Modern facility: The space weather centre will monitor space on a 24/7 basis. Image SANSA. Thu 03 November 2022: South Africa now has a new 24-hour, state-of-the-art regional space weather centre, which was launched in Hermanus, Western Cape. Higher Education, Science and Innovation Minister, Dr Blade Nzimande, described today’s launch as a historic development and […]
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Thu 03 November 2022: Cabinet has reassured the public that the National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS) has an intelligence-driven capacity to deal with threats to the country’s national security, including terrorism. This comes after the Embassy of the United States of America last week issued a security alert to its citizens in South […]
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Thu 03 November 2022: Eskom says investigations are underway following a flue gas duct [FGD] – or chimney – failure at Kusile Power Station’s unit one. The power utility said the failure occurred last month while the unit was on a forced shutdown for repairs. “Investigations and assessments are in progress to establish the cause […]
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Thu 03 November 2022: At the Tsavo East National Park in Kenya, Dida, a magnificent female elephant who was between 60 and 65 years old, passed away from old age. Dida, who flourished on the Kenyan grasslands and was reputed to be Africa’s largest female tusker, came to represent the enhanced status of her species […]
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Wed 02 November 2022: Eskom says addressing its debt challenges is key to its turnaround strategy. This after Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announced in the Mid-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) that government will be taking over a portion of the power utility’s R400 billion debt. “Addressing Eskom’s debt levels is a key component to the […]
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Wed 02 November 2022: Eskom has announced that Stage 1 and 2 load shedding will be implemented for the rest of this week. Stage 1 load shedding will be implemented every day from 5am until 4pm with Stage 2 then taking effect from 4pm until 5am. “The increase in load shedding is mainly due to […]
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The President, Cyril Ramaphosa and different Government Ministry delegates take a walk-about in the exhibition hall. There hall boats stalls of various organisations showcasing the work and contribution towards the fight against Tue 01 November 2022: The second Presidential Summit on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) has kicked off at the Gallagher Convention Centre in […]
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Mon 31 October 2022: Tension has flared between Algeria and Morocco after an Algerian state channel published a map of the Arab region seen by Rabat as “wrong,” Anadolu reports. The uproar came as Arab foreign ministers held a meeting in Algeria to prepare for the annual Arab summit, due to open on Tuesday in the capital […]
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Mon 31 October 2022: South African Police Service (SAPS) operations have seen the arrest of over 1 750 suspects across Gauteng over the weekend. Lieutenant Colonel Mavela Masondo said the suspects were arrested in all five districts during the tracing of wanted suspects, roadblocks, raiding of hotspots, and stops and searches. He said police in […]
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Mon 31 October 2022: South Africa’s football team offered hope to a divided nation but has struggled to make an impact internationally. In the early 1990s, South African men’s football team carried the hopes of millions, that it would bring together a divided nation at the end of apartheid. In July 1992, the team was […]
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