Trial Begins for Alleged Thieves at Ramaphosa's Farm - South African News Briefs - April 26, 2024
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April 26, 2024, 4:53 AM
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Social Security Agency Workers Busted in Grant Fraud Scheme - South African News Briefs - April 25, 2024
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April 25, 2024, 6:13 AM
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South Africa's Youth Are a Generation Lost Under Democracy - Study
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April 26, 2024, 1:55 AM
[The Conversation Africa] South African president Cyril Ramaphosa recently painted a rosy picture in which the country's youth - "democracy's children" - had enormous opportunities for advancement, all thanks to successive post-apartheid governments led by the African National Congress (ANC) that he leads.
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SA On Track to Eliminate Malaria Disease By 2028
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April 26, 2024, 2:19 AM
[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Health says South Africa is on track to achieve malaria elimination status by 2028, as outlined in the National Malaria Elimination Strategic Plan.
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South Africa's Young Education Researchers Need Networks to Share Experience More Than Pressure to Produce Outputs
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April 26, 2024, 1:55 AM
[The Conversation Africa] South Africa has for many years been a strong player in several areas of world-class research. Some of the country's researchers have made major contributions in areas like the biomedical sciences, palaeontology and astronomy
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Persisting Inequality Has Made Many Young South Africans Question the Choices Made By Nelson Mandela - Podcast
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April 26, 2024, 1:55 AM
[The Conversation Africa] Some young South Africans have begun to question Nelson Mandela's legacy, and the choices made in the transition to democracy after the end of apartheid in 1994. Some have even called him a "sellout".
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It Took a Year but Tafelsig's Streetlights Are Back On
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April 25, 2024, 11:00 AM
[GroundUp] 1,000 residents needing help with service inquiries also went to a pop-up service hub hosted by the City
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Elections 2024 - What the Major Political Parties Say About the Post Office
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April 25, 2024, 11:00 AM
[GroundUp] We sent questions to the ANC, DA, EFF, IFP, FF Plus, ActionSA, PA, MK Party and RISE Mzansi
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Ramaphosa Approves $95m Military Extension in Mozambique, DR Congo
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April 25, 2024, 10:57 AM
[New Times] South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday, April 25 approved the extension of the military deployment in DR Congo and Mozambique, according to his office. Earlier, on April 7, while in Kigali, he said that a political solution is needed to end the crisis in eastern DR Congo.
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Amajimbos Fall Short of Colombia in Second International Friendly
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April 25, 2024, 10:21 AM
[SAFA] Amajimbos dominated the match but failed to find the win in an entertaining game of football at Estadio Francisco Rivera Escobar.
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Nearly Half of South Africans Can't Afford Basics - Survey - South African News Briefs - April 24, 2024
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April 24, 2024, 6:18 AM
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Department of Health Fails to Buy Life-Saving Device for Diabetes Patients
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April 24, 2024, 11:51 AM
[GroundUp] Using vials and syringes instead of pens can lead to insulin dosing errors which can be fatal
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Johannesburg Power Outage Threatens Critical Healthcare - South African News Briefs - April 23, 2024
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April 23, 2024, 6:00 AM
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Widow's Shack Demolished Six Times Since September
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April 24, 2024, 11:51 AM
[GroundUp] 100 shacks demolished by JMPD in Rabie Ridge on Saturday
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Immigration Officer Slammed By Judges After Ethiopian Asylum Seeker Attempts Suicide
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April 24, 2024, 11:03 AM
[GroundUp] Tsegaye Esyas says he was duped into confessing that he was in South Africa illegally
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Elections 2024 - South Africa Is One of the Few African Countries Where Prisoners Can Vote
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April 24, 2024, 11:03 AM
[GroundUp] But the right of prisoners to vote has at times been resisted by the government and the Independent Electoral Commission
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Cosatu Celebrates the Life of the Late President of the African National Congress, Oliver Tambo
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April 25, 2024, 7:01 AM
[COSATU] The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) celebrates the life of the late President of the African National Congress (ANC), Isithwalandwe/ Seaparankoe Oliver Reginald Tambo as we honour the 31st anniversary of his passing. As we navigate the many complex challenges facing South Africa and at times painful setbacks, we would do well to reflect on the values and sacrifices of comrade OR.
