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Wed, 02 Feb 2022 08:48:23 GMTSouth Africa Scraps Critical Skills' Permits
[New Zimbabwe] Zimbabwean and other foreign students who studied at South African universities and colleges under critical skills areas will no longer have the automatic permanent residency privilege, Home Affairs minister, Aaron Motsoaledi has said.
Wed, 02 Feb 2022 08:43:01 GMTSouth Africa's Unfolding World Bank Dalliance
[New Frame] For the moment, the country's first date with the infamous lender could be more important from a policy perspective than a fiscal one because while it is small it signals a big shift in practice.
Wed, 02 Feb 2022 07:19:53 GMTState Capture Report Shines a Spotlight On Crime at State-Owned Enterprises
[Daily Maverick] The report made it clear that State Capture started at Transnet with the 2009 resignation of Maria Ramos from her group CEO position 'and the election of Mr Jacob Zuma as President of the Republic'.
Tue, 01 Feb 2022 15:51:48 GMTR11 Billion World Bank Loan Above Board, Says Godongwana
[SAnews.gov.za] South Africa's recent R11 billion loan from the World Bank is an above board credit facility with favourable conditions, says Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana.
Tue, 01 Feb 2022 15:46:33 GMTA Long Walk to Cricket Stardom for Keegan Petersen
[New Frame] The Proteas batsman has 'arrived' and is rightly being hailed for his performance in the Test series against India. But to get there has been an arduous journey under the watchful eye of his dad.
Wed, 02 Feb 2022 07:26:33 GMTStage 2 Loadshedding to be Implemented Following Breakdowns - Eskom
[Eskom] Eskom regrets to inform the public that Stage 2 loadshedding will be implemented from 11:00 this morning until 05:00 on Monday. This loadshedding is necessary due to a shortage of generation capacity following breakdowns of two more generatin...
Wed, 02 Feb 2022 08:26:14 GMTVavi Vows to 'Scale Up the Fight' Against Clover
[GroundUp] Unions are calling for a boycott of Clover products to protest against restructuring and loss of jobs.
Wed, 02 Feb 2022 08:24:02 GMTState Capture Era Hangover Has Impacted SA Business Ethics - With Good and Bad Consequences
[Daily Maverick] When South Africa is compared with the other countries that participated in the international 'Ethics at Work' survey, we did remarkably well -- at least in some of the aspects regarding organisational ethics that were covered in the...
Wed, 02 Feb 2022 08:21:30 GMTGuptas Ran a Racketeering Enterprise - State Capture Report
[Daily Maverick] Judge Raymond Zondo, in Part 2 of the commission's report into State Capture, has recommended scores of corruption and racketeering investigations.
Wed, 02 Feb 2022 08:19:00 GMTSoaring Energy Prices Could Cripple the Economy
[Daily Maverick] Born in Cape Town, Natale Labia lives in Milan, Italy, and writes on the economy and finance. Partner of private equity firm Lionhead Capital Partners. MBA from Università Bocconi. Supports Juventus.
Wed, 02 Feb 2022 07:21:20 GMTPresidency Receives Part Two of State Capture Commission Report
[SAnews.gov.za] The second part of the State Capture Commission report - focusing on state-owned enterprises Transnet and Denel - has been handed over to the Presidency.
Tue, 01 Feb 2022 15:52:10 GMTSchäfer Welcomes Return to Full-Time School Attendance
[SAnews.gov.za] Western Cape Education MEC, Debbie Schäfer, says schools in the Western Cape will be ready to welcome all learners from next Monday.
Tue, 01 Feb 2022 15:51:32 GMTPremier Alan Winde Visits Velddrif Ahead of the State of the Nation Address
[Govt of SA] Media Release by Premier Alan Winde on his visit to Velddrif ahead of the Official Opening of Parliament and the State of the Province Address
Tue, 01 Feb 2022 13:48:29 GMTCape Town's City Hall Becomes Part of Parliamentary Precinct for State of Nation Address
[Parliament of South Africa] For the first time in South Africa's democratic history, Cape Town Mayor, Mr Geordin Hill-Lewis, has handed over Cape Town's City Hall to Parliament's Presiding Officers so that the venue can serve as the parliamentary pr...
