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Thu, 08 Dec 2022 06:57:23 GMT
Energy Crisis Mounts as Country Faces More Intense Power Cuts - South African News Briefs - December 8, 2022
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Energy Crisis Unlikely to Ease Within 12 Months, Eskom Warns

Wed, 07 Dec 2022 14:23:28 GMT
Anti-Apartheid Icon Hani's Killer Released on Parole
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Janusz Walus has been released from prison to serve a two-year parole period, Mail and Guardian reports.This comes after Walus - a Polish immigrant imprisoned for the 1993 murder of South African Communist Party leader Chris ...

Thu, 08 Dec 2022 09:07:18 GMT
President Declares 27 December a Public Holiday
[SAnews.gov.za] South Africans will get to enjoy an extended Christmas with 27 December 2022 declared as a public holiday in lieu of Christmas Day falling on a Sunday.

Thu, 08 Dec 2022 06:17:54 GMT
'We Will Not Throw Ramaphosa Into the Dragon's Den' - Energy Minister
[Scrolla] Mineral resources minister Gwede Mantashe has instructed all 230 ANC MPs to toe the line and vote against the adoption of the Phala Phala report or else face the wrath of the party.

Wed, 07 Dec 2022 19:16:15 GMT
The Fish River Runs Through Cradock, but the Town Faces a Water Crisis
[GroundUp] Department of Water and Sanitation blames Chris Hani municipality, municipality blames load-shedding

Wed, 07 Dec 2022 13:59:59 GMT
Testing Stool Can Help Detect TB in Children
[spotlight] Most tuberculosis (TB) testing today relies on sputum samples coughed up from the lungs. This makes intuitive sense since pulmonary (or lung) TB is the most common form of TB and sputum provides testable samples straight from the scene of...

Wed, 07 Dec 2022 13:33:39 GMT
ConCourt Did Not Legalise Weed in the Workplace, Labour Court Rules
[GroundUp] Employers have the right to enforce zero-tolerance policies outlawing the use of cannabis

Wed, 07 Dec 2022 13:33:23 GMT
Partnerships Key to Africa's Economic Growth
[SAnews.gov.za] Trade, Industry and Competition Minister, Ebrahim Patel, says partnerships with international countries are key to boosting African economies' upward trajectory.

Thu, 08 Dec 2022 09:17:04 GMT
'I Had to Put My Groceries Back' Says Delft Mother After Her Sassa Card Was Declined
[GroundUp] Postbank abruptly suspended grant withdrawals at ATMs after incidents of fraud

Thu, 08 Dec 2022 04:53:59 GMT
Man Dies During Eight-Hour Wait for an Ambulance
[GroundUp] Only one ambulance for hundreds of villages in Matatiele

Wed, 07 Dec 2022 19:25:59 GMT
Janusz Walus Placed On Parole
[SAnews.gov.za] The Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, Ronald Lamola, has placed offender Janusz Walus on parole under strict conditions with effect from Wednesday.

Wed, 07 Dec 2022 15:25:17 GMT
Parliament Silent On MPs Implicated in PRASA Corruption
[GroundUp] Formal complaint was sent by #UniteBehind to ethics committee in September

Wed, 07 Dec 2022 15:23:49 GMT
Student Organisation Shawco Bounces Back to Celebrate 80th Birthday
[GroundUp] The welfare organisation aims to be operating at 100% capacity by the end of 2023

Wed, 07 Dec 2022 19:26:43 GMT
Stage 6 Load Shedding Implemented From Midday
[SAnews.gov.za] Eskom announced on Thursday that it will implement Stage 6 load shedding from noon until further notice.

Thu, 08 Dec 2022 09:10:55 GMT
Jabbed Germans Banned From Buying Cars? No. Tired Old Covid Disinformation Gets Weirder
[Africa Check] IN SHORT: Almost three years after the Covid pandemic began, conspiracy theorists are still trying to sell their ideas online. This time, it's not true that the 75% of Germans vaccinated against the disease won't be able to buy a car.

Thu, 08 Dec 2022 05:16:55 GMT
What Is RET and What Does It Want? The Radical Economic Transformation Faction Explained
[The Conversation Africa] It has been standard for some years, in any analysis of South Africa's governing party, the African National Congress (ANC), to refer to the "radical economic transformation" (RET) faction. Yet, there has been little serious...

Thu, 08 Dec 2022 09:07:55 GMT
Correctional Services Festive Season Campaign Launched
[SAnews.gov.za] Correctional Services National Commissioner Makgothi Thobakgale says facilities around the country will be on high alert this festive season in order to combat potential safety and security challenges.

Wed, 07 Dec 2022 07:45:06 GMT
GDP Growth Up 1.6% - South African News Briefs - December 7, 2022
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Tue, 06 Dec 2022 08:26:11 GMT
Deputy President Named In R35 Billion Land Scam - South African News Briefs - December 6, 2022
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Wed, 07 Dec 2022 04:27:18 GMT
What Does a Wounded Ruling Party Mean for South Africa's Prospects?
[ISS] Amidst debates about presidential impeachment, the main question is how far ANC support will fall in the 2024 elections.

Tue, 06 Dec 2022 13:06:06 GMT
Sex Workers Welcome Government's Decriminalisation Plans
[GroundUp] "Many sex workers have died and this bill will save many lives"

Tue, 06 Dec 2022 12:43:15 GMT
Diesel Prices Decrease, Increase for Petrol Consumers
[SAnews.gov.za] There will be relief for some consumers from tomorrow when the price of all grades of diesel and illuminating paraffin decrease.

Wed, 07 Dec 2022 04:27:26 GMT
Music Streaming in South Africa - New Survey Reveals Musicians Get a Raw Deal
[The Conversation Africa] Musicians worldwide have been placing their tracks with global streaming platforms such as Spotify for many years. South African musicians, however, have reported only sparse earnings from streaming music online.

Wed, 07 Dec 2022 04:27:08 GMT
Pandemic Policies in South Africa - a Model of Neocolonial State Capture
[African Arguments] The huge Covid death toll - by far the worst in Africa - occurred not in spite of Western biomedical practices but because of them, argues a new book from the African Arguments series, published by Hurst.

Tue, 06 Dec 2022 13:10:50 GMT
New Full-Time Lotteries Boss to Be Appointed Early Next Year
[GroundUp] GroundUp has learned that Jodi Scholtz will take over as Commissioner of the National Lotteries Commission

Tue, 06 Dec 2022 13:08:44 GMT
Information Regulator Bares Its Teeth in Music Royalties Investigation
[GroundUp] The South African music industry lacks transparency and accountability, says regulator

Tue, 06 Dec 2022 13:06:53 GMT
This Taxi Rank Cost More Than R275-Million. but Nearly a Decade Later It's Still Closed
[GroundUp] Thohoyandou taxi owners and businesses want the rank to start operating

Tue, 06 Dec 2022 12:46:20 GMT
GDP Rises By 1.6 Percent
[SAnews.gov.za] South Africa's gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 1.6% between July and September, Deputy Director General for Economic Statistics, Joe de Beer, announced on Tuesday.

Tue, 06 Dec 2022 12:37:01 GMT
Mineral Resources and Energy Announces Adjustment of Fuel Prices
[Govt of SA] Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Mr Gwede Mantashe, announces adjustment of fuel prices effective from the 7th of December 2022

Tue, 06 Dec 2022 12:20:37 GMT
Phala Phala Debate Postponed
[Scrolla] As President Cyril Ramaphosa fights for his political survival amid the blazing Phala Phala flames Parliament pushed the debate of the Section 89 panel report to next Tuesday.



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