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Tue, 01 Feb 2022 08:46:04 GMTAustralian Mining Company's 'SLAPP Case' Against Its Critics Heads to ConCourt
[GroundUp] Constitutional issues at stake in R14.25 million defamation action against environmentalists and activists
Mon, 31 Jan 2022 13:26:53 GMTWho Will Be Democratic SA's Sixth Chief Justice?
[New Frame] The Constitutional Court has been without a permanent head since October. The JSC is finally conducting interviews with four judicial candidates as the public watches with interest.
Mon, 31 Jan 2022 10:43:21 GMTPresident Ramaphosa to Receive Part 2 of State Capture Commission Report
[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to receive the second part of the report of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture, Corruption and Fraud in the Public Sector, on Tuesday.
Mon, 31 Jan 2022 14:19:08 GMTAnti-Vax Employees Can Be Suspended, Says CCMA in Second Ruling
[GroundUp] An employee can be suspended for refusing to be vaccinated, the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration has again ruled.
Mon, 31 Jan 2022 10:26:32 GMTNew Anti-GBV Legislation Offers More Protection for Victims, Survivors
[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Rampahosa says three new pieces of legislation aimed at fighting gender-based violence and femicide are a step in the right direction in the fight against the scourge.
Tue, 01 Feb 2022 04:26:46 GMTWill South Africa's Domestic Violence Law Protect Survivors?
[ISS] Changing police and court practice to improve service and justice for survivors will take more than legislative reform.
Mon, 31 Jan 2022 15:34:59 GMTHousing, Food Highest Costs for SA Households
[SAnews.gov.za] The average South African household is consuming more goods and services, and is still spending most of its money on housing, food and transport.
Mon, 31 Jan 2022 15:34:30 GMTFree State PPE Contracts Set Aside
[SAnews.gov.za] Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) procurement contracts entered into in the Free State have been set aside by the Special Tribunal.
Mon, 31 Jan 2022 15:33:43 GMTUIF Commissioner Teboho Maruping to Resume Duties
[SAnews.gov.za] Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) Commissioner Teboho Maruping, who has been on suspension for over a year, will be resuming his duties on 1 February 2022 following the conclusion of disciplinary processes.
Mon, 31 Jan 2022 15:06:11 GMTSouth Africa Raises Repo, Namibia Might Jump Big
[Namibian] The date is set for 16 February, exactly two days after Valentine's Day, when economists and analysts expect that the Namibian central bank will announce an increase in the benchmark interest rate from 3,75%, imitating South Africa's rec...
Mon, 31 Jan 2022 13:47:15 GMTMinister Patricia De Lille Awards Bursaries to Pupils Enrolled for Built Environment Courses, 1 Feb
[Govt of SA] Minister Patricia De Lille to award bursaries from DPWI to pupils enrolled for built environment courses
Mon, 31 Jan 2022 13:36:50 GMTMotshekga Visits Schools in Springs
[SAnews.gov.za] Basic Education Minister, Angie Motshekga, is today visiting four schools in Springs, Ekurhuleni, to conduct monitoring and oversight.
Mon, 31 Jan 2022 13:36:36 GMTAdvisory On Handover of Part 2 of State Capture Commission Report to the Presidency
[Govt of SA] The Presidency will tomorrow, Tuesday, 1 February 2022, formally receive the second part of the report of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture, Corruption and Fraud in the Public Sector.
Mon, 31 Jan 2022 13:32:19 GMTPost Office Launches Online Licence Renewals Service
[SAnews.gov.za] The South African Post Office (Sapo) has launched an online service for the renewal of motor vehicle licences from any mobile electronic device.
Mon, 31 Jan 2022 13:24:35 GMTCabinet Lekgotla Deliberates On Government's Priorities for the Year Ahead
[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa has met with the leadership structures representing all spheres of government to deliberate on government's priorities for the year ahead, which the President will set out during the State of the Nation Addre...
Mon, 31 Jan 2022 12:50:04 GMTDPWI to Award Bursaries to Study Courses in the Built Environment
[SAnews.gov.za] As part of efforts to bring more skilled professionals into the public sector, specifically the built environment, the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) will on Tuesday award bursaries to pupils who displayed excell...
