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PhD Graduate Acknowledges the Rocks in His Life
Dec 7, 2021 | 10:28 am[UCT] Raised by a single mother of three children, Marvel Makhubele has come a long way from his roots in Limpopo. He will be graduating with a PhD in Geoscience from the University of Cape Town (UCT) on 14 December[…]
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Basic Education On Matric Examinations Concluding Without Major Incidents
Dec 7, 2021 | 09:41 am[Govt of SA] The Department of Basic Education is pleased that the National Senior Certificate examinations has today come to an end without major incidents that can compromise the examination as a whole.
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Employment and Labour On Phuthaditjhaba Labour Centre Temporarily Operatimg On Limited Hours
Dec 7, 2021 | 09:40 am[Govt of SA] The Phuthaditjhaba Labour Centre will temporarily operate on limited hours due to mechanical issues emanating from a sanitation pipeline in the building. The matter has been reported to the Department of Water & Sanitation for repairs and[…]
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Ebrahim Ismail Ebrahim,Anti-Apartheid Icon, Dies At 84
Dec 7, 2021 | 09:33 am[VOA] Johannesburg -- Ebrahim Ismail Ebrahim, a former anti-apartheid fighter who, like the greats of the struggle he encountered, spent part of his life in Robben Island penitentiary in South Africa, died Monday at the age of 84.
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Backyarders Occupy Houses in Cape Town
Dec 7, 2021 | 09:26 am[GroundUp] The Western Cape Department of Human Settlements has opened a criminal case against backyarders who occupied houses in Eersteriver Forest Village over the weekend.
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Tech Firm Creates App to Tackle Gender-Based Violence
Dec 7, 2021 | 08:36 am[VOA] Johannesburg -- In the shadows of the coronavirus pandemic, violence against women has been on the rise around the world, including in South Africa, where half of the country's women report at least one incident of violence in their[…]
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Ramaphosa Criticises Greedy Western Countries for Handling of Omicron Variant
Dec 7, 2021 | 07:07 am[allAfrica] Cape Town -- President Cyril Ramaphosa has criticised travel bans imposed on parts of Africa by western countries because of the outbreak of Omicron, a variant of Covid-19.
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'Our lives are just as important': Ramaphosa criticises Western nations' handling of Covid-19
Dec 7, 2021 | 05:25 am“The task facing us, as African nations, is to drive the recovery, ... on Saturday night in the face of increasing Covid-19 cases in South Africa.
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Only a united Africa can succeed: Cyril Ramaphosa - SowetanLIVE
Dec 6, 2021 | 23:35 pmConflicts and wars continue to hold Africa back from walking the road of peace ... night in the face of increasing Covid-19 cases in South Africa.
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Only a united Africa can succeed: Cyril Ramaphosa - Daily Dispatch
Dec 6, 2021 | 23:22 pmConflicts and wars continue to hold Africa back from walking the road of peace and stability,” said President Cyril Ramaphosa.
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Minister Dlodlo to Deliver Keynote Address At Commemoration of International Anti-Corruption Day
Dec 6, 2021 | 16:59 pm[Govt of SA] The Public Service Commission in partnership with the United Nations in South Africa (represented by the Office on Drugs and Crime and the UN Development Programme), and the University of South Africa will virtually commemorate the 2021[…]
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Surviving Intergenerational Trauma - a Story About Reclaiming Power Is Sadly All Too Familiar
Dec 6, 2021 | 16:47 pm[Daily Maverick] A new book by political analyst and academic Nompumelelo Runji documents her journey of healing after leaving her emotionally abusive husband.
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PSL Remains Silent On Kaizer Chiefs' Predicament After 31 Positive Covid Cases
Dec 6, 2021 | 16:47 pm[Daily Maverick] Amakhosi's unplayed match against Cape Town City overshadowed the DStv Premiership action this weekend, with the Premier Soccer League yet to comment on the ongoing matter which will affect more games in the near future.
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Marking 25 Years of South Africa's Constitution, HIV/Aids in Africa Conference and South Africa Spotlight in World Inequality Report
Dec 6, 2021 | 16:32 pm[Daily Maverick] Friday 10 December 2021, marks 25 years of our country's constitution and Maverick Citizen will be publishing articles throughout the week commemorating the occasion with various reflections from ordinary South Africans and civil society. The articles will culminate[…]
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Durban's 'Beacons of Light' Are Showing the Way to a Future That Excludes the ANC
Dec 6, 2021 | 16:31 pm[Daily Maverick] Dr Imraan Buccus is senior research associate at the Auwal Socio-Economic Research Institute and a postdoctoral scholar in gender justice, health and human development at Durban University of Technology.
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Start of South African Netball Championships Clouded By Fatal Bus Accident
Dec 6, 2021 | 16:30 pm[Daily Maverick] South Africa's netball community is in mourning following a tragic accident which claimed four lives on Sunday.
