Tue 08 March 2022: South Africa’s Gross Domesic Product (GDP) grew by 1.2% in the fourth quarter of 2021, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) announced on Tuesday. “The fourth quarter was upbeat, with personal services, trade, manufacturing and agriculture the key drivers of growth. An increase in demand for goods and services drove up the […]
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Tue 08 March 2022: According to the presidency, the US biotechnology company Moderna Inc plans to invest more than $500 million in a planned vaccine and drug manufacturing facility in Kenya. Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta was in Nairobi on Monday to witness the signing of a memorandum of understanding between his country and Moderna. The […]
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Mon 07 March 2022: With the looming grace period for the renewal of driving licences, Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has encouraged drivers to renew their licences, as there will be no further extension to the licence validity. The grace period for the renewal of driving licenses ends on 31 March 2022. Previous extensions of the […]
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Mon 07 March 2022: President Cyril Ramaphosa has reiterated his call for the Russia-Ukraine conflict to be resolved through mediation, negotiation and peaceful means. The President was addressing the nation through his weekly newsletter. According to the United Nations, the conflict has led to hundreds of confirmed deaths, the internal displacement of at least 850 […]
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Ajay, right, and Atul Gupta are on the run from the law in South Africa. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Sun 06 March 2022: The International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) has issued a red notice for two members of the wealthy but now disgraced Gupta family, Atul and Rajesh Gupta. This could now pave way for their arrest and extradition from […]
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Sat 05 March 2022: At least 27 Malian soldiers were killed, 33 wounded and seven are missing following an attack by insurgents on a security post in the Mopti region in central Mali, the government said late Friday. Insurgents with car bombs attacked the Mondoro security post in the circle of Douentza at around 5.30 […]
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Fri 04 March 2022: Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla, says a team of senior government officials is ready to make recommendations to the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) on COVID-19 vaccine mandates. Addressing a virtual media briefing on government efforts in the fight against COVID-19, Phaahla on Friday said the issue of vaccination mandates remains […]
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Mozambique’s northern-most province of Cabo Delgado has been home to a festering armed uprising since 2017 [File: Adrien/AFP] _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Fri 04 March 2022: National Treasury and the Department of Justice and Correctional Services are working with authorities in the United States of America to track down individuals allegedly involved with terrorist organisation ISIS in South […]
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Thu 03 March 2022: With the operationalisation of the Films and Publications (FP) Amendment Act of 2019, South Africans will be protected against harmful content that is distributed by online distributors. Addressing a media briefing in Pretoria on Thursday, Deputy Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies Philly Mapulane said the number of companies that are […]
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Thu 03 March 2022: South Africa remains deeply concerned at the escalation of the conflict in the Ukraine, and the regional and international socio-economic implications, says the country’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN), Ambassador Mathu Joyini. The Ambassador emphasised the country’s position in the wake of 141 UN members voting for the UN […]
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