Wed 10 January 2024: Minister of Justice and Correctional Services Ronald Lamola will lead South Africa’s delegation to the Peace Palace, which houses the United Nations International Court of Justice, in the Hague. South Africa has approached the International Court of Justice, under the Genocide Convention, with respect to acts committed by Israel in the […]
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Tue 09 January 2024: Minister of Electricity Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has reiterated that while Eskom is working hard on improving its generation system, citizens can still expect load shedding. Providing an outlook on Eskom’s generation capabilities during a media briefing on Tuesday in Pretoria, the Minister explained that the majority of units remain unreliable and this […]
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Tue 09 January 2024: The 21st century has seen a massive expansion in the ways that people can consume tobacco and nicotine. Innovative new products include electronic nicotine delivery systems (“ENDS” or e-cigarettes) and heat-not-burn (HnB) products. One of the challenges this has thrown up is the tax rates on these products. Combustible tobacco products […]
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Mon 08 January 2024: At least 11 million students and over 200,000 teachers in Tanzania’s public schools stand to benefit from the newly launched e-library project in Tanzania, an official said on Saturday. The project is coordinated by the Tanzania Institute for Education (TIE) in collaboration with Snapplify, a South African-based company specializing in educational […]
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Mon 08 January 2024: Government has reminded media practitioners to submit their entries for the 2024 Southern African Development Community (SADC) Media Awards. The SADC Media Awards are open to journalists from the SADC member states for four categories: photo, print, television and radio journalism. “To promote regional integration and cooperation (cross-border issues), the awards […]
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This is one of the moulded artworks containing drugs that was seized by customs officials at the OR Tambo International Airport. Picture :SARS Customs officers of the South African Revenue Service (SARS) have seized 23kg of narcotics disguised as moulded artwork with an estimated street value of R37 million at the cargo sheds of […]
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Mon 08 January 2024: The Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME) has cautioned members of the public and stakeholders of a fake TikTok account impersonating Deputy Minister Pinky Kekana. The TikTok account “Pinky_Kekana3” has been fraudulently using the Deputy Minister’s name and photos while disseminating untrue promises of teaching clients to trade and quickly […]
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Sun 07 January 2024: More than 860 people have died in Ethiopia’s war-torn northern region of Tigray due to hunger since September 2023, a regional official said on Friday. In an interview with Anadolu over the phone on Friday, head of the Tigray Communication Bureau, Redai Halefom, said the figures could exceed as there are […]
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A ship is docked at Berbera, a port Somaliland has agreed to lease to Ethiopia. Sun 07 January 2024: Ethiopia’s economy has struggled with no sea access, and an agreement to use a Somaliland port has upset its neighbour. A deal under which Somaliland has agreed to lease a Red Sea naval port to […]
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Sun 07 January 2024: Following South Africa’s lawsuit, Tel Aviv is concerned and anticipating a possible verdict from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) compelling Israel to halt its ongoing assault on the Gaza Strip. The Israeli Broadcasting Authority stated in a brief statement on Friday that Tel Aviv fears the issuance of a decision […]
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