9 Ruling Party Supporters Killed in Bus Crash After Rally - South African News Briefs - February 26, 2024
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February 26, 2024, 5:15 AM
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Investigation Into KZN Bus Crash Ferrying ANC Supporters
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February 26, 2024, 12:36 PM
[SAnews.gov.za] An investigation has been launched into a bus crash which claimed the lives of nine people who were returning home to Mpumalanga after the African National Congress (ANC) election manifesto launch in Durban.
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Why Do Some Jews Feel Forgotten?
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February 26, 2024, 6:11 PM
[DW] South Africa has accused Israel of intent to "destroy Palestinians in Gaza." Israel dismissed the allegation, accusing South Africa of collaborating with Hamas. Where do Jews in South Africa stand?
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Iziko Museums Celebrate Artist Esther Mahlangu
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February 26, 2024, 1:51 PM
[Iziko] Iziko Museums of South Africa is pleased to announce ''Then I Knew I Was Good at Painting'': Esther Mahlangu, A Retrospective, is opening on February 17, 2024.Curated by Nontobeko Ntombela, the exhibition highlights Dr Esther Mahlangu's over 50-year long career and her meteoric rise as a contemporary artist, earning her global acclaim. The monumental retrospective will be open to the public at the Iziko South African National Gallery from February 18 until August 11, 2024. From there it
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Unsuccessful Nsfas Applicants Urged to Lodge an Appeal
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February 26, 2024, 12:36 PM
[SAnews.gov.za] The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has encouraged students whose application for financial aid has been rejected or withdrawn, to lodge an appeal with the scheme.
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Three Detectives Arrested for Alleged Corruption
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February 26, 2024, 6:15 PM
[SAPS] The Hawks' Serious Corruption Investigation members arrested three police detectives aged 39, 44 and 48 on Monday, 26 February 2024, for alleged corruption. They were arrested at a mall in Hebron.
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Clarification On Voting Outside of SA
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February 26, 2024, 4:34 PM
[SAnews.gov.za] Those who intend to vote outside of the country and who are registered on a specific country's segment of the voters' roll, do not have to give notice to the Electoral Commission's Chief Electoral Officer that they will be voting in that country.
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Elections2024 - Voter Verifications Underway
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February 26, 2024, 4:29 PM
[SAnews.gov.za] Following the proclamation of the election date of 29 May 2024 and closing of the voters' roll, the Electoral Commission will today publish the provisional voters' roll for inspection.
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Landmark Election Marks 30 Years of Electoral Democracy
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February 26, 2024, 4:28 PM
[SAnews.gov.za] Chief Electoral Officer Sy Mamabolo says the 2024 General Election is a landmark event as it marks 30 years of electoral democracy.
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Condolences for Bus Crash Victims
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February 26, 2024, 4:28 PM
[SAnews.gov.za] Minister of Transport Sindisiwe Chikunga has expressed deep condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in a tragic bus accident on the R33 road in Paulpietersburg, KwaZulu-Natal.
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Nigerian Authorities Seize Cocaine, Arms Shipped From South Africa
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February 26, 2024, 7:14 AM
[Premium Times] The NDLEA also said it has arrested some suspects including a port terminal operator.
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Pregnant Women in South Africa Should Be Offered Social Grants - It'll Save the State Money in the Long Run
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February 26, 2024, 4:34 AM
[The Conversation Africa] A baby's first 1,000 days, from the time of conception until their second birthday, is a crucial window of opportunity to optimise their potential - through healthy nutrition for the mother during pregnancy, and then for the child after birth.
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SA Home Affairs Minister Motsoaledi's Bid to Appeal Zimbabwean Permits Ruling Dismissed in Court
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February 24, 2024, 6:26 AM
[New Zimbabwe] The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has dismissed with costs an application by Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi to appeal a Gauteng High Court in Pretoria judgment declaring the termination of the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) programme to be unlawful, unconstitutional and invalid. This is according to GroundUp.
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Relief for Stateless South African Man After 25 Year-Wait for a Birth Certificate
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February 22, 2024, 5:23 PM
[UNHCR] Years after Tebogo Khoza was refused an ID document, a high court judgement has restored his rights and offered hope to millions of other undocumented South Africans.
