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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.
Wed, 20 Nov 2024 07:21:41 GMTFive Years of Water Shortages in KZN Township
[GroundUp] Residents take legal action
Wed, 20 Nov 2024 07:21:40 GMTCosatu Welcomes Excellent Progress in Rolling Out the Long Sought Two Pot Pension Reforms
[COSATU] The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) welcomes the excellent progress rolling out the long sought Two Pot Pension Reforms since 1 September. We have been heartened by the response of workers to this long-sought reform with mill...
Wed, 20 Nov 2024 05:44:42 GMTDeputy President to Attend SADC Extraordinary Summit
[SAnews.gov.za] Deputy President Shipokosa Paulus Mashatile is expected participate in the Extraordinary Meeting of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Heads of State and Government in Harare, Zimbabwe.
Wed, 20 Nov 2024 04:55:23 GMTActivists Welcome Treasury's Proposed Minimum Alcohol Price
[GroundUp] National Treasury has proposed tax increases to reduce harmful drinking
Tue, 19 Nov 2024 14:35:41 GMTThe Green Connection At NERSA Hearings - "Citizens Should Not Pay For Eskom's Mistakes"
[The Green Connection] Liziwe McDaid, Strategic Lead at The Green Connection says, "With this latest increase proposal, Eskom is basically asking the people of South Africa to pay for its mistakes. It is as though the state utility expects the people...
Tue, 19 Nov 2024 12:49:21 GMTLamola Urges Global Citizens to Hold G20 Leaders Accountable
[SAnews.gov.za] International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola says global citizens must hold the leaders of the Group of 20 (G20) accountable.
Tue, 19 Nov 2024 12:49:20 GMTPresident Ramaphosa Urges G20 Leaders to Speak Up On Gaza Conflict
[SAnews.gov.za] Rio De Janeiro -- President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged the Group of 20 (G20) leaders to speak up against the violence in Gaza and work towards achieving a solution for both Palestinians and Israelis.
Tue, 19 Nov 2024 12:49:20 GMTSIU Granted Preservation Order Against Company Linked to Former MP
[SAnews.gov.za] The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has obtained a preservation order from the Special Tribunal against Groen Mintirho which is associated with former Parliamentarian Pule Mabe.
Tue, 19 Nov 2024 12:49:18 GMTWater Dept Welcomes R160m Fine Imposed On Dipaleseng Municipality
[SAnews.gov.za] Water and Sanitation Deputy Minister, Sello Seitlholo, has welcomed the Balfour Magistrate's Court decision to impose a R160 million fine on Dipaleseng Local Municipality in Mpumalanga for contravening environmental laws, and signific...
Tue, 19 Nov 2024 12:49:17 GMTClose to 4,000 Jobs On the Cards As China-African Precious Metals Expand Operations in North West
[SAnews.gov.za] The China-African Precious Metals Company has recently opened a newly refurbished gold processing plant, which will create close to 4 000 work opportunities in Orkney in the City of Matlosana Local Municipality, North West.
Tue, 19 Nov 2024 12:49:16 GMTAgreements Signed With Battery Energy Storage Projects
[SAnews.gov.za] Minister of Electricity and Energy, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, has signed two project agreements and the commercial close of two projects appointed as preferred bidders under the first Battery Energy Storage Independent Power Producer ...
Tue, 19 Nov 2024 12:23:07 GMTStilfontein's Dangerous and Desperate Illegal Mining Industry
[GroundUp] Zama zamas search for gold in a vast and unmapped underground network of tunnels
Tue, 19 Nov 2024 12:21:23 GMTPositioning South Africa As Guardian of the Cape Route
[ISS] The country needs more than infrastructure upgrades to capitalise on the surge in shipping along the Cape Sea Route.
Tue, 19 Nov 2024 12:18:57 GMTMen Abused By Women Don't All Fight Back. Some Believe a Strong Man Is Non-Violent - South African Study
[The Conversation Africa] Studies of intimate partner violence mostly portray men as abusers and women as victims. Little academic attention is paid to men who are abused by their female partners. Even less effort is made to understand how men's expe...
Tue, 19 Nov 2024 11:05:20 GMT#InTheSpotlight | SA Has Started a TB Revolution - Can We See It Through?
[spotlight] Over the last decade, it has become clear that South Africa's progress against TB depends on diagnosing more people more quickly. In this Spotlight special briefing, Marcus Low asks how we can best go about it.
Tue, 19 Nov 2024 14:58:57 GMTConstruction Mafia Disrupts Projects Worth R63bn
[SAnews.gov.za] Since 2019, construction site disruptions by criminal syndicates have disrupted over 180 projects worth R63 billion, using tactics such as extortion, intimidation, violence and sabotage.
Tue, 19 Nov 2024 14:57:41 GMTMajodina Hands Over Sanitation Facilities to Mark World Toilet Day
[SAnews.gov.za] Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina has handed over completed sanitation facilities to indigent households in Ngobi village, in Moretele Local Municipality, in the North West.
Wed, 20 Nov 2024 05:44:40 GMTOver 11 000 Suspects Arrested Through Operation Shanela
[SAnews.gov.za] The South African Police Service (SAPS), through Operation Shanela, has arrested 11 059 suspects between 11 and 17 November 2024.
Wed, 20 Nov 2024 04:51:45 GMTDevastating Bafana Glide Past South Sudan in Cape Town
[SAFA] Coach Hugo Broos' irrepressible charges were once again in devastating form as they beat South Sudan 3-0 in a 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier that could have had a far more unflattering final scoreline on another day.
Mon, 18 Nov 2024 14:18:52 GMTLong Covid - 'I Don't Think Govts Are Taking It Seriously Enough' - Prof Resia Pretorius
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- In Part 1 of the interview Juanita Williams from allAfrica had with Professor Resia Pretorius from Stellenbosch University, Pretorius spoke about her extensive research on blood clots, inflammation, and their implications, pa...
Tue, 19 Nov 2024 05:26:25 GMTLinen Crisis Hits Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital - South African News Briefs - November 19, 2024
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Tue, 19 Nov 2024 08:07:35 GMTWater Crisis Continues for 17,000 People in Lenasia South
[GroundUp] Residents say water tanks and trucks are insufficient after the municipality cut their illegal connections
Tue, 19 Nov 2024 04:48:56 GMTOver a Thousand RDP Homes Built in 2019 Still Without Tap Water
[GroundUp] Human Rights Commission found significant backlogs in water supply at uMzinyathi District municipality, KwaZulu-Natal
Mon, 18 Nov 2024 03:05:30 GMTCape Town to Challenge Eskom's Tariff Hike - South African News Briefs - November 18, 2024
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Tue, 19 Nov 2024 06:11:31 GMTAmbassador-Designate of South Africa Lauds Ethiopia's Pivotal Role in Regional, Global Peace
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Ambassador-Designate of the Republic of South Africa to Ethiopia, Nonceba Losi lauded Ethiopia's pivotal role in the maintenance of regional and global peace and security expressing her government's commitment to continue support...