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Mon, 26 Sep 2022 07:49:42 GMT
President Calls on Citizens to Persevere in Power Cuts - South African News Briefs - September 26, 2022
[allAfrica] Cape Town --  

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 08:39:00 GMT
No Quick Fix to Load Shedding but Progress Being Made
[SAnews.gov.za] Given the unpredictable performance of Eskom's fleet of coal-fired power stations, President Cyril Ramaphosa has admitted that the country will not be able to eliminate load shedding in the short term.

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 08:48:37 GMT
Government Determined to See SAA Grow
[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Public Enterprises and government are committed to ensuring that South African Airways (SAA) grows and that the Strategic Equity Partnership with the Takatso Consortium is finalised.

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 08:43:40 GMT
Eskom Continues to Implement Load Shedding
[SAnews.gov.za] Eskom will continue to implement load shedding this week due to constraints from its diesel suppliers that is affecting the availability of bulk diesel to the Ankerlig and Gourikwa Open Cycle Gas Turbines, which have a combined capaci...

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 08:35:28 GMT
Here's Why Cape Town Is Clearing Invasive Plants
[GroundUp] The project is expected to save billions of litres of water a year

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 08:47:21 GMT
State Security, Gauteng Government Pledge to Strengthen Ties
[SAnews.gov.za] State Security Deputy Minister, Zizi Kodwa, and Gauteng Premier David Makhura have pledged to strengthen ties and working relations between their two entities in tackling threats and risks that threaten the stability of the province.

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 05:04:31 GMT
Business Mentoring and Support - How Principals Can Improve Early Childhood Development Centres
[The Conversation Africa] Early childhood development centres, often referred to as crèches, day cares, edu-cares or preschools, are vital spaces for young children. There, they can learn and play, interacting with their peers and receiving care whi...

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 07:02:12 GMT
5 Xenophobic Myths About Immigrants in South Africa Debunked By Researchers
[The Conversation Africa] In South Africa, immigrants are often scapegoated as the root of socio-economic problems. In the post-apartheid landscape, Black African immigrants, mainly, from other African countries have been negatively stereotyped as "i...

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 06:59:57 GMT
Hundreds March to Parliament, Calling for Action Against Climate Change #AfricaClimateCrisis
[GroundUp] This Heritage Day event was part of global protests against climate change

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 06:49:26 GMT
Gang Leader Accused of Shooting Says He Will Report to South African Authorities
[Lesotho Times] promises to surrender to SA police to clear his name

Sat, 24 Sep 2022 10:32:54 GMT
Why African Nations Are Mostly Silent On China's Rights Record
[VOA] Johannesburg, South Africa -- Most African states have stayed silent as Western nations and rights groups condemn China over a recent United Nations human rights report on China's treatment of Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in the Xinjiang...

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 06:56:33 GMT
Cabinet Briefed On Eskom's Plans to Avoid Load Shedding
[SAnews.gov.za] Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan has briefed Cabinet on the capacity of Eskom to mitigate the intermittent load shedding.

Sat, 24 Sep 2022 09:42:18 GMT
Sierra Leone Stars Want to Keep Their Unbeaten Record Against Bafana Bafana
[SAFA] The training session took place just hours before the visitors face Bafana Bafana in a friendly international at the Johannesburg venue (kick off is at 3pm) on Saturday 24 September 2022, but Keister maintains this has not caused any instabili...

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 08:16:14 GMT
Eskom Employs Engineers on Solidarity's List - South African News Briefs - September 23, 2022
[allAfrica] Cape Town --  

Sat, 24 Sep 2022 09:58:46 GMT
Beware of Jobs Advertised By Facebook Page Jobs Updates
[Africa Check] IN SHORT: A Facebook page lists dozens of employment opportunities across South Africa. But it's not authorised to advertise the jobs and job seekers should be careful of job scams which may be attempting to steal personal information.