Tue, 01 Feb 2022 13:45:08 GMTMinister Patricia De Lille Award Bursaries From DPWI to Pupils Enrolled for Built Environment Courses, 1 Feb
[Govt of SA] Minister Patricia De Lille to award bursaries from DPWI to pupils enrolled for Built Environment Courses
Tue, 01 Feb 2022 13:40:42 GMTMinister Gwede Mantashe - Coal Colloqiuim
[Govt of SA] Remarks by the honourable Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy Mr Gwede Mantashe on the occasion of the Coal Colloqiuim 01 February 2022 Council for Geoscience Office, Silverton
Tue, 01 Feb 2022 13:38:13 GMTMasiphumelele Families Battle to Rebuild Homes After Blaze
[GroundUp] More than 200 people are struggling to rebuild their lives after a blaze in Masiphumelele's Wetland informal settlement at the weekend.
Tue, 01 Feb 2022 13:34:31 GMTMEC Debbie Schäfer Welcomes Return to Full-Time School Attendance
[Govt of SA] I am extremely pleased with the announcement yesterday that the National Cabinet has decided that all schools should return full time. We have been calling for this and welcome this development.
Tue, 01 Feb 2022 13:31:09 GMTSchools Can Fully Open and Isolation Reduced - Covid-19 Regulation Amendments Take Pragmatic Turn
[Daily Maverick] Following pressure to align regulations with the current state of the coronavirus pandemic, Cabinet has announced that people who test positive for Covid-19 but don't show any symptoms will no longer have to isolate. Pupils can now r...
Tue, 01 Feb 2022 13:30:40 GMTCabinet Approves Changes to Adjusted Alert Level 1 Covid-19 Regulations
[Govt of SA] A special Cabinet meeting held today, 31 January 2022, has approved changes to the Adjusted Alert Level 1 COVID-19 regulations. This follows meetings of the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) and the President's Coordinating Cou...
Tue, 01 Feb 2022 13:30:06 GMTAnother Blow for Peter Moyo As High Court Throws Out His Demand for R250 Million in Damages
[Daily Maverick] The latest court ruling has affirmed Old Mutual's right as an employer to dismiss an employee that it has accused of gross misconduct and believes its relationship with them has broken-down irreparably.
Tue, 01 Feb 2022 13:26:37 GMTWater and Sanitation Calls On the Public to Act Now and Preserve Wetlands
[Govt of SA] Department of Water and Sanitation calls on the public to act now and preserve wetlands
Tue, 01 Feb 2022 10:41:47 GMTFormer Prasa Engineering Services Head Guilty of Fraud
[SAnews.gov.za] Former Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) head of engineering services, Daniel Mthimkhulu, has been convicted of fraud in the Johannesburg Specialised Commercial Crimes Court.
Tue, 01 Feb 2022 10:39:06 GMTBoat Club Questions City of Cape Town Water Quality Tests
[GroundUp] Tests conducted by the Milnerton Aquatic Club through private laboratories have shown lower levels of E. coli in Rietvlei than tests conducted by the City of Cape Town.
Tue, 01 Feb 2022 10:38:46 GMTInterviews for New Chief Justice Expected to Begin
[SAnews.gov.za] The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) is expected to hold public interviews for the position of Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court from today.
Tue, 01 Feb 2022 10:36:26 GMTMpumalanga Bullying Incident Condemned
[SAnews.gov.za] The Mpumalanga Department of Education has condemned a bullying incident involving two learners from Elukhanyisweni Secondary School in Emalahleni.
Tue, 01 Feb 2022 10:34:08 GMTParliament Saddened By Komani Town Hall Fire
[SAnews.gov.za] The Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs has expressed sadness at the fire that ravaged the historic Komani (Queenstown) Town Hall in the Enoch Mgijima Municipality in the Eastern Cape Province at the ...
Tue, 01 Feb 2022 08:46:04 GMTAustralian Mining Company's 'SLAPP Case' Against Its Critics Heads to ConCourt
[GroundUp] Constitutional issues at stake in R14.25 million defamation action against environmentalists and activists
Mon, 31 Jan 2022 13:26:53 GMTWho Will Be Democratic SA's Sixth Chief Justice?
[New Frame] The Constitutional Court has been without a permanent head since October. The JSC is finally conducting interviews with four judicial candidates as the public watches with interest.
Mon, 31 Jan 2022 10:43:21 GMTPresident Ramaphosa to Receive Part 2 of State Capture Commission Report
[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to receive the second part of the report of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture, Corruption and Fraud in the Public Sector, on Tuesday.