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Wed, 16 Feb 2022 07:55:34 GMTWhat's Happening In South Africa - February 16, 2022
[allAfrica] Cape Town --
Tue, 15 Feb 2022 12:13:21 GMTNo Sacred Cows As Tshwane Cuts Power, Water to Recover U.S.$1,1 Billion
[allAfrica] Harare -- In a battle to ensure that they are paid what they are owed for providing services, the City of Tshwane - which includes Pretoria where President Cyril Ramaphosa's offices are - has embarked on an aggressive revenue collecting c...
Wed, 16 Feb 2022 09:02:45 GMTFormer Warriors Star Yohane Murdered in South Africa
[New Zimbabwe] Zimbabwean football has reacted with shock following the tragic death of South Africa-based former Warriors defender Charles Yohane.
Wed, 16 Feb 2022 04:38:37 GMTGovt Should Rethink Regulations On Genetically Modified Plants
[The Conversation Africa] Food security is a global priority - and it is becoming more urgent in the face of climate change, which is already affecting crop productivity. One way to improve food security is to increase crop yields.
Wed, 16 Feb 2022 04:38:41 GMTWhat South Africa Has Learnt About Covid and What the Next Steps Could Be
[The Conversation Africa] After around two years of hyper vigilance and restrictions, pandemic fatigue is beginning to set in. Globally, there are waves of protests against public health measures to curb the spread of COVID-19, including vaccination....
Wed, 16 Feb 2022 09:35:33 GMTPSL Club Offloads Kambindu
[Namibian] South African Premiership debutants Sekhukhune have released Elmo Kambindu (28) a month after signing the Namibian international.
Wed, 16 Feb 2022 06:46:18 GMTTownship Grannies Learn to Be Tech-Savvy
[GroundUp] goGOGOgo teaches elderly persons in Alexandra, Johannesburg how to navigate smartphones and the internet
Tue, 15 Feb 2022 12:22:32 GMTLerato Kganyago Gifted 5 Star Hotel for Valentine's
[New Zimbabwe] South African actress and model, Lerato Kganyago's husband has made yet another jaw dropping Valentine's move this year, gifting her with a five star hotel.
Tue, 15 Feb 2022 12:10:17 GMTCommittee Condemns Humiliation of Pupil At Milnerton High
[SAnews.gov.za] The Chairperson of the Select Committee on Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture, Elleck Nchabeleng, has condemned in the strongest terms an incident where a black pupil was forced to bow on his knees before a fellow whit...
Tue, 15 Feb 2022 12:09:12 GMTNxesi - Relief On the Way for Small Employers
[SAnews.gov.za] Employment and Labour Minister, Thulas Nxesi, says deliberate efforts are underway to make it easy for small businesses to conduct business in South Africa.
Tue, 15 Feb 2022 12:08:39 GMTNo Security Threat to SA
[SAnews.gov.za] Police Minister Bheki Cele has told a joint sitting of Parliament that there is no security threat to the country.
Tue, 15 Feb 2022 12:07:41 GMTPhaahla Cautions Against Rushing to End State of Disaster
[SAnews.gov.za] Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla, says before the country ends the National State of Disaster, there is a need to ensure there are enough measures in place to handle future COVID-19 waves.
Tue, 15 Feb 2022 11:42:17 GMTPresidency to Engage Citizens On Social Compact
[SAnews.gov.za] Minister in the Presidency Mondli Gungubele says in the coming week, government will table a communications and stakeholder engagement plan, to engage society on government's new social compact.
Tue, 15 Feb 2022 11:40:35 GMTNorth West Farmers Encouraged to Apply for Hemp Permits
[SAnews.gov.za] North West Agriculture and Rural Development (NWDARD) MEC Desbo Mohono has encouraged local farmers and manufacturers to apply for hemp permits, in order to participate in the hemp industry.
Tue, 15 Feb 2022 11:39:33 GMTFynbos Puts the Squeeze On Trees Via the Thinnest Roots Known
[UCT] Fynbos and Afrotemperate Forest biomes live side by side in the Western Cape, sharing an underlying geology and climatic patterns. Each survives in very different soil, produced by the vegetation. However, the fynbos biome relies on a unique ad...
