South African, Botswana Presidents to Visit Limpopo Bus Crash Site - South African News Briefs - April 11, 2024
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April 11, 2024, 6:13 AM
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131 Schools in Nelson Mandela Bay Robbed, Mostly At Gunpoint, in Five Months
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April 11, 2024, 7:04 AM
[GroundUp] Many teachers are afraid to report for duty
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Pretoria Accord Files Positive Progress Amidst Challenges
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April 11, 2024, 12:58 PM
[Ethiopian Herald] The brutal and devastating two-year war between the federal government of Ethiopia and the Tigray Liberation Front (TPLF) has concluded with the signing of an AU-brokered peace deal in Pretoria, South Africa. The two warring parties signed a 12-point peace agreement, including a permanent ceasefire that was agreed upon on November 2, 2022. This accord has brought relative normalcy to the region as the guns have kept silent.
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Stellenbosch University Senate Members Call for End to Israel's 'Brutal and Barbaric' Destruction in Gaza
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April 11, 2024, 10:26 PM
[Daily Maverick] The following statement was submitted for discussion to the Stellenbosch University Senate. We are awaiting a special meeting of the Senate to further debate the matter. The signatories below have signed in their individual capacity as members of the Stellenbosch University Senate.
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Tatjana Smith Regains Her Mojo As SA Champs Produces Three More Olympic Qualifying Times
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April 11, 2024, 10:26 PM
[Daily Maverick] Tatjana Smith and Kaylene Corbett produced a masterclass in 200m breaststroke swimming as they, along with Pieter Coetzé, registered Olympic qualifying times on Wednesday evening.
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Electoral Court Ruling On Zuma Has Echoes of Its Judgment On Winnie Madikezela-Mandela
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April 11, 2024, 10:25 PM
[Daily Maverick] Arguing before the court on Monday, the MK party legal counsel Dali Mpofu SC pointed out similarities between Zuma's case and that of the late anti-apartheid stalwart Winnie Madikizela-Mandela.
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Home Affairs Clarifies Misunderstanding On Visas
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April 11, 2024, 6:48 AM
[SAnews.gov.za] Home Affairs Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, has moved to clarify a misunderstanding on the gazetted regulations recommendations on the Critical Skills and General Work Visas.
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South Africa's Zuma Wins Court Bid to Run in May Election
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April 10, 2024, 11:01 AM
[RFI] A court in South Africa court has ruled that former president Jacob Zuma can stand in next month's general elections, overturning a decision by electoral authorities to bar him over a criminal conviction.
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What Happened to Nelson Mandela's South Africa?
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April 11, 2024, 4:36 AM
[The Conversation Africa] When Nelson Mandela stood in front of the Union Buildings in Pretoria in May 1994 as South Africa's first democratically elected president, my country was brimming with optimism for its post-apartheid future. I was there and relieved at the prospect of an end to bloodshed.
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President Ramaphosa, President Masisi to Visit Bus Accident Site in Limpopo
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April 11, 2024, 6:48 AM
[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa and his Botswana counterpart, President Mokgweetsi Masisi, will on Thursday visit the site of a bus accident in Limpopo that claimed the lives of 45 people.
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Elections 2024 - What the Major Political Parties Say About Israel, Russia and the DRC
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April 11, 2024, 6:48 AM
[GroundUp] We sent questions questions on foreign policy to the ANC, DA, EFF, IFP, FF Plus, ActionSA, PA, MK Party and RISE Mzansi
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Abandoned By Govt, Limpopo Villagers Plan to Sink Their Own Borehole
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April 11, 2024, 6:48 AM
[GroundUp] Only one public borehole is working for 11 villages in Nthabalala
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CPJ Welcomes South Africa's Abolition of Criminal Defamation, Calls for Further Legal Reforms
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April 11, 2024, 6:04 AM
[CPJ] Lusaka -- The Committee to Protect Journalists on Wednesday welcomed South African President Cyril Ramaphosa's signing into law a bill that abolishes criminal defamation, and urged authorities to reform other problematic laws that threaten press freedom in the country.
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South Africa Is Short of Academic Statisticians - Why and What Can Be Done
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April 11, 2024, 4:36 AM
[The Conversation Africa] Our world is awash with data. A 2019 article published by the World Economic Forum estimated that, by 2025, about
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Opening Doors for Women in Farming - Key Highlights From the Fair4all Project Workshop
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April 11, 2024, 4:36 AM
[Graça Machel Trust] The Graça Machel Trust team recently visited Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa, to host a two-day capacity-building workshop for women-owned small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs). The workshop provided the space for an enhanced understanding of land ownership and essential skills in financial literacy and business planning.