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Cosatu Applauds the Progressive Agreement to Halt Retrenchments of 6 000 Workers At the Post Office
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April 24, 2024, 1:10 PM
[COSATU] The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) applauds the progressive agreement to halt the retrenchments of 6 000 workers at the South African Post Office (SAPO). This profound agreement provides relief and hope to thousands of SAPO employees and their families. COSATU congratulates its Affiliate, the Communications Workers' Union (CWU) for its tireless efforts on behalf of SAPO employees.
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Agricultural Hubs Create Work and Hope for Hundreds
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April 24, 2024, 11:52 AM
[GroundUp] But Industrial Development Corporation funding for the project in KwaZulu-Natal is coming to an end
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Time Is Right for a South Atlantic Climate Alliance
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April 24, 2024, 11:35 AM
[ISS] With their leading roles regionally and in the G20 and COP30, a Brazil-South Africa partnership could prompt useful south-south ties.
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SA's Most Dedicated Courier Braves Mdumbi River to Deliver Parcel
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April 24, 2024, 10:19 AM
[Daily Maverick] South Africa needs everyday champions. We have seen the impact they have on hope and positivity, on businesses, demonstrating that the current doesn't always move in one direction.
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Johannesburg Resident Wins Utility Bill Battle After 7-Year Fight - South African News Briefs - April 22, 2024
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April 22, 2024, 6:22 AM
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Johannesburg in a Time of Darkness - Ivan Vladislavić's New Memoir Reminds Us of the City's Fragility
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April 24, 2024, 4:44 AM
[The Conversation Africa] Ivan Vladislavić is Johannesburg's literary linkman. He tells us, in the first pages of his new book, The Near North, that before cities were lit, first by gaslight and later electricity, people of means paid torchbearers to escort them through dark and perilous streets. "In Paris," he observes, "these linkmen were often police spies or informers, while in London they were more likely to be in league with criminals".
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History for Sale - What Does South Africa's Struggle Heritage Mean After 30 Years of Democracy?
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April 24, 2024, 4:44 AM
[The Conversation Africa] One of my favourite statues is the one of Nelson Mandela at the Sandton City shopping centre in Johannesburg. Larger than life, its oversized bronze shoes shimmer in the evening light, polished by the hands of many passersby who crowd around to take pictures with it. At the entrance of a square in the mall, it's a jovial image of the former South African president in a lively jive: a decidedly odd juxtaposition of a liberation fighter at a site of luxury retail.
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We Want Reparations Before the Elections, Demand Victims of Apartheid Crime
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April 23, 2024, 4:03 PM
[GroundUp] About 100 pensioners, supported by the Khulumani Support Group, picketed outside Parliament on Tuesday
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Meerkat - the South African Radio Telescope That's Transformed Our Understanding of the Cosmos
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April 23, 2024, 4:47 AM
[The Conversation Africa] South Africa's Karoo region is a vast semi-arid area that stretches across four of the country's provinces. It is sparsely populated and renowned for its wide open spaces.
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No Joy for Springboks and Kolisi At Laureus World Sports Awards As SA's Four Nominees Lose Out
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April 24, 2024, 12:09 PM
[Daily Maverick] South Africa had four nominees at the 2024 Laureus World Sports Awards but came away empty-handed on a good night for Spain.
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Academics With Disabilities - South African Universities Need an Overhaul to Make Them Genuinely Inclusive
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April 23, 2024, 4:47 AM
[The Conversation Africa] Very little research has been conducted about academics with disabilities working in South African universities. This means their stories, and the challenges they face in the daily demands of their jobs, are not often told. Sibonokuhle Ndlovu, who holds a PhD in education and lectures on the subject, explains what her study of academics with disabilities revealed.
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Scrap Electricity Tariff Hikes, Demand Durban Residents
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April 22, 2024, 1:14 PM
[GroundUp] Public comment on increases for ratepayers in eThekwini closed on Friday
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Banyana Coach Ellis to Be Conferred With an Honorary Doctorate
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April 24, 2024, 5:01 AM
[SAFA] According to CPUT, the University will be rolling out the red carpet for more than 7 000 graduands, celebrating the success of 6 373 undergraduates and 735 postgraduates during 14 ceremonies which started on 22 April and conclude on 26 April 2024.
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