Thu 25 July 2024: The Working on Fire-Kishugu Joint Venture (WOF-Kishugu JV) is deploying a team of more than 200 firefighters and management to the Canadian province of Alberta to assist with fire fighting efforts. The Guardian reported on Wednesday that wildfires near the Canadian town of Jasper have forced more than 25 000 to […]
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Thu 25 July 2024: A grade 10 student at Molautsi Secondary School in Bloodriver, outside of Polokwane, Limpopo, gave birth in the school’s restroom. This prompted the Limpopo Education Department to open an investigation, SABC News reported. The 16-year-old learner delivered without any help at the school premises. The girl’s mother says she was seven […]
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Thu 25 July 2024: The death toll from Monday’s landslide in southern Ethiopia has risen to 257, and could reach up to 500, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) said Thursday. More than 15,000 affected people need to be evacuated, and the government is finalizing an evacuation plan, UNOCHA said […]
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Thu 25 July 2024: HIV prevalence in South Africa across all ages decreased from 14% in 2017 to 12.7% in 2022, resulting in a decline from 7.9 million (2017) to 7.8 million (2022) people living with the virus. This is based on the findings of the sixth South African HIV Prevalence, Incidence, and Behaviour Survey […]
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Section27 Twitter Wed 24 July 2024: Gauteng – The Cancer Alliance, Section 27, and the Treatment Action Campaign have sued the Gauteng Health Department for failing to use and prevent the misallocation of an R784 million budget intended to address the backlog in radiation and surgical treatment for cancer patients in the province. The interdict, filed […]
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Tue 23 July 2024: The death toll from a landslide in southern Ethiopia’s Gofa district has risen to 146, confirmed a local government official on Tuesday. A statement released this morning indicated that the number of casualties might increase as search and rescue efforts continue. The death toll from two landslides in southern Ethiopia has […]
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Tue 23 July 2024: Nigerian artist and medical doctor Fola David is aiming to set a Guinness World Record for the largest drawing by an individual. David spent six days working on his 1,050 square meter artwork titled “Unity in Diversity” at a stadium in Lagos, the commercial capital of Nigeria. Celebrating Nigeria’s Cultural Heritage […]
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Mon 22 July 2024: The City of Cape Town has urged residents to be aware of scammers pretending to work for the city to gain access to the residents’ homes. The city’s Electricity Generation and Distribution Department said its teams have been made aware of scammers in Sanddrift, where a resident recently reported to the […]
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Mon 22 July 2024: Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan dismissed Foreign Minister January Makamba and Minister of Information, Communication, and Information Technology Nape Nnauye on Sunday as part of a significant Cabinet reshuffle. This move comes amid speculation that the two ministers were plotting to challenge President Hassan’s re-election bid. New Appointments Announced The reshuffle […]
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Mon 22 July 2024: South Africa – For over a decade, there have been reports of South African citizens participating in and supporting Israeli military campaigns against Palestinians. Despite efforts to bring this issue to the attention of South African authorities, including submitting dossiers to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), no significant progress has been made […]
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