Soldiers Killed, 3 Injured in Mortar Explosion in Eastern DR Congo
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February 15, 2024, 2:30 PM
[Daily Maverick] The soldiers had only begun being deployed two months ago as part of a regional force to tackle Rwanda-backed rebels.
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Old Age Grant Is Not Enough to Cover Care Needs, Researchers Find
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February 15, 2024, 11:09 AM
[GroundUp] Pensioners often carry households at the expense of their own needs
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South Africa Steps Up Cancer Data Gathering
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February 15, 2024, 2:36 PM
[SciDev.Net] Johannesburg -- South Africa has begun collecting data on cancer directly from patients for the first time, to help shape national cancer policies and resourcing.
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Campaign Launched to Remove Guns From Violent Domestic Partners
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February 15, 2024, 2:57 PM
[GroundUp] The 'Removing the Trigger' Campaign was launched at the Saartjie Baartman Centre for Women and Children on Wednesday.
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Parliament Prepares to Host National Budget Speech
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February 15, 2024, 2:39 PM
[SAnews.gov.za] Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana will outline all the financial, economic, and social commitments that government will prioritise in its planned expenditure during the National Budget Speech next week.
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South Africa's Mission to DR Congo Off to Deadly Start
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February 15, 2024, 2:33 PM
[DW] Two South African soldiers were killed and three were wounded during a mortar strike in DR Congo, the South African military said, adding that the details were "still sketchy."
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Cape Town Taxi Violence Resurgence Leaves 12 Dead, Many Critically Injured in Early 2024
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February 15, 2024, 2:29 PM
[Daily Maverick] Eight drivers, three taxi owners and a commuter have been killed so far this year in a resurgence of violence targeting members of the Cape Amalgamated Taxi Association.
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In Sickness and in Health - !gawaxab Defends SA Rand Marriage
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February 15, 2024, 2:25 PM
[Namibian] Bank of Namibia (BoN) governor Johannes !Gawaxab has likened the Namibia dollar and the South African rand peg to a marriage.
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Fikile Mbalula Heads to Moscow for Forum On Combating Western 'Neocolonialism'
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February 15, 2024, 1:22 PM
[Daily Maverick] The ANC indicated it will join political parties from the Global South in Russia this week to discuss forming an organisation to challenge the dominance of the West and erode neocolonialism.
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Cosatu Welcomes the Proposed Extension of the Srd Grant to March 2025
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February 15, 2024, 2:41 PM
[COSATU] The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) welcomes government's announced of its intension to extend the Special Relief of Distress (SRD) Grant for an additional year until March 2025. This will provide comfort for 8 million unemployed persons who have been receiving this critical poverty alleviation support. Whilst the SRD Grant has experienced many challenges and limitations, it has provided an invaluable source of relief for 8 million persons without a source of income and ...
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NSFAS Reveals Myriad 'Challenges', With Over 36 000 Students Still Without Beds in 2024
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February 15, 2024, 2:29 PM
[Daily Maverick] Troubled adverse audit described and over 36,000 student beds still need to be accredited.
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Vladimir Putin Justified Adolf Hitler's Invasion of Poland - South Africa Must Denounce Him
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February 15, 2024, 3:36 PM
[Daily Maverick] The world is reeling from brutal wars, seething conflicts that could soon explode, and the prospect of deadly weapons (not all of them physical) that are already creeping towards us. Fear of what tomorrow will bring is everywhere. During chaos and swirl, South Africa has always been strongest when it takes a high moral ground. Denouncing Russian President Vladimir Putin and his justification of Hitler's invasion of Poland is a necessary place to start.
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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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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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'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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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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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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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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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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