November 08
South Africa: Most Wanted Suspect Fatally Shot At Gqeberha
SAPS
In a decisive attempt to eradicate unlicensed firearms and trace wanted suspects police are watchful during their crime prevention duties to ensure a free crime zone. Read more »
South Africa: Ian Blose Was Suspended As an Attorney in 2022. Yet He Is Still a Practising Magistrate
GroundUp
He was also charged in the 2010 "Amigos" corruption case Read more »
South Africa: Storm Damaged Kariega Bridge Could Take Two Years to Repair, Says Mayor
GroundUp
Two bridges linking KwaNobuhle to the town were badly damaged by floods in June and October Read more »
South Africa: Sassa Gold Cards Will Remain Valid, Says Postbank, As Deadline Looms
GroundUp
Replacement with the new Postbank Black Card has begun in KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, the Northern Cape and North West Read more »
South Africa: Eastern Cape Villagers Fund Their Own Water Supply
GroundUp
They say Alfred Nzo District Municipality has failed them Read more »
South Africa: Parliament Calls On G20 Parliaments to Collaborate to End Hunger and Poverty [document]
Parliament of South Africa
National Assembly Deputy Speaker Dr Annalie Lotriet called on the parliaments of the G20 countries to collaborate in mitigating hunger and poverty and ensuring food security. Read more »
South Africa: President Ramaphosa Notes Progress By the Presidential eThekwini Working Group
SAnews.gov.za
President Cyril Ramaphosa has acknowledged the progress made by the Presidential eThekwini Working Group (PeWG) since its formation in April 2024. Read more »
South Africa: Walking Joburg's Biggest Baddest River - a Very Old Church and a Mermaid
GroundUp
As the magnitude of Johannesburg's water crisis becomes clear, water authorities are beginning to look at what it would take to use water from alternative sources, including… Read more »
South Africa: South Africa Becomes a Key Player in Astrazeneca's Global Clinical Trial Success
Capital FM
South Africa has emerged as a crucial country for clinical trials in AstraZeneca's global operations, playing a pivotal role in advancing medical research and delivering innovative… Read more »
South Africa: Committee On Education Chairperson Welcomes Pronouncements On Reregistration of Spaza Shops [document]
Parliament of South Africa
The Chairperson of the Select Committee on Education, Sciences and Creative Industries, Mr Makhi Feni, has welcomed the pronouncement from the African National Congress (ANC) that… Read more »
November 07
Africa: Smart Gamble or Foolish Risk? the Case for and Against Nuclear in Africa [analysis]
African Arguments
Nuclear energy is low carbon, high intensity and consistent, but also expensive, hazardous, and perhaps simply unnecessary. Read more »
South Africa: Nomzamo Mbatha Calls for 'Urgent Optimism' As Key to Driving Climate Action [interview]
allAfrica
Nomzamo Mbatha, a South African actress and humanitarian, is a powerful advocate for social justice and climate action. Read more »
Lesotho: The Curious Case of the South African Ski Resort That Never Was - How a 1970s Land Tussle With Lesotho Shaped History [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Topping out over 3,000 metres above sea level, the Drakensberg and Maluti mountains bordering South Africa and Lesotho are frequently covered in snow in winter. Back in 1975,… Read more »
South Africa: Pensioner Loses Everything On Banxso
GroundUp
The investment platform under scrutiny since April has had its license suspended Read more »
Mozambique: South Africa Feels Impact of Violence, Clampdown in Maputo
Daily Maverick
A prolonged closure of the border would be costly not only to the mining sector but also to both economies more widely, and would be a fresh blow to investor sentiment towards… Read more »
South Africa: Gauteng Urges Landlords to Monitor Spaza Shops - South African News Briefs - November 7, 2024
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South Africa: Ex-EFF Chair Dali Mpofu Joins Exodus to MK Party, Which He 'Secretly' Set Up With Zuma
Daily Maverick
Advocate Dali Mpofu is the latest high-ranking official to become a member of the country's official opposition, the uMkhonto Wesizwe party, which he says he helped conceptualise,… Read more »
South Africa: Malema Claims Mpofu Wanted to Dissolve the EFF and Unite Behind a Zuma-Led Party
Daily Maverick
EFF leader Julius Malema claims that while Jacob Zuma was looking at establishing a political party, Dali Mpofu proposed dissolving the EFF and uniting behind Zuma. Mpofu left the… Read more »
South Africa: Limpopo Provincial Commissioner Confers Ranks to 164 Police Officials
SAPS
The Provincial Commissioner of Police in Limpopo, Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe, together with Deputy Provincial Commissioners and District Commissioners, has conferred ranks to… Read more »
South Africa: Taxi Driver Died of 'Blunt Force Trauma', Says Police Watchdog
GroundUp
Luvuyo Vimba died after a clash with police Read more »
South Africa: Injured Mister Sweet Workers Yet to Be Compensated
GroundUp
Casual worker claims he did not get any training before he got the job Read more »
South Africa: Court Bid to Block TotalEnergies Gas Project Off West Coast
GroundUp
Fishers and activists want government to reverse environmental authorisation Read more »
South Africa: SA's G20 Education Working Group Presidency to Focus On Skilling Young People
SAnews.gov.za
South Africa's G20 Education Working Group Presidency will focus on equipping young people with skills for the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Read more »
South Africa: SAWS Warns of Severe Thunderstorms
SAnews.gov.za
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a yellow level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms in Gauteng, and the western and southern parts of Mpumalanga on Thursday. Read more »
South Africa: DCs Working to Apprehend Escaped Convict
SAnews.gov.za
The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) is working with other law enforcement agencies to re-apprehend an inmate who escaped from the Boksburg Correctional Centre. Read more »
