South Africa vs Israel - ICJ Declines SA's New Application but Says Israel Duty Bound to Protect Civilians
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February 19, 2024, 2:01 PM
[IPS] Johannesburg -- The International Court of Justice has declined the South African government's urgent application for further measures to prevent an "unprecedented military offensive against Rafah," but reiterated that Israel is bound to protect civilians in the country.
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Ad Hoc Committee On the Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill Concludes Public Hearings in Mpumalanga
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February 19, 2024, 10:47 AM
[Parliament of South Africa] Parliament, Sunday, 18 February 2024 - The Ad Hoc Committee on the General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill today concluded the Mpumalanga leg of the public hearings at the Mayor's Parlour in the Gert Sibande District Municipality. The committee welcomed approximately 157 members of the public who expressed their views on the Bill.
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2026 World Cup Qualifiers - Bafana'll Beat Super Eagles - Khumalo
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February 19, 2024, 10:02 AM
[Vanguard] Former South Africa international, Doctor Khumalo has expressed confidence in Bafana Bafana's ability to triumph over the Super Eagles in the upcoming 2026 World Cup qualifiers scheduled for June.
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HIV Among Older South Africans in Rural Areas - Big Study Shows There's a Problem That's Being Neglected
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February 18, 2024, 5:57 PM
[The Conversation Africa] South Africa continues to have a high prevalence of HIV among all age groups. About 8.2 million people or 13.7% of the population live with HIV, one of the highest rates in the world.
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Fingers Pointed At City of Cape Town for Allegedly Not Maintaining Firebreaks
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February 19, 2024, 10:08 AM
[Daily Maverick] Residents and fire prevention authorities are concerned that multiple firebreaks in the Cape Peninsula on City of Cape Town and privately owned land were not maintained before the start of the 2023/24 fire season in the Western Cape.
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No 'Pie in the Sky' - - Malema Defends Pledge to Fix Power Cuts in Only Six Months
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February 19, 2024, 10:05 AM
[Daily Maverick] Experts say five years is the best we can hope for, but EFF leader Julius Malema is sticking to his guns.
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Corruption and Clean Energy in South Africa - Economic Model Shows Trust in Government Is Linked to Takeup of Renewables
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February 18, 2024, 5:53 PM
[The Conversation Africa] South Africa relies heavily on energy from coal-fired power stations, which emit large quantities of carbon. But making the transition to greater use of renewable energies, such as solar, is being hampered by a number of factors. Chief among them is corruption, which is affecting the quality of institutions.
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Parents Urged to Give Consent for HPV Vaccine
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February 19, 2024, 10:26 AM
[SAnews.gov.za] Gauteng MEC for Health and Wellness, Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko, has appealed to parents, caregivers and legal guardians who have not yet signed the consent form to vaccinate young girls against cervical cancer with the HPV vaccine to do so.
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Cr's Tintswalo Analogy Would Have Been Laughable If It Wasn't So Insulting to Millions
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February 19, 2024, 10:15 AM
[Daily Maverick] It may have started off as a seemingly clever metaphor and an electoral ace card for the ANC, but it came off as a tone-deaf, insensitive and clearly manipulative political ploy.
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Banker-Turned-Presidential Hopeful Roger Jardine Proposes R500bn Wealth and Pensions Tax to Reconstruct SA
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February 19, 2024, 10:14 AM
[Daily Maverick] Change Starts Now leader Roger Jardine will announce his big idea for a Reconstruction and Growth Fund in Kliptown, Soweto, on Monday, 19 February.
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'You Had a Choice, but You Became a Killer' - Parents Want Prison for Driver Who Killed Son
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February 19, 2024, 10:09 AM
[Daily Maverick] Darryl Futter was convicted of culpable homicide in the 2016 death of Swedish volunteer Aksel Otterbeck, whose distraught parents want Futter to serve time behind bars
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Breaking Visa Logjam Is Critical If SA Wants to Compete for Global Talent
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February 19, 2024, 10:07 AM
[Daily Maverick] We all know that local is lekker, but an influx of international talent and expertise does not have to come at the expense of locals, it can boost it. But our dysfunctional visa regime stands in the way.
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Ad Hoc Committee On the Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill Commences Public Hearings in Mpumalanga
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February 19, 2024, 10:48 AM
[Parliament of South Africa] To download an audio clip of the Chairperson of the Ad Hoc Committee on the General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill, Mr Jerome Maake click https://www.iono.fm/e/1407180
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President Ramaphosa Responds to SONA Debate
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February 16, 2024, 1:55 PM
[Parliament of South Africa] In response to the debate on his State of the Nation Address last week, President Cyril Ramaphosa admitted that many people cannot find jobs and even those with jobs wonder if they will be able to provide for their families, as the cost of living increases. Meanwhile, load shedding continues to have a devastating impact on every aspect of everyone's lives.
