Tue 25 January 2022: Deputy Minister in the Presidency, Thembi Siweya, has called on citizens and all who live in the country to participate in Census 2022 set to start from 3 to 28 February 2022. Siweya said this is to enable government to plan for the long term. “I am pleased that we can […]
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Tue 25 January 2022: President Cyril Ramaphosa has released the Special Investigating Unit’s (SIU) report into COVID-19 procurement to the public this morning. The report is a culmination of an 18-month investigation by the SIU into billions of Rands worth of contracts entered into by the state for resources related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Some […]
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Mon 24 January 2022: Burkina Faso’s army announced that President Roch Kabore had been deposed, that the constitution had been suspended, that the government and national legislature had been dissolved, and that the country’s borders had been blocked. The takeover had been carried out without violence, according to the declaration, which was signed by Lieutenant […]
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Demonstrators protesting against President Kabore. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Mon 24 January 2022: According to several media sources, Burkina Faso’s President Roch Marc Christian Kabore was detained at a military camp by a squad of soldiers. According to sources, the president was apprehended by soldiers after gunshots was heard in various military barracks in the capital, Ouagadougou, on […]
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Sun 23 January 2022: After gunfire exchanged at various army barracks, including two in the capital, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso’s leadership claims the army did not seize control of the country on Sunday. According to a Reuters correspondent, heavy weapons firing began as early as 5:00 a.m. (0500 GMT) at the capital’s Sangoule Lamizana camp, which […]
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Fri 21 January 2022: The National Treasury has welcomed a World Bank group board’s approval of South Africa’s request for a $750 million development policy loan (DPL). The Treasury in a statement on Friday said the loan would support government’s efforts to accelerate its COVID-19 response, which was aimed at protecting the poor and vulnerable […]
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Fri 21 January 2022: After former teammate Paul Adams accused him of racism, Cricket South Africa (CSA) has charged Mark Boucher, the men’s national team coach, with gross misconduct. The allegations are based on the findings of the Social Justice and Nation (SJN) Building Ombudsman, who is investigating past allegations of discrimination within the sport’s […]
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Fri 21 January 2022: Africa’s top public health bodies have called for donated COVID-19 vaccines to come with a shelf life of three to six months so countries could plan their rollouts and avoid a situation where doses expire. John Nkengasong, director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), said 2.8 million […]
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Thu 20 January 2022: KwaZulu-Natal Social Development MEC, Nonhlanhla Khoza, has warned job seekers about scammers posing as government officials and selling jobs to unsuspecting members of the public. In a statement, the department warned there is a group of people calling desperate and unsuspecting job seekers and promising them jobs in the department in […]
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Thu 20 January 2022: Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga will later today announce the much-awaited 2021 National Senior Certificate Examination Results. The department on Wednesday said owing to limited space, the release of the results would be broadcast live on SABC 1, SABC 404. “A clean pool feed will be provided by the SABC while […]
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