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Thu, 03 Jun 2021 14:06:46 GMTBreaking News - Authority Seeks Interpol Assistance in Arresting Guptas
[allAfrica] The National Prosecuting Authority has tweeted a press release announcing a request to Interpol for assistance in the execution of arrest warrants for Atul and Rajesh Gupta, their wives, and a number of their business associates.
Thu, 03 Jun 2021 12:54:10 GMTApproval for Another New Coal-Fired Power Station Set Aside By High Court
[groundWork] The court order is effectively the final nail in the coffin for the proposed coal plant - backed by Saudi company ACWA Power - which has met countless legal and other hurdles since its inception.
Thu, 03 Jun 2021 11:38:25 GMTSouth Africa Confirms Warrant of Arrest for Alleged Fishrot Lawyer
[Namibian] SOUTH Africa's justice ministry has confirmed that it has received a request from the Namibian Government to arrest Marén de Klerk, a lawyer who is accused of being a paymaster in the Fishrot scandal.
Fri, 04 Jun 2021 08:57:46 GMTCountry Records Over 5,000 New Covid-19 Cases
[SAnews.gov.za] South Africa's Covid-19 cases continue to rise, with 5 361 new infections reported on Thursday.
Thu, 03 Jun 2021 12:38:36 GMTReport Clears Eskom CEO of Wrongdoing
[SAnews.gov.za] Eskom Group Chief Executive (GCE) André de Ruyter has been cleared of allegations of racism by an independent inquiry.
Thu, 03 Jun 2021 11:47:24 GMTNational Innovation Award for UCT Engineer's Urine Project
[UCT] The University of Cape Town's (UCT) Associate Professor Dyllon Randall has won the South African Institution of Chemical Engineers (SAIChE) 2021 Innovation Award for a project on the development of a fertiliser-producing urinal and urine bio-br...
Thu, 03 Jun 2021 10:59:55 GMTOpposition Party Lays Charges Against Health Minister
[DA] Dear President Ramaphosa,
Fri, 04 Jun 2021 08:58:18 GMTNotoane Names 25-Man Squad to Face Egypt in Two Friendly Matches.
[SAFA] South Africa U23 Men's Olympic team coach David Notoane has named a 25-member squad to play their Egyptian U23 Men's Olympic counterparts in two friendly matches on 10 and 13 June 2021 in Cairo.
Fri, 04 Jun 2021 08:08:53 GMTChawapiwa Charmed By Benni
[The Herald] ZIMBABWE international midfielder, Talent Chawapiwa, is basking in glory after Amazulu made history by qualifying for the CAF Champions League.
Fri, 04 Jun 2021 08:43:34 GMTYoung Women Architects Reinvent Serpentine Pavilion in London
[The Conversation Africa] The arrival in London of a new Serpentine Pavilion is a design diary highlight every year.
Fri, 04 Jun 2021 05:46:09 GMTNew Democratic Governance Model Needed to Overcome the Multiple Crises Caused By Covid-19.
[Democracy Works] South Africa's governance model is broken. Failure to change SAs governance model will lead to the country being unable to overcome the health, social and economic crises caused by Covid-19. This is likely to plunge into protracted ...
Thu, 03 Jun 2021 15:19:20 GMTMinister Ebrahim Patel On Supporting Local Economic Growth
[Govt of SA] Boosting Jobs and Growth through measured local industrial initiatives - Minister Calls on Black Businesses to Support Local Industry
Thu, 03 Jun 2021 15:16:56 GMTDear Commander-in-Chief Ramaphosa, Getting Rid of Skilled Generals Is No Way to Win a War
[Daily Maverick] In his 2019 election campaign, Cyril Ramaphosa declared war on corruption. The most important element of any war is the foot soldiers - but they need to be guided by skilled generals, and these generals are being felled because of fa...
Thu, 03 Jun 2021 15:14:18 GMTPresident Cyril Ramaphosa - the Presidency Dept Budget Vote 2021/22
[Govt of SA] Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly,
Thu, 03 Jun 2021 14:57:28 GMTClass Action Pending - Families of Those Shot With Cop-Smuggled Firearms to Take On Police
[Daily Maverick] In October 2016, Major-General Jeremy Vearey, who was controversially fired last week, warned that if cop-smuggled guns were linked to shootings, it would prove the police's 'civil liability' to South Africans. His words are now comi...
