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Thu, 06 Jan 2022 08:57:12 GMT
Clover Workers Call for Nationalisation
[New Frame] Striking workers fear that corporate changes at the dairy giant will lead to reduced local production and increased imports of Israeli products.

Thu, 06 Jan 2022 06:07:59 GMT
Young Cyclists From Gauteng Township Show Their Mettle
[New Frame] The Soweto Cycling Academy was started to get children on bikes. Now its young members are beginning to compete in South Africa's top races, with an eye on a busy 2022 calendar.

Wed, 05 Jan 2022 13:41:17 GMT
Call to Beef Up Legislation to Protect Whistleblowers
[SAnews.gov.za] The State Capture Inquiry report has recommended that government introduce or amend existing legislation to strengthen the protection of any person disclosing information to reveal corruption, fraud or undue influence in public procur...

Wed, 05 Jan 2022 13:26:28 GMT
Zondo Report Recommends New Anti-Corruption Agency
[SAnews.gov.za] The first part of the report of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture has recommended the establishment of a single, multifunctional, properly resourced and independent anti-corruption authority by gover...

Thu, 06 Jan 2022 09:06:46 GMT
Analyst - Release of Corruption Report a First Step in Repairing South Africa's Democracy
[VOA] Johannesburg -- South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says a scathing report by an inquiry into state graft marks "the end of an era" of corruption. But analysts say it's only the beginning of efforts needed to restore public trust in South A...

Thu, 06 Jan 2022 09:51:22 GMT
Lamola Condemns Attack On Constitutional Court
[SAnews.gov.za] The Minister of Justice and Correctional Service, Ronald Lamola, has strongly condemned the attack on the Constitutional Court buildings on Wednesday morning.

Thu, 06 Jan 2022 09:42:51 GMT
Over R30m Needed to Rebuild Homes Affected By Nw Rains
[SAnews.gov.za] Over R30 million is needed to rebuild and repair the homes destroyed by the recent heavy rains across the North West province.

Thu, 06 Jan 2022 09:31:10 GMT
SA Records 11,106 New Covid-19 Cases and 110 Deaths
[SAnews.gov.za] South Africa recorded 11 106 new COVID-19 cases and 110 deaths, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said on Wednesday.

Thu, 06 Jan 2022 09:35:11 GMT
For Water for Life New Episode - Water and Security
[Daily Maverick] Water is a complex topic worldwide, but particularly in a water-scarce and unequal country like South Africa. Our towns and cities are facing increasingly severe water shortages. While some of these problems relate to ageing infrastr...

Thu, 06 Jan 2022 09:02:23 GMT
How Corruption and Security Failures Opened the Doors (And Smashed the Windows) of SA's State Buildings to Criminals
[Daily Maverick] The fire that ravaged Parliament raises critical questions about the security of state institutions and is exceptionally worrying when viewed with other incidents, including burglaries at high-level police and judicial offices, the S...

Thu, 06 Jan 2022 08:43:51 GMT
Tutu's Exemplary Life Illuminated the Path Our Leaders Must Follow If SA Is to Reset Its Moral Compass
[Daily Maverick] Prof Tshilidzi Marwala is the Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Johannesburg, a member of the Namibia 4IR task Force and the author of 'Leadership Lessons From the Books I Have Read'. He is on Twitter at @txm1971.

Thu, 06 Jan 2022 08:43:25 GMT
Capital Market Bonanza for South Africa
[Daily Maverick] Dr Roelof Botha is economic adviser to the Optimum Investment Group.

Thu, 06 Jan 2022 08:42:18 GMT
Politicians Insist Government Should Be Business-As-Usual Despite Parliament Fire
[RFI] On New Year's Day they absorbed the emotional body blow of the funeral in Cape Town's St George's Cathedral of anti-apartheid activist cleric Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu. The next morning South Africans woke to the shocking sight of their ...

Thu, 06 Jan 2022 08:41:37 GMT
Fires, Robberies, Lawlessness - the ANC's Dystopian South Africa
[Daily Maverick] Thamsanqa D Malinga is a writer, columnist and author of 'Blame Me on Apartheid'.

