Thu 31 March 2022: The legitimacy of legal authorities is recognised globally as crucial for the state’s ability to function in a justifiable and effective manner. This applies, in particular, to the police. Recently, South Africa’s Defence Minister Thandi Modise lamented the low level of public trust in law enforcement agencies in the country. In particular, the […]
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Wed 30 March 2022: Cabinet has put afoot plans to end the National State of Disaster as early as next week. However, in an effort to allow for a seamless transition, sections of the National Disaster Act would remain in place for 30 days or longer. South Africa has been in a National State of […]
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Tue 29 March 2022: Zambia on Tuesday moved a notch up in its efforts to launch its own satellite with the establishment of a committee of experts to spearhead the process. The 20-man Technical Steering Committee on the National Space Science program was expected to develop a roadmap and implementation plan for the launch of […]
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Tue 29 March 2022: President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to appear at the South African Human Rights Commission’s (SAHRC) National Investigative Hearing into the July 2021 Unrest in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng provinces on Friday. “The President of the Republic of South Africa…will appear before the Hearing Panel and give testimony with regard to his responsibility […]
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Tue 29 March 2022: Unemployment in South Africa grew by 0.4 of a percentage point to reach 35.3% in the final quarter (Q4) of 2021, Statistics South Africa has revealed. Releasing the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) statistics on Tuesday, Statistician-General Risenga Maluleke said Q4 of 2021 showed that the number of employed persons increased […]
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Tue 29 March 2022: At least 27 people alleged to be involved in a fraudulent passport syndicate have appeared in the Krugersdorp Magistrate’s Court on charges of corruption. National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) Gauteng regional spokesperson, Phindi Mjonondwane, explained that the alleged syndicate relied on South Africans selling their identities to them in exchange for a […]
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Mon 28 March 2022: The UN migration agency on Monday warned that Somalia is facing the risk of famine due to severe drought. In a statement on Twitter, the International Organization for Migration said the humanitarian partners operating in the Horn of Africa country reached 1.8 million drought-affected people with food and 173,400 with water […]
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Mon 28 March 2022: President Cyril Ramaphosa said in his weekly newsletter that government is encouraged by the diversity and extent of the investment commitments made at the 4th South Africa Investment Conference (SAIC). Last week, the country held its fourth SAIC as part of government’s ambitious drive to raise R1.2 trillion in new investment […]
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Sun 27 March 2022: West African leaders met Friday to examine the political situation in Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea, issuing warnings for failure to restore constitutional order following recent coups in the three countries. At an extraordinary summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) regional bloc in Ghana’s capital, Accra, the […]
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Sat 26 March 2022: Around 190,000 migrants in war-torn Yemen are in “dire” need of assistance, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) warned on Saturday. “More than 4 million people who have fled their homes in search of safety, and some 190,000 migrants from the Horn of Africa, are in dire need of assistance” IOM […]
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