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Thu, 07 Apr 2022 08:18:57 GMTWhat's Happening In South African News - April 7, 2022
[allAfrica] Cape Town --
Thu, 07 Apr 2022 05:59:07 GMTGoogle Honours South Africa's Mother of Black Freedom On Her 151st Birthday
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Internet giant Google is celebrating the 151st birthday of Charlotte Maxeke, popularly known as the "Mother of Black Freedom". Maxeke was a scholar, an evangelist, a political activist, as well as an advocate for women's r...
Thu, 07 Apr 2022 05:44:06 GMT'Wild West' WhatsApp Groups Fuel Racism, Surveillance
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Durban -- From Johannesburg to Durban, community WhatsApp groups have thrived during the pandemic, but they can feed paranoia, racial profiling and vigilante surveillance, researchers say
Thu, 07 Apr 2022 07:01:13 GMTThe Ship That Found Antarctica's Endurance Wreck Is Vital for Climate Science #AfricaClimateCrisis
[The Conversation Africa] It was 1914 when the English explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton set sail on his Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition aboard a ship called Endurance. It was an ill-fated journey: the ship got trapped in the ice and eventually crus...
Thu, 07 Apr 2022 08:45:11 GMTEconomic Recovery - No More Time for 'Platitudes'
[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa says government has made a concerted and concrete effort to rebuild the South African economy following the devastation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic on global economies.
Thu, 07 Apr 2022 08:36:11 GMTSA Records 2,032 New Covid-19 Cases
[SAnews.gov.za] South Africa has recorded 2 032 new COVID-19 cases bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3 727 208.
Thu, 07 Apr 2022 08:35:45 GMTVolunteers Tackle Langa's Illegal Dumps
[GroundUp] A group of eight volunteers in Langa are cleaning up the township's streets and illegal dumps. Alfred Magwaca said the residents came up with the cleaning project because a company that the City of Cape Town hired battles to keep the stree...
Thu, 07 Apr 2022 08:26:52 GMTSA Supports Healthy Recovery From Covid-19
[SAnews.gov.za] As the global community commemorates World Health Day today, the Department of Health has affirmed it supports a healthy recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Thu, 07 Apr 2022 06:22:27 GMTChess Changes Everything for Khayelitsha Kids
[New Frame] The 2 Knights club in the impoverished township enables children to stay safe and off the streets after school while improving their academic performance, focus and concentration.
Thu, 07 Apr 2022 08:29:21 GMTEmployment and Labour On Investigation Into the Rheinmetall Denel Munition's Fatal Incident
[Govt of SA] Last witnesses appear before the Commission investigating the Rheinmetall Denel Munition's fatal incident - Western Cape
Thu, 07 Apr 2022 08:25:21 GMTMinister Aaron Motsoaledi Welcomes 15-Year Imprisonment of Corrupt Immigration Practitioner and an Ethiopian National
[Govt of SA] Minister Motsoaledi welcomes 15-year imprisonment of corrupt immigration practitioner and an Ethiopian national
Thu, 07 Apr 2022 08:09:51 GMTGauteng Provincial Government and Transport Education Training Authority (Teta) Launch the Road to Community Immunity Campaign, 7 APR
[Govt of SA] Transport Education Training Authority (TETA), in partnership with the Gauteng Provincial Government and transport entities (PRASA, SANRAL, RSR and RTMC), will launch the Road to Community Immunity campaign to encourage the responsible u...
Wed, 06 Apr 2022 15:59:07 GMTMinister Lindiwe Sisulu Engages Sector Stakeholders in Free State Province
[Govt of SA] Tourism Minister Lindiwe Sisulu to engage sector stakeholders in the Free State Province
Wed, 06 Apr 2022 15:56:44 GMTNorth West Health Restore Services At Christiana Hospital
[Govt of SA] Work has started to restore services at Christiana Hospital
Wed, 06 Apr 2022 15:56:19 GMTPresident Cyril Ramaphosa Addresses Diplomatic Heads of Mission Conference, 07 April
[Govt of SA] President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses Diplomatic Heads of Mission Conference
Wed, 06 Apr 2022 15:51:10 GMTParaffin - Destructive, Expensive but Essential
[New Frame] As fuel prices continue to rise, so too does the price of paraffin. People who are most dependent on it, especially in shack settlements, have to pay more for that which kills them.
