Thu 12 January 2023: Zimbabwe has implemented a law prohibiting health workers like nurses and physicians from going on protracted strikes and imposing penalties of up to six months in jail for rebellious employees or union leaders, according to the government spokesman. The clause, which President Emmerson Mnangagwa signed into law last week but made […]
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Wed 11 January 2023: South African media have been invited to submit their entries for the 2023 SADC Media Awards competition. In a statement on Wednesday, the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) said the SADC Media Awards are open to journalists from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states. “The first prize winners […]
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Wed 11 January 2023: The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) says an investigation is underway into a video depicting South African soldiers as watching, as deceased bodies are thrown into a fire. According to a SANDF statement, the gruesome video – which has been circulating on social media – was allegedly shot in Mozambique. […]
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Tue 10 January 2023: The future of cooperation between Turkiye and South Africa is bright owing to their historical, cultural, and shared values and global vision, the Turkish Foreign Minister said Tuesday, Anadolu News Agency reports. “We will continue to be in unity and solidarity with South Africa to generate peace, stability and prosperity in our regions […]
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Tue 10 January 2023: Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla, says for now, government will not impose any internal restrictions as a result of the emergence of a newly found sub-variant of the COVID-19 virus. The first instance of the XBB.1.5 sub-variant was detected in South Africa in December and reported earlier this month. Phaahla explained […]
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Mon 09 January 2023: The Department of Basic Education says it is on track to release the Matric 2022 results on 20 January. The Class of 2022 sat for their final school examinations from October 31 to December 7 last year. The department explained that results for the matric class of 2022 are currently being […]
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Mon 09 January 2023: The Department of Health (DOH) says it is in consultation with scientists over a highly transmissible variant of the COVID-19 virus. This after media reports over the weekend said the country had found its first case of the variant. “[The department] has been alerted about this highly transmissible XBB.1.5 variant and […]
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Sun 08 January 2023: At least 21 people were killed and 49 were injured when their Nairobi-bound bus crashed near the Ugandan border. the police said on Sunday. The accident occurred on Saturday evening when the bus was crossing the Ugandan border. Among the killed include eight Ugandans while the rest were Kenyans, Ugandan regional […]
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Fri 06 January 2023: Nigeria will start banning cash withdrawals from government accounts on March 1 in an effort to combat crime and move toward a cashless economy, Bloomberg reported. Since 2015, approximately 1.1 trillion naira ($2.4 billion) has been taken out of public accounts in cash, with the majority of transactions exceeding legal thresholds, […]
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Fri 06 January 2023: The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has called on South Africans to use water sparingly and adhere to water restrictions imposed in some municipalities. Water capacity at reservoirs nationally showed a slight decrease this week. “A weekly state of the reservoirs report issued … early this week shows that the […]
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