November 04
South Africa: Mother and Son Hospitalised After Consuming Food From Spaza Shop
SAnews.gov.za
The Gauteng Department of Health has confirmed that a 38-year-old mother and her four-year-old son from Alexandra in Johannesburg, are currently receiving treatment at Edenvale… Read more »
South Africa: Cosatu Strongly Condemns the Spike in Police Killings [press release]
COSATU
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) is horrified that police killings have spiked to the highest level in five years according to the latest South African Police… Read more »
South Africa: Let's Ensure a Safer Festive Season
SAnews.gov.za
The South African Police Service (SAPS) has called on communities to assist in ensuring a safer festive season for all through Operation Shanela. Read more »
South Africa: Sport Committee Congratulates Ringo for Being Bestowed Legendary Status in Music [document]
Parliament of South Africa
Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Sport, Arts and Culture, Mr Joe McGluwa, has noted the honour bestowed on Mr Ringo Madlingozi at the SA Music Awards last night. Read more »
November 03
South Africa: South Africa Needs to Move With Speed On the New 'Green Gold', Hydrogen [opinion]
Daily Maverick
We are an attractive energy partner for any nation. Developed economies in particular have been burned by volatility in their energy supplies, be they Russia invading Ukraine or… Read more »
South Africa: Four People Killed in Devastating Limpopo Hailstorm
Daily Maverick
Two children who drowned in an open pit toilet and two elderly residents killed by falling debris were buried at the weekend after a heavy storm in Limpopo. Read more »
South Africa: Only 3% of South Africans Can Name All Five National Animals and Plants. Why These Symbols Matter [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Alongside a national flag, anthem and coat of arms, most countries have one or more plant and animal species that they designate as national symbols. The national animal of China,… Read more »
South Africa: KZN Coalition Government On Shaky Ground As MK Looks to Muscle in
Daily Maverick
The MK party has reportedly started coalition negotiations in KwaZulu-Natal and is making a bid to take the province from the Government of Provincial Unity. Read more »
South Africa: Ramaphosa Signs Petroleum Bill As SA Lags Behind Neighbours in Hydrocarbon Race
Daily Maverick
The bottom line is that there is now at least some of the regulatory clarity that investors need for the upstream sector. How all of this is administered under Gwede Mantashe, who… Read more »
South Africa: How Far Can the ANC Go in Trashing the Constitution Before the GNU Collapses? [opinion]
Daily Maverick
Cadre deployment is in many ways at the root of the trashing of the Constitution by the ANC. It is intent on continuing this malpractice under the Government of National Unity. Read more »
South Africa: Linking LGBTQI Experiences With Gender-Based Violence Elimination [interview]
Spotlight Initiative
Spotlight Initiative speaks with Dumiso Gatsha, an activist working to eliminate the barriers between grassroots experiences and global policy-making. They are a member of… Read more »
South Africa: President Congratulates President-Elect Duma of Botswana
SAnews.gov.za
President Cyril Ramaphosa has offered his warm congratulations to His Excellency President-Elect Duma Boko and the government and people of the Republic of Botswana on the success… Read more »
South Africa: Cape Town's Cop-Gang Collusion Case Is Still With Police Watchdog As Mass Shootings Persist
Daily Maverick
Two years after a high court judge warned that the 28s gang may have infiltrated police structures in the Western Cape, investigations are yet to be finalised. Read more »
South Africa: Cybersecurity Fraud and Threats Continue At Sassa [press release]
DA
The Democratic Alliance is deeply concerned by recent reports of an international hacker group by the name of N4aughtysecGroup, which has threatened to release SASSA data obtained… Read more »
South Africa: Anti-Corruption Bill Introduced in Parliament [press release]
DA
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has introduced the Constitution Twenty-First Amendment Bill - also known as the "Anti-Corruption Bill" - to Parliament. Read more »
South Africa: Hundreds of Illegal Miners Arrested After Underground Food and Water Supplies Cut
Daily Maverick
The zama zamas who surfaced at Orkney over the weekend are the small fish in this big pond of criminality. The big fish have yet to be landed in the net. Read more »
November 02
South Africa: Fatoumata Diawara - A Psychedelic Journey Through Sound and Spirit At Joy of Jazz
Daily Maverick
Although the Joy of Jazz spaceship landed and departed Johannesburg a fortnight ago, looking at Vuyo Giba's photographs of Mali's Wassoulou punk-rock dervish left Bongani Madondo… Read more »
November 01
Africa: 'No, Long Covid is Not a Thing in Your Head, You're Sick' [interview]
allAfrica
allAfrica's Juanita Williams sat down with Professor Resia Pretorius, Stellenbosch University, who's been researching how blood clots form and the impact of inflammation for… Read more »
South Africa: Soccer Star Faces Charges After Fatal Crash - South African News Briefs - November 1, 2024
allAfrica
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South Africa: Knife-Edge November - Teetering On the Climate Abyss
IPS
Standing high on the vertiginous edge of the future and looking down into a volcanic seething of approaching doom, it is a totally understandable desire to want to close your eyes,… Read more »
South Africa: President Finally Appoints Judges to 'Collapsed' Special Tribunal
GroundUp
Retired Judge Margaret Victor has been appointed president of the Tribunal Read more »
South Africa: How Tissue Donations in KZN Are Helping to Boost Our Understanding of TB
spotlight
Some patients at KwaZulu-Natal hospitals are donating lung tissue for use in TB research. Sue Segar tracks what happens to these tissue samples and explores why these samples are… Read more »
South Africa: Three Suspects Nabbed for Stock Theft in Mahwelereng Policing Precinct [press release]
SAPS
Police nabbed three male suspects aged between 27 and 34 for stealing goats, sheep, and chickens at Mapela, Ga-Chaba village and in Mahwelereng Zone 2, under policing area of… Read more »
South Africa: Castle Occupiers Removed
GroundUp
The group had been living on the grounds since 2020 but the high court recently granted an order to evict them Read more »
South Africa: Magistrate Becomes Witness in His Own Matter
GroundUp
Interpol insisting on an interview forces magistrate to recuse himself from an extradition case Read more »