Tue, 15 Feb 2022 11:28:08 GMTSix New Mega Social Housing Projects
[SAnews.gov.za] With the President citing infrastructure investment as a catalyst for growth and job creation in his State of the Nation Address, Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation Minister, Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane, has announced the constructi...
Tue, 15 Feb 2022 10:32:04 GMTRietvlei Opened Again After City Water Quality Tests Found to Be Out of Kilter
[GroundUp] Milnerton Aquatic Club expresses gratitude to new Mayco member responsible for water and sanitation
Tue, 15 Feb 2022 10:29:28 GMTLearners Are Sitting On the Floor in This Upington School
[GroundUp] Yet the MEC said schools in the Northern Cape were ready
Tue, 15 Feb 2022 11:40:09 GMTEskom Employee Nabbed for Theft
[SAnews.gov.za] An Eskom employee is facing charges of theft after he was caught allegedly stealing transformer oil and power safety solvent gel at the power utility's Rosherville premises in Johannesburg.
Tue, 15 Feb 2022 11:37:19 GMTFrom Student Tutor to Associate Professor
[UCT] For most academics who are in the clutches of a PhD, applying for a new job is simply out of the question. And who can blame them - they spend late nights submerged in their research project while attempting to conclude the gruelling journey su...
Tue, 15 Feb 2022 07:41:57 GMTWhat's Happening in South Africa - February 15, 2022
[allAfrica] Cape Town --
Tue, 15 Feb 2022 05:57:03 GMTImmigrants Demand Refugee Offices Reopen After Two Years of Lockdown
[GroundUp] Home Affairs has opened services for South Africans but asylum seekers remain shut out
Tue, 15 Feb 2022 07:21:00 GMTCountry's New Chief Justice - Why the Wheels Came Off the Appointment Process
[The Conversation Africa] There has been an outpouring of critical comment about the interviews of candidates for appointment to the office of chief justice in South Africa. Many now argue that the Judicial Service Commission urgently needs reform.
Tue, 15 Feb 2022 07:32:19 GMTLabour Dept Files Court Papers Against Huawei SA For Employing 90% Foreigners
[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Employment and Labour has filed court papers against Huawei Technologies South Africa due to non-compliance with the employment equity policy.
Tue, 15 Feb 2022 07:15:35 GMTNew South African Hub For Malaria, TB and HIV, Not Just Covid-19 - WHO Chief Tedros
[Africa Renewal] Two years ago, as the world was still coming to grips with the spread of a new coronavirus, WHO did what only WHO can do - we convened hundreds of scientists from around the world to identify the most urgent priorities in research an...
Tue, 15 Feb 2022 05:54:23 GMTHundreds of Learners' Schooling Affected By a Bad Bridge
[GroundUp] "Our municipality comes and pretends to be maintaining our roads" says Eastern Cape villager
Tue, 15 Feb 2022 12:20:18 GMTSONA Debate - a Little Less Conversation, a Little More Action, Mr President
[DA] The following speech was delivered by the DA Federal Leader, John Steenhuisen MP, during the SONA Debates in Cape Town today. A Notice of Motion to the Secretary of the National Assembly is attached here.
Tue, 15 Feb 2022 12:17:56 GMTDA Clarifies Position On Extended School Days, Following Confusing Reporting
[DA] Reports that the DA is calling for the extension of school days by at least one hour is incorrect. The Party has not explicitly called for the extension of the school day, instead, we have put it forward as a possible proposal, among many others...
Tue, 15 Feb 2022 07:37:49 GMTCape Town Sewage Woes - We Interview Mayco Member Zahid Badroodien
[GroundUp] "On the Cape Flats sewer system, we're spending almost R700 million ... which will offer a lot of relief"
Tue, 15 Feb 2022 07:32:19 GMTProbe Into Gqeberha Councillor's Murder
[SAnews.gov.za] Police in Gqeberha are investigating the murder of a councillor who was shot and killed while driving along Tshawuka Street in Kwazakele at the weekend.