Tue 07 September 2021: Eskom has launched the Renewable Energy Tariff pilot programme, which aims to supply cleanly sourced electricity to the utility’s business customers. The electricity will be supplied through Eskom’s Sere Wind Farm. The programme targets businesses that have corporate renewable energy targets and would like to use renewable power in their facilities […]
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Mon 06 September 2021: According to local media, Mamady Doumbouya, the leader of a group of rebels who staged a coup in Guinea on Sunday, met with government ministers after the rebels declared the dismissal of the cabinet. Conakry, Guinea’s capital, hosted the gathering. Doumbouya promised to build a national unity administration and stated that […]
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Mon 06 September 2021: More than 120 000 cases of gender-based violence were recorded by the government-run Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Command Centre in the first three weeks of the national lockdown. This was revealed by the Gauteng Social Development MEC, Morakane Mosupyoe, during a webinar on GBV and femicide hosted by the department on Saturday. […]
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Mon 06 September 2021: The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) has urged the public to be cautious and vigilant when dealing with Binance Group, saying the company is not authorised to give any financial advice or render any intermediary services. The FSCA said the company is not compliant in terms of the Financial Advisory and […]
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Sun 05 September 2021: African countries recorded 25,477 new COVID-19 infections in the past 24 hours, bringing their total caseload to 7.87 million, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Saturday. According to an update by the continental public health body, at least 601 people have died for coronavirus-related reasons over the […]
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Sat 04 September 2021: Morocco and Hungary on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding for cooperation in the fields of training and education in the nuclear industry, within the framework of the peaceful uses of nuclear energy. The Moroccan Ministry of Energy, Mines and Environment announced in a statement that the agreement was signed with […]
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Sat 04 September 2021: The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 7,844,232 as of Friday afternoon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The Africa CDC, the specialized healthcare agency of the African Union, said the death toll from the pandemic across the continent stands at 197,986. Some 7,015,476 […]
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Fri 03 September 2021: More than a week after longstanding opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema was inaugurated in as the country’s new president, Zambia’s parliament elected its first female speaker. On Friday, Nelly Mutti, a Lusaka-based lawyer, was elected without opposition to replace Patrick Matibini, a retired high court judge who served as speaker for ten […]
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Fri 03 September 2021: The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) has joined the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to caution against the use of Ivermectin to treat COVID-19. According to SAHPRA, its position to align itself with the FDA is reflected in the statement issued in January this year, outlining its […]
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Fri 03 September 2021: Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla, says the question on whether government should issue a legislation or regulation on mandatory COVID-19 vaccination, is currently not among its priorities. “The position of government is very clear. Our priority is to mobilise and convince people to come forward voluntarily and take the vaccine, [and] […]
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