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Ramaphosa's Tour - South Africa to Lift Visa Restrictions for Ghana, Kenya in Bid to Boost Trade
Dec 6, 2021 | 16:27 pm[Daily Maverick] Tricky visa rules have come up frequently during President Cyril Ramaphosa's West Africa tour, along with gripes about South Africa's many regulations making it difficult to do business here, while the South African delegation aired its own displeasure[…]
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Hypertension - South Africa's 'Silent Killer'
Dec 6, 2021 | 16:26 pm[spotlight] High blood pressure (hypertension) is the leading cause of heart disease and premature death worldwide, according to an article in Nature. While it is not specifically listed on the World Health Organization's list of top 10 causes of death,[…]
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NPA Boss Shamila Batohi Insists Hermione Cronje's Resignation Is Not a Sign of Collapse
Dec 6, 2021 | 16:25 pm[Daily Maverick] To be clear, 'the NPA is not in a crisis', remarked National Director of Public Prosecutions Shamila Batohi about the resignation of Hermione Cronje.
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Government Made Three Critical Mistakes During the Ongoing Vaccine Rollout
Dec 6, 2021 | 16:22 pm[Daily Maverick] South Africa has at least 13 million unused vaccines and is turning away additional shipments from the US.
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Western Cape Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement 2021
Dec 6, 2021 | 16:19 pm[Govt of SA] WC MTBPS 2021 - "A Budget To Back You"
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Northern Cape Sport, Arts, Culture Hosts National Youth Camp
Dec 6, 2021 | 16:18 pm[Govt of SA] National Youth Camp : Groblershoop 04 - 10 December 2021
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Minister Patricia De Lille - Hermanus Harbour Infrastructure Upgrades Inspection
Dec 6, 2021 | 16:18 pm[Govt of SA] Speech by Minister Patricia De Lille at the Hermanus Harbour Infrastructure upgrades inspection
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Human Rights Watch Mourns Loss of Dewa Mavhinga
Dec 6, 2021 | 15:24 pm[HRW] Human Rights Watch is heartbroken to report the sudden death of Dewa Mavhinga, Southern Africa director at Human Rights Watch and beloved colleague to many activists across the human rights movement. Mavhinga was known not just for his passion,[…]
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Most Patients in Covid-19 Wards in Tshwane - Unvaccinated, Young
Dec 6, 2021 | 15:21 pm[SAnews.gov.za] The majority of the patients who were treated for COVID-19 at Tshwane public hospitals were unvaccinated.
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No Crisis At the NPA Following Cronje Resignation
Dec 6, 2021 | 15:19 pm[SAnews.gov.za] National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) Advocate Shamila Batohi has assured the nation that the authority is not in crisis following the resignation of the National Prosecuting Authority's Investigative Directorate (ID) head, Advocate Hermione Cronje.
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Maintenance Programme Brings Improvements to Harbours
Dec 6, 2021 | 15:19 pm[SAnews.gov.za] Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Patricia de Lille says the Small Harbours Repairs and Maintenance Programme has brought much needed infrastructure improvements to harbours thereby benefitting coastal communities.
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Sports Committee Sends Deepest Condolences to Families of Netball Team Members Who Died in Aberdeen Bus Accident
Dec 6, 2021 | 15:18 pm[Parliament of South Africa] The Portfolio Committee on Sports, Arts and Culture, Ms Beauty Dlulane, is deeply saddened by the passing of four netball athletes, who passed away in a bus accident near Aberdeen in the Eastern Cape. The players[…]
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NPA Tackling Impunity and Corruption - NDPP Batohi
Dec 6, 2021 | 15:18 pm[SAnews.gov.za] National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP), Advocate Shamila Batohi, says the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) is working to make sure that "the taps of corruption are closed".
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President Ramaphosa on Official Visit to Senegal
Dec 6, 2021 | 08:32 am[Govt of SA] President Cyril Ramaphosa has today, Sunday, 5 December 2021, arrived in the Republic of Senegal on an official visit at the invitation of His Excellency President Macky Sall.
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President Ramaphosa Awaits Report On Possible Introduction of Vaccine Mandates
Dec 6, 2021 | 08:14 am[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa is awaiting a report on South Africa's possible introduction of vaccine mandates.
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Environment Groups Demand an End to Shell Exploration
Dec 6, 2021 | 06:12 am[DW] Protesters are calling for Shell to stop prospecting in a pristine stretch of coastline. The company is expected to use seismic blasting, which locals fear would cripple local fishing communities and marine life.
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President Calls for Calm as Covid-19 Cases Rise
Dec 5, 2021 | 17:00 pm[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for calm amid the rising number of COVID-19 cases exacerbated by the Omicron variant.
