New Palace for Zulu King Amid Legal Dispute - South African News Briefs - February 29, 2024
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February 29, 2024, 5:37 AM
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State Opposes Bail for AKA, Tibz Murder Accused in Durban Court
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February 29, 2024, 9:07 AM
[allAfrica] In a high-profile case, the State has declared its intention to oppose bail for the seven men accused of murdering renowned rapper Kiernan "AKA" Forbes and his friend, Tebello "Tibz" Motsoane, reports News24.
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South African Takes Over Mozambique Airlines As Director General
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February 29, 2024, 3:19 PM
[AIM] Maputo -- The executive director of the South African Company Fly Modern Ark (FMA), Theunis Crous, is the new general-director of the publicly-owned Mozambique Airlines (LAM).
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Govt Works Exiting Financial Action Task Force Grey List
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February 29, 2024, 2:41 PM
[SAnews.gov.za] National Treasury has noted that whilst South Africa is on track to address all the outstanding action items by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) with regards to the country's grey listing, it remains a challenge to address all 17 of the remaining action items by February 2025.
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'Toxic' Medical Waste Dumped Along Wild Coast Had Labels 'Deliberately Removed'
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February 29, 2024, 2:38 PM
[Daily Maverick] Health investigators have found that medical waste that was dumped along the Eastern Cape's Wild Coast had labels and other identifiers like batch numbers 'deliberately removed'. Medical waste has now been collected from five places on a 25km stretch between Sigidi and Mtentu villages, according to the AMadiba Crisis Committee.
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Exclusive - - AMCU Says New Labour Party Registered, Invites 'Progressive Forces', Including Other Unions, to Join
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February 29, 2024, 2:32 PM
[Daily Maverick] The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union says it has registered a new Labour Party with the Electoral Commission of South Africa to contest the 2024 national and provincial elections.
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Zuma's Mk Party Takes Votes From ANC, EFF in Mpumalanga Debut On Back of Strong KZN Showing
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February 29, 2024, 3:11 PM
[Daily Maverick] The ANC retained Ward 4 in eMbalenhle near Secunda in the Govan Mbeki municipality. Jacob Zuma's uMkhonto Wesizwe party took votes away from the ANC and the EFF to finish in second place in its Mpumalanga debut.
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Judges Grapple With Use of 'Ma Se P...'
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February 29, 2024, 6:34 AM
[GroundUp] Court considers nuances of grammar in decision to acquit man
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Media Statement - Police Committee Welcomes Arrest of Suspects Linked to Rapper Aka's Murder
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February 29, 2024, 1:37 PM
[Parliament of South Africa] Parliament, Wednesday, 28 February 2024 - The Portfolio Committee on Police today welcomed the meticulous work by members of the South African Police Service that has led to the arrest of seven suspects linked to the murders of renowned artist AKA (Kiernan Forbes) and chef, Tebello Motsoane. The committee noted the arrest as a testament to the dedication and adherence to the principles of investigation and hopes that the arrests will lead to successful prosecution.
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Soweto Households Without Electricity for Seven Months
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February 29, 2024, 7:28 AM
[GroundUp] Premier blames Eskom for delays
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Echoes of District Six Evictions in Case Before the Constitutional Court
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February 29, 2024, 7:15 AM
[GroundUp] Judges question City of Cape Town about eviction of Bromwell Street tenants
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Seventh Person Arrested in Connection with AKA Murder
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February 28, 2024, 11:59 AM
[allAfrica] A seventh person has been arrested in connection with the murder of rapper Kiernan "AKA" Forbes and his friend, businessman Tebello "Tibz" Motsoane, reports News24.
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Ramaphosa Nominates Mandisa Maya for Chief Justice - South African News Briefs - February 28, 2024
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February 28, 2024, 4:55 AM
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Former Oudtshoorn Mayor Jailed for Sexual Assault - South African News Briefs - February 27, 2024
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February 27, 2024, 4:34 AM
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Prasa Relocation of Railway Line Occupiers Was Illegal, Claims City of Cape Town
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February 29, 2024, 8:31 AM
[GroundUp] Parliament hears that City issued a contravention notice to rail agency, despite being part of relocation discussions
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Hundreds of Ethekwini Municipal Workers March for Higher Wages
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February 29, 2024, 7:15 AM
[GroundUp] But stoppage fell short of SAMWU's plan for a city-wide shutdown, says municipality
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Twelve Suspects Arrested During Operation Vala Umgodi in Namakwa District
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February 28, 2024, 6:00 PM
[SAPS] The multi-disciplinary illicit mining operation "Vala Umgodi" by SAPS, SANDF and Department of Home Affairs, arrested 12 suspects for alleged illegal mining and trespassing in Kleinsee on Monday, 26 February 2024.
