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Fri, 18 Nov 2022 13:53:24 GMT
More Work Needs to Be Done On Climate Education
[SAnews.gov.za] With the imminent threat of climate change, South Africa has laid the foundation to enable climate education in schools but there are areas of improvement that have been identified.

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 13:52:07 GMT
500 Refugees Living in Wretched Conditions in Cape Town Camp
[GroundUp] Three years after the UNHCR protests, Bellville camp asylum seekers cling to dream of resettlement

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 13:51:23 GMT
Very Few South Africans Can Swim, Says the Nsri. It Aims to Change This
[GroundUp] Drowning is one of the biggest causes of unnatural death in the world

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 13:44:24 GMT
How an Honest Prasa Worker Turned Down Corrupt Money and Helped Uncover Fraud
[GroundUp] Over R9-million worth of bogus claims processed in just six months - in a scheme that could run back to 2014

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 13:43:51 GMT
Why Is Government Taking So Long to Finalise Water Standards?
[GroundUp] Much needed legislation has not moved since 2017. It's up to us, the public, to put pressure on our elected leaders to finish the job.

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 12:54:58 GMT
African Women Demand Voice At Climate Change Summits
[GroundUp] "We need concrete solutions for climate change now"

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 06:47:28 GMT
Measles Outbreak Spreads to Mpumalanga - South African News Briefs - November 18, 2022
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Measles Outbreak Spreads to Mpumalanga as Cases Rise

Thu, 17 Nov 2022 12:11:57 GMT
Israel's Most Wanted Gang Leader Arrested in Bryanston
[SAnews.gov.za] The combined efforts of Interpol South Africa and the South African Police Service (SAPS) have led to the arrest of an Israeli gang leader, who has been on Interpol's Red Notice from 2015.

Thu, 17 Nov 2022 11:54:31 GMT
South African Delegation to UN Questioned on Femicide, Xenophobia - South African News Briefs - November 17, 2022
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- United Nations Grills South Africa on Corruption, Femicide and Xenophobia

Thu, 17 Nov 2022 09:41:13 GMT
Still Many Unknowns, but Long-Covid Is Real and Deserves Support for Rehabilitation, Says Expert
[spotlight] "I think I'm in trouble," came the message through to Professor Veronica Ueckermann one evening during the first surge of COVID-19 in South Africa in the winter of 2020. It was a distressed call made by a 48-year-old theatre nurse who wor...

Thu, 17 Nov 2022 08:41:12 GMT
Mine Blasting Damaging Homes Across the Country
[Scrolla] In communities across three provinces, the walls of homes are being cracked and their floors are collapsing as houses are being damaged by unabated mine blasting.

Thu, 17 Nov 2022 08:34:47 GMT
Get-Rich-Quick Solar Energy Scheme Looks Way Too Good to Be True
[GroundUp] Gollong Investment looks very much like a Ponzi operation

Thu, 17 Nov 2022 08:39:51 GMT
More Dark Days Ahead As Eskom's Diesel Budget Runs Dry
[Scrolla] Eskom's finances paint a gloomy picture as the ailing power utility's budget to buy diesel is running on empty.

Thu, 17 Nov 2022 08:36:41 GMT
Unpaid for Months - Ekurhuleni Workers Protest
[GroundUp] The City of Ekurhuleni only deals with the contractor, not its employees, says City spokesperson

Thu, 17 Nov 2022 08:36:08 GMT
This Judge Has Not Delivered His Judgment After Ten Years. No Action Has Been Taken Against Him
[GroundUp] Office of the Chief Justice says the matter was referred to the Judicial Conduct Committee. But the Judicial Service Commission says it has not received any complaints.

Thu, 17 Nov 2022 06:44:32 GMT
Car Rental Company Confiscates 2,500 Cars From Joburg City Council
[Scrolla] Johannesburg's crime-busting campaign for the festive season could be derailed after more than 2,500 City of Joburg vehicles were confiscated by car rental company Avis.

