Parliament Grapples with Speaker's Absence Amid Corruption Allegations
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March 20, 2024, 10:36 AM
[allAfrica] Despite National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula's absence from Parliament due to her Johannesburg home being raided following allegations of accepting bribes during her time as the minister of defence, parliamentary proceedings continued as usual, reports News24.
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Civil Servants to Receive Salary Hike - South African News Briefs - March 20, 2024
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March 20, 2024, 5:36 AM
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Hundreds of People Stake Out Plots for Houses On Empty Land in Nelson Mandela Bay
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March 20, 2024, 12:04 PM
[GroundUp] Hundreds of people have moved onto land near KwaNobuhle in Kariega, staking out plots for houses.
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Press Statement on the Unfounded Allegations Published in the Star Newspaper on 14 March Regarding VFS Global Tender
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March 20, 2024, 9:49 AM
[Department of Home Affairs] Background
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The Lawyers and Auditors Who Cashed in On Corruption At Prasa
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March 20, 2024, 8:16 AM
[GroundUp] Audit firm to be investigated by regulator
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Magistrate Appalled By More Delays in Durban Police Brutality Case
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March 20, 2024, 8:16 AM
[GroundUp] Despite assurances, the state and the defence are still not ready for the Regan Naidoo death-in-custody trial
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Arrested Cathcart Leader's Court Appearance Moved 120km Away Out of Fear of Protests
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March 20, 2024, 6:29 AM
[GroundUp] Mziwebongo Burwana was arrested during violent protests sparked by rumours that the Cathcart Hospital will be downgraded
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MK Party Argues ANC Failed to Oppose Its Registration Before Jacob Zuma Joined
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March 20, 2024, 6:29 AM
[Daily Maverick] Arguing in the Electoral Court on Tuesday, lawyers representing former president Jacob Zuma's uMkhonto Wesizwe party tore into the ANC's application to have the party's registration declared unlawful.
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Minister Explains Visa Memo Rattling Tourists, Industry
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March 20, 2024, 10:55 AM
[allAfrica] Travellers to South Africa and the country's tourism industry were rattled when an internal Department of Home Affairs memo was shared with the media, sparking concern among "Swallows" - seasonal visitors who travel between hemispheres for sunny weather. The circular, intended for border officials, explains visa application and renewal procedures. However, its inadvertent leak and unclear language sparked fears that the government was making it harder for tourists to stay.
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Home Affairs Gears Up to Fight Zimbabwe Permit Decision
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March 19, 2024, 10:42 AM
[allAfrica] Minister of Home Affairs Aaron Motsoaledi, in a media briefing, welcomed the opportunity to appeal to the Supreme Court, saying the "importance of the Supreme Court appeal in achieving legal clarity on visa regulations".
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Eikenhof Pump Station Outage Adds to Johannesburg's Water Woes - South African News Briefs - March 19, 2024
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March 19, 2024, 5:14 AM
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South Africa Accuses U.S. Congress of Adding It to a New 'Axis of Evil' Over Israel Genocide Case
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March 20, 2024, 5:42 AM
[VOA] Washington -- South Africa seeks to limit the damage to its relations with Washington caused by its legal challenge to Israel's assault on Gaza, a South African official said on Tuesday.
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South Africa's Election Management Body Has Done a Good Job for 30 Years - Here's Why
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March 20, 2024, 4:46 AM
[The Conversation Africa] More than in previous elections, South Africa's Electoral Commission (IEC) will be tested to the hilt in this year's national and provincial elections on 29 May. For the first time in 30 years, the electoral majority of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) is in jeopardy. This makes the upcoming poll the most consequential one since 1994, when the country commenced with its democratisation.
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The Rise of Jacob Zuma's uMkhonto weSizwe Party - South African News Briefs - March 18, 2024
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March 18, 2024, 5:28 AM
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DA Calls for Mapisa-Nqakula to Step Down As Speaker of the National Assembly
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March 20, 2024, 9:41 AM
[DA] Note to editors: Please find attached soundbite by Siviwe Gwarube MP.