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It Took 16 Years but South Africa Has Impeached a Senior Judge
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February 28, 2024, 12:04 PM
[The Conversation Africa] Former Western Cape judge president John Mandlakayise Hlophe has become one of the first two members of South Africa's judiciary to be impeached since the country became a constitutional democracy in 1994. A vote in parliament in late February 2024 stripped him of his title and barred him from accessing his retirement package. Judges can earn as much as R2 million (over US$100,000) a year in retirement. Narnia Bohler-Muller, a constitutional law expert, answers some que...
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Expert Explains Why the Taps Keep Running Dry in South Africa's Biggest City
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February 28, 2024, 4:03 AM
[The Conversation Africa] Since the latter part of 2023 hardly a week has gone by without some residents of Johannesburg, South Africa's commercial capital, losing their water supply. Notices of planned outages from the local water authority are a common occurrence. Unplanned water shutdowns also happen regularly.
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Kwazulu-Natal Records High Number of Rhino Poaching Cases
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February 27, 2024, 12:17 PM
[SAnews.gov.za] While efforts to prevent rhino poaching have resulted in positive outcomes in national parks across the country, South Africa has seen a shift in rhino poaching with the majority of cases in the past year being recorded in KwaZulu-Natal.
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Basic Education Committee Welcomes ECD Migration Progress, but Concerns Remain
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February 28, 2024, 1:14 PM
[Parliament of South Africa] During an update briefing yesterday on the migration of early childhood development (ECD) from the Department of Social Development to the Department of Basic Education (DBE), the Chairperson of the Basic Education portfolio committee, Ms Bongiwe Mbinqo-Gigaba expressed concerns about whether the project is implementable. "The intentions are honourable," she said, "however, serious questions remain about the readiness and preparedness for the move when the migration ...
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Gauteng Has Enough Food for the Needy - MEC Hlophe
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February 28, 2024, 12:57 PM
[SAnews.gov.za] The Gauteng Department of Social Development has assured residents that there's enough food for the needy in the province.
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Joburg Theatre Puts Democracy in the Spotlight
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February 28, 2024, 6:44 AM
[GroundUp] Actors are getting school children to think about what leadership entails
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Small-Scale Fishers Could Be Allowed to Catch New Species
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February 28, 2024, 4:16 AM
[GroundUp] Department of Fisheries says it welcomes suggestions
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Pilot Project Now Offering HIV Prevention Injection
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February 27, 2024, 11:50 AM
[spotlight] A new HIV prevention injection is now available to a select number of people in South Africa. That a single shot provides two months of protection is one of the injection's major selling points. In this story, Elri Voigt unpacks how much of the jab is available, who is choosing to get it and what other anti-HIV drugs are being rolled out.
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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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South Africans See Pollution As Serious Problem Requiring Greater Govt Attention
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February 28, 2024, 4:03 AM
[Afrobarometer] Majority of citizens want tighter regulation of natural resource extraction to reduce its negative impact on the environment.
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'I Want to Put My Head On the Block' - Minister Senzo Mchunu Promises Angry Ethekwini Residents Tap Water By April
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February 27, 2024, 11:39 AM
[GroundUp] Some parts of eThekwini have been without water for seven years
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Nyanga Cop Due to Testify Against Cape Town Taxi Boss Gunned Down in Apparent Hit
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February 27, 2024, 12:16 PM
[Daily Maverick] Cape Town's taxi wars appear to have claimed another victim, this time a policeman who was shot dead in Masiphumelele on the South Peninsula.
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Unemployed Doctors March to Union Buildings
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February 27, 2024, 4:13 AM
[GroundUp] They are calling for the president to intervene and make sure medical professionals are employed
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