Wed 02 March 2022: The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) will seek to recover any financial losses suffered by the State and the National Lotteries Commission (NLC) after an investigation into the affairs of the commission uncovered millions of rands in alleged money laundering and corruption. The SIU is presenting progress on the investigation to Parliament’s […]
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Wed 02 March 2022: Italy announced, on Monday, that it has begun holding talks with Algeria to increase the quantities of Algerian gas to Europe, in light of the escalation of the Ukrainian crisis and the expansion of Western sanctions against Russia. This came during a visit of an Italian delegation, headed by Minister of […]
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Wed 02 March 2022: The Department of Social Development is hosting roundtable discussions countrywide to strengthen the existing child protection system to prevent teenage pregnancy. The discussions, which started on Tuesday in Lusikisiki, in the Ingquza Hill District Municipality, aim to target the districts that have recorded the highest number of teenage pregnancies in the […]
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Tue 01 March 2022: Mineral Resources and Energy Minister, Gwede Mantashe, says the current conflict between Ukraine and Russia poses a danger to ailing African economies. The Minister was speaking at the Africa Energy Indaba on Tuesday. “The present situation regarding Ukraine, that pits the Russian Federation against the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation [NATO] and […]
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Tue 01 March 2022: As South Africa prepares to host its 4th Investment Conference later this month, Minister Ebrahim Patel has hailed this key event as a boon to the country’s target of netting R1.2 trillion in investment. “President Cyril Ramaphosa in 2018 committed to raising over R1.2 trillion worth of investments over a five-year […]
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Mon 28 January 2022: The Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Thandi Modise, says the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) stands ready to provide support to law enforcement agencies to help maintain stability in the country. “The SANDF will continue to be on standby to protect all national key points, as well as economic […]
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Mon 28 January 2022: Mineral Resources and Energy Minister, Gwede Mantashe, has announced that the price of petrol and diesel are expected to increase at the beginning of March. The fuel prices for March are expected to increase as follows: Both grades of petrol are expected to increase by at least R1.46. The price of […]
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Sun 27 January 2022: The South African government on Friday granted annual hunting and export permits for dozens of big game, including 10 critically endangered black rhino and a similar number of leopards. It also gave permission for dozens of elephants to be killed, in keeping with international laws on the trade of endangered species, […]
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Together with artifacts from the past, ancient DNA can fill in details about our ancient ancestors. Credit: Nina R/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Sun 27 January 2022: Every person alive on the planet today is descended from people who lived as hunter-gatherers in Africa. The continent is the cradle of human origins and ingenuity, and with each […]
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Fri 25 January 2022: Patrick O’Leary, a veteran photojournalist specializing in the trucking industry, who took second place in the photo category at the 2021 SADC Media Awards, has encouraged other journalists to enter this year. While accepting the award during the SADC Media Awards Dinner in December 2021, he urged other journalists to present […]
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