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Fri, 01 Apr 2022 14:37:24 GMTGovt Blowing Hot and Coal on Just Energy Transition #AfricaClimateCrisis
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- The government has announced that it currently has no plans to discontinue the use of coal as part of the country's energy mix. While responding to oral questions in the National Assembly, Deputy President David Mabuza said t...
Fri, 01 Apr 2022 10:35:07 GMTSA Has No Current Plans to Discontinue Use of Coal
[SAnews.gov.za] There are currently no plans to discontinue the use of coal as part of the country's energy mix, says Deputy President David Mabuza.
Fri, 01 Apr 2022 09:36:21 GMTOne Second-Trimester Public Abortion Facility in the Entire Eastern Cape Is Not Good Enough
[spotlight] Second-trimester abortions, which occur between the beginning of the 13th and the end of the 20th week of pregnancy, are difficult to access in the public sector. This is mainly due to the lack of designated abortion facilities and the un...
Fri, 01 Apr 2022 15:43:54 GMTMchunu Presses for Completion of Brandvlei Water Project
[SAnews.gov.za] Water and Sanitation Minister, Senzo Mchunu, has urged contractors of the Greater Brandvlei Water Scheme in the Western Cape to complete the project.
Fri, 01 Apr 2022 12:55:14 GMTPresident Ramaphosa Starts Testimony At July Unrest Hearings
[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa says the country "stared into the heart of darkness" during the height of the July 2021 unrest.
Fri, 01 Apr 2022 11:44:14 GMTReduced Fuel Levy to Cushion Consumers
[SAnews.gov.za] Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has tabled a proposal that will see the fuel levy being reduced by R1.50 cents per litre.
Fri, 01 Apr 2022 10:32:36 GMTSA Strikes Deal to Buy Gas From Mozambique
[SAnews.gov.za] Deputy President David Mabuza says government has reached an agreement with Maputo that will see South Africa getting a supply of gas from Mozambique.
Fri, 01 Apr 2022 10:32:13 GMTCele Welcomes New Police Commissioner
[SAnews.gov.za] Police Minister Bheki Cele has welcomed the appointment of Lieutenant General Sehlahle Fannie Masemola as the country's new National Commissioner.
Fri, 01 Apr 2022 10:31:47 GMTPakistani National Arrested for Fraud
[SAnews.gov.za] A Pakistani national, who fraudulently obtained SA enabling documents and tried to leave the country, was on Thursday arrested by the Home Affairs Counter Corruption Unit and the police in the Western Cape.
Fri, 01 Apr 2022 13:04:57 GMTMasterchef SA's Go-Getting Winner Leads a Mother City Hat Trick
[Daily Maverick] A birthday, a new baby, a million bucks and bragging rights - it's been one heck of a March for winner Shawn Godfrey.
Fri, 01 Apr 2022 08:16:32 GMTWhat's Happening In South African News - April 1, 2022
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Thu, 31 Mar 2022 08:40:30 GMTWhat's Happening In South African News - March 31, 2022
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Fri, 01 Apr 2022 08:46:04 GMTLatest Regulations a Guide for Sectors to Promote Vaccination
[SAnews.gov.za] Deputy President David Mabuza says government will continue to encourage employers to develop and implement policies that promote the uptake of vaccination.
Fri, 01 Apr 2022 08:45:37 GMT'I Struggle to Study Because I'm Thinking About Where My Next Meal Will Come From'
[GroundUp] Students at South Cape College's Bitou Campus say their NSFAS allowances have not been paid
Fri, 01 Apr 2022 07:11:20 GMTTanzania, South Africa Tech Designers Meet in Dar
[Daily News] The three young designers in health, agriculture and animal husbandry from South Africa are in Tanzania for markets and joint ventures.
Fri, 01 Apr 2022 13:05:09 GMTWhy Stakeholder Collaborations Are Critical in Establishing Climate Change Interventions #AfricaClimateCrisis
[Democracy Works] The Presidential Climate Change Commission's draft document on a "Just Transition Framework for Stakeholder engagement" is open for comment until the 29th of April 2022. The Framework includes a section outlining the roles of provin...