Wed, 06 Apr 2022 15:45:59 GMTCome Together to End GBV
[SAnews.gov.za] South Africans have been encouraged to come together and collaborate against gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF).
Wed, 06 Apr 2022 15:44:13 GMTSA Records 1 538 New Covid-19 Cases
[SAnews.gov.za] South Africa on Tuesday recorded 1 538 new COVID-19 cases, said the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD).
Wed, 06 Apr 2022 15:43:57 GMTFree State Economic, Small Business Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs Invites Media to Pre-Presidential Imbizo Build Up Programme, 07 APR
[Govt of SA] Pre-presidential Imbizo build up programme with Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma
Wed, 06 Apr 2022 15:43:20 GMTNorth West to Build 97 Houses for Military Veterans
[SAnews.gov.za] The North West Human Settlements department has committed to build 97 houses for the military veterans in the province.
Wed, 06 Apr 2022 15:42:41 GMTPresident Ramaphosa to Address Diplomatic Heads of Mission Conference
[Govt of SA] President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Thursday, 07 April 2022, address the 2022 Heads of Mission Conference (HoMC22), which is a platform for strategic discussion among South Africa's internationally deployed senior diplomats.
Wed, 06 Apr 2022 14:34:44 GMTThe Artists, the Forgers and the Murky Market of Fake Art in South Africa
[Daily Maverick] After centuries of neglect by the global art establishment, African art is finally becoming big business. This creates the conditions for a perfect storm locally. While the demand for, and value of, African art is rapidly increasing,...
Wed, 06 Apr 2022 14:30:49 GMTNorth West Economic Development, Environment, Conservation and Tourism On New Members of North West Provincial Consumer Affairs Court Sworn in
[Govt of SA] Matlosana - The North West Department of Economic Development, Environment, Conservation and Tourism has sworn in five (5) members to serve as members of Provincial Consumer Affairs Court for another three years as outlined in the Consum...
Wed, 06 Apr 2022 14:30:10 GMTNorth West Economic Development, Environment, Conservation, and Tourism On Mebala Ya Rona Wildlife Auction
[Govt of SA] Mebala Ya Rona wildlife auction benefit emerging game farmers
Wed, 06 Apr 2022 14:28:00 GMTNine Years Later, These Classrooms Are Still Under Construction
[GroundUp] Renovations to turn Lemana College in Limpopo into a high school started in 2013.
Wed, 06 Apr 2022 14:21:50 GMTSlap On the Wrist for Police Commander Who Ignored Torture Allegations
[GroundUp] The South African Police Service (SAPS) has found Athlone station commander Colonel Mark Adonis guilty of misconduct for failing to act on torture and murder allegations against officers on his staff. He was given a "verbal warning", accor...
Wed, 06 Apr 2022 14:21:30 GMTPremier Alan Winde Hosts Western Cape Government's First Thursday, 07 APR
[Govt of SA] Premier Winde: We look forward to meeting with you in-person at Western Cape Government's First Thursday tomorrow
Wed, 06 Apr 2022 09:13:40 GMTPolitical and Creative Activist Gladys Thomas Passes Away
[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa has sent his condolences to the family of legendary South African author, poet and playwright Gladys Thomas who has passed away.
Wed, 06 Apr 2022 08:25:31 GMTWhat's Happening In South African News - April 6, 2022
[allAfrica] Cape Town --
Wed, 06 Apr 2022 08:30:29 GMTRamaphosa to Launch Oxford Handbook of the South African Economy
[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa will this evening address the launch of the Oxford Handbook of the South African Economy at a virtual event co-hosted by the Universities of the Witwatersrand and Johannesburg.