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Mon, 18 Jan 2021 09:38:45 GMT
There Is No Way the Ugandan Elections Can Be Declared Free and Fair - Yet the AU and SA Stay Silent
[Daily Maverick] History will judge this South African government and the African Union for their silence in this moment. To continually side with oppressive leaders does not serve the needs of the continent and creates far more adverse prospects for...

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 08:08:44 GMT
Will Vaccines Eradicate SARS-CoV-2?
[GroundUp] In the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, many doctors, researchers, journalists and public health officials spent considerable energy describing how the SARS-CoV-2 virus was not "just another flu" but something far more deadly and debil...

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 09:54:45 GMT
Minister Zweli Mkhize Confirms 12 267 More Cases of Covid-19
[Govt of SA] As of today the cumulative number of COVID-19 cases identified on South Africa is 1 337 926 with a total of 12 267 new cases identified since the last report.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 09:51:16 GMT
Minister Zweli Mkhize Confirms 13,973 More Cases of Coronavirus Covid-19
[Govt of SA] As of today the cumulative number of COVID-19 cases identified on South Africa is 1 325 659.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 09:43:43 GMT
Zimbabwe Survives By Exiling People to South Africa
[Daily Maverick] South Africa parrots Zanu-PF's fiction that all Zimbabwe's ills can be blamed on the West, while doing its northern counterpart a favour by absorbing desperately poor refugees from across the Limpopo.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 09:32:03 GMT
Constitutional Court Recognises Matric As Part of the Right to Basic Education
[Daily Maverick] The Constitutional Court's recent judgment in Moko provides a glimmer of hope in what might otherwise seem a gloomy picture.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 09:31:45 GMT
MEC Mmoloki Cwaile Meets With Cosatu and Samwu to Discuss Challenges in Municipalities
[Govt of SA] MEC for Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs, Mmoloki Cwaile has met with the leaders of COSATU and SAMWU on Friday the 15th to discuss the challenges in municipalities.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 09:31:33 GMT
Poor Maintenance Blamed for Flooding At Klerksdorp Hospital
[Daily Maverick] Doctors, emergency services workers and hospital staff battled till the early hours of Friday morning to clear floodwater from Tshepong Hospital after a downpour.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 09:31:16 GMT
The SAPS Deals - Inside the Thoshan Panday Indictment
[Daily Maverick] Is the final whistle near in the Fifa World Cup 2010 graft scandal in KwaZulu-Natal?

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 09:30:24 GMT
As Painful As It Gets - the Great School Reopening Debate
[Daily Maverick] The decision by the Department of Basic Education to delay the reopening of government schools has been supported, but at the same time harshly criticised. In reality, making such a difficult choice during the second wave was always ...

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 09:29:34 GMT
Business Is the Shot in the Arm South Africa Needs
[Daily Maverick] Who do you want distributing those vaccines - government or the private sector? Be honest.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 09:29:17 GMT
President Cyril Ramaphosa - Eulogy At the Funeral of King Thulare Victor Thulare III of the Bapedi Kingdom
[Govt of SA] The Thulare Royal Family

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 09:28:24 GMT
North West Government On Special Provincial Official Funeral of the Late Levy Kiriri Maleka
[Govt of SA] The funeral of liberation struggle stalwart Mr Levy Kiriri Maleka, which will be held this Saturday, 16 January 2020 at Gopane village, has been declared a Special Provincial Official Funeral Category Two by the State President Cyril Ram...

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 09:16:14 GMT
Veterinarians Are Experienced in Dealing With Animal Pandemics - Use Our Knowledge to Fight Covid-19
[Daily Maverick] Veterinary specialists have vital skills gained from dealing with pandemics in the field of animal health, such as rinderpest and foot-and-mouth disease, and could be usefully deployed in the fight against Covid-19.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 09:11:27 GMT
President Cyril Ramaphosa Appoints Deputy National Director of Public Prosecutions and Special Directors of Public Prosecutions
[Govt of SA] President Cyril Ramaphosa has made four senior appointments in the National Prosecuting Authority.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 09:11:10 GMT
University Fee Hikes a Gremlin for Students in the 'Missing Middle'
[Daily Maverick] With few options for funding, students in the missing middle bear the brunt of rising fees. These students typically have an annual household income of between R350,000 and R600,000. An estimated 350,000 students fall into this categ...