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Vehicles Set Alight As Protesters Demand Sanitation and Water
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March 20, 2024, 4:47 AM
[GroundUp] Nelson Mandela Bay Mayco member promises action on stalled project
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280 Zimbabweans Deported From South Africa
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March 20, 2024, 4:47 AM
[The Herald] Zimbabwean authorities at Beitbridge Border Post have early this morning received 280 undocumented migrants who were deported from South Africa last night.
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Police Whisk Water Minister Mchunu Away From Angry Crowd in Musina
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March 18, 2024, 4:11 PM
[GroundUp] On Friday, police had to whisk Minister of Water and Sanitation Senzo Mchunu away from an angry crowd in Musina.
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Congolese March to Parliament to Draw Attention to War At Home
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March 18, 2024, 4:10 PM
[GroundUp] About 150 Congolese nationals marched to Parliament on Saturday to draw attention to war in their country. They sang and carried placards that read: "Justice for Congo", "Rwanda is killing Congo" and "Stop the genocide".
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Ramaphosa Sidesteps Questions On State Capture Inaction After Raid on Speaker Mapisa-Nqakula's Home
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March 20, 2024, 6:29 AM
[Daily Maverick] Any action against ministers and deputy ministers implicated in State Capture would be informed by 'outcomes of the processes undertaken by the relevant entities' with investigative and prosecutorial capacities, President Cyril Ramaphosa told MPs on Tuesday.
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Judge Hospitalised After Tribunal Hearing Against Him
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March 19, 2024, 10:52 AM
[GroundUp] Judicial Service Commission tribunal is hearing allegations of misconduct and incompetence against high court judge Tshifhiwa Maumela
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Schools Are Helping Sunbirds Find Their Old Routes Across Cape Town
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March 19, 2024, 4:59 AM
[GroundUp] Urban sprawl has disrupted their migratory patterns
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Judge Takes Hard Line Against Stalingrad Tactics
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March 19, 2024, 4:59 AM
[GroundUp] Attorneys in Lottery case will have to explain why they should not pay costs personally on a punitive scale
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Years of Protests Pay Off As Eastern Cape Village Gets New High School
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March 19, 2024, 4:59 AM
[GroundUp] The R56-million Vukile Tshwete Senior Secondary has officially opened in Keiskammahoek after eight years of struggle
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Judge's Conduct Embarrassed Me, Judge President Tells Tribunal
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March 18, 2024, 4:12 PM
[GroundUp] The "gross incompetence" of Pretoria High Court Judge Tshifhiwa Maumela embarrassed Judge President Dunstan Mlambo because it led to a general distrust of the justice system, Mlambo testified on Monday.
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The Looters Living It Up From Prasa Millions
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March 18, 2024, 7:21 AM
[GroundUp] Makhensa Mabunda and Auswell Mashaba were at the heart of the corrupt deals
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'Much to Be Done' - Ramaphosa Acknowledges Challenges to Human Rights in SA
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March 19, 2024, 4:59 AM
[Daily Maverick] As Human Rights Day draws nearer, President Cyril Ramaphosa acknowledged that though the government had made great strides in advancing human rights, more work was needed.
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MK Party in Parliament? It's All About Zuma - Nothing More, Nothing Less
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March 19, 2024, 4:59 AM
[Daily Maverick] With many a poll predicting that Jacob Zuma's uMkhonto Wesizwe party could win a not insignificant share of the vote on 29 May, there is a strong possibility of a new Parliament inhabited by both MK and the EFF -- and things get especially interesting if MK vaults into third position above Julius Malema's Red Berets.
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Zimbabwean Permits - Helen Suzman Foundation Takes On Minister in Constitutional Court
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March 19, 2024, 4:55 AM
[GroundUp] Foundation opposes bid by Aaron Motsoaledi to overturn High Court ruling
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Someone Close to Me Has Been Diagnosed With TB - What Should I Do?
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March 18, 2024, 1:20 PM
[spotlight] Tuberculosis can infect anyone. It is caused by bacteria and spreads through air and is very common in South Africa. Dr Janet Giddy shares how she deals with Mrs Worried - an anxious and fearful voice seeking advice when someone close to her, like her domestic worker, has been diagnosed with TB.
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