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Fri, 14 Jan 2022 12:17:56 GMT
Another Seismic Survey Legal Battle Looms for South Africa #AfricaClimateCrisis
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Environmental activists are preparing for another legal battle against a planned seismic survey. This comes less than a month after the Makhanda High Court granted an interdict against oil giant Shell over its intended explor...

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 11:27:37 GMT
Politicians Fail, Then Blame the Constitution
[New Frame] Lindiwe Sisulu's attack on the judiciary is misguided. Not once since 1994 has a government tested the Constitution's capacity to implement change, but the courts have.

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 14:58:06 GMT
Gauteng Exits Covid-19 Fourth Wave, New Infections Continue Decline
[SAnews.gov.za] The Gauteng province has officially exited the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic with the rest of South Africa's provinces already having reached their peak and on a steady decline.

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 06:52:59 GMT
SpaceX Rocket Lifts Off With South African Satellites On Board
[VOA] Cape Town, South Africa -- A SpaceX rocket launch Thursday carried three small South African-made satellites that will help with policing South African waters against illegal fishing operations.

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 07:46:03 GMT
Remembering Louis Maqhubela, Pioneering and Enigmatic South African Painter
[The Conversation Africa] The pioneering South African artist Louis Khehla Maqhubela passed away on 6 November 2021 at St Thomas' hospital in London, UK, a few days after his wife Tana Maqhubela also passed. He leaves behind an important and iconic l...

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 14:29:29 GMT
Minister Barbara Creecy Condemn Killing of Security Guards Killed At the Goudkoppies Landfill Site
[Govt of SA] The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Ms Barbara Creecy, has condemned the killing of five City of Johannesburg security guards killed in a shooting at the Goudkoppies landfill site in Devland, Johannesburg, on Tuesday...

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 11:01:49 GMT
Rich Historical Resource On the SACP's Trajectory
[New Frame] From a non-Marxist perspective, Tom Lodge recognises the South African Communist Party's often-underplayed contribution to the ANC becoming a victorious, mass-based organisation.

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 09:16:13 GMT
Online Gambling Is Terrible News for SA's Youth
[New Frame] With unemployment rampant, many young people are turning to online betting platforms. Failing to win, many continue betting and losing money and themselves in the process. Something must be done.

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 15:32:34 GMT
Protected Marine Areas Should Serve Nature and People - a Review of South Africa's Efforts
[The Conversation Africa] Marine protected areas in South Africa and across the world have an identity crisis. For some, they're the answer to all marine conservation challenges. They prevent habitat destruction and unsustainable resource extraction,...

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 13:55:48 GMT
SA Records 6,762 New Covid-19 Cases, 181 Deaths
[SAnews.gov.za] South Africa has recorded 6 762 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24-hour reporting cycle, bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3 540 891.

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 13:54:16 GMT
NPA Steadily Rebuilding
[SAnews.gov.za] The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) says it is steadily rebuilding the institution "after years of being undermined" by those who pursued State capture.

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 13:53:23 GMT
NPA Forms State Capture Commission Task Force
[SAnews.gov.za] The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) says it has created a task force which is dedicated to the investigation and prosecution of matters arising from the State Capture Commission and the subsequent release of part one of its repor...

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 13:17:20 GMT
Regulator Notes Decision On Publishing of Matric Results
[SAnews.gov.za] The Information Regulator of South Africa says it has noted the decision of the Department of Basic Education (DBE) to stop the publication of matric results on public platforms ostensibly in compliance with the Protection of Personal...

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 13:04:20 GMT
Over 32,000 Late School Applications, Says Western Cape Education Department
[GroundUp] Equal Education Law Centre has been inundated with calls and walk-ins by parents desperate to find placement for their children.

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 09:17:24 GMT
Simonstown Train Service Is Back, but Commuters Are Worried About Their Safety
[GroundUp] Covid-19 was less of a threat than robbers for passengers on the train to Simonstown on Tuesday, with commuters huddled together in carriages for fear of attacks.

