Tue 06 September 2022: Since this April, a measles outbreak has ravaged the landlocked southern African country Zimbabwe, killing at least 700 children, Anadolu Agency reported. “As of Sept. 4, 2022, Zimbabwe had 6,291 confirmed cases, 4,459 recoveries, and 698 deaths,” the Health Ministry said on Twitter on Monday. “Cumulatively, 47.8 % of the cases […]
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Mon 05 September 2022: The Central Energy Fund has announced decreases across the board on the prices of fuel, gas and paraffin from Wednesday, paving the way for some relief for consumers. This marks the second consecutive month of decreases following increases experienced this year. The price adjustments per litre are as follows: A R2.04 […]
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Mon 05 September 2022: Germany may be forced to withdraw its troops from Mali if the West African country’s authorities do not meet the troops’ security needs, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Monday. “We are aware of our responsibility, so we will not simply pull out in the face of the first difficulties,” she […]
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Mon 05 September 2022: The Information Regulator has established online portals for public and private bodies to use to submit their Promotion of Access to Information Act 2 of 2000 (PAIA) section 32 reports and to register their Information Officers (IO’s). In a statement released on Friday, the regulator said the online portals intend to […]
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Sun 04 September 2022: Morocco has stated that the Moroccan-Nigerian gas pipeline project will positively affect more than 340 million people. This came during the symposium, A New Vision to Accelerate Production and Investment in the Context of Energy Transition, in the Senegalese capital, Dakar. “This huge project that passes through 13 countries will have a […]
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Sat 03 September 2022: US icon Serena Williams, considered one of the greatest tennis players of all time, is retiring from professional tennis. Williams has won 23 grand slam singles titles, more than any other woman or man during the professional era, which began in 1968. Coached by her father, she changed the face of the women’s game. In the process, through […]
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Fri 02 September 2022: Government is working on replacing the current driving licence card with a new card that has more secure design features and will comply with the international driving licence standard. “The current driving licence card was introduced in 1998 and the production equipment was procured in the same year. The technology has […]
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Fri 02 September 2022: As part of efforts to remove barriers that prevent persons in the deaf community from communicating effectively, the country has developed the first bilingual South African Sign Language (SASL) Dictionary. The dictionary is available as an app on smartphones to provide standardised SASL lexical terminology. “This effort will close[ the] communication […]
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Fri 02 September 2022: Scientists in Zimbabwe have discovered the remnants of Africa’s first dinosaur, which roamed the planet some 230 million years ago. A group of palaeontologists from different countries unearthed the dinosaur, which is known as Mbiresaurus raathi. It could weigh up to 30 kilograms, was only one metre (3.2 feet) tall, and […]
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Thu 01 September 2022: Cabinet has approved the replacement of the current Driving Licence Card to a one with more secure design features. The current system has been in operation since 1998. In a statement on Thursday, Cabinet said the technology has since evolved and it is becoming expensive to maintain the current infrastructure. “The […]
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