will be intermittently closed between Makhanda (formerly Grahamstown) and the Fish River Pass due to blasting operations taking place this month.
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Internet Connectivity Improves
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February 14, 2024, 5:50 PM
[SAnews.gov.za] Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Mondli Gungubele, says that internet connectivity and penetration has improved greatly.
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17 Million South Africans Live On Communal Land - New Study of a Rural Valley Offers Insights On How to Manage It
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February 14, 2024, 6:46 AM
[The Conversation Africa] The Tyhume River, flowing from the forested Amathole Mountains in South Africa's Eastern Cape province, gives its name to a valley of 20 villages on communal land. Much of the land is being used to keep livestock, as crop production has declined over the years. This land is under the custodianship of traditional leaders.
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South Africa Sends 2,900 Troops to DR Congo Despite Censure By Main Opposition Party
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February 13, 2024, 2:19 PM
[New Times] South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday, February 12, ordered the deployment of 2,900 soldiers to eastern DR Congo despite objections by his country' main opposition party.
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Deputy Principal Suspended After Probe Names Him in Suicide of 12-Year-Old Gauteng Learner
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February 13, 2024, 2:00 PM
[GroundUp] Three other teachers named in report are still at the school
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Thousands of South African Troops Deployed to Eastern DR Congo
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February 13, 2024, 9:20 AM
[SAnews.gov.za] South Africa is to deploy at least 2 900 members of the South African National Defence Force to assist in the fight against illegal armed groups in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
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Subcommittee on Africa Chairman James Sponsors Bill to Rview U.S. Ties to South Africa
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February 13, 2024, 2:15 PM
[U.S. House] Representative John James (MI-10), alongside Rep. Jared Moskowitz (FL-23), have introduced the U.S.-South Africa Bilateral Relations Review Act in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Evicted Alexandra Families Spend the Night On the Street
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February 13, 2024, 2:01 PM
[GroundUp] Dozens of families evicted from container housing by the City of Johannesburg
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Mpumalanga Delays Building of School for Learners With Disabilities
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February 13, 2024, 1:57 PM
[GroundUp] School was promised over 10 years ago
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Cathcart Hospital Rumours Spark Week of Protests
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February 13, 2024, 2:00 PM
[GroundUp] Police are monitoring as stoning incidents continue on N6
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It's Time for Africa!
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February 13, 2024, 1:09 PM
[SAnews.gov.za] The official launch of South Africa's first shipment and preferential trading under the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) on 31 January 2024, at the Port of Durban goes beyond a feather in the cap for trade and economic growth. It signals the unyielding African spirit which has prevailed against the injustices that plagued our continent, including colonialism and apartheid.
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Fire Minister Dipuo Peters, Rail Activists Demand
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February 13, 2024, 12:43 PM
[GroundUp] #UniteBehind wants President Ramaphosa to axe the deputy minister for allegedly enabling looting at PRASA
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I Remember Geingob's Lessons When Confronting SA's Challenges - Ramaphosa
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February 12, 2024, 6:07 PM
[Namibian] South African president Cyril Ramaphosa says while dealing with many challenges in his country, he continues to remember the lessons on governance given to him by his "elder brother, president Hage Geingob".
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Knysna Detectives Seek Assistance to Trace the Family of Man Found in Loerie Park
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February 13, 2024, 9:57 AM
[SAPS] Detectives are seeking the assistance of the public to trace the next of kin of a man whose body was found at Loerie Park, George Rex Drive, near the Knysna Lagoon on 12 January 2024.
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Broos Proud of Bafana Bafana After Bronze Medal
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February 13, 2024, 9:23 AM
[Cosafa] South Africa coach Hugo Broos said he was proud of his players after they edged Democratic Republic of Congo on penalties to claim the bronze medal at the Africa Cup of Nations finals in the Ivory Coast.
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While Parties Look to #fillupthestadium, Rallies Are No Indicator of Election Results
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February 12, 2024, 9:04 AM
[Daily Maverick] As election season gets into full swing, many political parties will seek to attract big crowds at their rallies -- but filling up a stadium does not directly translate to votes.
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Medicinal Plants Help Keep Children Healthy in South Africa - 61 Species Were Recorded
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February 11, 2024, 11:18 PM
[The Conversation Africa] In 2021, almost 33 of every 1,000 South African children under five years old died.
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Bafana Get First Podium Finish Since 2000
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February 11, 2024, 2:13 PM
[Premium Times] South Africa claimed the bronze after another penalty shootout win over DR Congo.
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Stage 6 - Eskom Working on Units Affected By Boiler Tube Leaks
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February 11, 2024, 1:47 PM
[SAnews.gov.za] Minister in the Presidency for Electricity, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, says teams are working around the clock to return to service the units that have contributed to load shedding being intensified to stage 6.
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More Peanut Butter Brands Recalled
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February 11, 2024, 1:41 PM
[SAnews.gov.za] The National Consumer Commission (NCC) has urged consumers in possession of various peanut butter brands manufactured by House of Natural Butters to return them to the point of purchase.
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