Johannesburg Faces Water Crisis as Infrastructure Crumbles - South African News Briefs - April 17, 2024
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April 17, 2024, 6:01 AM
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Exiled Rwandan Accused of Terrorism Financing Is Dead
https://allafrica.com/stories/202404170204.html
April 17, 2024, 10:35 AM
[Nile Post] Renowned Rwandan industrialist and businessman, Tribert Rujugiro Ayabatwa, has passed on at the age of 82.
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Elections 2024 - What the Major Political Parties Say About Hunger
https://allafrica.com/stories/202404170030.html
April 17, 2024, 7:12 AM
[GroundUp] We sent questions to the ANC, DA, EFF, IFP, FF Plus, ActionSA, PA, MK Party and RISE Mzansi
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450 Families, One Water Tap in Cape Town Informal Settlement
https://allafrica.com/stories/202404170010.html
April 17, 2024, 4:50 AM
[GroundUp] City promises to inspect
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Social Media for Sex Education - South African Teens Explain How It Would Help Them
https://allafrica.com/stories/202404180008.html
April 18, 2024, 4:39 AM
[The Conversation Africa] Most teenagers dread talking about sex with their parents. Their parents feel the same way. In some societies it's considered taboo to even broach the subject. And, even where sexuality education is taught at schools, research has shown that effective communication between young people and teachers is hindered because of age differences and, in some places, because of the societal taboos.
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SA Is Facing a Fast-Escalating Heroin Crisis - and It's Being Misunderstood
https://allafrica.com/stories/202404170257.html
April 17, 2024, 12:07 PM
[spotlight] Various sources of data show that heroin use has increased markedly in South Africa. In this in-depth story, Jesse Copelyn analyses the drivers of the crisis, the policies that could help curb it, and those that could make it even worse.
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Sasol Makes the World Co2 Emissions Blacklist
https://allafrica.com/stories/202404170031.html
April 17, 2024, 7:12 AM
[GroundUp] The company is among 57 companies in the world responsible for 80% of carbon dioxide emissions
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Severe Storm Hits Margate, Leaves Trail of Destruction - South African News Briefs - April 16, 2024
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April 16, 2024, 6:37 AM
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Heavy Rains and Winds Batter KwaZulu-Natal South Coast - South African News Briefs - April 15, 2024
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April 15, 2024, 6:25 AM
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South African Study Shows the Power of Sharing Daily Experiences for Teachers to Learn How to Include All Learners
https://allafrica.com/stories/202404170004.html
April 17, 2024, 4:47 AM
[The Conversation Africa] Globally, more than 258 million children and young people between the ages of 6 and 17 are not in school. In South Africa, the figure stands at 232,000 for children aged between 7 and 17. The main reasons they're not attending school are related to the quality of education, financial constraints, disability and child or teenage pregnancy.
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African Oystercatcher Bucks the Trend in Crashing Bird Populations
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April 16, 2024, 12:53 PM
[GroundUp] Haematopus moquini has gone from "Near Threatened" to "Least Concern" on the Red Data List
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Tshwane Shack Dwellers Say Extortion Gangs Make Them Pay for Water
https://allafrica.com/stories/202404160338.html
April 16, 2024, 12:53 PM
[GroundUp] Municipality says it's unaware of this
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Elections 2024 - What the Major Political Parties Say About a Sugar Tax
https://allafrica.com/stories/202404160336.html
April 16, 2024, 12:51 PM
[GroundUp] We sent questions to the ANC, DA, EFF, IFP, FF Plus, ActionSA, PA, MK Party and RISE Mzansi
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Extortion Rackets Disrupt Work in Cape Town's Townships
https://allafrica.com/stories/202404160013.html
April 16, 2024, 4:49 AM
[GroundUp] We no longer go to some townships without an escort, says waste collection worker
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The Only Post Office Open in Makhanda Has Not Had Electricity for Nine Months
https://allafrica.com/stories/202404160329.html
April 16, 2024, 12:51 PM
[GroundUp] Staff use their cellphones to light their work
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Zuma's Eligibility for SA's 2024 Election - - a Tangled Web of Legal and Ethical Dilemmas
https://allafrica.com/stories/202404160010.html
April 16, 2024, 4:49 AM
[Daily Maverick] While the IEC has challenged the Electoral Court's decision to allow former president Jacob Zuma to contest the upcoming elections, the Constitutional Court must mitigate concerns about bias or conflicts of interest and ensure a fair and transparent assessment of the case.
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Widely Used HIV Drug in SA Flagged for Reports of Resistance - but Experts Say Don't Panic
https://allafrica.com/stories/202404150320.html
April 15, 2024, 12:33 PM
[spotlight] That HIV can develop resistance to the drugs used to treat it is nothing new, but results from recent studies reveal the emergence of resistance in subsets of people living with HIV to dolutegravir - an antiretroviral widely used in South Africa. Top HIV experts spoke to Elri Voigt about the new findings and what it means for people living with HIV in the country.