Fri, 01 Apr 2022 10:31:31 GMTMinister Enoch Godongwana - Temporary Reduction in Fuel Levy
[Govt of SA] Speech by the Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, to Parliament on the announcement of a temporary reduction in the fuel levy
Fri, 01 Apr 2022 10:30:59 GMTMinister Barbara Creecy - Sanparks Tourism Investment Summit
[Govt of SA] Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Ms Barbara Creecy, delivers keynote address at SANParksTourism Investment Summit
Fri, 01 Apr 2022 04:34:56 GMTAfter 170 Years, the First Black South African Steinway Piano Technician Emerges
[Africa Renewal] For 170 years, Steinway - the German-American piano company- has crafted the world´s grandest pianos, but no Black African technician has ever received its highly coveted certification--until now.
Thu, 31 Mar 2022 14:06:48 GMTStudy Finds Advanced Cancer Patients At High Risk of Pain, Depression
[UCT] Researchers from the University of Cape Town's (UCT) Division of Interdisciplinary Palliative Care and Medicine and the Division of Radiation Oncology, in collaboration with colleagues in private practice and at King's College London, have foun...
Fri, 01 Apr 2022 08:47:56 GMTMinister Aaron Motsoaledi Welcomes Arrest of Pakistani National for Fraud and Corruption
[Govt of SA] Minister Motsoaledi ecstatic as another passport fraudster is nabbed at Cape Town International Airport
Fri, 01 Apr 2022 08:46:36 GMTMinister Senzo Mchunu Urges Contractors to Complete Project At Greater Brandvlei Water Scheme
[Govt of SA] Minister Mchunu urged contractors on-site at Brandvlei Water Scheme to pull their socks up
Thu, 31 Mar 2022 15:32:21 GMTPresident Ramaphosa to Testify At SAHRC Hearing On July 2021 Unrest
[Govt of SA] President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Friday, 1 April 2022, give evidence at the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) National Investigative Hearing into the July 2021 unrest in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng.
Thu, 31 Mar 2022 14:31:16 GMTDiscovery Bank Launches Personalised Spend Trend Report On Insights, Habits
[Daily Maverick] Discovery Bank has launched its inaugural Spend Trend report, a fascinating look into top money trends and spending habits among the Bank's client base over the last year. The aggregate data confirms a shift to real-time payments and...
Thu, 31 Mar 2022 13:58:37 GMTMinister Barbara Creecy - Ninth People and Parks National Conference
[Govt of SA] Address by the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Ms Barbara Creecy, during the 9th People and parks national conference at the International Convention Centre in Sandton
Thu, 31 Mar 2022 10:19:39 GMTBenoni Residents Petition Govt to Stop Illegal Mining Near Their Homes
[GroundUp] "They'll be digging for gold in our backyards if something is not done"
Thu, 31 Mar 2022 10:19:15 GMTSA Records 1,679 New Covid-19 Cases
[SAnews.gov.za] South Africa has recorded 1 679 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3,717,067.
Thu, 31 Mar 2022 10:18:29 GMTMEC Ivan Meyer Tables Western Cape Agriculture 2022/23 Budget
[Govt of SA] Western Cape Agriculture tables a budget of R969.2 million for 2022/23
Thu, 31 Mar 2022 09:07:43 GMTCorruption Accused Former Eskom Executive Skips Court Date
[SAnews.gov.za] A warrant of arrest has been issued for former Eskom executive France Hlakudi following his failure to appear in the Palm Ridge Magistrate's Court to answer to a corruption case against him and three others.
Fri, 01 Apr 2022 13:42:19 GMTSibongile Mani Is a Scapegoat, Says Student Movement
[New Frame] The student who spent NSFAS money paid erroneously into her account faces five years in prison, but her supporters say the company responsible for the error is making an example of her.