Fri 12 July 2024: Despite heightened public awareness and intensive contact tracing efforts to control the spread of the Monkeypox disease, or Mpox, as it is known for short, South Africa has reported two additional laboratory-confirmed cases this week. This brings the total number of infections to 22 since the first case was reported in […]
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Fri 12 July 2024: Local miners in the Central African Republic face eviction and violence as the Russian group takes over gold and diamond mines. Beloko, Central African Republic – When Sadock arrived in the northwestern Central African Republic (CAR) town of Koki in November 2022, he thought he had finally found a safe place to […]
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Fri 12 July 2024: Johannesburg – Following the tragic death of 12 pupils and their transport driver in a road accident in Carletonville yesterday morning, serious questions are being raised about vehicle safety and roadworthiness, especially when transporting school children. Concerns about the safety of schoolchildren in public and scholarly transportation, often a minibus, have long […]
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Thu 11 July 2024: Durban – An undetonated explosive device was discovered at the Masjid Dur Rahman Mosque in Durban North early Monday morning. Despite the seriousness of the situation, which the mosque’s trustee Yusuf Desai described as a potential Islamophobic attack, the mosque remains open and active for all community members. Desai also mentioned that […]
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Thu 11 July 2024: South Africa’s newly appointed Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola said Thursday his country will continue to act within global institutions to protect the rights of Palestinian people and ensure the fair application of international law for all. Speaking in his first public discussion on foreign policy in Cape Town since his appointment […]
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Thu 11 July 2024: The Western Cape Government (WCG) continues to provide shelter, food, and blankets to the homeless as the province faces heavy downpours, resulting in the closure of many schools. The province announced that schools in the Cape Town metro districts, Cape Winelands and Overberg districts as well as parts of the West […]
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Thu 11 July 2024: The ongoing increase in HIV mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) in the Tshwane District has drawn concern from the City of Tshwane’s Health Department, SABC News reported. According to the City, during the first half of this year, 232 babies in Gauteng tested positive for HIV; nearly 40 of them were from Tshwane.a […]
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Wed 10 July 2024: Speaking in an interview on Salaamedia, Nuvunga, director at the Centre for Democracy and Development, said extremists were gaining momentum. He also said they were making headway in previously stabilised areas. “It is creating havoc not only in that region, but also throughout the country … We have seen extremists gaining momentum. […]
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Wed 10 July 2024: Widows across Africa have new hope with the proposal of a new continental empowerment fund. The initiative was proposed by Kenya’s second lady, Dorcas Rigathi, during an inaugural Africa Widows Summit held in Zanzibar. The fund seeks to address socio-economic challenges faced by millions of widows on the continent. The Widows […]
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A screen grab from a video showing a kidnapping in Fordsburg, Johannesburg on 08 October 2023. Tue 09 July 2024: South Africa – In recent years, kidnapping in South Africa has been rapidly increasing, placing the country among the top 10 globally for such crimes. Kidnappings affect all communities, targeting not only high-profile individuals and wealthy […]
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