Fire Destroys Several Cape Town Houses, Wild SA Weather Brings Damage and Road Closures
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April 8, 2024, 7:55 AM
[Daily Maverick] As stormy weather hit many parts of the country on Sunday, several properties were destroyed in a fire fanned by gale-force winds in Glencairn, Cape Town, while storms caused significant damage in other areas.
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Children Have to Use an Open Field As a Toilet At Mthatha Primary School
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April 8, 2024, 7:54 AM
[GroundUp] Zwelinzima Primary has 200 learners and 13 staff but no toilets
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Fierce Winds Send Khayelitsha Shacks Flying
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April 8, 2024, 2:40 PM
[GroundUp] Chemical toilets toppled, roofs blown off
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Weather Service Warns of Cold Temperatures
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April 8, 2024, 2:39 PM
[SAnews.gov.za] The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has warned of cold temperatures, widespread rainfall, and possible flooding over parts of South Africa.
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Sexual Harassment in the Courts Is an Open Secret
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April 8, 2024, 7:49 AM
[GroundUp] But the Chief Justice has still not taken steps to deal with it
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Beneficiaries Struggling With Grants Since Sassa Closed Macassar Office
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April 8, 2024, 7:48 AM
[GroundUp] "People are poor and cannot afford to travel far for services that should be here," says resident
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100 Shacks Demolished By City of Joburg On Rainy Weekend
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April 8, 2024, 2:40 PM
[GroundUp] Red Ants tore down land occupiers' homes in Glen Austin, Midrand, on Friday and Sunday
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School Closures Following Weather Warning
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April 8, 2024, 2:38 PM
[SAnews.gov.za] Schools in the Cape Winelands and Overberg Education Districts, and the Helderberg basin area in the Western Cape have been closed on Monday due to the severe storm warnings for these areas.
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Fact Check - Was Former President Jacob Zuma Targeted in a Recent Car Accident?
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April 8, 2024, 10:26 AM
[Daily Maverick] On 28 March 2024, the car in which former president Jacob Zuma was travelling in KwaZulu-Natal was involved in an accident. Or was it? Misinformation on all sides has been swirling around this incident.
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Operation Vala Umgodi Stamping the Authority of the State in Lejweleputswa
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April 8, 2024, 10:14 AM
[SAPS] More suspects were arrested during Operation Vala Umgodi in the Free State and continues in the area of Lejweleputswa to address illegal mining.
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Vala Umgodi Operation Leads to Arrest and Confiscations of Equipment Used for Illegal Mining
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April 8, 2024, 10:14 AM
[SAPS] An integrated multi-disciplinary disruptive Vala Umgodi operation conducted in Hartbeespoortdam near Brits on Wednesday, 03 April 2024, resulted in the arrest of six suspects and confiscation of various illegal mining equipment.
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April Marks Major Milestone in South Africa
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April 8, 2024, 8:22 AM
[SAnews.gov.za] Deputy President Paul Mashatile says the month of April is a very important month in the country's calendar because it marks Freedom Month, as well as an incredible milestone of 30 years of democracy.
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Diversifying Water Resource Mix Essential for Supply Security, Says Mahlobo
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April 8, 2024, 8:11 AM
[SAnews.gov.za] Water and Sanitation Deputy Minister David Mahlobo has emphasised the importance of diversifying South Africa's water resource mix for water security.
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Bheki Cele - 109 Police Officers Murdered in Past 11 Months
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April 8, 2024, 7:59 AM
[Daily Maverick] Police Minister Bheki Cele has defended officers involved in the killing of suspects. He was delivering an overview of police actions to combat serious and violent crimes over the past year.
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Pipeline 'Vandal' Killed in High-Pressure Durban Water Explosion
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April 8, 2024, 7:55 AM
[Daily Maverick] A Durban man was killed apparently while tampering with an air valve on an eThekwini Municipality main water pipeline. The incident has led to water cuts in parts of Umhlanga, Phoenix and Verulam.
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Kwibuka 30 - South Africa President Ramaphosa in Rwanda for 30th Anniversary of 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi
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April 6, 2024, 8:12 PM
[New Times] President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa on Saturday, April 6, arrived in Kigali where he joined other leaders including South Sudan President Salva Kiir, Czech Republic President Petr Pavel, President Andry Rajoelina of Madagascar, Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, and Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, for the 30th commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi starting on Sunday, April 7.
