[allAfrica] Cape Town --  

[spotlight] Each year the global community commemorates World TB Day on 24 March. On this day, 140 years ago, Robert Koch discovered the bacillus that causes tuberculosis. Amazingly, the Bacillus Calmette Guerin (BCG) vaccine, still used routinely, w...

[UN News] The UN General Assembly met on Wednesday for its second emergency session on the Ukraine crisis since Russia invaded the country on 24 February, with two similar but different resolutions placed before delegates, addressing the unfolding hu...

[The Conversation Africa] A court in South Africa has confirmed the constitutional right of the country's citizens to an environment that isn't harmful to their health. This includes the right to clean air, as exposure to air pollution affects human ...

[Govt of SA] The Western Cape Government welcomes the announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa that venues will now be allowed bigger audiences at live events.

[Govt of SA] The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Ms Barbara Creecy will officiate the 2022 iSimangaliso Investment Summit on Friday, 25 March 2022, at the Sibaya Casino and Entertainment Kingdom in Durban, KwaZulu Natal.

[Govt of SA] The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Dr Naledi Pandor has, this morning, reacted to the Court Ruling yesterday regarding South Africa's humanitarian aid to Cuba as follows;

[SAnews.gov.za] South Africa has recorded 912 new COVID-19 cases bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3 705 696.

[SAnews.gov.za] The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Innovation Hub has announced the completion of prototypes for a common platform enabling international settlements using multiple central bank digital currencies (mCBDCs).

[SAnews.gov.za] The Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) Commissioner, Teboho Maruping, has issued a stern warning to those who attempt to defraud the UIF to be aware that they will be arrested and punished for their heinous actions.

[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa will officially open the much-anticipated fourth South African Investment Conference (SAIC) at the Sandton Convention Centre, in Johannesburg, on Thursday.

[SAnews.gov.za] The National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NatJOINTS) has expressed satisfaction with safety and security measures that have been put in place for the 4th South African Investment Conference.

[SAnews.gov.za] The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) is expected to begin an investigation into alleged corruption and maladministration at the Limpopo Department of Health.

[GroundUp] Case postponed to April for the businesses to get lawyers

[SAnews.gov.za] A unique partnership to grow youth participation in electoral democracy as well as to encourage them to register to vote has been launched by the Electoral Commission (IEC) and the University of Witwatersrand.

[SAnews.gov.za] The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) says it will list its 50% shareholding in African Bank after concluding that none of the interested investors were suitable to acquire its stake.

[Govt of SA] Those who attempt or defraud the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) should be aware that they will be arrested and punished for their heinous actions. That is the stern warning issued by UIF Commissioner Teboho Maruping, who has welcomed ...

[UCT] The inaugural Jazz on the Lawn event hosted by the Irma Stern Museum ticked all the right boxes for jazz lovers who soaked up the music and the sunshine in the idyllic setting of the museum's lush secret garden.

[GroundUp] The National Lotteries Commission has applied for an urgent court order to force Minister of Trade and Industry Ebrahim Patel to appoint a new board or extend the term of current board members.

[GroundUp] "When you complain, you speak to robots"

[allAfrica] Cape Town --  

[Netflix South Africa] Senzo: Murder of a Soccer Star will premiere on Netflix on 7 April 2022. The thrilling five-part true crime documentary series delves into the beloved soccer star's murder, sharing insight into what transpired that fateful ni...

[VOA] Washington -- Political analysts say South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has undercut his own utility as a potential mediator of the war in Ukraine with a controversial suggestion that NATO's own actions are to blame for Russia's invasion o...

[Daily Maverick] President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced new lockdown regulations that will allow more people to attend large events, but the National State of Disaster is likely to remain in place for the near future.

[Daily Maverick] Meanwhile, Pretoria has formally requested a telephone call from President Cyril Ramaphosa to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Judge Brenda Neukircher has, in a written judgement at the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria, granted lobby group AfriForum an urgent interdict to stop the government from giving Cuba a R50 million donation. Earlier in March 202...

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Internationally acclaimed Ndebele artist Dr Esther Mahlangu was attacked in her home and robbed of her firearm and an undisclosed amount of cash.

[GroundUp] Protesters want the government intervene to end violence against foreign nationals

[GroundUp] Residents of Baghdad settlement in Salvokop go to the church for water and to the tavern to use the toilet

[Daily Maverick] Tim Cohen is editor of Business Maverick. He is a business and political journalist and commentator of more years than he likes to admit. His freelance work has included contributions to the Wall Street Journal and the Financial Time...