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Manica Diamonds Joins the Race for Khama Billiat's Signature
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February 16, 2024, 2:12 PM
[New Zimbabwe] Manica Diamonds has joined the race to sign former Mamelodi Sundowns and Kaizer Chiefs forward Khama Billiat.
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Soldiers Killed, 3 Injured in Mortar Explosion in Eastern DR Congo
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February 15, 2024, 2:30 PM
[Daily Maverick] The soldiers had only begun being deployed two months ago as part of a regional force to tackle Rwanda-backed rebels.
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South Africa Steps Up Cancer Data Gathering
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February 15, 2024, 2:36 PM
[SciDev.Net] Johannesburg -- South Africa has begun collecting data on cancer directly from patients for the first time, to help shape national cancer policies and resourcing.
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Old Age Grant Is Not Enough to Cover Care Needs, Researchers Find
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February 15, 2024, 11:09 AM
[GroundUp] Pensioners often carry households at the expense of their own needs
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Rhinos Can't Sweat, Making Them Vulnerable to Overheating - Global Warming Could Wipe Them Out in Southern Africa
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February 17, 2024, 6:14 PM
[The Conversation Africa] Southern Africa is home to 22,137 of the world's 23,432 white and black African rhinos. But they're facing grave threats because of a warming planet. Now, the first study of how climate change affects rhinos in southern Africa has found that they will cease to exist in the region's national parks by 2085 if the world takes the worst-case scenario climate change pathway. Timothy Randhir, who has been an ecological economist for 47 years, explains what governments and par...
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Campaign Launched to Remove Guns From Violent Domestic Partners
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February 15, 2024, 2:57 PM
[GroundUp] The 'Removing the Trigger' Campaign was launched at the Saartjie Baartman Centre for Women and Children on Wednesday.
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Parliament Prepares to Host National Budget Speech
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February 15, 2024, 2:39 PM
[SAnews.gov.za] Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana will outline all the financial, economic, and social commitments that government will prioritise in its planned expenditure during the National Budget Speech next week.
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South Africa's Mission to DR Congo Off to Deadly Start
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February 15, 2024, 2:33 PM
[DW] Two South African soldiers were killed and three were wounded during a mortar strike in DR Congo, the South African military said, adding that the details were "still sketchy."
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Cape Town Taxi Violence Resurgence Leaves 12 Dead, Many Critically Injured in Early 2024
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February 15, 2024, 2:29 PM
[Daily Maverick] Eight drivers, three taxi owners and a commuter have been killed so far this year in a resurgence of violence targeting members of the Cape Amalgamated Taxi Association.
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In Sickness and in Health - !gawaxab Defends SA Rand Marriage
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February 15, 2024, 2:25 PM
[Namibian] Bank of Namibia (BoN) governor Johannes !Gawaxab has likened the Namibia dollar and the South African rand peg to a marriage.
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The Legend of Johannesburg - From Afrophobia to Acts of Kindness
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February 17, 2024, 6:06 PM
[African Arguments] Zukiswa Wanner pays homage to a city where the contradictions of violence and Ubuntu seem more marked than perhaps anywhere else.
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Cosatu Welcomes the Proposed Extension of the Srd Grant to March 2025
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February 15, 2024, 2:41 PM
[COSATU] The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) welcomes government's announced of its intension to extend the Special Relief of Distress (SRD) Grant for an additional year until March 2025. This will provide comfort for 8 million unemployed persons who have been receiving this critical poverty alleviation support. Whilst the SRD Grant has experienced many challenges and limitations, it has provided an invaluable source of relief for 8 million persons without a source of income and ...
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NSFAS Reveals Myriad 'Challenges', With Over 36 000 Students Still Without Beds in 2024
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February 15, 2024, 2:29 PM
[Daily Maverick] Troubled adverse audit described and over 36,000 student beds still need to be accredited.
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Fikile Mbalula Heads to Moscow for Forum On Combating Western 'Neocolonialism'
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February 15, 2024, 1:22 PM
[Daily Maverick] The ANC indicated it will join political parties from the Global South in Russia this week to discuss forming an organisation to challenge the dominance of the West and erode neocolonialism.
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Kwanobuhle Families Have to Get Their Water From a Hole in the Ground
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February 14, 2024, 6:28 PM
[GroundUp] Taps have been dry since Friday because of a damaged main pipe
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How Do We Move Forward As a Country When the Remnants of Apartheid Remain?
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February 14, 2024, 6:26 PM
[UCT] "Malign institutions built through apartheid remain alive in post-apartheid South Africa. If we don't challenge them, how do we move forward as a country?" This was the focus of University of Cape Town (UCT) veteran architect Emeritus Professor Julian Cooke's Summer School lecture titled "Compounds and Hostels: History and Transformation".
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