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South Africa's Crucial Water Supplies From Lesotho - What the Six-Month Shutdown Means for Industry, Farming and Residents
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April 7, 2024, 9:51 AM
[The Conversation Africa] The main water supply to South Africa's economic hub, greater Johannesburg in the Gauteng province, and to the country's breadbasket in the Free State, is scheduled to be cut off for six months. Maintenance work on the 37 kilometre Lesotho Highlands Water Project tunnel is due to begin in October 2024. Ifedotun Victor Aina, a senior researcher at the Water and Production Economics Research Unit at the University of Cape Town, takes a critical look at who could be affect...
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Selokela 'Slu' Molamodi Is a Young Community Leader Talking Her Way to a Better SA
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April 8, 2024, 12:15 PM
[Daily Maverick] In 2020, Slu joined Generation G, a coalition between ActionAid, Activate and Sonke Gender Justice, mobilising young people to build a GBV-free society.
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Health Sector Needs More Women Leaders to Tackle Backlash Against Sexual and Reproductive Rights - - Experts
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April 8, 2024, 12:15 PM
[Daily Maverick] Amid an escalating anti-rights backlash, health experts have stressed the need for a policy initiative to promote gender equity in health leadership.
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The World Is Facing a Food Crisis, Warns Global Consultancy PWC
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April 8, 2024, 12:05 PM
[Daily Maverick] Global accountancy and consultancy firm PwC is not known for alarmism and is certainly not anti-capitalist. So it is perhaps alarming that it has added its voice to the rising chorus of concern about food production, the threat it poses to the global environment and our ability to feed a growing population.
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Naledi Pandor Is Treading the Pik Botha Path to SA's Diplomatic Oblivion
https://allafrica.com/stories/202404080311.html
April 8, 2024, 12:05 PM
[Daily Maverick] The ANC now faces the cold winds of disapproval which it is struggling to deal with, in part because it is now so full of its brand of sanctimonious ideological bunkum that it can't see straight.
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Critics Pour Cold Water On SA's Long-Awaited Digital Nomad Visa
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April 8, 2024, 12:05 PM
[Daily Maverick] The new regulations were published 'without the constitutional requirement of following due process or considering public comments'. Applicants will have to jump through hoops to get a digital nomad visa and if they stay for longer than six months, they'll have to register with SARS.
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Citizens' Assemblies Empower Exploration of New Ways to Develop a More Authentic Democratic Spirit
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April 8, 2024, 12:05 PM
[Daily Maverick] The popularity of citizens' assemblies continues to grow across the democracies of the Global North. From Ireland to New Zealand, citizens are increasingly being given the opportunity to directly involve themselves in democratic decision-making.
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Mining Sector Seeks Next Breakthrough in Reducing Falls of Ground Fatalities
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April 8, 2024, 12:05 PM
[Daily Maverick] South Africa's mining sector is digging for further breakthroughs in reducing falls of ground deaths after a regression last year from a record low in 2022.
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Retirement Fund Managers Grow Offshore Exposure, but Local Is Still Lekker Too
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April 8, 2024, 12:05 PM
[Daily Maverick] Offshore allocations remain high, a survey shows, but some local sectors look promising.
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Proteas Women's Stuttering Middle Order Biggest Concern After Shock T20i Series Defeat to Sri Lanka
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April 8, 2024, 12:05 PM
[Daily Maverick] A lack of substantial contributions by South Africa's wobbly middle order saw the side fall to their first series defeat to Sri Lanka -- a worrying sign ahead of a T20 World Cup.
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South Africans Need to Wield Their Democratic Power and Vote On 29 May
https://allafrica.com/stories/202404080306.html
April 8, 2024, 12:05 PM
[Daily Maverick] The sheen of the 'rainbow nation' seems to be fading under the cloud of various challenges, but the upcoming elections are a chance to restore hope, bridge divides and embark on a path of sustainable development that benefits all.
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We Need More Diverse Information If Climate Change Is to Be Tackled Effectively
https://allafrica.com/stories/202404080304.html
April 8, 2024, 12:05 PM
[Daily Maverick] Readers need information from professional journalists that regularly include -- or at least question -- understandings different from the mainstream ones.
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Paris 2024 - Minister Charges Super Falcons to Break Jinx in South Africa
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April 8, 2024, 11:11 AM
[Vanguard] The Minister of Sports Development, John Owan Enoh, has tasked the Super Falcons of Nigeria to defeat their South African counterparts in the second leg of their Olympic qualifiers on Tuesday in Pretoria.
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Operation Shanela Remains Focused On Combating Crimes
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April 8, 2024, 10:14 AM
[SAPS] Operation Shanela, remains focused in clamping down on crime in the province. This is evident in the weekly arrests and police actions executed since Monday, 01 April 2024 until Sunday, 07 April 2024 with the focus on the reduction of contact and violent crimes in crime hotspot areas whic netted 300 suspects.
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