University of Fort Hare Rocked by R171 Million Kickback Scandal - South African News Briefs - April 3, 2024
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April 3, 2024, 5:29 AM
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Cheap Politics and Deep Fakes - The Use of AI-generated Content Ahead of South Africa's Election
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March 29, 2024, 1:59 PM
[The Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change] The South African National Editors Forum (SANEF) and Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) recently circulated a paper that contains a risk assessment of factors that could impact the integrity of South Africa's 2024 elections. One of the mid-level risks on the list was "Disinformation and/or hate speech us(ing) manipulated media such as synthetic content, cheap- or deep fakes or AI-generated content..."
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Consumers to Dig Deeper As Petrol, Diesel Prices Increase
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April 2, 2024, 11:28 AM
[SAnews.gov.za] Motorists are expected to feel the pinch even further this month when the prices of all grades of fuel increase.
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Elections 2024 - What the Major Political Parties Say About Social Grants
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April 2, 2024, 11:18 AM
[GroundUp] We sent questions to the ANC, DA, EFF, IFP, FF Plus, ActionSA, PA, MK Party and RISE Mzansi
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Water Woes Escalate Amid Damning Report - South African News Briefs - April 2, 2024
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April 2, 2024, 6:00 AM
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Cape Town Fire Displaces Over 700 in Informal Settlements - South African News Briefs - April 1, 2024
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April 1, 2024, 5:56 AM
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Iftaar Under the Washing Lines
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April 2, 2024, 4:36 PM
[GroundUp] About 100 people break their fast together in Heideveld flats
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Dramatic Decline in Condom Distribution in SA, New Figures Show
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April 2, 2024, 11:32 AM
[spotlight] Condom distribution in South Africa has dropped dramatically over the last five years, finds a Spotlight analysis of data recently published in the Health System Trust's District Health Barometer.
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Waterfall City Attracts U.S. Corporate Giants to the Heart of Africa's Fastest Growing Metropolitan Region
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March 26, 2024, 9:12 AM
[ACSUS] Waterfall City, nestled in the heart of South Africa, has emerged as the continent's fastest-growing mixed-use lifestyle precinct, drawing global attention as a premier destination for corporations seeking modern and strategically located spaces for their African operations. Waterfall City stands as a testament to innovative urban development, offering state-of-the-art infrastructure, sustainability commitments, and a vibrant ecosystem that beckons industry leaders from around the world.
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Langaville Families Lose Flushing Loos Case
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April 2, 2024, 11:30 AM
[GroundUp] Residents of the informal settlement went to court because they have had "temporary" chemical toilets for over 12 years
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Eskom Applies Electricity Tariff Increase
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April 2, 2024, 11:29 AM
[SAnews.gov.za] The price of electricity will increase this week, following Eskom's implementation of its new electricity tariff of between 12.72% and 12.74%.
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Tourists Return to KZN South Coast, but Water Problems Persist
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April 2, 2024, 6:52 AM
[GroundUp] After a decade of water cuts, wealthier areas have insulated themselves, but poorer areas remain at the mercy of a failing system.
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Department Calls for Support for Those Living With Autism
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April 2, 2024, 11:27 AM
[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Health has urged families and communities to support individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), also known as autism, to thrive and reach their full potential, and to refrain from discriminating against them.
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World Autism Day - 'I Faced Barriers but Found My Voice'
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April 2, 2024, 9:39 AM
[UCT] Perhaps to some, Tallulah Dorer-Perrin looks neurotypical (individuals with typical neurological development functioning). But that's if you judge people at face value. Dorer-Perrin has autism - an "invisible disability" that makes every aspect of her life, including walking into a brightly lit lecture theatre alongside groups of loud students, doubly challenging.
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McJunior Wins Big Brother Mzansi Season 4
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April 1, 2024, 6:21 AM
[Big Brother Mzansi] This season Biggie rounded up 23 lively characters under one roof to give us the wildest season yet, and McJunior walks out as the season's champ.
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Phaahla Visits Limpopo Following Crash That Claimed 45 Lives
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April 2, 2024, 11:29 AM
[SAnews.gov.za] Minister of Health, Dr Joe Phaahla, is scheduled to visit Limpopo to oversee the progress of the efforts to identify human remains and repatriate the victims of the Botswana bus crash that happened over the Easter weekend.
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Arrests for Violating Traffic Laws
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April 2, 2024, 11:28 AM
[SAnews.gov.za] More than 1 000 road users have been arrested and 900 vehicles were impounded in law enforcement operations conducted in all nine provinces since the start of the Easter holidays.
