Louis Liebenberg fights back. Picture: Timothy Bernard / Independent Newspapers Thu 24 October 2024: One of South Africa’s most foremost specialist investigators has called for Louis Liebenberg to be denied bail. The Hawks arrested the diamond dealer, allegedly a mastermind in a ponzi scheme, alongside his wife, Dezzi, and several others Benoni yesterday. Speaking in […]
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Thu 24 October 2024: Africa is bearing the brunt of climate change despite producing tiny percentage of global emissions. Global warming intensified the rainy season in many African countries in 2024, sparking deadly floods, according to scientists. The World Weather Attribution (WWA) network said on Wednesday that human-driven climate change, caused by the use of […]
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Thu 24 October 2024: Six months in, the gold-backed ZiG touted as a solution to the currency crisis is struggling to win confidence. Less than six months after Zimbabwe launched yet another new currency, it was forced to devalue it, signalling new challenges for the Southern African country’s efforts to stand up a local currency […]
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Wed 23 October 2024: Even as the rain season approaches, drought has affected communities in Southern Africa. Bringing with it a humanitarian crisis, the situation has deteriorated to the extent that Zimbabwe and Namibia plan to cull elephants to feed their populations. Speaking in an interview with Salaamedia on Wednesday, environmentalist and climate change consultant Khalid Mather […]
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Wed 23 October 2024: About 7 million people remain internally displaced in the Democratic Republic of Congo due to ongoing conflict and disasters, the UN migration agency said. The internal displacement overview report of the UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM) said there were 6.9 million people displaced in the DR Congo between June and […]
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Tue 22 October 2024: Eskom has urged prepaid electricity customers to recode their meters by 24 November 2024 as required by the Standard Transfer Specification Association (STSA). According to Eskom, after this deadline, meters will no longer accept electricity tokens unless they are updated to key revision number (KRN) 2. In response to recent reports, […]
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Tue 22 October 2024: The countries that were relatively richer prior to colonisation are now the poorest, and they are dependent on foreign aid while struggling to even pay off low-interest debts. Burundi, a country in East Africa, has been identified as the world’s poorest country in the latest World Bank report. The nation of […]
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Mon 21 October 2024: The Department of Health has rebuffed claims that government is neglecting the issue of children dying from suspected food poisoning. According to the department, the National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS) is currently treating the recent spate of deaths as a national security threat. “These increasing incidents in black communities […]
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Mon 21 October 2024: Mozambique ranks in the bottom 20 of the human development index. This measures a country’s progress based on key dimensions such as a long and healthy life and a decent standard of living. Nearly two-thirds of Mozambicans – 18.9 million people – live below the national poverty line of US$0.70-a-day. The country also struggles to […]
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Mon 21 October 2024: He may have worn mayoral chains until recently, but on Friday Kabelo Gwamanda got handcuffs. The former mayor, and current mayoral committee member, was arrested for fraud. He was later released on bail. Gwamanda handed himself over to police after an investigation by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA). Police spokesperson […]
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