Fri 04 October 2024: Pretoria recalled all its diplomats from Tel Aviv last November for consultations over Israel’s war on Gaza Israel also recalled its envoy from Pretoria days later ‘for consultations’ amid the growing diplomatic rift between the two countries over the conflict in Gaza ‘South Africa is trying its best with limited resources […]
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File photo. Fri 04 October 2024: According to local authorities, 87 people were killed when a ferry sank on Lake Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The ferry, coming from the town of Minova in the South Kivu province, capsized near the port of Kituku, on the outskirts of Goma, capital […]
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Thu 03 October 2024: Residents of Durban will have to adapt to a “different way of life” when water restrictions kick in next week. The eThekwini Municipality will implement restrictions in a bid to reduce water consumption. Asad Gaffar, chairperson of the eThekwini Ratepayers Movement, told Newzroom Afrika the latest move showed that the city was poorly led. […]
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Thu 03 October 2024: Russia will begin geological exploration for lithium, oil and gas deposits in Mali next month, a top official said in Bamako on Wednesday. The official, requesting anonymity, told Anadolu that according to Mali’s Economy and Finance Minister Alousseini Sanou the first group of Russian specialists will arrive next month to begin work, with the […]
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Thu 03 October 2024: With the country observing Social Development month, Social Development Minister Sisisi Tolashe is appealing all South Africans not to consume alcohol or sell alcohol to children during the month of October. The call comes as Tolashe and MEC for Social Development in KwaZulu-Natal, Cynthia Mbali Shinga, will be commemorating World No […]
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Image is for illustration purpose. Wed 02 October 2024: At least 150 people are missing after a boat capsized in western Nigeria, officials said Wednesday. The incident occurred late on Tuesday in the Mokwa region of Nigeria, said Abdullahi Baba, director general of the emergency agency of Niger state. According to Baba, the boat carried […]
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Wed 02 October 2024: Motorists and residents of Gauteng should not have to foot the bill for upgrades to a national route. This was the argument from critics as the provincial government today paid nearly R4 billion in the first of five instalments towards the e-toll debt. Speaking in an interview with SABC News, the Organisation Undoing Tax […]
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Tue 01 October 2024: Days after Rwanda announced an outbreak of the Marburg virus, authorities have introduced a set of measures to control its spread in the country. Christian Ngarambe, the acting director general of the University Teaching Hospital of Butare, told Anadolu on Tuesday that the new measures require healthcare facilities to implement strict […]
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Tue 01 October 2024: The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has reminded social grant beneficiaries of the payment dates for its various social grants for the month of October. The older person’s grants will be paid from Wednesday this week, while disability grant beneficiaries will be paid on Thursday. “There is no need to […]
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Image is for illustration purpose only. Mon 30 September 2024: Researchers have successfully reconstructed the oldest human DNA ever discovered in South Africa, which can date back to around 10,000 years, as revealed in a new study. Experts from the University of Cape Town (UCT) in South Africa and the Max Planck Institute for […]
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