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 08:57:34 GMT
South Africa At a Crossroads - a Liberal Perspective On How to Break the Mould
[Daily Maverick] As the country stands at a political and economic crossroads, an understanding of the post-World War 2 history of liberalism, and of the kinds of alliances that are possible, is essential to understanding the trajectory of liberal op...

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 08:57:09 GMT
Giant Insurance Payout Begins, but It's Certainly No Bonanza
[Daily Maverick] Payments in one of South Africa's biggest insurance claims ever have begun. It will not be fast or easy. The final quantum of payouts will be determined following delicate negotiations between the insurance industry and its reinsurer...

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 08:55:01 GMT
The Big Tech and Big Pharma Invasion - Follow the Money Trail
[Daily Maverick] Because governments have outsourced so many of their scientific and other research and development programmes to big business, the resultant state policies are biased towards these international multibillion-dollar companies - compan...

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 08:16:18 GMT
SA Covid-19 Deaths Exceeds 37,000 Mark
[SAnews.gov.za] South Africa's death toll due to Coronavirus has now surpassed the 37 000 mark after 254 people passed away on Sunday.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 08:11:47 GMT
Authorities On Alert As Elands Bay Red Tide Builds
[SAnews.gov.za] A harmful algal bloom - also known as a red tide - has been building up at Elands Bay on the west coast of South Africa resulting in several marine species washing up on the beach.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 08:10:42 GMT
Loadshedding Continues On Monday
[SAnews.gov.za] Eskom is currently implementing Stage 2 loadshedding as the country's power system remains constrained and vulnerable.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 08:08:59 GMT
King Thulare III Remembered As a Visionary
[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa has rallied the Kingdom of the Bapedi to heed the vision of prosperity of their late Kgoshi Thulare Victor Thulare III.

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 12:56:01 GMT
Proteas in Pakistan for the First Time in a Generation
[Daily Maverick] As the South African squad tour Pakistan for the first time since 2007, they'll be getting priceless advice from coach Mark Boucher, who was a member of the last Proteas team to tour there.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 09:43:07 GMT
President Ramaphosa to Eulogise Kgoshikgolo Thulare Thulare III
[Govt of SA] President Cyril Ramaphosa will tomorrow, 17 January 2021, deliver the eulogy at the funeral of His Majesty King Victor Thulare of the BaPedi Kingdom.

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 09:37:42 GMT
All That Glitters - a Look Into Illicit Gold Networks
[Daily Maverick] The Midas touch connecting South Africa to global smugglers, terrorists and Dubai's dubious gold industry.

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 19:24:01 GMT
Alcohol Industry and Government Have to Do Better
[New Frame] The three sales bans the government has imposed during the Covid-19 pandemic have placed South Africans' alcohol abuse and the booze industry's predatory nature firmly in the spotlight.

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 20:54:19 GMT
Premier Winde Calls On President Ramaphosa to Intervene in Sassa Crisis
[GroundUp] This comes after police opened a water cannon on people queueing for grants in Bellville

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 10:09:07 GMT
Policies Go Some Way to Tackling Poverty and Inequality. but More Is Needed
[The Conversation Africa] South Africa is one of the most unequal societies in the world. More than 50% of the population live in poverty. Despite notable gains in poverty reduction post-apartheid, poverty levels have remained consistently highest am...

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 20:36:38 GMT
Nation Failed to Get Its Act Together On Vaccines - Here's How
[The Conversation Africa] South Africa has an estimated population approaching 60 million. To achieve herd immunity against COVID-19, the government recently set the ambitious goal of vaccinating 67% of the population - roughly 40 million people. Acc...



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