Minister Barbara Creecy Calls on South Africans to Join Clean Up and Recycle Week
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Minister Barbara Creecy Calls on South Africans to Join Clean Up and Recycle Week

Clarion call issued to all South Africans to join national clean up and recycle week activities PRETORIA: Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister, Ms Barbara Creecy, has made a clarion call to all South Africans to join the national clean up and recycle week activities countrywide. “Litter is a serious problem in South Africa, and

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South Africa: Western Cape Finance and Economic Opportunities on Improvements at Port of Cape Town
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South Africa: Western Cape Finance and Economic Opportunities on Improvements at Port of Cape Town

Improvements at Port of Cape Town could generate R6bn and almost 20 000 additional jobs CAPE TOWN: An efficient Port of Cape Town with sufficient capacity and investment in key infrastructure, has the potential to contribute an additional R6bn in exports, roughly 20 000 direct and indirect jobs, over R1.6 bn in additional taxes by

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South Africa: Premier Alan Winde Hands Over Provincial Policing Needs and Priorities Report to Minister Bheki Cele
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South Africa: Premier Alan Winde Hands Over Provincial Policing Needs and Priorities Report to Minister Bheki Cele

Minister Cele must implement Western Cape Government’s latest Policing Needs and Priorities report CAPE TOWN:  At a Cabinet lekgotla held in Pretoria this week Premier Alan Winde handed over the Provincial Policing Needs and Priorities (PNP) report, compiled by the Western Cape Police Oversight and Community Safety Ministry, for the 2021/22 financial year. As it was

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Wits Business School Signs Agreement with the African Energy Chamber to Advance Growth in the Energy Sector
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Wits Business School Signs Agreement with the African Energy Chamber to Advance Growth in the Energy Sector

The two parties will also collaborate on energy research projects as well as on conferencing and speaking engagements JOHANNESBURG: Wits Business School’s African Energy Leadership Centre (AELC) has signed a three-year agreement with the African Energy Chamber (AEC) with the aim of advancing the growth and development of the energy sector in Africa, as well

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President Ramaphosa congratulates Lourenço on his election as the President of Angola
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Ramaphosa congratulates Lourenço on his election as the President of Angola

President Ramaphosa said the election results reflect the trust and confidence the Angolan people have in him President Cyril Ramaphosa has sent his warmest and most sincere congratulations to President João Lourenço and the people of the Republic of Angola on his re-election as the President of the Republic of Angola. President Ramaphosa said the

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South Africa disappointed over failed review conference of Nuclear Non-Proliferation
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South Africa disappointed over failed review conference of Nuclear Non-Proliferation

South Africa is deeply disappointed and dismayed at yet another failed Review Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).  The NPT Review Conference concluded without an outcome on 26 August 2022, at the United Nations, in New York. We attribute this failure to the refusal by the nuclear-weapon States, namely the United States, the Russian

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S’African billionaire, Motsepe, takes over from Ahmad as CAF President 2
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S’African billionaire, Motsepe, takes over from Ahmad as CAF President

South African Billionaire businessman Patrice Motsepe has emerged as the new president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The new tenure was confirmed at the 43rd edition of the Ordinary and Elective CAF General Assembly held in Rabat, Morocoo on Friday. Motsepe, 59, who ran unopposed in the election, will be taking over from

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One killed as South Africa student protest turns deadly 3
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One killed as South Africa student protest turns deadly

  South African police have fired rubber bullets and stun grenades to disperse students at the University of Witwatersrand, who are demanding changes to registration and financial aid policies. One person was killed, but it’s unclear if it was a student or passer-by. The students, in Johannesburg, have been protesting since Monday, blocking roads and

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15 suspects charged in South Africa over fraud in Nelson Mandela‘s funeral 4
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15 suspects charged in South Africa over fraud in Nelson Mandela‘s funeral

No fewer than fifteen suspects in South Africa have been charged by a court in connection with a fraud case relating to the funeral of the former president, Nelson Mandela, in 2013. Those facing charges include prominent members of the ruling African National Congress in the Eastern Cape province; namely: the health minister of Eastern

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South Africa re-imposes COVID-19 lockdown 5
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South Africa re-imposes COVID-19 lockdown

South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, has announced the country would re-impose the COVID-19 lockdown effective from Monday night. Ramaphosa, who disclosed this in a nationwide address on Monday, said the move was to limit further spread of the virus and would adjust the previous level 3 regulations to keep the economy open as possible. According

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South Africa police arrest five suspects over captain Senzo Meyiwa's murder 6
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South Africa police arrest five suspects over captain Senzo Meyiwa’s murder

South African police on Monday arrested five suspects over the 2014 murder of national football captain Senzo Meyiwa, a major breakthrough in a case that stunned the crime-ridden nation. The 27-year-old goalkeeper and national squad captain were gunned down at the home of his pop-star girlfriend Kelly Khumalo, southeast of Johannesburg during the evening of

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SOUTH AFRICA: President Ramaphosa To Face Probe Over Campaign Funding 7
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SOUTH AFRICA: President Ramaphosa To Face Probe Over Campaign Funding

The President of South Africa, Cril Ramaphosa will soon appear before an integrity commission to face probe over a controversial campaign donation, so says the country’s ruling party. This was revealed in a statement on Sunday by Jessie Duarte, a senior member of the African National Congress, who however did not specify when Mr Ramaphosa

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Former South African President, Jacob Zuma Sued By Third Wife Over Maintenance Money 8
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Former South African President, Jacob Zuma Sued By Third Wife Over Maintenance Money

Former South African President Jacob Zuma was on Tuesday August 18, represented in court by his advocate Nqabayethu Buthelezi after being sued by his third wife, Tobeka Madiba over maintenance money for her and her schoolgoing daughter. Zuma was dragged to the Durban Magistrate’s Court by Tobeka, who is demanding a monthly maintenance fee of

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