Mon 20 October 2023: The BRICS group of nations is expected to gather for an Extraordinary Joint Meeting on the Middle East Situation on Tuesday. This is according to a statement released by the Presidency on Monday. The gathering will be convened by current BRICS chair President Cyril Ramaphosa. “Leaders of BRICS countries – Brazil, […]
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Mon 20 October 2023: South Africa’s crime statistics for the third quarter of 2023 show that people continue to face a serious problem of violent crime, especially murder and attempted murder. The country’s per capita murder rate for 2022/23 was the highest in 20 years at 45 per 100,000 (a 50% increase compared to 2012/13). In response to this […]
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Sat 18 October 2023: Inequality in South Africa is high, whether measured by income or wealth. One of the results is that there’s acute public scrutiny of executive compensation. This is understandable given that the skew in rewards for executives compared with wages of workers is one of the key drivers of rising inequality – in […]
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Sat 18 October 2023: Russia has sent the first of its promised free of charge grain shipments to Africa, the country’s agriculture minister said on Friday. “The first two ships with 25,000 tons of Russian wheat each have already left Russian ports for Somalia and Burkina Faso. We expect them to arrive in late November […]
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Fri 17 October 2023: The Department of Basic Education has cautioned the public of fake social media posts that suggest that some matric examination question papers have been leaked. “The posts are fake, misleading and seek to cause unnecessary confusion and panic. The examinations are proceeding well without any major incidents reported. “The department wishes […]
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Thu 16 October 2023: The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a warning for severe thunderstorms resulting in strong, damaging winds and possible large amounts of small hail. This is expected to cause damage to infrastructure, flooding, damaging winds over the North West, Gauteng, north eastern parts of the Northern Cape, Free State and […]
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Thu 16 October 2023: Cyber-attacks are on the rise globally, with seriously negative implications for countries’ strategic, national, economic and social well-being. A cyber-attack can be defined as an unauthorised attempt – successful or not – to infiltrate a computer or computer system for malicious purposes. Reasons for such attacks vary from financial gain to espionage, […]
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A voter casts his ballot in Antananarivo, Madagascar, in the first round of the presidential vote [Rijasolo/AFP]. Thu 16 October 2023: Madagascar has kicked off its presidential election after a turbulent campaign period marred by boycotts and allegations of election irregularities. Voting commenced smoothly on Thursday morning in the Indian Ocean nation, according to the […]
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Wed 15 October 2023: The UK Supreme Court is expected to make a ruling on Wednesday about the legality of the government’s controversial Rwanda policy for migrants. The outcome might have significant political implications for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. The plan, according to the head of the Conservative Party, is essential to curbing immigration, which […]
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Photo Supplied/ Selby Bokaba Wed 15 October 2023: Residents of the City of Ekurhuleni have been warned to exercise caution when buying products from spaza shops. This as a spate of incidents has left at least six children dead and several others hospitalised around the country ,allegedly as a result of consuming expired or counterfeit […]
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