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Tiny Weevils Are Waging War On the Invasive Water Lettuce Plant Choking South Africa's Vaal River
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April 10, 2024, 7:04 AM
[The Conversation Africa] Water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes L.), also known as Nile cabbage, is a free-floating aquatic plant from the family Araceae, the same family as the arum lily.
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Elections 2024 - What the Major Political Parties Say About the Courts
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April 9, 2024, 1:02 PM
[GroundUp] We sent questions to the ANC, DA, EFF, IFP, FF Plus, ActionSA, PA, MK Party and RISE Mzansi
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Traditional Leaders Fight to Keep Rural Grant Pay Points Open
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April 9, 2024, 6:41 AM
[GroundUp] But SASSA says it's too late
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Constitutional Court - Where Are the Judgments?
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April 9, 2024, 1:02 PM
[GroundUp] The Court has not delivered a single judgment this year
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Combating MIS - and Disinformation Must Take a Human Rights Approach, Civil Society Urges
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April 9, 2024, 10:33 AM
[Daily Maverick] 'Every citizen has a right to free, fair and regular elections. But this is threatened by misinformation and disinformation,' says Norman Gidi, research and policy analyst at the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa.
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Health Services in the Eastern Cape - What Changed Since the Last Elections?
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April 9, 2024, 10:09 AM
[spotlight] In this analysis, Luvuyo Mehlwana looks back at the performance of public healthcare services in the Eastern Cape over the last five years - a term characterised by leadership instability, infrastructure problems, financial short-falls, and of course the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Ship in Wales Searched for Joshlin Smith, but Six-Year-Old Still Nowhere to Be Found
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April 9, 2024, 6:49 AM
[Daily Maverick] A Gauteng couple's report to the international Human Trafficking Hotline Web Chat led to the Panamanian ship Frontier Asuka, which left Saldanha Bay harbour days after Joshlin Smith's disappearance, being searched by authorities for nearly two days when it docked in Port Talbot, Wales.
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South Africa Is to Shut Down Captive Lion Farms. Experts Warn the Plan Needs a Deadline
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April 9, 2024, 6:33 AM
[The Conversation Africa] The South African government has officially confirmed that captive lion farms will be shut down. A new ministerial task team report just released has cemented the government's intention, first made public in 2021, to put an end to African lions being legally sold and traded live, both internationally and domestically.
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Communities Continue to Remain in the Dark As 1 135 Transformers Across the Country Are Not Working
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April 9, 2024, 4:17 PM
[DA] While thirteen days with no loadshedding is very much a welcome development, the sad reality is that there are many communities across the country that have been left in the dark because transformers in those communities are either not working or are not being replaced fast enough after they have been vandalised or damaged.
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Tickets to Banyana Vs Nigeria Available At Loftus Stadium
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April 9, 2024, 12:57 PM
[SAFA] Students who produce their student cards at the gates will be able to enter the stadium for free until 19h00. The Gautrain will also run FREE trains and busses from Park Station to Hatfield till late if the passengers produce a match ticket.
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Banyana Banyana, Super Falcons Set for Epic Battle in Pretoria
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April 9, 2024, 10:15 AM
[Premium Times] Both teams are locked in a qualification battle for the women's football event at the Paris Olympic Games, taking place in a few months.
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Erin Gallagher Breaks National Record As Big Names Make a Splash At SA Swimming Championships
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April 9, 2024, 6:49 AM
[Daily Maverick] Tatjana Smith, Erin Gallagher and Pieter Coetzé all took gold in their 50m disciplines on Monday evening as the SA Swimming Championships got under way.
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SA Weather Service Issues Warnings of Disruptive Rain and Possible Flooding
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April 9, 2024, 6:48 AM
[Daily Maverick] Extreme weather conditions are expected to continue across South Africa's south and eastern coasts until Wednesday.
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Mk's Mpofu and IEC's Ngcukaitobi Wrangle Over Zuma's Election Disqualification
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April 9, 2024, 6:48 AM
[Daily Maverick] Judges at the Electoral Court sitting in Johannesburg on Monday listened to arguments for and against former president Jacob Zuma's disqualification from standing for public office.
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'Another Slap in the Face' - - Cash-Strapped City of Joburg Splurges On Bodyguards for Bigwigs
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April 9, 2024, 6:50 AM
[Daily Maverick] In addition to the bodyguards, the politicians will receive 40 cars from the fleet of the Joburg Metropolitan Police Department, which is meant to control traffic, enforce by-laws and assist in crime prevention.
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