Mon 07 October 2024: South Africa is immersed in a “just energy transition” from a fossil fuel-based energy system to a cleaner, low-carbon energy system. This new system will be based primarily on renewable energy, such as solar, wind and green hydrogen. Such a transition is deeply contested. Those with direct and indirect commercial interests in […]
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Many migrant workers have had to sleep on the streets as shelters refuse to take them in [Courtesy of Dara Foi’Elle, Migrant Workers’ Action] Sun 06 October 2024: Some of them were born and raised in Lebanon, but in war they have no place in the authorities’ support programmes. Beirut, Lebanon – Over the last 11 […]
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Sun 06 October 2024: In a bold move to improve human-wildlife coexistence and protect the fragile ecosystems of central Kenya, the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) embarked on an extensive elephant translocation operation on Thursday. The initiative aims to address the growing conflict between humans and elephants, while enhancing wildlife conservation in the region. The operation […]
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Sat 05 October 2024: A court in South Africa on Friday sentenced a 40-year-old serial rapist to 42 life terms in prison after he was found guilty of several counts including rape, sexual assault, and kidnapping among others. Nkosinathi Emmanuel Phakathi, commonly known as the “Benoni Serial Rapist,” was found guilty in November 2022 of […]
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Fri 04 October 2024: More than 1,000 people have died and at least 740,000 displaced as floods wreak havoc across West and Central Africa, affecting over 5 million people in 16 countries, the UN said on Thursday. Most parts of the central and west African region as well as the Sahel have been experiencing severe […]
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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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