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Fri, 04 Apr 2025 08:06:57 GMT
All of Africa Today - April 4, 2025
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Fri, 04 Apr 2025 06:04:30 GMT
Johannesburg on High Alert Amid Heavy Downpours - South African News Briefs - April 4, 2025
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Thu, 03 Apr 2025 14:57:19 GMT
Twenty African Countries, Including Poorest, Hit with High Trump Tariffs
[allAfrica] The country that President Donald Trump declared "nobody's ever heard of" during his 4 March address to Congress has been hit with the highest U.S. tariffs in the world. Lesotho tops the list of 20 African nations upon which the White Hou...

Fri, 04 Apr 2025 05:45:29 GMT
Omotoso Acquittal an 'Assault' On Fight Against GBV - Justice Committee
[SAnews.gov.za] Parliament's Justice Committee has expressed concern over the acquittal of televangelist Timothy Omotoso on 32 serious charges, including allegations of rape, racketeering, human trafficking, and other crimes.

Fri, 04 Apr 2025 07:22:45 GMT
School Children in Vhembe Wake Up At 4 - 30am to Fetch Water
[GroundUp] Water is not reaching households despite millions of rands spent on water projects

Fri, 04 Apr 2025 07:22:44 GMT
Alcohol Industry Used 'Regulatory Capture' to Delay Liquor Bill, Say Researchers
[GroundUp] Liquor Amendment Bill still not introduced to Parliament after nine years

Fri, 04 Apr 2025 07:22:43 GMT
Court Backs Woman Pastor Against Barrage of Sexist Abuse
[GroundUp] All employers, including churches, are subject to labour laws, judge points out

Fri, 04 Apr 2025 05:45:27 GMT
South Africa Sends Condolences to Thailand and Myanmar Following Earthquake
[SAnews.gov.za] The South African Government has extended its heartfelt condolences to the people of Thailand and Myanmar following the devastating earthquake that has caused significant loss of life and extensive property damage.

Wed, 02 Apr 2025 15:24:15 GMT
Ramaphosa Confronts New Pressures Ahead Of Zelensky's Ambiguous Visit
[InfoWire] Against the backdrop of the planned visit of Volodymyr Zelensky to South Africa on April 24, Cyril Ramaphosa is facing growing internal tensions. He defends the invitation to the Ukrainian president to come to Johannesburg by stressing the...

Fri, 04 Apr 2025 05:45:26 GMT
Government to Launch R500m Spaza Shop Support Fund
[SAnews.gov.za] Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau and the Minister of Small Business Development, Stella Tembisa Ndabeni, will next Tuesday officially launch the R500 million Spaza Shop Support Fund, an initiative which was first ann...

Fri, 04 Apr 2025 05:22:12 GMT
Crime Hits Sanitation Services in Khayelitsha
[GroundUp] City of Cape Town teams can only come out when security is available

Fri, 04 Apr 2025 05:16:16 GMT
Democratic Alliance Opposes Proposed Amendments to Private Security Regulations, Disarming Security Guards
[DA] The DA calls for the withdrawal of proposed amendments that restrict armed security officers in public spaces.

Fri, 04 Apr 2025 05:16:15 GMT
Democratic Alliance Files Court Papers to Challenge Vat-Hike Budget
[DA] Today, I filed papers in the Western Cape High Court to challenge the legality of the 2025/26 National Budget process.

Thu, 03 Apr 2025 12:21:31 GMT
Former MPs Refuse to Leave Their Subsidised Housing in Parliamentary Villages
[GroundUp] State Attorney to take steps to evict them

Thu, 03 Apr 2025 12:21:30 GMT
Legal Battle to Remove Occupiers From Land in Ballito
[GroundUp] KwaDukuza Municipality says the land is earmarked for a school and clinic, but occupiers say they can't move away from job opportunities

Thu, 03 Apr 2025 10:53:35 GMT
UCT Project Addresses Heat Risks in Vulnerable Communities
[UCT] The University of Cape Town (UCT)-based research project, Heat Adaptation Benefits for Vulnerable groups In Africa (HABVIA), recently participated in the HeatNexus convening, highlighting its work on heat adaptation in vulnerable communities.

Thu, 03 Apr 2025 10:13:01 GMT
TotalEnergies CAF U-17 Afcon - Five Players Who Shone On the First Day
[CAF] The TotalEnergies CAF U-17 Africa Cup of Nations got off to an emphatic start. CAFOnline takes a look at five players who stood out after Match Day 1.

