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Wed, 29 Jun 2022 07:45:02 GMT
What's Happening In South African News - June 29, 2022
[allAfrica] Cape Town --  

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 06:34:46 GMT
Want to Give Organic Waste and Food Scraps a New Life? Try Earthworms #AfricaClimateHope
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- There is no honour in waste!

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 08:36:34 GMT
Marriages Under Islamic Law Given Legal Status
[GroundUp] Women who divorced under Sharia were often left destitute and powerless to enforce maintenance and protect the rights of their children

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 08:33:03 GMT
Eskom Workers Expected Back at Work
[SAnews.gov.za] Eskom workers are expected back at work this morning following violent industrial strike action, which plunged the country into an electricity supply crunch over the past week.

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 06:19:47 GMT
Tavern of Death Owner Charged With Selling Liquor to the Underaged
[Daily Maverick] The Eastern Cape Liquor Board opened a case on Tuesday against the owner of East London's Enyobeni tavern. Residents held a night vigil 50m from the nightspot where 21 young people died on Sunday morning.

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 04:49:18 GMT
'Too Much Propaganda' - Zimbabwe's Pirates of the Airwaves Look to South Africa
[African Arguments] The state-owned ZBC no longer has a monopoly, but that doesn't meanfree-to-air TV in Zimbabwe isany more diverse or varied.

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 08:39:21 GMT
Nation Records Second Case of Monkeypox
[SAnews.gov.za] The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has confirmed the country's second case of Monkeypox.

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 06:18:53 GMT
Power Utility Strike Appears to Be Over After Unions Call On Workers to 'Normalise the Situation'
[Daily Maverick] The Numsa and NUM unions have called on workers to 'normalise the situation' after they said Eskom had agreed to return to the bargaining table. That is a transparent code to their members taking part in an illegal strike blamed for ...

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 06:11:34 GMT
Concourt Rules Communications Minister's Digital Migration Deadline Was Unlawful
[Daily Maverick] Minister of Communications Khumbudzo Ntshavheni did not consult telecommunications, broadcasting and civil society players about South Africa's decision to migrate from analogue to digital broadcasting on 30 June 2022. And because of...

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 06:08:51 GMT
Second Monkeypox Case Identified, Now in Western Cape
[Daily Maverick] A case of monkeypox has been identified in Cape Town. This is the second confirmed case in South Africa. Both infected persons have no travel history, suggesting a high probability of local transmission.

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 10:27:11 GMT
Over 500 Eastern Cape Health Workers Down Tools
[GroundUp] Nurses want rural allowance. Patients at six hospitals and clinics in the Raymond Mhlaba Local Municipality wait for hours.

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 08:38:16 GMT
Endless Court Postponements Deny Justice to Poor People
[GroundUp] Trial of protesters arrested in Lenasia drags on for six years and counting

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 08:33:57 GMT
SA Records 343 New Covid-19 Cases
[SAnews.gov.za] South Africa on Tuesday recorded 343 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3 993 004.

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 08:27:34 GMT
Tongaat Hulett's Uncertain Future Looms Large
[Daily Maverick] Sugar producer Tongaat's ill-fated capital-raising deal with Zimbabwe's controversial Rudland family is finally over. But where to now for a highly indebted company?

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 08:24:08 GMT
Jerry Pillay, SA Academic Labelled By Some As 'Anti-Jewish', Elected to Top World Council of Churches Job
[Daily Maverick] The University of Pretoria's Dean of Theology and Religion, Jerry Pillay, will be leaving to take up the post of general secretary of the World Council of Churches in Geneva.

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 06:17:44 GMT
Justice for Marikana Community Suffers a Blow After Activist Gunned Down At Her Front Door
[Daily Maverick] The unfinished business of justice for the community of Marikana after the massacre there 10 years ago has been dealt a devastating blow by the murder of a community activist.

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 06:17:02 GMT
Nigeria's Consul-General Steps in As Truce Falls Apart in Orange Grove
[Daily Maverick] An uneasy truce struck between Operation Dudula and foreign shop owners in Orange Grove, Johannesburg, has fallen apart. The Consul-General of Nigeria has now acted to assist his country's nationals.

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 06:13:25 GMT
Does Union Actually Know the Damage It Is Causing in the Eskom Strike?
[Daily Maverick] How tiresome it is to be writing about Eskom again. How long does this have to go on? Who is to blame? It just seems to be endless.

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 06:12:30 GMT
Premier 'Will Respond' to Gauteng Hospital Crisis As More Doctors Speak Out
[Daily Maverick] Gauteng Premier David Makhura has told Maverick Citizen that the Gauteng Cabinet's Provincial Executive Committee will on Tuesday discuss a report on the state of hospitals in the province. He also promised that after studying the re...

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 06:05:44 GMT
Stage 6 Load Shedding Hits As Eskom Blames Ongoing Strike Action
[Daily Maverick] Eskom has warned that there is 'significant risk' from 5pm on Tuesday after multiple generation units were lost overnight amid protest action which continues to hinder planned maintenance.

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 15:44:28 GMT
Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation On Launch and Processing of Covid-19 1st Edition Country Report, 30 Jun
[Govt of SA] Publication, launch and processing of the 1st edition of the COVID-19 country report

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 15:15:25 GMT
Deputy Minister Makhotso Sotyu Hands Over Forestry Plantations to Makhoba and Batlokoa Communities in Eastern Cape, 30 Jun
[Govt of SA] Deputy Minister Makhotso Sotyu to hand over Forestry Plantations to the Makhoba and Batlokoa Communities in the Eastern Cape

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 15:09:22 GMT
President Ramaphosa Urges Africa to Focus On Food Security
[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa says food, fertiliser and grain shortages caused by the conflict between Ukraine and Russia must motivate Africa to "wake up" and take food security into its own hands.

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 15:07:21 GMT
Load Shedding Could Be Pushed to Stage 6, Says Eskom
[SAnews.gov.za] Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter says further challenges in generation capacity mean that there is a strong possibility that the country will have to move into stage 6 load shedding from tonight.

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 15:06:09 GMT
Minister Aaron Motsoaledi On Court Action Launched By Helen Suzman Foundation
[Govt of SA] Statement of Home Affairs Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi on court action launched by the Helen Suzman Foundation on the decision not to extend exemptions granted to Zimbabwean Nationals

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 15:05:47 GMT
SA Remains an Attractive Investment Destination
[SAnews.gov.za] South Africa remains an attractive and lucrative investment destination, where the return on investments is high and opportunities abound for both foreign and domestic investors, says International Relations and Cooperation Deputy Min...

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 15:04:36 GMT
Monkeypox - Experts Answer 10 Common Questions
[Daily Maverick] This week, South Africa recorded its first case of monkeypox. Spotlight asked the experts and consulted documents from the World Health Organization and the National Institute for Communicable Diseases for answers to our top 10 quest...

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 15:01:34 GMT
Salga Concerned By Councils' Weak Municipal Credit Controls
[SAnews.gov.za] The national executive committee of the South African Local Government Association (SALGA) has expressed concern at the weaknesses of municipal credit control and debt collection mechanisms in the country's councils.

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 14:57:43 GMT
Stage 6 Load Shedding From 4pm
[SAnews.gov.za] Eskom says stage 6 load shedding will be implemented from 4pm to 10pm tonight due to "unlawful industrial action" by some of its personnel at its power stations.

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 14:57:26 GMT
Hundreds March Through City Centre to Kick Off Durban Pride
[GroundUp] Organisers call for better support and protection for victims of hate crimes, especially in townships



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