Tue 03 October 2023: South Africans will once again have to tighten their belts as the fuel prices are set to increase on Wednesday. Mineral Resources and Energy Minister, Gwede Mantashe, announced the adjustment of fuel prices for all grades of fuel, illuminating paraffin and gas. The fuel prices for October 2023 will be adjusted […]
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Tue 03 October 2023: An ambush in western Niger claimed the lives of at least 29 soldiers, according to the nation’s defense ministry. According to a televised announcement made by the ministry on Monday night, the attack involved “improvised explosive devices and kamikaze vehicles by more than a hundred terrorists” and a three-day period of […]
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Mon 02 October 2023: Researchers face obvious challenges in understanding the early humans who walked the Earth before us, but modern DNA analysis is providing new clues about ancient peoples in the cradle of mankind. Preserving linguistic heritage is a priority for many scientists as it’s estimated nine human languages become extinct every year. But genetic […]
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Sun 01 October 2023: Aziz Goolam Pahad, who has died at the age of 82, was a South African anti-apartheid activist, politician and deputy minister of foreign affairs in the post-1994 government. Together with a small group of foreign policy analysts, I worked with Aziz over the span of 30 years, shaping the post-apartheid South […]
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Fri 29 September 2023: In an effort to reduce imports, Kenya launched a five-year project on Friday to encourage domestic production of edible oil. The Edible Oil agricultural Promotion Project, according to Douglas Kangi, director of agricultural resources, agribusiness, and market development in the Ministry of Agriculture, will encourage the production of edible oil crops, […]
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Fri 29 September 2023: The Department of Justice and Correctional Services is engaging with its counterparts in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in South Africa’s extradition request of the Gupta brothers, Atul and Rajesh. The two are wanted in South Africa on charges including fraud and money laundering related to State Capture. In April this […]
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Fri 29 September 2023: Vigilante group turned political party Operation Dudula increases its xenophobic rhetoric amid rising unemployment in South Africa. Johannesburg, South Africa – For years, Freeman Bhengu tried to earn a living in Soweto, the township on the outskirts of the country’s commercial capital, Johannesburg, where he grew up. He wired houses, he helped […]
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Thu 28 September 2023: The farmers in Zimbabwean are bracing for declining precipitation in the forthcoming agricultural season, with some opting to plant early and others to skip maize and go for other drought-resistant and early-maturing crops, Xinhua reported. President of the Zimbabwe Farmers Union Abdul Nyathi told Xinhua on Tuesday, that farmers should acknowledge […]
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Thu 28 September 2023: Cabinet has assured South Africans that control measures to manage the spread of the Bird Flu outbreaks are in place and farmers are encouraged to observe prescribed biosecurity measures. This comes after Cabinet noted the current outbreaks of highly pathogenic influenza (HPAI) H5 and H7 in the poultry industry in South […]
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Wed 27 September 2023: Algeria has pulled out of the race to host the 2025 and 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) football tournament. The decision by the Algerian Football Federation (FAF) yesterday to inform the Confederation of African Football (CAF) was made one day ahead of the delayed decision to name the country who […]
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