Fri 09 September 2022: Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe has warned that if not abated, illegal mining “will reach crisis proportions” and poses a “threat to national security, government authority and socio-economic development” in the country. Mantashe made these remarks during a National Plenary discussion on illegal mining in Parliament on Thursday afternoon. […]
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Fri 09 September 2022: The UN issued a warning on Wednesday (September 7) that heatwaves and wildfires brought on by climate change are expected to become more frequent and extreme, harming ecosystems, human health, and air quality. Millions more people will be impacted by the interaction between pollution and climate change, according to a recent […]
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Fri 09 September 2022: Pope Francis on Thursday offered his condolences over the death of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II. “Deeply saddened to learn of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, I offer heartfelt condolences to Your Majesty, the Members of the Royal Family, the People of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth,” the […]
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Thu 08 September 2022: Britain’s longest-serving monarch Queen Elizabeth II died at the age of 96, the Buckingham Palace said Thursday “The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon,” said the palace. “The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow,” it added. The queen had […]
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Thu 08 September 2022: Queen Elizabeth II is under medical supervision at Balmoral, Scotland, after doctors became concerned for her health, Buckingham Palace said on Thursday. “Following further evaluation this morning, The Queen’s doctors are concerned for Her Majesty’s health and have recommended she remain under medical supervision,” Buckingham Palace said in a statement. “The […]
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Thu 08 September 2022: Switzerland has summoned the Chinese ambassador to voice its concern over the state of human rights in Xinjiang, a region in western China. On Thursday the Swiss foreign ministry said that “Switzerland is convinced that the best way to safeguard its interests and the respect of fundamental rights is to conduct […]
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Thu 08 September 2022: Back-to-back global crises have set back human development by five years, a new report by a United Nations agency has warned. The UN Development Programme (UNDP) said on Thursday that, for the first time since its creation in 1990, the Human Development Index (HDI) has declined for two consecutive years straight […]
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Thu 08 September 2022: Higher Education and Training Minister, Dr Blade Nzimande, is expected to mark the beginning of construction of the KwaMpumuza Skills Development Centre in Elandskop, Pietermaritzburg, with a sod turning ceremony on Friday. The R105 million project is the first intra-SETA (Sector Education and Training Authority) collaboration infrastructure project undertaken by the […]
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Thu 08 September 2022: The US has accused Moscow of perpetrating a war crime by forcibly deporting Ukrainians to Russia, and it claims to have information that Russian officials are in charge of so-called filtration operations. “These operations aim to identify individuals Russia deems insufficiently compliant or compatible to its control,” US Ambassador to the […]
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Wed 07 September 2022: Russia appears to be on the defensive as Ukraine slowly but surely gains ground. Russian forces lost territory on all fronts during the 28th week of war, as a counteroffensive spread from the southern Kherson region to the eastern and northern fronts of the country, demonstrating Ukraine’s ongoing ability to seize […]
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