Tue, 25 Mar 2025 12:31:25 GMT
G20 Presidency Briefing to the United Nations General Assembly by the G20 Sherpa, Mr Zane Dangor, Director-General of the Department of International Relations and Cooperation
[G20 in South Africa 2025] H.E. The President of the General Assembly, Ambassador Philémon Yang, Your Excellences, Permanent Representatives to the United Nations, Distinguished delegates,

Fri, 04 Apr 2025 06:22:19 GMT
Banyana Intensify Preparations Ahead of First Meeting Against Malawi
[SAFA] Coach Dr Desiree Ellis' Sasol-sponsored charges face Malawi at UJ Soweto Campus on Saturday, 5 April 2025 and return to the same venue on Tuesday, 8 April 2025 as part of their build-up to the Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in July 202...

Thu, 03 Apr 2025 12:21:31 GMT
R21-Million Stadium in Limpopo Left Incomplete and Abandoned
[GroundUp] This has left the community disappointed as they hoped the Tshivhuyuni sports facility would boost the local economy

Thu, 03 Apr 2025 12:21:31 GMT
West Coast Surfers Go for Gold in Para Surfing Championships
[GroundUp] A team from Extreme Abilities in Saldanha Bay will compete in Durban

Thu, 03 Apr 2025 05:53:39 GMT
Five Cash-in-Transit Robbers Killed in KwaZulu-Natal - South African News Briefs - April 3, 2025
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Wed, 02 Apr 2025 12:58:46 GMT
'State Failed to Prove Case' as Nigerian Pastor, South African Co-Accused Walk Free on 30 Rape Charges
[allAfrica] Nigerian pastor Timothy Omotoso and his co-accused Lusanda Sulani and Zukiswa Sitho have been found not guilty on all charges. The verdict comes eight years after the accused were arrested - Omotoso was in custody for the duration of the ...

Wed, 02 Apr 2025 06:26:29 GMT
Gunmen Raid Mpumalanga Church, Rob Worshippers - South African News Briefs - April 2, 2025
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Thu, 03 Apr 2025 05:20:21 GMT
South Africa Has World Class Medical Researchers - They Can and Should Be Bailed Out
[GroundUp] Medical scientists at the University of Cape Town have been hit especially hard by funding cuts by the United States government.

Wed, 02 Apr 2025 15:52:27 GMT
'Omotoso's Acquittal Proves South Africa's Witch Hunt Against Foreign Preachers'
[Nyasa Times] Prophet Shepherd Bushiri has declared televangelist Timothy Omotoso's acquittal on 32 criminal charges as evidence of systemic persecution against foreign religious leaders in South Africa, intensifying his refusal to return for trial.

Thu, 03 Apr 2025 05:20:24 GMT
South Africa's Amapiano Star Vigro Deep to Perform in Kigali
[New Times] South African DJ and producer Kamogelo Phetla, popularly known as Vigro Deep, a pioneer in the Amapiano music scene, will perform in Kigali on May 31, The New Times can confirm.

Wed, 02 Apr 2025 11:03:01 GMT
Still No Compensation for Victims of George Building Collapse
[GroundUp] Dysfunction at the Compensation Commission means some victims may never receive payment

Thu, 03 Apr 2025 04:42:18 GMT
South Africa's Civil Servants Are Missing Skills, Especially When It Comes to Technology - Report
[The Conversation Africa] South Africa's goal since 2012 has been to build a capable and developmental state to address the twin challenges of poverty and inequality. The country's National Development Plan defines a capable state as "well-run and ef...

Thu, 03 Apr 2025 04:41:50 GMT
South Africa Needs a Fresh Start, Says New Book - but Does the Argument Hold Up?
[The Conversation Africa] Eddy Maloka, the South African historian, diplomat and academic, argues in his latest book the case for South Africa to forge a "second republic". What is meant by this is left undefined, but emerges as the making of a new c...

Wed, 02 Apr 2025 12:26:15 GMT
Deputy President Appoints Gadija Brown As Special Economic Advisor
[SAnews.gov.za] The Office of the Deputy President, Paul Mashatile, has announced the appointment of Gadija Brown, the former MEC for Finance in the Free State, as his Special Economic Advisor.

Wed, 02 Apr 2025 12:26:14 GMT
Minister Welcomes Decline in Coal Share, Growth in Renewables
[SAnews.gov.za] The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Dr Dion George, has welcomed the latest estimates from the Ember Electricity Data Explorer, which shows that coal accounted for 74.31% of South Africa's electricity generation i...

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