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Wed, 20 Nov 2024 05:30:58 GMTPolice to Monitor Spaza Shop Registrations - South African News Briefs - November 20, 2024
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Wed, 20 Nov 2024 04:51:48 GMTJohannesburg Water - Tales of Woe
[GroundUp] At least maintenance on the Lesotho Highlands Water Project is on track
Wed, 20 Nov 2024 05:40:19 GMTBrazil Officially Hands Over G20 Presidency to South Africa
[SAnews.gov.za] Rio De Janeiro -- Brazil has officially transferred the historic Group of 20 (G20) Presidency to South Africa at the closing ceremony of the annual summit that was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Tue, 19 Nov 2024 15:05:31 GMTSouth Africa's Electricity Company Faces Backlash Amidst Proposed Tariff Hike
[Premium Times] Eskom wants a tariff increase but many South Africans oppose it.
Tue, 19 Nov 2024 14:58:42 GMTAfrica Calls for Funding of Just Transition
[SAnews.gov.za] The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Dr Dion George, has called for urgent action to reduce the cost of capital to fund pathways towards a just transition.
South Africa Business Day
South Africa Independent
Wed, 20 Nov 2024 09:32:12 GMTWATCH: Repair work under way on KZN N2 Umbogintwini bridge
Wed, 20 Nov 2024 09:30:08 GMTFormer UJ employee fights for pension fund after he was fired for disposing of 434 computer assets
Wed, 20 Nov 2024 09:13:01 GMTDeputy President Mashatile in Harare as SADC chair, President Mnangagwa hosts SADC meeting
Wed, 20 Nov 2024 08:55:14 GMTFood vendors back in business: Gauteng education lifts ban of food sales, implement strict rules
Wed, 20 Nov 2024 08:17:07 GMTMan crushed to death following tipper-truck accident in KZN
South Africa Mail & Guardian
Tue, 19 Nov 2024 16:00:00 +0000Department of defence still reviewing SA-Cuba agreements
It has been 19 months since then defence minister Thandi Modise said the bilateral agreement and its controversial sub-contracts were being assessed
Tue, 19 Nov 2024 14:59:16 +0000For the first time, the elimination of a cancer is within our reach
We have the tools to erase cervical cancer … leaders at the G20 summit must make vaccination, screening and treatment available across all countries
Tue, 19 Nov 2024 14:56:28 +0000Sanitation timebomb: Flushing is a luxury we can’t afford
New technology is urgently needed as the water crisis in urban areas is actually a sanitation-sewerage crisis
Tue, 19 Nov 2024 14:23:46 +0000Unified African voice needed at COP29
The continent must also ignore the dangled carrot of small bits of money for carbon forests or just transitions, said Fadhel Kaboub, a senior adviser at Power Shift Africa
Tue, 19 Nov 2024 12:30:00 +0000Ramaphosa calls for respect for UN Charter at G20 summit
South Africa intends to lobby for reform of the UN Security Council when it takes over the G20 presidency from Brazil
South Africa News 24
Wednesday Nov 20 2024 11:42:32News24 | 'For too long', basic flushing toilets still a pipe dream for some of SA's most vulnerable residents
World Toilet Day was celebrated on Tuesday but for many residents in informal settlements, a clean, working toilet is a pipe dream. They still use buckets or head into bushes to relieve themselves because flushing toilets are few and far between in t...
Wednesday Nov 20 2024 09:58:12News24 | 'Should I get an opportunity, I will return underground': Rescued illegal miner wants his gold
Freshly rescued from the depths of the abandoned Stilfontein gold mine, a 36-year-old father says he is willing to risk it all again just to retrieve the hidden treasure that he believes can secure his family's future.
Wednesday Nov 20 2024 09:36:30News24 | SA proactive on Palestine but not on Ukraine, says Ukrainian ambassador
Ukraine's ambassador to South Africa, Liubov Abravitova, has called on South Africa to be consistent in its loud calls for world peace.
Wednesday Nov 20 2024 09:07:13News24 | Tutu trust demands closure of exhibition at US govt-funded event amid war against Palestinians
In the latest show of support for the Palestinian people, the Archbishop Desmond Tutu IP Trust, tasked with overseeing the legacy of the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu, has demanded the removal of an exhibition in his honour from a global event.
Wednesday Nov 20 2024 08:16:07News24 | Free State speaker, treasury in standoff as he holds 'province hostage', blocks mini-budget
Former Free State Premier Mxolisi Dukwana is accused of using his speaker position to "hold the province hostage" until the legislature's "R84 million needs" are met.
South Africa News 24
Wednesday Nov 20 2024 11:42:32News24 | 'For too long', basic flushing toilets still a pipe dream for some of SA's most vulnerable residents
World Toilet Day was celebrated on Tuesday but for many residents in informal settlements, a clean, working toilet is a pipe dream. They still use buckets or head into bushes to relieve themselves because flushing toilets are few and far between in t...
Wednesday Nov 20 2024 09:58:12News24 | 'Should I get an opportunity, I will return underground': Rescued illegal miner wants his gold
Freshly rescued from the depths of the abandoned Stilfontein gold mine, a 36-year-old father says he is willing to risk it all again just to retrieve the hidden treasure that he believes can secure his family's future.
Wednesday Nov 20 2024 09:36:30News24 | SA proactive on Palestine but not on Ukraine, says Ukrainian ambassador
Ukraine's ambassador to South Africa, Liubov Abravitova, has called on South Africa to be consistent in its loud calls for world peace.
Wednesday Nov 20 2024 09:07:13News24 | Tutu trust demands closure of exhibition at US govt-funded event amid war against Palestinians
In the latest show of support for the Palestinian people, the Archbishop Desmond Tutu IP Trust, tasked with overseeing the legacy of the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu, has demanded the removal of an exhibition in his honour from a global event.
Wednesday Nov 20 2024 08:16:07News24 | Free State speaker, treasury in standoff as he holds 'province hostage', blocks mini-budget
Former Free State Premier Mxolisi Dukwana is accused of using his speaker position to "hold the province hostage" until the legislature's "R84 million needs" are met.
South Africa Sowetan Live
South Africa Times Live
Wed, 20 Nov 2024 12:03:51 +0200Call for marriage bill to protect cohabiting couples
Religious leaders and advocates of culture believe the bill in its current form will undermine culture and tradition, which do not recognise the concept of polyandry and marriage between people of the same gender
Wed, 20 Nov 2024 11:33:00 +0200Inflation eases for fifth consecutive month
Annual consumer inflation was 2.8% in October, a sharp decline from the previous month and its lowest level since June 2020
Wed, 20 Nov 2024 11:18:21 +0200Exciting changes ahead: the Sunday Times is getting a fresh new look
The paper’s compact and contemporary new format has been designed to enhance your enjoyment of its award-winning journalism
Wed, 20 Nov 2024 11:12:58 +0200Speak up against Band-Aid Christmas hit, British-Ghanaian singer tells stars
British-Ghanaian musician Fuse ODG has urged other artists to follow in the steps of Ed Sheeran and speak up about the 1984 hit "Do They Know It's Christmas," which he says perpetuates negative stereotypes of the African continent.
Wed, 20 Nov 2024 11:12:24 +0200Ghana blocks pension funds from offshore investment on currency concerns
Ghana is clamping down on private pension fund managers who want to invest in offshore assets on concerns it could worsen pressure on its cedi currency, three industry sources told Reuters.