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Mon, 15 Mar 2021 08:43:51 GMT
First Ever National Survey Shows the Extent of TB Problem
[The Conversation Africa] South Africa's long-awaited tuberculosis (TB) prevalence survey results were recently released. This is the first national prevalence survey of its kind for TB in South Africa.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 07:02:12 GMT
Immigrants Must Be Given Health Care Even If Undocumented, Health Department Confirms
[GroundUp] A number of immigrants in Makhanda say they were denied health care

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 08:36:03 GMT
Student Protests - We've Seen This Movie Before
[Daily Maverick] It is arrogant and foolhardy of Blade Nzimande and government to continually follow the same process around tertiary education fees year in and year out and expect that there will be a different reaction.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 08:57:13 GMT
Let's Get Digital, Digital
[Daily Maverick] The queue to renew your motor vehicle or driver's licence at the licensing department in Fish Hoek was six hours long earlier this year. And that was if you got there with your coffee and chair before 6am. This created business oppor...

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 08:55:44 GMT
'The Lord Gave Me the Grounds for Appeal' - Chief Justice Mogoeng Rejects Judicial Conduct Committee Finding
[Daily Maverick] Mogoeng Mogoeng had been ordered to apologise and retract comments he made about SA's relationship with Israel. He was supplied with a scripted version of what he should say. But he doubled down at a public prayer meeting on Sunday n...

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 08:46:59 GMT
Load Shedding to Continue Until Wednesday
[SAnews.gov.za] Stage 2 load shedding is set to continue until 5am on Wednesday, Eskom has announced.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 08:46:46 GMT
Home Affairs Bureaucracy - Woman Can't Get an ID or Register Her Child's Birth
[GroundUp] Tashreeqa Isaacs, 18, has been unable to get an identity document and as a result can't register her baby.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 08:46:30 GMT
From Governance Woes to Inequality, South Africa Struggled Through the Pandemic Year
[Daily Maverick] The State of Disaster declared a year ago failed to solve many of South Africa's problems. And the nation is still in a state of disaster.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 08:43:42 GMT
Should the Budget Be Run By the Presidency?
[Daily Maverick] Sometime circa 2016, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) agitated for the Budget process to be led by the presidency instead of National Treasury.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 08:43:30 GMT
SA's Young Ones On Being 20 in 2021 - We're Old Enough to Know Better but Young Enough to Try Again
[Daily Maverick] Can you remember when you were 20 years old? Perhaps it was just the other day or just the other decade? What did society look like? Was the economy booming? What music were you listening to? What films were you watching? What books ...

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 08:43:01 GMT
'I Gave Up When They Told Me That I Wouldn't Be Able to Write Matric Without an ID Book'
[GroundUp] For various reasons beyond their control people find themselves "stateless", that is not recognised as a citizen of any country.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 08:35:54 GMT
Part Two - The Red Ants and the City of Cape Town
[New Frame] Part two of this two-part story describes how instead of using conservation as an excuse to brutalise people, the City could create community-led spaces to support the homeless.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 08:32:20 GMT
Committee to Assess Progress On North West Section 100 Intervention
[SAnews.gov.za] Parliament's Ad Hoc Committee on section 100 Intervention in the North West will visit the province this week to assess progress and the impact of the intervention.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 08:17:04 GMT
Buganda Kingdom Eulogises Zulu King Zwelithini
[Monitor] Buganda kingdom has eulogized the king of the South African nation of Zulu, King Goodwill Zwelithini who died Friday aged 72.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 06:02:49 GMT
On the Passing of King Goodwill Zwelithini Kabhekuzulu
[State Department] The Department of State, on behalf of the American people, offers its sincere condolences to South Africa and the Zulu people on the passing of His Majesty King Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu today.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 18:29:09 GMT
Vryburg Rapist Sentenced
[SAPS] POTCHEFSTROOM -- The Provincial Commissioner of North West, Lieutenant General Sello Kwena, welcomed the 20 year sentence handed down to 33-year-old Pheello Baikepi, by the Vryburg Magistrates' Court on Thursday, 11 March 2021 for two counts o...

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 04:57:16 GMT
King Goodwill Zwelithini Kabhekuzulu - an Exceptional Leader Who Induced Pride and Self-Belief in His People
[Daily Maverick] Since his coronation in 1971, the Zulu monarch made countless contributions to his people as a peacemaker, a farmer and a promoter of sustainable livelihoods.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 04:29:54 GMT
The Longest-Serving Monarch of Zulu People Has Died
[RFI] King Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu died on Friday of complications from a diabetic condition at the age of 72. He had been in intensive care at a private hospital since last month.

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 22:39:18 GMT
Tributes Pour in for Actors Ngubane and Maqashalala
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Veteran actor Menzi Ngubane has died.

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 09:47:06 GMT
President Declares Special Official Funeral for King Goodwill Zwelithini Kabhekuzulu
[Govt of SA] President Cyril Ramaphosa has honoured the late King Goodwill Zwelithini KaBhekuzulu with a declaration that His Majesty be accorded a Special Official Funeral Category 1.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 14:06:30 GMT
Zulu Nation's Longest-Serving Monarch Spanned 50 Turbulent Years
[The Conversation Africa] Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu, who has passed away at the age of 72, was the longest reigning of all Zulu kings on record. This was the 50th year of his incumbency.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 17:17:55 GMT
Focus on Africa, Not Europe, Says New Billionaire Soccer Chief
[SAFA] The South African who was ushered in as the new continental boss, said Africa spends a lot of money on European football and very little on their own. This has to change, he emphasised in his maiden speech in Rabat, Morocco on Friday, 12 March...

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 14:15:33 GMT
Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini Dies Aged 72
[DW] The king's health had deteriorated while in hospital, the royal family confirmed.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 16:05:50 GMT
The Covid-19 Pandemic a Year On
[Africa In Fact] On 5 March 2021, South Africa reached an important milestone: 100 000 vaccinations were administered to healthcare workers. Exactly a year to the day after South Africa recorded its first case of the coronavirus, it is a bittersweet ...

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 08:47:38 GMT
A Close Look At How the Net Has Tightened On the Right to Protest
[The Conversation Africa] South Africa's public order policing is as ill as it ever was. This has been illustrated in recent student protests spreading across the country's campuses. In Johannesburg police shot dead a pedestrian at a protest outside ...

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 15:38:26 GMT
Northlink Students Threaten to Shutdown Campuses
[GroundUp] The college has promised to meet with student leaders on Wednesday to discuss their grievances

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 15:37:17 GMT
Parents Shut Down School, Take Circuit Manager Hostage
[GroundUp] "We buy chalk ourselves" says teacher

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 15:35:55 GMT
MPs Row Over Lottery Board Selection
[GroundUp] Three people shortlisted for Minister Ebrahim Patel to choose from

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 15:19:36 GMT
New R2 Coin in Circulation
[SAnews.gov.za] The South African Mint, an agency of the South African Reserve Bank, has announced the circulation of a new R2 coin.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 15:14:44 GMT
SARS Urges Taxpayers to Declare Rental Income
[SAnews.gov.za] The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has advised property owners that all forms of rental income must be declared in their income tax returns.



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