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Broken Streetlights Have Led to a Spike in Crime in This Cape Town Suburb
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April 2, 2024, 11:19 AM
[GroundUp] But the City says repairs are difficult because of safety risks in Tafelsig
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Markus Jooste, the Shadow Magician Who Couldn't Look Into the Mirror
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April 2, 2024, 5:25 AM
[Daily Maverick] It should have been apparent early on that Jooste might have been a magician, but he was unapologetically a shadow magician, only interested in his own enrichment.
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Fort Hare Murders - Ex-SAPS Member, 14 Suspended University Workers Arrested
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April 2, 2024, 5:25 AM
[Daily Maverick] The latest development brings the number of those arrested to 25, for the murders and attempted murder that are believed to be linked to a tender corruption syndicate.
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South Africa's Multiple Water Crises Cannot Be Resolved By Technical Solutions Alone
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April 2, 2024, 5:24 AM
[Daily Maverick] Sixty-four percent of the country's sewage and wastewater treatment plants are at 'high or critical' risk of dumping untreated water into rivers and the environment.
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South Africa's Laws Aren't Geared to Protecting Against Climate Change - Judges Are Trying to Fill the Gap
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April 1, 2024, 9:22 AM
[The Conversation Africa] South Africa has plenty of environmental laws but none that specifically oblige government officials to consider the risks and impacts of climate change when they approve new developments. In their research, environmental law experts Clive Vinti and Melanie Jean Murcott set out how judges are dealing with this gap in the law.
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Thohoyandou Police Launch Manhunt for Husband Following Fatal Shooting of Wife
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April 1, 2024, 1:02 PM
[SAPS] POLOKWANE -- Thohoyandou Police have launched a massive manhunt following the tragic murder of a 45-year-old woman by her husband during a church service sermon at Makonde Shadani village on Saturday, 30 March 2024, at about 18:00.
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Zimbabwean Migration to South Africa - How Technology Helps Keep Families Together
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April 1, 2024, 4:47 AM
[The Conversation Africa] Political instability and economic decline in Zimbabwe have accelerated migration to South Africa in the last two decades. Because of the overriding socio-economic focus of the migration, people often fail to understand the effects on the migrants and their families. This extract from the book Transnational Families in Africa shows how migrants mitigate the disruption to bonds with the families they leave.
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Stingray Sand 'Sculpture' On South Africa's Coast May Be Oldest Example of Humans Creating an Image of Another Creature
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April 1, 2024, 4:47 AM
[The Conversation Africa] South Africa's Cape south coast offers many hints about how our human ancestors lived some 35,000 to 400,000 years ago during the Pleistocene epoch. These clues are captured in the dunes they once traversed, today cemented and preserved in a rock type known as aeolianite.
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High Density Disruptive Operation Vala Umgodi Continues to Squeeze Criminal Activities to Zero Over Easter Weekend in Limpopo
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April 1, 2024, 10:01 AM
[SAPS] POLOKWANE -- The High Density Disruptive Operation Vala Umgodi has made commendable breakthrough after arresting a total number of eighty-five suspects over the Easter weekend within the five districts.
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Former President Zuma Involved in Car Crash
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March 29, 2024, 2:35 PM
[Vanguard] South Africa's former president Jacob Zuma has been involved in a car crash overnight after a vehicle transporting him was hit by a drunk driver, police said on Friday.
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Former President Jacob Zuma Barred From Running in Election
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March 29, 2024, 6:02 AM
[DW] The former president has been expelled from the ruling ANC and has been campaigning for the newly formed MK party. An MK spokesman said the party will appeal the decision made by the Independent Electoral Commission.
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Girl, 8, Thought to Be Sole Survivor After Bus Goes Over Cliff
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March 29, 2024, 6:01 AM
[DW] A bus went over a cliff in South Africa's northern province of Limpopo. South Africa's transport minister expressed condolences to the families of the victims.
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45 Dead As Bus Carrying Easter Worshippers Falls Off Bridge
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March 29, 2024, 5:57 AM
[Vanguard] A bus on Thursday plunged off a bridge into a ravine and caught fire in South Africa, killing 45 of the 46 people said to be headed for an Easter conference.
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Protected Products - What Makes Lamb From South Africa's Karoo and France's Mont Saint-Michel So Special
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March 29, 2024, 10:50 AM
[The Conversation Africa] A meal or food shopping experience can be more interesting and enjoyable when you know more about a particular product, like what region it came from and the culture that shaped it. Knowing what makes the food "unique" can improve the tasting experience.
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