Lawyers Accuse Police of Political Arrests in Fort Hare Corruption Case - South African News Briefs - May 8, 2024
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Emergency Personnel 'True Heroes' As 36 Pulled From Building Site
SAnews.gov.za
The number of people retrieved from the collapsed five-storey building in George has risen to 36 as of Wednesday morning. Read more »
South Africa Will Be President of the G20 in 2025 - Two Much-Needed Reforms It Should Drive [analysis]
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South Africa will play an important international role in 2025 as president of the G20. The G20 is a group of 19 countries as well as the African Union and the European Union.… Read more »
George Residents Champion the 'Superdogs' Searching for Survivors of Building Collapse
Daily Maverick
Visiting the scene of the collapsed building in George on Wednesday, Gift of the Givers founder Dr Imtiaz Sooliman described sniffer dogs as a 'key' element of the search and… Read more »
Fossilised Circles in the Sand On South Africa's Coast May Be Artwork By Our Early Ancestors [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
If you have walked on a dune surface after windy conditions have settled, you may have been privileged to recognise one of Nature's wonders: scratch circles. These are structures… Read more »
Commuters Battle to Get Refunds After Cape Town Train Lines Suspended
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Metrorail power failure affects Cape Flats and Southern Line commuters on Tuesday Read more »
A Humanist With an Unblinking Gaze - Professor Ntobeko Ntusi Takes the Hot-Seat At the South African Medical Research Council
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Professor Ntobeko Ntusi may be soft-spoken, but he is not afraid to stand by his strongly held views. As he is set to take up the hot-seat at the country's primary health research… Read more »
Universal Basic Income Grant - Who Should Run It?
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The sad history of Net1 and the Post Office shows that this is an important question Read more »
'Missing Joshlin Smith's DNA Found in Saldanha Bay' - South African News Briefs - May 3, 2024
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Government Payment Delay Forces Joburg's Biggest Food Bank to Close
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But the Department of Social Development claims the delay is caused by investigations into the food banks Read more »
"Landlord Tried to Extort Me" - SA's Phat Joe on Eviction Claims from Luxury Sea Point Apartment
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Media personality Phat Joe and his family were reportedly handed an order by the Western Cape High Court to be evicted from a luxury Sea Point apartment by 31 May and "should they… Read more »
Truck Drivers Warned of Hijackers in South Africa
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The Walvis Bay Corridor Group (WBCG) has advised haulage truck drivers going to and from South Africa to travel in convoys to minimise the chances of being hijacked. Read more »
Coal Mine Accused of Making 'Manifestly Scurrilous' Allegations Against Opponents
GroundUp
A coalition against mining in the Mabola Protected Environment want "scandalous" and "irrelevant" claims struck from court record Read more »
Tributes Pour In for South African Actor Mpho Sebeng After Tragic Car Crash
allAfrica
South African actor Mpho Sebeng tragically passed away in a car accident on Sunday morning in Potchefstroom. The news was confirmed by his family in a statement later that evening. Read more »
Power Outage Sparks Days of Protest in Joburg
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Protests started on Tuesday, culminating with major roads to Orlando East, Pennyville, and Noordgesig being blocked on Thursday Read more »