Fri 28 June 2024: From July, middle and high-income residents in Johannesburg will see a R200 monthly deduction when they recharge their prepaid electricity, SABC News reported. This new fee, approved by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA), is intended to cover network and service charges. City Power spokesperson Isaac Mangena explained that […]
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Fri 28 June 2024: President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the Opening of Parliament on 18 July 2024, the Presidency said on Friday. “President Cyril Ramaphosa has called a Joint Sitting of the National Assembly (NA) and the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) for the Opening of Parliament and the President’s delivery of the Opening of […]
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Thu 27 June 2024: The Department of Health has confirmed that the country has recorded three more cases of Mpox and another death, as efforts to curb the spread of this infectious disease are ongoing in the affected communities. This brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases of Mpox in South Africa to 16 since […]
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Thu 27 June 2024: Kenyan police have set up roadblocks around the presidential palace following intense protests. Reuters reported an army vehicle in the capital’s central business district, a hotspot for Tuesday’s demonstrations, as the government deployed the military to assist police in managing the situation. On Wednesday, President Ruto made a surprising reversal by […]
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Wed 26 June 2024: The conflict in Sudan has forced over 600,000 refugees, mostly women and children, to flee to Chad, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Tuesday, Anadolu Agency reports. In a statement, the UNHCR described the humanitarian crisis in eastern Chad as reaching a “critical point”, calling for urgent international support for […]
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Tue 25 June 2024: The Commissioner of the Border Management Authority (BMA), Dr Michael Masiapato, has announced that port health officials have developed an outbreak preparedness plan to deal with Monkey Pox or Mpox. In response to the 13 cases that have been confirmed by the National Department of Health, the BMA is implementing screening […]
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Mon 24 June 2024: Research conducted in Kenya has revealed that elephants use individual names. In a remarkable experiment of artificial intelligence meets elephants, researchers have successfully demonstrated how the giant mammals call to each other using individual names. According to a new study published in Nature Ecology and Evolution, African savannah elephants in Kenya were […]
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Mon 24 June 2024: Protests against Kenya’s proposed high taxes, which continued across the country for the sixth consecutive day, forced President William Ruto on Sunday to express his readiness to engage in dialogue with demonstrators led by a youth group. Ruto hailed the youth for speaking out on political issues that affect them while […]
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Image is for illustration purpose. Sun 23 June 2024: Morocco has begun integrating artificial intelligence (AI) in its court system, marking a significant technological advancement for the North African country. “AI has introduced significant changes worldwide,” stated Justice Minister Abdellatif Ouahbi during a Justice Committee meeting in the House of Representatives. The minister announced […]
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Sat 22 June 2024: Niger’s military government has revoked the operating licence of French nuclear fuel producer Orano at one of the world’s biggest uranium mines, as it continues to cut ties with former colonial power France. State-owned Orano said on Thursday that it had been ordered out of the Imouraren mine in northern Niger […]
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