Thu, 06 Jan 2022 08:39:33 GMT
Workers Must Unite to Support the Zondo Commission Report, Even in the Face of a Backlash From the Corrupt
[Daily Maverick] Zwelinzima Vavi is the general secretary of the South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu)

Thu, 06 Jan 2022 08:39:15 GMT
Vandalisation of Constitutional Court Is an Attack On Democracy - Justice Minister Lamola
[Daily Maverick] The actions of a man who went on the rampage and damaged the Constitutional Court building with a hammer have been widely condemned.

Thu, 06 Jan 2022 08:38:46 GMT
ConCourt Gets Hammered - Has Zondo's First Report Triggered the Start of a New Insurrection Attempt?
[Daily Maverick] Questions are being raised after the Constitutional Court was attacked by a hammer-wielding man just days after fire destroyed much of the parliamentary precinct.

Thu, 06 Jan 2022 08:35:45 GMT
How Jacob Zuma and His Dodgy Friends Captured the SA Revenue Service
[Daily Maverick] Former president Jacob Zuma took a special interest in breaking SARS, the Zondo Commission found. He colluded with his henchman Tom Moyane and foreign consulting firm Bain & Company to subvert and realign the revenue service for thei...

Wed, 05 Jan 2022 14:27:46 GMT
Three Zimbabweans Feared Dead in SA Crash
[The Herald] Three people believed to be Zimbabweans were killed when a bus they were travelling in was involved in a road accident a few kilometres before Polokwane on Monday evening.

Wed, 05 Jan 2022 13:41:57 GMT
SA Records 139 New Covid-19 Deaths and Over 8 000 Cases
[SAnews.gov.za] South Africa logged 139 new COVID-19 related deaths on Tuesday, the most recorded in one day since the widespread Omicron variant outbreak.

Wed, 05 Jan 2022 13:30:31 GMT
Abducted Gauteng Learner Returns Home Safely
[SAnews.gov.za] Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi says he is delighted that an 11-year-old girl learner, who was kidnapped last year, has returned home safely.

Wed, 05 Jan 2022 13:23:23 GMT
Man Arrested for Window Breaking Incident At Concourt
[SAnews.gov.za] A 36-year-old suspect was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly smashing the windows at the Constitutional Court buildings in Braamfontein, Johannesburg with a hammer.

Wed, 05 Jan 2022 13:42:21 GMT
Dept of Water and Sanitation Welcomes New Director-General
[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Water and Sanitation has welcomed newly appointed Director-General, Dr Sean Phillips, who started on Monday.

Wed, 05 Jan 2022 06:34:30 GMT
Kholiswa Tyiki, a Godsend to Mdantsane's Women
[New Frame] In part two of a four-part series on grassroots activism against gender-based violence, we look at an East London woman's involvement in her hometown, where she organises against the violence that women experience.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 12:10:58 GMT
Tech-Boosted English Classes Reach More Migrants
[New Frame] Covid-19 lockdowns forced a Cape Town organisation to adapt its teaching methods. Now its language instruction helps those living in other parts of Africa and even beyond.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 10:06:03 GMT
Probe Into Parliamentary Precinct Fire
[SAnews.gov.za] No stone will be left unturned in determining the cause of a fire at Parliament.

Wed, 05 Jan 2022 07:45:21 GMT
SA's Blitz On Undocumented Zimbabweans 'Foolish, UN-African' - EFF
[New Zimbabwe] ECONOMIC Freedom Fighters (EFF) Zimbabwe has described as "foolish and u-African" the ongoing massive clampdown on undocumented Zimbabweans by the South African government.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 09:22:38 GMT
Zanu-PF Fights Back Wants to Slap SA With Aviation Tax
[New Zimbabwe] ZANU PF Sandton branch in South Africa has crafted a proposal of a 'Dr (Aaron) Motsoaledi Aviation Bill' which would impose a pollution levy on all air traffic flying over Zimbabwe either arriving or departing from neighbouring South A...

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 05:53:02 GMT
632 Arrested As Zim-SA Tighten Border Security
[The Herald] Zimbabwe and South Africa have tightened security along the Limpopo border to thwart illegal activities, especially smuggling and the irregular movement of people between the two countries, with over 600 being arrested last Sunday alone.

Wed, 05 Jan 2022 07:39:43 GMT
South Africa Petrol Prices Set to Drop On Wednesday
[Capital FM] Johannesburg -- South Africans motorists can now heave a sigh of relief after the energy regulatory body announced the reduction of fuel prices as of Wednesday.



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