Fri 05 March 2021: South Africa’s top judge was on Thursday ordered to apologize for and retract pro-Israel comments he made last year. The country’s Judicial Conduct Committee found Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng guilty of involving himself in political controversy by making the remarks during a webinar last June. He has been given 10 days […]
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Thu 04 March 2021: The Gauteng province has activated four new COVID-19 vaccination sites as of Wednesday, says Health MEC, Dr Nomathemba Mokgethi. The four new sites are based at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, Dr George Mukhari Academic Hospital, Netcare Milpark Private Hospital and Lenmed Ahmed Kathrada Private Hospital, and are now operational. “The […]
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Thu 04 March 2021: Home Affairs Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, says the names of the Home Affairs officials, who helped the Bushiris with their travel documents, are known by the department. Responding to oral questions during a hybrid sitting of the National Assembly on Wednesday, Motsoaledi said the identities of the officials will, however, not […]
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Thu 04 March 2021: Police have this week pounced on hundreds of fake COVID-19 vaccines following a global alert issued by INTERPOL warning vaccines would be a prime target for criminal networks. In a statement issued on Wednesday, INTERPOL said the South African authorities during an operation seized 400 ampoules – equivalent to around 2 […]
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Wed 03 March 2021: While the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines continues across the world bringing new hope, the tourism sector will still have to operate alongside the virus with the threat of a third wave on the horizon , says Tourism Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane. “Scientists are telling us the virus has a high likelihood of […]
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Wed 03 March 2021: The Public Transport and Roads Infrastructure MEC Jacob Mamabolo has reiterated Gauteng’s standpoint to reject e-tolls. According to Mamabolo, the province reaffirms its long-standing position of the provincial government and its opposition to the implementation of the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP), known as the e-tolls system. E-tolls were implemented in […]
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Wed 03 March 2021: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed South Africa’s continued commitment to fight against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and to advance the economic inclusion of women. He made these remarks on Tuesday during a virtual bilateral discussion with Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands to deepen cooperation on advancing economic inclusion […]
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Tue 02 March 2021: The price of petrol is set to increase by 65 cents a litre as of Wednesday, the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) said. In a statement on Tuesday, the DMRE said the prices of 93 (ULP and LRP) and 95 (ULP and LRP) will rise by 65 cents a […]
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Tue 02 March 2021: Kidnappers in Nigeria have released all the girls abducted from a boarding school in the northwestern Nigerian state of Zamfara on Friday, the state governor Bello Matawalle said on Tuesday the students were safe with authorities and no ransom had been paid for their release. “Today, we have received the children […]
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Tue 02 March 2021: A US naval destroyer docked on Sudan’s Red Sea coast on Monday in the latest sign of thawing relations with the United States, a day after a visit by a Russian frigate, reports Reuters. The visits are a sign of international competition for influence in Sudan, which sits in a volatile region […]
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