Mon 08 July 2024: The R78 billion debt owed to Eskom by municipalities must be urgently addressed to protect the ability of the power utility to fulfil its mandate. This is according to Minister of Electricity and Energy, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgop,a who addressed the media on Monday. “Collectively, municipalities are owing Eskom R78 billion and…a […]
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Mon 08 July 2024: Over 100 initiates were rescued when the North West Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) closed 17 illegal initiation schools throughout the province. According to the provincial department, this was made possible through collaboration with the South African Police Service (SAPS) and the Provincial Initiation Coordinating Committee (PICC). “The […]
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Mon 08 July 2024: The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) warned on Sunday that the region faces potential disintegration and increased insecurity after junta-led Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger signed a confederation treaty to leave the bloc. The Alliance of Sahel States treaty, signed on Saturday, highlights these countries’ resolve to break away […]
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Colourised electron microscope image provided by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, showing mpox particles, (red) within an infected cell (blue), cultured in a laboratory in Fort Detrick, Maryland, US on May 25, 2023 [NIAID/AP] Sun 07 July 2024: A new variant of the virus is spreading through sexual contact and is affecting […]
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Sun 07 July 2024: Military leaders from Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have signed a treaty aimed at enhancing integration and solidifying a mutual defense pact, marking a clear departure from traditional regional and Western alliances. At a summit in Niamey, the leaders formalized the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), reinforcing a commitment to mutual […]
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Sun 07 July 2024: Human rights advocates have hailed British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s announcement that he will not continue the deportation of asylum seekers to Rwanda, which was a long-overdue policy. “The Rwanda scheme was dead and buried before it started. It’s never been a deterrent,” Starmer told his first news conference on Saturday, […]
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Fri 05 July 2024: Four additional Mpox cases have been reported in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, with infections expected to rise as contact tracing efforts are stepped up. This pushes the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases of Mpox in South Africa to 20 since the outbreak in May 2024. According to the Department of Health’s data, […]
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Fri 05 July 2024: At least 89 migrants and refugees heading for Europe have died, with dozens more missing, after their boat capsized off the coast of Mauritania, state media reports. The fishing boat overturned on Monday about 4km (2.4 miles) from the southwestern coastal city of Ndiago in Mauritania. The Mauritanian coastguard recovered 89 […]
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Fri 05 July 2024: More than 136,000 people have fled Sudan’s Sennar state in the south-east of the country since the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces began a series of attacks on towns, the UN said on Wednesday. This is the latest wave of displacement caused by Sudan’s almost 15-month long civil war, Reuters has reported. They join […]
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Thu 04 July 2024: A 19-year-old has been taken into custody for attacking his grandmother – the incident of which was recorded and went viral on social media. In the 55 second video, the teenager from the Western Cape is seen slapping the grandmother on the face and hitting her head in the kitchen. The […]
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