Fri 08 April 2022: The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has warned of rainy and cold conditions, associated with localised flooding is some parts of the county this weekend. “The SAWS strongly urges the public to avoid crossing rivers and swollen streams, especially in cases where the water is more than ankle deep. SAWS also […]
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Fri 08 April 2022: The president of South Africa said Thursday that the conflict in Ukraine exposed the inability of the UN Security Council (UNSC) to fulfill its mandate to maintain international peace and security. “The entire peace and security architecture of the United Nations needs to be overhauled,” Cyril Ramaphosa said in an address […]
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Fri 08 April 2022: The UK deputy representative to the UN, James Kariuki, has said reports of the massacre in the Malian town of Moura underline the extent of “Russia’s malign activity around the world, beyond Ukraine”. “We know that, as of early 2022, around 1,000 Russian mercenary personnel have been stationed across Mali. Just as the […]
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Thu 07 April 2022: President Cyril Ramaphosa says government has made a concerted and concrete effort to rebuild the South African economy following the devastation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic on global economies. The President was speaking during the launch of the Oxford Handbook of the South African Economy on Wednesday. The book takes a […]
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Wed 06 April 2022: The Central Bank of Morocco, the Foreign Exchange Authority and the Capital Market Authority have called on Moroccans to comply with laws that prohibit the use of cryptocurrency. The regulators said in a joint statement issued yesterday that “despite previous warnings regarding the risks associated with the use of cryptocurrencies such […]
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Wed 06 April 2022: The South African Medical Association (SAMA) says there is a need for intensive campaigning for more people to vaccinate against COVID-19, despite the lifting of the National State of Disaster (NSD). SAMA welcomed the lifting of the National State of Disaster by President Cyril Ramaphosa, describing it as a positive step […]
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Wed 06 April 2022: Malian troops and suspected Russian mercenaries have allegedly executed around 300 civilian men over five days during a military operation in a central town. The killings took place between March 27 and 31 in Moura, a rural town of around 10,000 inhabitants in the Mopti region, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said […]
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Tue 05 April 2022: The dissolution of Tunisia’s parliament is a “blow to the will of the Tunisian people,” the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned yesterday. Erdogan told reporters that he was hoping that the recent developments in Tunisia would not “harm the ongoing transition” which he said was aimed at “establishing democratic legitimacy” […]
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Tue 05 April 2022: South African purse strings will be pulled tighter from Wednesday as prices on all grades and categories of petrol, illuminated paraffin and retail gas are expected to increase. The increase was announced by Mineral Resources and Energy, Minister Gwede Mantashe, on Monday evening. The expected price increases are: Petrol (both 93 […]
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Mon 04 April 2022: Government has noted and welcomed Moody’s decision to affirm South Africa’s long term foreign and local currency debt ratings at ‘Ba2’ and revise the outlook to stable from negative. The National Treasury on Friday said according to Moody’s, the key driver behind the decision to change the outlook to stable is […]
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