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 13:54:32 GMT
How Fast Will the ANC Fall, Part Four - What Real Growth in SA Would Look Like
[Daily Maverick] By damaging the economy, State Capture cost many South African jobs indirectly. But it also caused severe damage that is direct and measurable because so many of the corrupt contracts cut out South African suppliers to replace them w...

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 11:14:23 GMT
Mass Democratic Politics for a Sustainable Society
[New Frame] Progressive programmes that benefit the majority could radically change our society, but only if the kleptocrats and their attacks on democratic infrastructure are stopped.

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 10:59:36 GMT
Phelisa Nkomo Stakes a Claim for Rural Women
[New Frame] In the third of a four-part series on grassroots activism against gender-based violence we meet an economist with a firm focus on developing opportunities for those the government ignores.

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 11:06:59 GMT
Judge Asked to Recuse Himself During Dramatic Zulu Royal Family Succession War in High Court
[Daily Maverick] There was drama inside and outside the Pietermaritzburg High Court on Tuesday before, during and after the hearing of the dispute between the warring factions of the Zulu royal family.

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 09:41:50 GMT
Inmate Dies in Correctional Centre Stabbing Incident
[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Correctional Services says it is on high alert following the death of a Mthatha Correctional Centre inmate during an attack at the centre on Tuesday.

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 09:28:49 GMT
New Driver's Licence Card Machine to Be Presented to Cabinet
[SAnews.gov.za] Transport Minister, Fikile Mbalula, says the department will present a new driver's licence card machine for approval at the first Cabinet meeting of the year.

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 09:27:13 GMT
Police Officer and 18-Year-Old Matriculant Among Seven Reported Drowned in East London
[Daily Maverick] The Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality recorded seven of the 14 fatalities caused by heavy weekend rains in the Eastern Cape. This excludes twins who drowned in Mooiplaas village outside the metro.

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 13:46:39 GMT
Western Cape Government On 2022 Western Cape State of Province Address
[Govt of SA] I welcome the announcement by the Speaker of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament, Masizole Mnqasela, that the State of Province Address (SOPA) this year will be held at the Velddrif Town Hall, in Velddrif in the West Coast District of...

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 13:29:33 GMT
Elim in Limpopo Has Been Without Water for More Than a Year
[GroundUp] Villagers in Elim, Limpopo have been without water since boreholes in the area ran dry more than a year ago.

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 13:29:13 GMT
Health Department Urges People to Report Vaccine Adverse Events
[Govt of SA] The Department of Health has noted with concern a video clip circulating on social media platforms depicting a male patient suffering from what looks like a throat cancer, claiming this to be the result of a COVID-19 vaccine.

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 09:43:29 GMT
Eastern Cape Officials Still Counting Losses After Floods Kill 14 and Displace Hundreds
[Daily Maverick] After more than five years of drought, some parts of the Eastern Cape were happy to receive rain -- but heavy storms have cost many lives and destroyed homes and roads.

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 06:09:11 GMT
Parliament Fire Suspect Now Faces Terrorism Charge
[DW] Prosecutors have added terrorism to the five charges a man who allegedly set fire to South Africa's parliament was already facing. The 49-year-old was also diagnosed with "paranoid schizophrenia."

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 10:17:27 GMT
Nelson Mandela's Prison Cell Key, Pulled From U.S. Auction, Should Head Home
[RFI] The US auction of a key that kept anti-apartheid activist and former South African president Nelson Mandela behind bars for 18 years has been suspended after a national outcry.

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 09:18:14 GMT
Court Dismisses Farmer's Claim to Privacy Over Baboon Killing
[GroundUp] The Supreme Court of Appeal has ruled that an activist had the right to publish personal details of a farmer who trapped animals in cages.

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 09:05:04 GMT
The Sound of Music Quietens the Sound of Guns
[New Frame] Join Bands, Not Gangs offers music lessons to vulnerable teens in dangerous Western Cape neighbourhoods, encouraging those at risk to choose an instrument rather than a gun.



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