Fri 09 September 2022: The loss of at least five generation units has led to the implementation of load shedding from Stage 2 to Stage 3, starting on Friday afternoon. This is according to a statement released by Eskom. The State-owned power utility said the increased load shedding will last until 5am on Monday morning […]
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Fri 09 September 2022: Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe has warned that if not abated, illegal mining “will reach crisis proportions” and poses a “threat to national security, government authority and socio-economic development” in the country. Mantashe made these remarks during a National Plenary discussion on illegal mining in Parliament on Thursday afternoon. […]
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Thu 08 September 2022: Justice and Constitutional Development Deputy Minister, John Jeffery, says although the Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill is not the sole answer to combatting racism, it goes a long way to penalise perpetrators. He was speaking during a presentation on the bill at a meeting of the […]
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Thu 08 September 2022: Higher Education and Training Minister, Dr Blade Nzimande, is expected to mark the beginning of construction of the KwaMpumuza Skills Development Centre in Elandskop, Pietermaritzburg, with a sod turning ceremony on Friday. The R105 million project is the first intra-SETA (Sector Education and Training Authority) collaboration infrastructure project undertaken by the […]
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Thu 08 September 2022: Tiger Brands is recalling Purity Essentials Baby Powder products as a precautionary measure after trace levels of asbestos were detected in test samples. The test samples were from a batch of pharmaceutical-grade talc powder used as raw material in the production of finished powder products. The batch of raw material with […]
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Wed 07 September 2022: Deaths linked to COVID-19 have left nearly 150 000 children orphaned, UNICEF South Africa said. However, the number reaches 207 400 when including children who have lost their primary or secondary caregiver, such as a grandparent. These figures are contained in the latest data modelling from Imperial College London, as part […]
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Wed 07 September 2022: The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) calls on members of the public to refrain from distributing and spreading false information about the organisation’s data collectors. This follows a series of false Facebook posts and WhatsApp voice messages that have been circulating on social media for the past few weeks, particularly in […]
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Tue 06 September 2022: The senior aid official for the UN stated on Monday that Somalia was in the midst of a humanitarian crisis and on the verge of starvation for the second time since 2011, Xinhua reported. According to Martin Griffiths, under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator, parts of Somalia could face […]
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Tue 06 September 2022: After two consecutive quarters of positive growth, the country’s real gross domestic product (GDP) dropped by 0.7%1 in the second quarter of 2022, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) said on Tuesday. “The devastating floods in KwaZulu-Natal and load shedding contributed to the decline, weakening an already fragile national economy that had […]
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Tue 06 September 2022: The lack of family support, high levels of poverty and the absence of partners are some of the leading reasons expressed by women who turn to drinking alcohol during pregnancy. The women were speaking to Social Development Deputy Minister, Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu, during her engagement with the community of Boitekong in the […]
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