December 13, 2023
South Africa: South African Govt Eyes Nuclear Energy Despite Just Energy Transition Plans
Minister in The Presidency responsible for Electricity Kgosientsho Ramokgopa announced that South Africa will soon begin the procurement process for some 2,500MW of nuclear… Read more »
South Africa: Experts Question Govt's Return to Nuclear Energy Amid Affordability Doubts - South African News Briefs - December 13, 2023
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December 12, 2023
South Africa: Durban Beaches Close as E. Coli Levels Surge After Heavy Rains
After heavy rains in Durban, recent tests by the eThekwini Municipality and its partners, Adopt-a-River and Talbot, revealed alarming E. coli levels almost 10 times higher than the… Read more »
South Africa: Court Finds King Misuzulu's Crowning as Zulu King Unlawful
The Zulu royal throne is on shaky ground after the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria found that President Cyril Ramaphosa failed to follow due process to recognise Misuzulu… Read more »
South Africa: Court Rules Parliament Arsonist Unfit to Stand Trial - South African News Briefs - December 12, 2023
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South Africa: Tributes Pour In for Multi-Award-Winning Musician Zahara
Multi-award-winning singer Bulelwa Mkutukana, popularly known as Zahara, has passed away at a Johannesburg hospital. Read more »
December 11, 2023
South Africa: Govt Seeks Legal Help on Load Shedding Deadline - South African News Briefs - December 11, 2023
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December 08, 2023
South Africa: Africa's First HIV Vaccine Trial Fails
An experimental HIV vaccine trial conducted in South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda was prematurely terminated due to preliminary findings indicating the vaccine would not be… Read more »
South Africa: Sugar Company CEO Dan Marokane to be Named as Head of Power Utility - Reports
Dan Marokane is set to be appointed as chief executive officer of power utility Eskom, South African news website News24 reports. Read more »
South Africa: Ramaphosa Steps In to Resolve Ruling Party's Debt to Ezulweni - South African News Briefs - December 8, 2023
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December 07, 2023
Southern Africa: Botswana Extends Ban on South African Fruits and Vegetables
Botswana announced on Monday, December 5, 2023 that it would extend and expand restrictions on imports of some fresh produce from South Africa as it tries to become self-sufficient… Read more »
South Africa: Eastern Cape Health Department Bleeds Billions in Lawsuits - South African News Briefs - December 7, 2023
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December 06, 2023
South Africa: Implats Names 13 Miners Who Died in Shaft Accident
The names of the miners who perished in a shaft disaster at the Impala Platinum mine were made public on Wednesday, December 6, in advance of a memorial ceremony in… Read more »
Zambia: One Rescued After Zambia Landslide Traps 25 Miners
A disaster management unit announced on Wednesday, December 6, 2023 that rescue personnel in Zambia extracted the first survivor of a landslide that occurred on December 1 that… Read more »
South Africa: Foreign Tourists Targeted by Armed Gang on Highway - South African News Briefs - December 6, 2023
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December 05, 2023
Africa: U.S. Restricts Visas for Uganda, Zimbabwe Officials
On Monday, the United States announced a new visa restriction policy for officials in Zimbabwe and expanded its policy on visa restrictions for Ugandan officials to include… Read more »
South Africa: Transnet Speeds Up Durban Port Deepening Amid Backlog Relief - South African News Briefs - December 5, 2023
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December 04, 2023
South Africa: Parliament Still Has No Permanent Venue for Sittings
Speaker of the National Assembly Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula instructed legislative officials to locate a temporary location for the actual session of Parliament until the fire-ravaged… Read more »
Africa: Memory Banda from Malawi Tells Her Child Marriage Story
Thank you so much and thank you so much for joining us today. My name is Memory Banda from Malawi. Sawubona wena. It is a great honour to stand in front of all of your great… Read more »
Africa: '1, 2, 3. A Girl Has Just Been Married. And We Can Keep Counting' - Girls Not Brides CEO
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Africa: End Child Marriage - 'Ensure Perpetrators Are Blamed and Shamed, And Not The Girl'
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Africa: When Graca Machel, Michelle Obama, Melinda French Gates and Amal Clooney Walk into a Room ...
... they're there to speak about ending child marriage in this generation, not 10 years from now. (The panel discussion was moderated by Redi Tlhabi, South African journalist and… Read more »
South Africa: Nelson Mandela's Johannesburg Home Now Derelict, Deserted - South African News Briefs - December 04, 2023
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South Africa: Govt's Failure to Prevent Energy Crisis is Unconstitutional, Court Finds
The Pretoria High Court has ruled that numerous government failures caused load shedding, infringing on South Africans’ basic rights in breach of the Constitution, News24… Read more »
December 01, 2023
South Africa: Cape Town Port Fully Operational After Delays In Container Offloads
Operations have returned to normal at the Port of Cape Town after reported delays experienced in the past two weeks. Read more »