Thu, 17 Nov 2022 08:48:21 GMT
Media Kicked Out of the Senzo Meyiwa Murder Trial
[Scrolla] Events took a dramatic turn during the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial at the Pretoria High Court on Wednesday when the media was kicked out of the courtroom.

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 13:56:57 GMT
Ethekwini Contaminated Water - We Are Swimming in Faeces While Dodging E. Coli.
[Greenpeace] Rivers polluted by sewers are nothing new to Durbanites. This problem has existed for years. In 2020, a local group of Greenpeace Africa in Durban submitted a petition to the water and sanitation authorities that gathered more than 10,00...

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 13:55:20 GMT
South African Women Innovators Win Big At International Falling Walls Lab
[UCT] University of Cape Town (UCT) PhD candidate Emma Horn won second place in the Falling Walls Lab world finals with her 'green' bio-tile innovation. Tamlyn Sasha Naidu, a postdoctoral research fellow from the University of the Witwatersrand, took...

Thu, 17 Nov 2022 08:25:41 GMT
Police Arrest Most Wanted Israeli Gang Leader
[Govt of SA] A multi-disciplinary team led by Interpol South Africa, Organised Crime, Detectives, Crime Intelligence and the Special Task Force (STF) have arrested a 46-year-old Israeli gang leader attached to a criminal organisation in Israel called...

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 14:02:51 GMT
Rampant Crime Along SA, Lesotho Border Takes Its Toll On Farmers
[Lesotho Times] FARMERS along South Africa's border with Lesotho are falling prey to rampant crime, farmer organisation, Free State Agriculture (FSA) has said

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 10:21:43 GMT
Western Cape Infrastructure Hands Over New Homes in Mitchells Plain
[Govt of SA] 107 beneficiaries move into their brand-new homes in Mitchells Plain

Thu, 17 Nov 2022 08:38:26 GMT
Racist Incidents At Stellenbosch University a 'Pushback' Against Change, Says Prof Jonathan Jansen
[Daily Maverick] The recently released report on an investigation into allegations of racism at Stellenbosch University, authored by retired judge Sisi Khampepe, has highlighted how the university continues to grapple with issues of transformation. O...

Thu, 17 Nov 2022 08:35:12 GMT
Parents of Dead Children Call for President to Launch Inquiry Into Enyobeni Tavern Tragedy
[Daily Maverick] Families who lost children in the Enyobeni Tavern tragedy, and civil society organisations, have launched a petition calling on President Cyril Ramaphosa to help them get justice after the deaths of 21 young people in June.

Thu, 17 Nov 2022 07:29:54 GMT
South Africa's Benjamin Dube to Perform at Hillsong Concert in Kigali
[New Times] Renowned South African gospel singer Bishop Benjamin Dube is expected to join Hillsong London, in a concert dubbed "Hillsong London Live in Kigali" slated for November 25, 2022, at BK Arena.

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 08:31:34 GMT
Policing Bolstered in Identified Hotspots Ahead of Festive Season
[SAnews.gov.za] As the festive season approaches, the South African Police Service (SAPS) is ramping up efforts to improve service delivery to communities by injecting additional policing resources in identified high crime areas.

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 08:31:05 GMT
Woodstock Residents Rattled By Police Raid
[GroundUp] The City of Cape Town says Cissie Gool House has been "hijacked" and that Reclaim the City has lost control

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 07:57:14 GMT
Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Stays - South African News Briefs - November 16, 2022
[allAfrica] Cape Town --  

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 05:00:35 GMT
Power Utility's Head of Generation Quits Amid Warnings of More Loadshedding
[Scrolla] South Africans should expect more blackouts during the festive season and beyond.

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 06:19:44 GMT
Shepherd Bushiri Appeals Against Ruling On Witnesses to Testify in South Africa
[Nyasa Times] The Bushiris magistrates court ruling that witnesses in their extradition case should testify in South Africa.



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