Sat 30 July 2022: After being touched by French President Emmanuel Macron, a video of Benin’s foreign minister using his hand to dust off his shoulder went viral on social media on Saturday. As part of an African tour, Macron paid an official visit to Benin on July 27. In the video, he is seen […]
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Fri 29 July 2022: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday expressed his country’s concern that the new constitution in Tunisia could weaken democracy, considering that the country has recently witnessed an “alarming erosion” of democratic norms. “We share the concerns expressed by many Tunisians that the process of drafting the new constitution limited […]
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Fri 29 July 2022: Government will on Monday officially launch the 2022 Women’s Month at Olive Conference Centre in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. The year’s Women’s Month marks the 66th anniversary of the march of approximately 20 000 women to the Union Buildings to petition against the pass laws of the country at the time. The National […]
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Thu 28 July 2022: Eskom and the Kingdom of the Netherlands have signed a letter of intent which will pave the way forward for a pre-feasibility study for what it calls a “climate-smart, labour intensive agriculture/horticulture development” at the site of the Grootvlei Power Station in Mpumalanga. According to Eskom, the development study will explore […]
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Thu 28 July 2022: Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) says the country’s population is now estimated to be 60.6 million by the end of June 2022. Between 2002 and 2022, Stats SA said South Africa experienced a positive population growth year-on-year. “A positive growth rate indicates that the population is increasing, despite the devastating impact […]
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Thu 28 July 2022: Climate change is exacting its toll on Kenya’s elephant population. According to reports, the Kenyan government considers climate change to be a greater threat to the population of “gentle giants” than poaching. Tsavo National Park in Kenya, one of the world’s largest parks, has lost 179 elephants in the last eight […]
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Thu 28 July 2022: The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has reiterated its commitment to resolving the ongoing industrial action with organised labour. SARS staff have been on strike since May over a wage negotiation impasse. In May, SARS said it did not have the resources to meet the labour demand of CPI plus 7%. […]
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Wed 27 July 2022: President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for equal pay in the various sporting codes following Banyana Banyana’s victory in winning South Africa’s first ever Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON). “I do believe that you deserve equal pay for the work that you do. I have been told that you get ten […]
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Wed 27 July 2022: The biggest pink diamond discovery in 300 years was made by miners in Angola. The Australian site operator announced on Wednesday (July 27), that they had discovered a rare and pure pink diamond With a weight of 170 carats, it is regarded as the largest pink diamond ever found. According to […]
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The grandson of Nelson Mandela, Chief Zwelivelile Mandla Mandela at the South African protest march for Palestine in Cape Town. FILE PHOTO Wed 27 July 2022: International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Dr Naledi Pandor, has once again used her public platform on Tuesday to urge the global political leaders to work together to resolve the […]
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