Wed 02 October 2024: Motorists and residents of Gauteng should not have to foot the bill for upgrades to a national route. This was the argument from critics as the provincial government today paid nearly R4 billion in the first of five instalments towards the e-toll debt. Speaking in an interview with SABC News, the Organisation Undoing Tax […]
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Tue 01 October 2024: Days after Rwanda announced an outbreak of the Marburg virus, authorities have introduced a set of measures to control its spread in the country. Christian Ngarambe, the acting director general of the University Teaching Hospital of Butare, told Anadolu on Tuesday that the new measures require healthcare facilities to implement strict […]
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Tue 01 October 2024: The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has reminded social grant beneficiaries of the payment dates for its various social grants for the month of October. The older person’s grants will be paid from Wednesday this week, while disability grant beneficiaries will be paid on Thursday. “There is no need to […]
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Image is for illustration purpose only. Mon 30 September 2024: Researchers have successfully reconstructed the oldest human DNA ever discovered in South Africa, which can date back to around 10,000 years, as revealed in a new study. Experts from the University of Cape Town (UCT) in South Africa and the Max Planck Institute for […]
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Mon 30 September 2024: There will be further relief at the pumps starting from Wednesday, 2 October, when the prices of all grades of petrol and diesel are set to decrease. Illuminating paraffin is also expected to decrease, with the only price rise coming in the cost of LP Gas. The fuel price adjustments were […]
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Sun 29 September 2024: Consecutive United States administrations have failed to make Africa a priority, giving China more than enough time and space to make its mark. For years, Washington’s economic influence in Africa has stalled. Sanctions, low-policy priorities, selective outreach and changing investment volumes have collectively ensured the United States has little financial leverage […]
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Image is for illustration purpose only. Sun 29 September 2024: Researchers have successfully reconstructed the oldest human DNA ever discovered in South Africa, which can date back to around 10,000 years, as revealed in a new study. Experts from the University of Cape Town (UCT) in South Africa and the Max Planck Institute for […]
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Sat 28 September 2024: Nigeria – The recent floods in Nigeria’s Maiduguri region have sparked a public health crisis, with a notable surge in diseases like malaria and cholera. Stagnant floodwaters have become prime breeding grounds for mosquitoes, causing a sharp rise in malaria cases, especially among vulnerable groups like children. Karsten Noko, the Nigerian Director […]
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Sat 28 September 2024: African countries and partners have pledged more than $800 million towards the continent’s mpox response amid surging infection, the director-general of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) announced Thursday, Anadolu Agency reported. Jean Kaseya said $314 million was pledged to a new mpox fund created at a […]
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Fri 27 September 2024: South Africa’s total employment rate rose by 0.4 percent in the second quarter of 2024 on a quarter-on-quarter basis, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) said Thursday. The statistics agency reported that jobs increased from 10.67 million in the first quarter of this year to 10.72 million by June. The Stats SA […]
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