Sat 01 July 2023: The United Nations Security Council on Friday adopted a resolution to end the mandate of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) as of June 30. It also requested the mission to immediately start on July 1 the cessation of its operations, transfer of its tasks, as well as […]
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Fri 30 June 2023: The Rwandan government expressed concern, Thursday, over a ruling by the UK Court of Appeal which said that Rwanda is not a safe country for asylum seekers and refugees, Anadolu Agency reports. In April last year, the UK signed a controversial partnership deal with Rwanda that would see asylum seekers attempting to enter […]
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Fri 30 June 2023: Battling to make ends meet, families are forced to stretch every cent amid constant interest rate hikes and skyrocketing food prices, while many consumers are deep in debt. Financial stress has become a reality for many households in South Africa. The recently published annual Sanlam Benchmark report found 63% of South […]
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Fri 30 June 2023: The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) will launch an application for leave to appeal against two judgments related to the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP). In the first judgement, the North Gauteng High Court ruled that Minister Aaron Motsoaledi’s 2021 decision to terminate the long standing ZEP programme is “unlawful, unconstitutional and […]
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Thu 29 June 2023: South Africa is failing to provide hundreds of thousands of older people access to basic care and support services, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Many face risks to their physical well-being and safety and experience profound distress and fear at the prospect of being forced to live, and […]
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Wed 28 June 2023: The Department of Employment and Labour’s Director: Advocacy and Stakeholder Relations, Dr Pravine Naidoo, has told a seminar that it is an unfair labour practice for an employer to unilaterally alter hours of work or other conditions of employment in implementing the National Minimum Wage (NMW). Dr Naidoo was addressing an […]
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Taxis were floating near Westridge Stadium in Mayville, Durban, during the storm on Tuesday. Image: Screenshot/Ethekwini Secure footage Wed 28 June 2023: eThekwini Municipality has set up an emergency Joint Operations team to co-ordinate the response to the heavy winds and rains that wreaked havoc in some parts of Phoenix, Inanda, Ntuzuma and KwaMashu (PINK) […]
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Tue 27 June 2023: Minister in the Presidency responsible for Electricity Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa and German Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck have signed a joint declaration of intent to establish the South African German Hydrogen Task Force. The green hydrogen economy has been billed as a new frontier for clean energy as it emits low carbon […]
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Mon 26 June 2023: A number of claims and counterclaims are being made on the Sudan conflict on the ground and online. While Independent Press takes utmost care to accurately report this developing news story, we cannot independently verify the authenticity of all statements, photos and videos. Sudan’s army confirmed, on Monday, that the rival […]
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Mon 26 June 2023: Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Gwede Mantashe, says the number of illegal miners from Lesotho, who died underground at the Virginia Mine in the Free State, may increase from the 31 that has been reported. Mantashe was speaking at the mine in Welkom where the accident occurred in May this […]
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