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KQ, SAA Reopen Talks On Pan-African Airline After Takasto Deal Failed
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April 16, 2024, 4:42 AM
[Business Day Africa] Kenya's national carrier and South Africa Airways (SAA) have reopened discussions on the creation of a Pan-African Airline, following the withdrawal of Takatso, an investment firm set to acquire a majority stake in SAA.
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Ramaphosa, Museveni to Discuss DR Congo Crisis
https://allafrica.com/stories/202404160042.html
April 16, 2024, 7:20 AM
[New Times] South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected in Uganda on Monday, April 15, for a two-day working visit in which he will discuss the security crisis in eastern DR Congo with his counterpart Yoweri Museveni.
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Digital Textbooks Expand Learning for Engineering Students - South African Study
https://allafrica.com/stories/202404160034.html
April 16, 2024, 7:01 AM
[The Conversation Africa] In the past four years it's become increasingly common for part or all of a university student's learning to happen online. This transition to digital learning platforms has highlighted the digital divide within educational contexts.
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Members of the Commonwealth and Red Cross and Crescent to Discuss Ihl in South Africa
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April 16, 2024, 4:59 AM
[ICRC] Pretoria (ICRC) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the Department of International Relations and Cooperation of the government of South Africa (DIRCO), and the South African Red Cross Society (SARCS) with support from the British Red Cross Society and the Commonwealth Secretariat will co-host the 6th Commonwealth Red Cross and Red Crescent Conference on International Humanitarian Law (IHL), a key opportunity to discuss the rules of war and their application.
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Climate Change Is Causing Marine 'Coldwaves' Too, Killing Wildlife
https://allafrica.com/stories/202404180001.html
April 18, 2024, 4:39 AM
[The Conversation Africa] The effects of ocean warming are profound and well-documented. But sometimes changes in the patterns of winds and ocean currents cause seawater to suddenly cool, instead.
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Reptiles in South Africa Are Under Threat - but There's Good News Too
https://allafrica.com/stories/202404150332.html
April 15, 2024, 12:39 PM
[The Conversation Africa] Media reports about the biodiversity crisis and what researchers have argued qualifies as a mass extinction event tend to focus on the big ecological effects. Melting ice sheets, severe weather events, droughts, habitat loss and wildfires dominate headlines. So too do the plights of large iconic animals - orangutans, gorillas, polar bears, rhinos, elephants, pangolins.
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Zuma All the Way - 2024 Elections, Meet Stalingrad
https://allafrica.com/stories/202404170298.html
April 17, 2024, 12:56 PM
[Daily Maverick] While the Constitutional Court has not yet said whether it will hear an application from the Electoral Commission challenging former president Jacob Zuma's eligibility to stand in next month's general election, the stage is set for tensions to rise between Zuma and the IEC -- and Zuma may now make this about the judiciary itself, and in particular Chief Justice Raymond Zondo.
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'It's Going to Get Ugly' - Nafiz Modack's Lawyer Says Witness in Kinnear Murder Trial Made 'Sweetheart Deal' With State
https://allafrica.com/stories/202404170297.html
April 17, 2024, 12:56 PM
[Daily Maverick] Alleged underworld figure Nafiz Modack has denied testimony in the Lieutenant-Colonel Charl Kinnear murder case linking him to multiple murders.
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Few Rays of Hope As Patients Continue to Suffer Amid Eastern Cape Health Mismanagement Misery
https://allafrica.com/stories/202404160502.html
April 16, 2024, 4:56 PM
[Daily Maverick] Since the last election five years ago, public health in the province has been beleaguered by leadership turmoil, bad infrastructure, medicolegal claims and financial deficiencies.
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UPL's Cleaned Up Water Is 'Safe to Drink' ... but Not for Their Main Consultant, Thanks
https://allafrica.com/stories/202404160501.html
April 16, 2024, 4:56 PM
[Daily Maverick] Global agrochemicals producer UPL has applied for permission to pre-treat chemically contaminated stormwater before releasing it into a river that flows into the sea next to Umhlanga, but there are still concerns over its quality.
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Better to Wait for the Right JSC Candidate Than Merely Rush in Like Fools
https://allafrica.com/stories/202404160500.html
April 16, 2024, 4:56 PM
[Daily Maverick] When in doubt, do nothing. The recommendation to 'rather wait' has been drifting in and out of my consciousness for a while as people bandy about the pop psychology around decision-making, burnout and leading a balanced life.
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No Shelter for Homeless Dog Owners
https://allafrica.com/stories/202404150323.html
April 15, 2024, 12:37 PM
[GroundUp] Except perhaps for a farm in the Karoo
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Finally, Five Months After Police Were Filmed Assaulting a Barber, They Have Been Charged
https://allafrica.com/stories/202404150322.html
April 15, 2024, 12:37 PM
[GroundUp] Juma Igiranieza was brutally assaulted during an unexpected raid
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