Emergency Personnel 'True Heroes' As 36 Pulled From Building Site
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May 8, 2024, 2:01 PM
[SAnews.gov.za] The number of people retrieved from the collapsed five-storey building in George has risen to 36 as of Wednesday morning.
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South Africa Will Be President of the G20 in 2025 - Two Much-Needed Reforms It Should Drive
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May 8, 2024, 10:39 AM
[The Conversation Africa] South Africa will play an important international role in 2025 as president of the G20. The G20 is a group of 19 countries as well as the African Union and the European Union. Between them they represent 85% of global economy, 75% of world trade and 67% of global population. The G20 defines itself as the premier multilateral forum for international economic cooperation.
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Commuters Battle to Get Refunds After Cape Town Train Lines Suspended
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May 8, 2024, 4:05 PM
[GroundUp] Metrorail power failure affects Cape Flats and Southern Line commuters on Tuesday
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Internal Ructions and Disruptions At SA Universities Skyrocket With Government Pulled Into Fray
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May 8, 2024, 2:08 PM
[Daily Maverick] Spats and allegations of maladministration during the awarding of contracts and overstepping statutory rules for appointments rock SA's six universities -- including University of the Western Cape.
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A Humanist With an Unblinking Gaze - Professor Ntobeko Ntusi Takes the Hot-Seat At the South African Medical Research Council
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May 8, 2024, 1:10 PM
[spotlight] Professor Ntobeko Ntusi may be soft-spoken, but he is not afraid to stand by his strongly held views. As he is set to take up the hot-seat at the country's primary health research funder, he tells Spotlight's Biénne Huisman about his background and his priorities for the new job.
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Government Payment Delay Forces Joburg's Biggest Food Bank to Close
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May 8, 2024, 1:08 PM
[GroundUp] But the Department of Social Development claims the delay is caused by investigations into the food banks
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Universal Basic Income Grant - Who Should Run It?
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May 8, 2024, 1:07 PM
[GroundUp] The sad history of Net1 and the Post Office shows that this is an important question
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Coal Mine Accused of Making 'Manifestly Scurrilous' Allegations Against Opponents
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May 8, 2024, 1:06 PM
[GroundUp] A coalition against mining in the Mabola Protected Environment want "scandalous" and "irrelevant" claims struck from court record
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Truck Drivers Warned of Hijackers in South Africa
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May 8, 2024, 2:11 PM
[Namibian] The Walvis Bay Corridor Group (WBCG) has advised haulage truck drivers going to and from South Africa to travel in convoys to minimise the chances of being hijacked.
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Delivering Free and Fair Elections
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May 8, 2024, 2:00 PM
[SAnews.gov.za] With 30 years of experience in running elections in the country, the Electoral Commission (IEC) has earned itself an impressive track-record and reputation for ensuring that this process is free and fair.
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Cosatu Rejects With Contempt the DA's Shocking Proposals to Cancel Women Workers' Protections
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May 8, 2024, 12:50 PM
[COSATU] The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) rejects the Democratic Alliance (DA)'s shocking proposals to cancel the many labour rights women workers have achieved since the dawn of democracy.
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"Landlord Tried to Extort Me" - SA's Phat Joe on Eviction Claims from Luxury Sea Point Apartment
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May 8, 2024, 7:13 AM
[Fame Frenzy] Media personality Phat Joe and his family were reportedly handed an order by the Western Cape High Court to be evicted from a luxury Sea Point apartment by 31 May and "should they fail or refuse to leave the property by the deadline, the sheriff was authorized to evict them on Saturday, 1 June."
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Olivier Rousteing Cuts Tyla's Met Gala Dress and the Fashion World Goes Silent
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May 8, 2024, 7:10 AM
[Fame Frenzy] French fashion designer Olivier Rousteing has become synonymous with his dramatic flair and outrageous designs.
