Mon 20 June 2022: President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa’s membership of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) has grown substantially since the country joined this group of emerging economies 12 years ago. The President made the remarks in the latest edition of his weekly newsletter on Monday. He and other BRICS Heads […]
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Sun 19 June 2022: Palestinian resistance group Hamas on Saturday hailed South Africa and Spain’s Catalonia region over their criticism of Israeli “crimes” against Palestinians, Anadolu Agency reported. In a statement, Hamas said it appreciates South African call for the international community “to hold Israel accountable for its crimes and violations against the Palestinian people.” On Thursday, […]
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Sun 19 June 2022: Droughts could affect more than three-quarters of the world’s population by 2050, according to the United Nations, which commemorated World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought on Friday, Anadolu Agency reported. The day, which has been commemorated on June 17 every year since 1995, focuses on shifting public perceptions about the […]
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Thu 16 June 2022: The number of people forced to flee their homes worldwide has increased yearly over the past decade and stands at its highest since records began, the UN Refugee Agency said on Thursday, Anadolu News Agency reports. UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, said numbers have climbed every year over the past decade […]
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Wed 15 June 2022: Higher Education, Science and Innovation Minister, Dr Blade Nzimande, has welcomed the visit by the World Health Organisation (WHO) technical team on traditional medicines to South Africa. A panel of experts from the World Health Organisation focussing on Traditional African Medicines is visiting South Africa led by the WHO Regional office […]
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Wed 15 June 2022: European countries, desperate for alternatives to Russian coal, imported 40% more coal from South Africa’s largest export hub in the first five months of this year than they did in the entire year of 2021, according to information seen by Reuters on Wednesday (15 June). According to the numbers, South Africa’s […]
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Tue 14 June 2022: The Public Service Commission (PSC) says it has recorded a total of 701 227 calls on the Case Management System (CMS) of the National Anti-Corruption Hotline (NACH) for alleged corruption as at 31 March 2022. These include dropped calls and those which were made for purposes of inquiries and seeking advice. Public […]
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Tue 14 June 2022: The World Bank has approved a €454.4 million (R7.6 billion) loan to South Africa for the country’s COVID-19 Emergency Response Project. Approved by the Bank’s Group Board of Executive Directors on Monday, the loan comes following a request by the Government of South Africa for assistance in financing vaccine procurement contracts. […]
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Tue 14 June 2022: The handover of the Menaka base to Malian forces marked the start of France’s soldier withdrawal from Mali, according to the general command of defense. “The transfer was conducted in an orderly, safe and transparent manner. Focus on this important element of Barkhane operation which provided security in the Three Borders […]
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Mon 13 June 2022: The Department of Home Affairs will be launching a pilot project to ease the passport renewal process for South African nationals living in the United Kingdom (UK). The pilot, to be unveiled today, will cover the cities of London, Edinburgh and Manchester. Home Affairs Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, said that to […]
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