Wed 12 March 2025: Sixteen people lost their lives, and dozens more were injured in a devastating bus accident on the R21 near OR Tambo International Airport. The crash, which happened early on Tuesday, 11 March 2025, involved a City of Ekurhuleni passenger bus and a light motor vehicle. According to the Road Traffic Management […]
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Tue 11 March 2025: The Sanitation Appropriate for Education (SAFE) initiative has successfully eradicated over 93% of identified pit toilets in public schools across the country. This was revealed by Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube in Parliament today, where senior officials from the department presented to the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education the analysis, implications […]
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Tue 11 March 2025: Since taking office, US president Donald Trump has implemented policies that have been notably hostile towards China. They include trade restrictions. Most recently, a 20% tariff was added to all imports from China and new technological restrictions were imposed under the America First Investment Policy. This isn’t the first time US-China tensions have flared. […]
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Mon 10 March 2025: A boat has capsized in southwestern Democratic Republic of Congo and killed 25 people, many of them football players, authorities have said. The players were returning from a match in Mushie city in Mai-Ndombe province on Sunday night when the vessel capsized on the Kwa River, said Alexis Mputu, the provincial […]
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Mon 10 March 2025: The M23 armed group has pushed deeper into the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mineral-rich region after capturing the key cities of Goma and Bukavu – the capitals of North and South Kivu provinces, respectively – in recent weeks. Security sources have told Al Jazeera that the Rwanda-backed rebels had entered Nyabiondo […]
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Mon 10 March 2025: The Department of Health will observe World Obesity Day on Monday, 10 March 2025, to raise awareness about the global challenge of obesity and advocate for systemic changes that promote healthier lifestyles. This year’s World Obesity Day is celebrated under the theme: “Changing Systems, Healthier Lives,” which emphasises a need to […]
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Sun 09 March 2025: The State of South Africa’s Fathers 2024 report is published by the new Tataokhona project at Stellenbosch University. The project focuses on research and interventions related to fathers and fatherhood. This is the third edition of this report, and offers valuable insights into the evolving realities of fatherhood in South Africa. Co-authors Wessel van den […]
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Sat 08 March 2025: France formally began its military withdrawal from Senegal on Friday, handing over two key facilities to the West African nation as part of a broader shift in its regional strategy. “The French side handed over to the Senegalese side the facilities and housing in the Maréchal and Saint-Exupéry districts on Friday, […]
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Sat 08 March 2025: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that his country is stopping all federal funding to South Africa, but South Africa responded by saying it would not engage in “megaphone diplomacy”. Trump had already signed an executive order to cut all U.S. financial assistance to South Africa last month, citing disapproval of its […]
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Sudanese army supporters protest against UAE influence in the country, with a poster showing a crossed-out picture of the Emirati ambassador, in Port Sudan on 20 April 2023 (AFP) Fri 07 March 2025: Sudan alleges the UAE is ‘complicit in the genocide on the Masalit’ by supporting the Rapid Support Forces. The United Arab Emirates […]
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