April 24
South Africa: Nearly Half of South Africans Can't Afford Basics - Survey - South African News Briefs - April 24, 2024
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South Africa: Department of Health Fails to Buy Life-Saving Device for Diabetes Patients
GroundUp
Using vials and syringes instead of pens can lead to insulin dosing errors which can be fatal Read more »
South Africa: Widow's Shack Demolished Six Times Since September
GroundUp
100 shacks demolished by JMPD in Rabie Ridge on Saturday Read more »
South Africa: Immigration Officer Slammed By Judges After Ethiopian Asylum Seeker Attempts Suicide
GroundUp
Tsegaye Esyas says he was duped into confessing that he was in South Africa illegally Read more »
South Africa: Elections 2024 - South Africa Is One of the Few African Countries Where Prisoners Can Vote
GroundUp
But the right of prisoners to vote has at times been resisted by the government and the Independent Electoral Commission Read more »
South Africa: Cosatu Applauds the Progressive Agreement to Halt Retrenchments of 6 000 Workers At the Post Office [press release]
COSATU
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) applauds the progressive agreement to halt the retrenchments of 6 000 workers at the South African Post Office (SAPO). This… Read more »
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South Africa: African Business Founders to Take Center Stage At AHC Soirée in Johannesburg
African Development Bank (AfDB)
African Hidden Champions (AHC) will host an exclusive Soirée on April 24, 2024, in Johannesburg to convene and celebrate entrepreneurial spirit with top African founders… Read more »
South Africa: Agricultural Hubs Create Work and Hope for Hundreds
GroundUp
But Industrial Development Corporation funding for the project in KwaZulu-Natal is coming to an end Read more »
Africa: Time Is Right for a South Atlantic Climate Alliance [analysis]
ISS
With their leading roles regionally and in the G20 and COP30, a Brazil-South Africa partnership could prompt useful south-south ties. Read more »
South Africa: SA's Most Dedicated Courier Braves Mdumbi River to Deliver Parcel
Daily Maverick
South Africa needs everyday champions. We have seen the impact they have on hope and positivity, on businesses, demonstrating that the current doesn't always move in one direction. Read more »
April 23
South Africa: Johannesburg Power Outage Threatens Critical Healthcare - South African News Briefs - April 23, 2024
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South Africa: Johannesburg in a Time of Darkness - Ivan Vladislavić's New Memoir Reminds Us of the City's Fragility [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Ivan Vladislavić is Johannesburg's literary linkman. He tells us, in the first pages of his new book, The Near North, that before cities were lit, first by gaslight and later… Read more »
South Africa: History for Sale - What Does South Africa's Struggle Heritage Mean After 30 Years of Democracy? [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
One of my favourite statues is the one of Nelson Mandela at the Sandton City shopping centre in Johannesburg. Larger than life, its oversized bronze shoes shimmer in the evening… Read more »
South Africa: We Want Reparations Before the Elections, Demand Victims of Apartheid Crime
GroundUp
About 100 pensioners, supported by the Khulumani Support Group, picketed outside Parliament on Tuesday Read more »
South Africa: No Joy for Springboks and Kolisi At Laureus World Sports Awards As SA's Four Nominees Lose Out [analysis]
Daily Maverick
South Africa had four nominees at the 2024 Laureus World Sports Awards but came away empty-handed on a good night for Spain. Read more »
South Africa: Banyana Coach Ellis to Be Conferred With an Honorary Doctorate
SAFA
According to CPUT, the University will be rolling out the red carpet for more than 7 000 graduands, celebrating the success of 6 373 undergraduates and 735 postgraduates during 14… Read more »
April 22
South Africa: Johannesburg Resident Wins Utility Bill Battle After 7-Year Fight - South African News Briefs - April 22, 2024
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South Africa: Meerkat - the South African Radio Telescope That's Transformed Our Understanding of the Cosmos [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
South Africa's Karoo region is a vast semi-arid area that stretches across four of the country's provinces. It is sparsely populated and renowned for its wide open spaces. Read more »
South Africa: Academics With Disabilities - South African Universities Need an Overhaul to Make Them Genuinely Inclusive [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Very little research has been conducted about academics with disabilities working in South African universities. This means their stories, and the challenges they face in the daily… Read more »
South Africa: Scrap Electricity Tariff Hikes, Demand Durban Residents
GroundUp
Public comment on increases for ratepayers in eThekwini closed on Friday Read more »
South Africa: Whose Agenda Is Being Served By the Dynamics Surrounding Ai African Data Extraction? [analysis]
Daily Maverick
The more AI disappears into invisibility, the further it entangles us in its underlying machinations, alongside the corporate and political interests whose agenda it serves. Read more »
Kenya: Huawei to Sponsor University Students to Undergo Tech Training in S.Africa
Capital FM
Huawei Kenya is set to sponsor selected students from different universities in the country in a technology teaching program in South Africa. Read more »
South Africa: The Walls Tell Their Stories - Street Art Brings Noordgesig's History to Colourful, Vibrant Life [analysis]
Daily Maverick
In this corner of Soweto, to which people were forcibly moved from places like Sophiatown and Vrededorp, street art tells the story of a rich history and a strong community… Read more »
South Africa: Shohei Ohtani Sets Record, Dodgers Annihilate Mets [analysis]
Daily Maverick
Shohei Ohtani and Andy Pages hit milestone home runs and the Los Angeles Dodgers finished off a rough homestand with a dominating 10-0 victory over the New York Mets on Sunday. Read more »
South Africa: Freedom Day, Food Justice and Marshalltown Fire Justice Campaign March [analysis]
Daily Maverick
New report explores how corruption and discrimination intersect to undermine land rights in South Africa; the Healthy Living Alliance will host a webinar highlighting the grim… Read more »
South Africa: Chronic Kidney Disease Rates Have Dropped in People With HIV, but Late Diagnosis Remains a Serious Problem
spotlight
People living with HIV are at an increased risk of developing several opportunistic infections and co-morbidities, including chronic kidney disease. Elri Voigt unpacks the complex… Read more »