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George Tragedy - Call for Organisations to Prioritise Safety in Workplaces
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May 8, 2024, 1:17 PM
[SAnews.gov.za] Employment and Labour Minister, Thulas Nxesi, says the collapse of the building which was under construction in George is a sobering reminder of the critical importance of prioritising safety in the workplace.
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Protesters Demand Wits Take Public Stand On Gaza
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May 8, 2024, 1:07 PM
[GroundUp] Calls for "academic boycott of apartheid Israel"
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Building Collapse Leaves Five Dead, Scores Trapped
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May 7, 2024, 9:04 AM
[allAfrica] A multi-storey building under construction in George, South Africa, collapsed, leaving at least five people dead and trapping around 50 others.
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Power Utility Eskom Sues Johannesburg for Unpaid Electricity Debt - South African News Briefs - May 7, 2024
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May 7, 2024, 6:19 AM
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Lawyers Accuse Police of Political Arrests in Fort Hare Corruption Case - South African News Briefs - May 8, 2024
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May 8, 2024, 6:09 AM
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Burning of SA Flag Is Unacceptable - President Ramaphosa
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May 8, 2024, 10:03 AM
[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa has condemned the burning of the South African flag in a political advert saying it is "treasonous".
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Life Under the DA in the Western Cape - Fact-Checking South African Opposition Party's Claims About Governance
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May 7, 2024, 9:45 AM
[Africa Check] Life under the DA in the Western Cape: fact-checking South African opposition party's claims about governance
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Hundreds Left Outside in the Cold and Wet After Dunoon Shack Fire
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May 8, 2024, 4:50 AM
[GroundUp] On Tuesday afternoon, community leaders were still coordinating relief efforts for fire victims at Doornbach informal settlement in Cape Town
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Durban Fishers Demand Access to Piers
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May 8, 2024, 4:50 AM
[GroundUp] eThekwini municipality says fishers are banned from these spots because they violated City by-laws
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South Africa Elections - Zuma's MK Party Has Hit the Campaign Trail With Provocative Rhetoric and Few Clear Policies
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May 8, 2024, 4:38 AM
[The Conversation Africa] Former South African president Jacob Zuma surprised many in December 2023 by declaring he'd canvass for a new rival to the African National Congress (ANC), the party he used to lead. The new uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK Party) is on the ballot papers in the upcoming national election and provincial elections.
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Minimum Wage for South African Farm Workers - Study Shows 2013 Hike Helped Reduce Poverty Even Though Compliance Was Poor
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May 8, 2024, 4:38 AM
[The Conversation Africa] Minimum wage policies are typically aimed at reducing poverty. Yet there is little direct evidence of this effect, especially in developing countries. And none for South Africa.
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Race to Find 48 Trapped Construction Workers
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May 7, 2024, 11:47 AM
[GroundUp] 21 people have been rescued from the site of the collapsed building in George
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At Last, Ma Rosey Can Feed the 30 Children in Her Care
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May 7, 2024, 11:47 AM
[GroundUp] Just R2,500 a month has made all the difference to this Mthatha crèche
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Concerns Raised By Gauteng Govt's Move to Take Over Adoption Services
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May 7, 2024, 11:47 AM
[GroundUp] In 2022 the High Court found the Department of Social Development's conduct "unlawful"
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Athletics SA Boss May Face Prosecution for Lottery Corruption
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May 7, 2024, 11:47 AM
[GroundUp] But lawyer for acting CEO Terrence Magogodela says his client "expects to be a witness for the state"
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Search Continues for Survivors of Building Collapse in South Africa
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May 7, 2024, 11:47 AM
[VOA] The search continued Tuesday in South Africa for workers trapped in the collapse of a multi-story building under construction outside of Cape Town that left at least four people dead.
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South Africa Has Become Uninvestable Under ANC Rule
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May 7, 2024, 10:54 AM
[DA] After more than a hundred years of operation in South Africa, the international energy conglomerate Shell Plc is the latest major company to confirm that it plans to divest from our country due to the inhospitable environment fostered by the ANC government.
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