Fri 06 October 2023: Johannesburg and its surrounds, at the centre of the industrial heartland of South Africa, have been hit by severe water cuts. Water interruptions have been happening for years, but they have been scaled up dramatically in recent weeks. The deteriorating situation recently forced the Minister of Water and Sanitation, Senzo Mchunu, to […]
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Fri 06 October 2023: French troops will start from this week to leave Niger, France’s armed forces ministry said in a statement on Thursday. France currently has a contingent of 1,500 troops stationed in Niger as part of a Sahel counterinsurgency campaign. Niger’s military rulers have asked France to withdraw its troops and its ambassador, as France has refused to recognise the new military authority. Last month, French President Emmanuel Macron announced the […]
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President Cyril Ramaphosa presides over launch of Border Management Authority at Musina Show Grounds in Limpopo on Thursday. Fri 06 October 2023: President Cyril Ramaphosa says the newly launched Border Management Authority (BMA) will provide a sustainable solution to the structural challenges of border security, control and coordination. The President emphasised that a more […]
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Thu 05 October 2023: The Somali National Army (SNA) has killed 1,650 al-Shabab militants and injured more than 550 others during military offensives in Galmudug and Hirshabelle states in central Somalia in the last two months, the government said on Wednesday. The Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism said the troops, in partnership with local […]
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Thu 05 October 2023: To bolster its fight against drug and substance abuse, the Zimbabwean government will enact legislation, the cabinet official said on Wednesday, Xinhua reported. In recent years, Zimbabwe has faced an increasing issue from youth drug and substance usage, causing the government to step up efforts to address the scourge. Since then, […]
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Thu 05 October 2023: Eskom announced on Wednesday that the municipal electricity debt in Gauteng continues to increase rapidly. This as the City of Tshwane and City of Ekurhuleni jointly owe Eskom R4.7 billion as of 31 August 2023. Tshwane has accumulated a debt of about R3.2 billion over July and August 2023 due to […]
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Wed 04 October 2023: The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has warned of heatwave conditions resulting in persistently high temperatures from Wednesday until Friday. These conditions are expected over the eastern parts of both the North-West and Free State, southern parts of Gauteng as well as Alfred Nzo and OR Tambo District Municipality of the […]
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Flight operators perform pre-flight checks on a drone, amid the COVID-19 outbreak in Accra, Ghana, April 16, 2020 Tue 03 October 2023: Startups trying to help African public health systems cater to the needs of everyday people, say they face barriers too. Lagos, Nigeria — Three months after she was born, Ayotunde Omitogun was diagnosed […]
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Tue 03 October 2023: The UN World Food Program (WFP) said, on Tuesday, that it needs over $526 million for hunger response in South Sudan as the “urgency is looming”, Anadolu Agency reports. This year, the WFP received “less than half” of the funding that it needed, and the next year is “equally concerning”, the food agency’s […]
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Tue 03 October 2023: The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development is looking at the possibility of a vaccination to contain the spread and impact of avian influenza. Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Minister, Thoko Didiza, met with the retailers on Monday to discuss the impact of avian influenza, also known as […]
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