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Thu, 04 Nov 2021 15:12:17 GMT
How Covid-19 Responses Impacted Africa's Food System
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- When the Covid-19 hit, governments all over the world became responsible for curbing the spread of the virus. Leaders across Africa came up with regulations that have affected the livelihoods of small-scale fishers and farmer...

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 07:45:10 GMT
I Was Part of the Team That Found the Homo Naledi Child's Skull - How We Did It
[The Conversation Africa] In 2015 a new member was introduced to the family tree of humans. Fossil hominins from the Rising Star cave system outside Johannesburg, South Africa, were found to belong to a previously unidentified hominin species, which ...

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 07:04:36 GMT
British Airways Revives Cape Town - London Flights
[CAJ News] British Airways (BA) has resumed flights from Cape Town to London Heathrow, United Kingdom.

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 08:55:00 GMT
Juvenile Homo Naledi Skull Find Mystery - Did Our Ancient Relatives Bury Their Dead?
[Daily Maverick] On a small ledge deep in a cave, an intriguing discovery has bolstered a theory that we were not the only species on the African landscape ritually burying their dead.

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 05:54:56 GMT
No Outright Winners in 66 Councils, Electoral Body Confirms
[Daily Maverick] Results for 2021 show more than double the number of hung councils than in the 2016 local government elections.

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 14:14:48 GMT
Five Developments in Paediatric Tuberculosis
[spotlight] The screening, diagnosis, and treatment of tuberculosis (TB) in children remain far from optimal - and in many respects lag behind what can be done for adults.

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 05:55:32 GMT
It's All Over, Bar the Shouting - and the Coalitions - As South Africa Stands On the Brink of a New Era
[Daily Maverick] Twenty-seven years after South Africa was done dismantling the apartheid regime through a government of national unity, the country could again be on the brink of history.

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 07:40:54 GMT
South Africa's Ruling Party Dealt Blow in Local Elections
[VOA] Johannesburg -- Support for South Africa's ruling African National Congress party fell below 50% in local elections this week for the first time since the end of apartheid.

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 06:00:06 GMT
2021 Local Government Elections Declared Free and Fair
[SAnews.gov.za] Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) Chairperson Glen Mashinini has officially declared the 2021 Local Government Elections concluded as free and fair.

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 05:59:35 GMT
Municipal Elections Another Milestone in the Advancement of Democracy - Ramaphosa
[SAnews.gov.za] The 2021 Local Government Elections have proved that multi-party politics is flourishing in South Africa and that everyone has an equal chance and opportunity to run for public office, President Cyril Ramaphosa says.

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 05:58:30 GMT
President Cyril Ramaphosa - Results of the Local Government Elections 2021
[Govt of SA] Programme Director,

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 05:57:04 GMT
Chairperson Glen Mashinini - Final Results of the Municipal Elections
[Govt of SA] Your Excellency President Cyril Ramaphosa

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 05:53:45 GMT
The Finish Line - Crushing Blows to ANC, Less-Severe Punches for the DA and Some (Significant) Surprises
[Daily Maverick] Voters, particularly in urban areas, have delivered a snotklap of historic proportions for the ANC. By Thursday, the ANC is out in the cold in its largest region, eThekwini, with 42% support, and it just managed to hold on to Mangaun...

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 14:51:38 GMT
Partnership Expands Cyber Protection in SA
[CAJ News] MUSTEK, one of South Africa's largest assemblers and distributors of personal computers and complementary technology products, has announced a partnership with Acronis, a global leader in cyber protection.

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 14:51:30 GMT
SA Distributes Close to 160 000 Covid-19 Vaccines On Wednesday
[SAnews.gov.za] South Africa administered 158 787 COVID-19 vaccines in the past 24 hours, bringing the total doses to 22 799 682.

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 14:49:30 GMT
IEC to Release 2021 Municipal Election Results Today
[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa will later today attend the announcement of the final results of the 2021 Municipal Elections.

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 14:39:25 GMT
Western Cape Community Safety Briefs Media On Counter Spoliation Matter, 5 Nov
[Govt of SA] Counter Spoliation matter back in court again

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 14:37:32 GMT
Western Cape Government On 2021 Local Govt Elections
[Govt of SA] Joint Media Release by Western Cape Government on the 2021 Local Government Elections

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 14:36:51 GMT
President Cyril Ramaphosa Wishes Hindu Community a Blessed Deepavali
[Govt of SA] President Cyril Ramaphosa extends his warm wishes to South Africa's Hindu community for their observance of the religious festival of Deepavali, known as the Festival of Lights.

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 14:36:29 GMT
President Cyril Ramaphosa - COP26 Energy Session
[Govt of SA] Message by President Ramaphosa at COP26 Energy Session

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 13:19:14 GMT
Portraits of Lives Lost - 'She Was Wearing Someone Else's Dress That Was Too Big'
[Daily Maverick] Maverick Citizen is running a series of weekly portraits of those who died and the stories of the loved ones left behind. Harriet Perlman, Darnell Nxumalo and photographer Mark Lewis have been interviewing families as part of an ongo...

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 13:17:46 GMT
Cabinet Welcomes President Ramaphosa's Intervention in eSwatini
[SAnews.gov.za] Cabinet says it noted and welcomed the intervention of President Cyril Ramaphosa following the pro-democracy unrests that have engulfed Eswatini.

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 13:15:22 GMT
Vote Counting Edges Completion At 98.5 Percent
[SAnews.gov.za] Progress in the finalisation of results in the 2021 Local Government Elections stood at 98.5% of expected results by mid-morning on Thursday.

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 13:12:25 GMT
Eastern Cape Villagers Want to Know Why a New Road Never Reached Them
[GroundUp] Their old road is impassable when it rains

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 13:12:02 GMT
Scathing Report Released On Cape Town's Homeless Policies
[GroundUp] The more than 400-page report was compiled by The Inkathalo Conversations and commissioned by the City in 2020

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 13:11:22 GMT
Bold Action Needed in Decarbonising Energy Systems
[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on world leaders to take "bold action" in accelerating decarbonisation of energy systems.

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 13:08:40 GMT
The Finish Line - the Last Few Things We Need to Get Through Before 2021 Finally Ends
[Daily Maverick] Haji Mohamed Dawjee is a South African columnist, disruptor of the peace and the author of Sorry, Not Sorry: Experiences of a Brown Woman in a White South Africa. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram: @sage_of_absurd

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 13:08:21 GMT
3 in Every 5 People Aged 50 and Above Now Vaccinated in SA
[SAnews.gov.za] Three out of every five people aged over 50 in South Africa have now received a COVID-19 vaccine, as government races to inoculate as many citizens before the end of 2021.

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 13:07:33 GMT
Cabinet Thanks Voters for Making Their Mark
[SAnews.gov.za] Cabinet has thanked all the eligible voters who cast their ballot in Monday's 2021 Local Government Elections.

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 13:06:58 GMT
President Wishes Hindu Community a Blessed Deepavali
[Govt of SA] President Cyril Ramaphosa extends his warm wishes to South Africa's Hindu community for their observance of the religious festival of Deepavali, known as the Festival of Lights.



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