Thu, 03 Jun 2021 13:58:59 GMTKranspoort Farm Lies Fallow As Department Dithers
[New Frame] Frustrated land claimants are battling to develop a farm that could bring meaningful change to their lives. And they are hindered by the very people who should help them.
Thu, 03 Jun 2021 13:34:06 GMTDA's Proposed Fiscal Rules Come Under Scrutiny
[New Frame] While the South African government and its workers try to navigate entrenched stalemates on the public sector wage bill, lawmakers are considering legislating debt ceilings.
Thu, 03 Jun 2021 12:51:36 GMTR400m Worth of Cocaine Seized On Gauteng Highway
[SAnews.gov.za] A 39-year-old suspect is expected to appear in court soon after he was arrested on Wednesday for ferrying R400 million worth of cocaine on the N1 north.
Thu, 03 Jun 2021 12:50:39 GMTYouth Encouraged to Pursue Science
[SAnews.gov.za] The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research's (CSIR) Postdoctoral Researcher, Dr Advaita Singh, has encouraged the youth to take advantage of the opportunities offered by the CSIR.
Thu, 03 Jun 2021 12:48:33 GMTEskom Reaches a Deal With City of Ekurhuleni
[SAnews.gov.za] Eskom and the City of Ekurhuleni have reached an agreement on the implementation of load shedding.
Thu, 03 Jun 2021 12:39:42 GMTAwezamed App Bridges the Language Divide
[SAnews.gov.za] Higher Education, Science and Innovation Minister, Dr Blade Nzimande, has welcomed the development of an innovative language app that has the potential to save lives.
Thu, 03 Jun 2021 11:02:01 GMTParents Shut Down School Over Inflated Rent
[GroundUp] Governing body says R138k per month building is unsuitable for schooling
Thu, 03 Jun 2021 09:55:10 GMTA Defiant Jeremy Vearey Strikes Back Over His Dismissal By SAPS National Commissioner Khehla Sitole
[Daily Maverick] A week after his swift dismissal by National Commissioner Khehla Sitole, former Western Cape Head of Detectives Jeremy Vearey has hit back in an exclusive interview with Daily Maverick, labelling the expeditious process to remove him...
Thu, 03 Jun 2021 09:54:26 GMTMinister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni - Debate On the Presidency Dept Budget Vote 2020/21
[Govt of SA] Address by the Minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, MP, Acting Minister in the The Presidency during The Presidency budget debate vote
Thu, 03 Jun 2021 09:28:57 GMTAn Artist's Firm Grip On the Banal Cuts to What Is Real
[Daily Maverick] Aviwe Plaatjie's first solo exhibition at Ebony/Curated is a hit despite the mundanity it presents.
Thu, 03 Jun 2021 09:15:47 GMTGovt Cash Balances Increase in May
[SAnews.gov.za] During the month of May 2021, net domestic short-term loans decreased by R6 661 million, says the National Treasury.
Thu, 03 Jun 2021 09:00:44 GMTDecline in Kwazulu-Natal Political Killings
[SAnews.gov.za] The Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on political killings in KwaZulu-Natal has reported a significant decline in the crime since 2016, says Police Minister Bheki Cele.
Fri, 04 Jun 2021 07:16:26 GMTCity of Cape Town to Evict Dozens of Observatory Residents
[GroundUp] The Willow Arts Collective had been hoping to lease land from the City
Fri, 04 Jun 2021 08:57:03 GMTSadtu EC Media Statement On the Appointment of the New SG
[COSATU] The Eastern Cape South African Democratic Teachers' Union (SADTU-EC) Wishes to express excitement, pleasure and Support in the appointment of the New SG ( Dr Naledi Mbude). We are delighted as we have been under a dark cloud as the Province ...
Thu, 03 Jun 2021 13:37:52 GMTThe Ups and Downs of Statues
[New Frame] In Text Messages this week, RK Narayan's short story about the removal and reinstatement of a colonial statue provides welcome contrast to today's statue wars.