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Kalahari Weaver Birds Lay Bigger Eggs When They Have Female Helpers to Feed Nestlings
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February 26, 2024, 4:33 AM
[The Conversation Africa] Tswalu Kalahari Reserve is a protected nature reserve at the southern edge of the Kalahari desert in South Africa's Northern Cape province. It's an arid area with high daytime temperatures and unpredictable rainfall.
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AfCFTA - Upcoming Protocol On Women and Youth in Trade a Chance to Empower Women
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February 23, 2024, 9:59 AM
[Africa Renewal] Policies must ensure benefits of economic growth are equitably distributed, with a particular focus on gender inclusivity.
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Protecting Your Image Online Is the Key to Fighting Them
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February 23, 2024, 9:57 AM
[The Conversation Africa] Leanne Manas is a familiar face on South African televisions. Towards the end of 2023 the morning news presenter's face showed up somewhere else: in bogus news stories and fake advertisements in which "she" appeared to promote various products or get-rich-quick schemes.
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Digital Finance Summit to Convene in Johannesburg
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February 22, 2024, 10:14 AM
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The 3rd annual Africa Digital Finance Summit is set to take place in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Pandor Calls On the G20 to Help Resolve Global Tensions
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February 22, 2024, 10:11 AM
[SAnews.gov.za] International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Dr Naledi Pandor, has challenged G20 nations to address ongoing global tensions, which have been fueled by a variety of developments in recent years.
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President Meets With U.S. Congressional Delegation
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February 22, 2024, 10:07 AM
[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa and a delegation from the United States Congress have deliberated on the significance of the bilateral relationship between South Africa and the United States.
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Analysis - Clarifying Myth, Misconception Around U.S.-South Africa Bilateral Relation
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February 21, 2024, 6:18 PM
[Premium Times] A newly-introduced bill at the U.S. Congress has sparked questions about the trajectory of the longstanding relationship between the U.S and South Africa.
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Lottery's Looted R9.5-Million Would Have Made All the Difference to Limpopo Cyclists
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February 22, 2024, 7:54 AM
[GroundUp] Tata ma millions, tata to the chances of rural sports stars
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President Ramaphosa Announces 2024 Election Date
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February 21, 2024, 9:38 AM
[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that South Africa will head to the polls on 29 May 2024 for the General National and Provincial Elections.
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Brics States Ditch USD in 95pc of Trade
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February 22, 2024, 10:46 AM
[The Herald] Moscow. -- In a sign of growing de-dollarization efforts, Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa (Brics) have ditched the US dollar in 95 percent of their trade.
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There Is a 'Worrying' Resurgence of Sexually Transmitted Infections in Gauteng
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February 21, 2024, 10:21 AM
[spotlight] There's a comeback of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in South Africa and around the world. The Gauteng Department of Health recently reported an increase of newly acquired STIs, in particular gonorrhoea and chlamydia. This spike in cases call for management guidelines and awareness programmes to be reviewed, reports Ufrieda Ho.
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R18-Million Spent but Butterworth Public Pool Has Never Opened
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February 21, 2024, 9:45 AM
[GroundUp] It took the provincial department for sport and recreation more than ten years to finish the construction of a public swimming pool in Butterworth, Eastern Cape. But four years after finishing the project, at a cost of R18-million, the pool has never been opened.
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Bodies of Soldiers Who Died in the DRC Return Home
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February 21, 2024, 9:38 AM
[SAnews.gov.za] The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) will on Wednesday repatriate and officially hand over the mortal remains of Captain Simon Mkhulu Bobe and Lance Corporal Irven Thabang Semono to their families.
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Women in South Africa's Armed Struggle - New Book Records History At First Hand
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February 21, 2024, 7:45 AM
[The Conversation Africa] South Africa's young democracy was a culmination of years of sweat, blood and revolution against the apartheid regime. In the early 1960s, after decades of "non-violence" as a policy of resistance, the African National Congress (ANC) and Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) formed military wings to take the fight to the apartheid regime.
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Augrabies Falls National Park - Our Greatest Waterfall Is an All-Year Destination
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February 23, 2024, 12:04 PM
[Daily Maverick] The Augrabies Falls National Park is a stony, otherworldly place. When the Orange River is in full flood, the unrelenting roar of the falls can be heard kilometres away.
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Lawyers' Council Defends Its Handling of Rogue Lawyer
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February 23, 2024, 10:49 AM
[GroundUp] "The matters have been seriously litigated and time consuming. However, that is the nature of the legal process" - Legal Practice Council chairperson
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