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 09:44:01 GMT
Wits to Name Landmark After a Mining Company. Students Are Demanding That It Rather Be Named After Marikana
[GroundUp] Protesters say Sibanye-Stillwater is responsible for the "exploitation and destruction of communities and the murder of mine workers"

Sat, 24 Sep 2022 14:00:30 GMT
Opposition Retakes Control of Major Coastal City
[Scrolla] Following the fall of the ANC in Nelson Mandela Bay on Wednesday, the Democratic Alliance's (DA) Retief Odendaal rose as the new mayor of the Eastern Cape-based metropolitan.

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 14:21:42 GMT
Mabuza to Engage With Traditional, Khoi-SAN Leaders
[SAnews.gov.za] Deputy President David Mabuza will on Friday, in his capacity as chairperson of the Inter-Ministerial Task Team, engage with traditional and Khoi-San leaders in Mpumalanga.

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 13:54:54 GMT
Concern Over Nelson Mandela Bay Metro Mayoral Changes
[SAnews.gov.za] The MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) in the Eastern Cape, Zolile Williams, has noted "the worrisome" political changes in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro (NMBM) Council, saying these continue to destabilise ...

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 13:50:57 GMT
Join the NQT's Spring School
[UCT] The Newly Qualified Teachers' Project (NQT) an initiative of the University of Cape Town's (UCT) School of Education (SoE) invites all teachers to join its Spring School - a series of professional development workshops to help teachers navigate...

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 13:48:33 GMT
Heritage Day - 'I Want to Call Out Their Names One By One'
[UCT] "I want to call out their names one by one, as a way in which we don't forget them," art curator Nontobeko Ntombela said of the 45 black women artists exhibited at the Norval Foundation gallery. Co-curated by Ntombela and Dr Portia Malatjie, it...

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 09:44:43 GMT
Where Have All the Chameleons Gone?
[GroundUp] And what you can do to encourage them to live in your garden

Sat, 24 Sep 2022 13:58:58 GMT
Nation May Face Two More Years of Power Blackouts
[Scrolla] Minerals and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe signed the first three Independent Power Producers (IPPs) contracts on Thursday.

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 04:24:16 GMT
Should SA Municipalities Get Greater Policing Powers?
[ISS] Many local governments in South Africa are dysfunctional, but some could drive innovation in fighting crime.

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 14:25:16 GMT
SAA Has Built Solid Foundation, Says Board Chairperson
[SAnews.gov.za] South African Airways (SAA) executive chair, John Lamola, has dismissed claims that the future of the State-owned carrier is at risk.

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 13:45:38 GMT
SARS Operations Net Wildlife Criminals, Tax Evaders
[SAnews.gov.za] Intensified South African Revenue Services-led (SARS) operations have seen the net fall on several tax evaders and wildlife criminals.

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 07:40:17 GMT
South Africa Mashego to Miss Leone Stars Clash
[Concord] South Africa's national team, Bafana Bafana, have been dealt with another injury blow as left-back Terrence Mashego withdrew from the Squad on Wednesday ahead of their friendly matches against Leone Stars of Sierra Leone.

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 12:53:11 GMT
Emalahleni Is Failing to Provide Clean Drinking Water to 500,000 People
[GroundUp] People have to use their social grants to buy electricity to boil dirty water

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 07:37:24 GMT
South Africa Has a New Traditional Courts Bill. but It Doesn't Protect Indigenous Practices
[The Conversation Africa] After 14 years of highly controversial amendments, South Africa's parliament has finally approved the Traditional Courts Bill. The Bill now awaits the signature of the President to become law.

Thu, 22 Sep 2022 09:57:21 GMT
Pandor Calls On Global Leaders to Deal With Poverty, Inequality and Unemployment
[SAnews.gov.za] While the Covid-19 pandemic and East European war have severe global consequences, Minister Naledi Pandor says the world should not neglect the needs of the marginalised.



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