Mon, 31 Jan 2022 10:48:42 GMT25 Held for Reckless Driving in Gauteng
[SAnews.gov.za] Twenty -- five people were arrested on Gauteng's major routes for allegedly driving negligently and recklessly, failing to adhere to the prescribed maximum speed limit of 120 km/h on the freeway.
Mon, 31 Jan 2022 10:47:49 GMTChanges to Three Bills Strengthen Fight Against GBV
[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law, legislation aimed at strengthening efforts to end gender-based violence, with a victim-centred focus on combating such criminal acts, and to make it more difficult for perpetrators to esc...
Mon, 31 Jan 2022 10:26:52 GMTSA Records 2,226 New Covid-19 Cases
[SAnews.gov.za] South Africa has recorded 2 226 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3 603 856.
Mon, 31 Jan 2022 15:01:25 GMTSasol Banyana Banyana to Begin Their 2022 Program Against Zambia in Friendly Match
[SAFA] This match will take place on 12 Febuary 2022 in the Zambian capital of Lusaka.
Mon, 31 Jan 2022 09:02:02 GMTNotorious Cop and His Former Boss Probed in Test Case for Police Accountability
[GroundUp] The South African Police Service (SAPS) has initiated a departmental investigation into the alleged involvement of Athlone police Sergeant Giovanni Gabriels in the torture and killing of 36-year-old Adam Isaacs.
Mon, 31 Jan 2022 05:26:38 GMTFake Eviction Brings Two More Housemates in #BBMzansi
[Mzansi Magic] Tonight's Sunday Live Show gave the Housemates a bittersweet experience as they all unknowingly spent their day packing and getting ready to exit Biggie's House. However, we all knew that no one was being Evicted from the House, but ...
Mon, 31 Jan 2022 08:48:38 GMTJacob Zuma in Final Push to Avoid Arms Deal Charges
[Daily Maverick] The defence team for Jacob Zuma is set to present multiple arguments before the Pietermaritzburg High Court on Monday to have the former president's failed special plea in the Arms Deal matter heard by the Supreme Court of Appeal.
Tue, 01 Feb 2022 06:38:05 GMTAncient Human Tracks On West Coast - 3 Reasons They Are an Exciting Find
[The Conversation Africa] It's been 27 years since geologist David Roberts identified some of the oldest footprints of our species ever discovered. The trackway of three footprints was found on the surface of a cemented sand dune (called an aeolianit...
Mon, 31 Jan 2022 08:38:02 GMTMakana Municipality Defaults On Eskom Debt
[GroundUp] Financially struggling Makana Municipality defaulted on its payment to Eskom in December in contravention of a court order.
Mon, 31 Jan 2022 08:28:10 GMTThe Widespread Misuse of Antibiotics in Humans, Animals and the Environment Must Stop
[GroundUp] I know of many cases where employers will not allow sick leave without employees having antibiotics to show for it
Mon, 31 Jan 2022 08:26:57 GMTEastern Cape Villagers Rally to Build Temporary Bridge to Access Services
[GroundUp] Bridge built by a government contractor collapsed during heavy rains less than a month after it was constructed
Mon, 31 Jan 2022 08:25:54 GMTIn This Township Parents Wear Gumboots and Carry Their Children Through the Sewage
[GroundUp] Parents in Valencia in Addo, Eastern Cape, wear gumboots and carry their children on their backs to the main road to avoid the streams of sewage running in the street.
Mon, 31 Jan 2022 08:21:42 GMTThe Strangest Vegetable Gardens in South Africa
[GroundUp] On an old military base in Tamboerskloof, Cape Town, illegal occupants are growing vegetables alongside soldiers of the South African National Defence Force. Some are living in the guard houses and sharing a toilet with the soldiers. But t...
Mon, 31 Jan 2022 13:41:27 GMTThe False Narrative of Joburg's 'Hijacked Buildings' Is Used to Fuel Xenophobic Violence
[Daily Maverick] Malaika Mahlatsi, commonly known as Malaika Wa Azania, is the bestselling author of Memoirs of a Born Free: Reflections on the Rainbow Nation, and the recently published Corridors of Death: The Struggle to Exist in Historically White...