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Elections 2024 | ANC President visits wards in KZN
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- Elections 2024 | ANC President visits wards in KZN
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- 3 minutes ago
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- With a few weeks to go before the May 29th elections, political party campaigns are in full swing. ANC President, Cyril Ramaphosa, is expected to visit three wards in Durban as well as engage with stakeholders in Westville. KwaZulu-Natal is the country's most contested province, especially with the emergence of the MK Party led by former president Jacob Zuma. Samkele Maseko joins us live now.
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- Gauteng water and sanitation infrastructure near collapse: Benoit Le Roy
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- 43 minutes ago
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- The City of Johannesburg is facing a severe crisis as its water and sanitation infrastructure is on the brink of collapse. Water authorities say the water challenges and collapse of infrastructure backlog are affecting the City's economic growth. Joburg Water has budgeted only R7.3 billion for infrastructure renewal over the next five years, which is well below the required R64 billion for the decade. Now let us discuss this further we are now joined by Benoit Le Roy, SA Water Chamber CEO.
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- India Elections | Voting begins in world's most populous country as PM Modi seeks 3rd term
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- 1 hour ago
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- Indians began voting on Friday in the world's largest election as Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks a historic third term on the back of issues such as growth and welfare.
For the latest we now cross to our correspondent Neha Poona.
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- 2024 Elections | ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa hits the campaign trail in KZN
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- 1 hour ago
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- With a few weeks to go before the May 29th elections, political party campaigns are in full swing.
ANC President, Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to visit three wards in Durban as well as engage with stakeholders in Westville.
KwaZulu-Natal is the country's most contested province, especially with the emergence of the MKP led by former president Jacob Zuma.
SABC News Politics Reporter Samkele Maseko joins us live now.
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- Israel-Iran Tension | Update from Sarah Coates
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- 1 hour ago
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- Now let us get an update on the tensions between Israel and Iran.
SABC News Correspondent Sarah Coates joins us from Tel Aviv.
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- SA-Egypt relations | Briefing by Minister Pandor as she hosts Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry
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- 1 hour ago
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- International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Naledi Pandor, is hosting her Egyptian counterpart, Sameh Shoukry.
The two leaders are about to address the media in Pretoria. We cross live to that.
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- Israel-Iran Tension | 'Israel wants to shift attention from Gaza genocide': Dr Oscar van Heerden
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- 1 hour ago
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- Oil prices shot up over night, but retracted in early morning trade following attacks in Iran heightening fears of a potential escalation in the middle east conflict.
Brent crude, the international benchmark, was trading at 87,8 US dollars per barrel before midday, after touching 90 dollars per barrel in the early hours of the morning.
We are now joined by Dr Oscar van Heerden, Senior Research Fellow for African Diplomacy and Leadership at the University of Johannesburg.
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- Unemployed teachers demand that vacant teaching posts be filled: Xolisile Willie
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- 1 hour ago
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- A number of teachers that have qualified with tertiary degrees have marched on Parliament demanding that vacant teaching posts be filled.
The organisation, Western Cape Unemployed Educators, say their applications for posts are often met with silence, despite following correct procedures for educator posts.
The march comes after Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga's written parliamentary reply revealed that there are more than 30 000 teaching vacancies in South Africa.
Joined by the political party, Build One South Africa, the teachers demand that they be employed.
SABC News Reporter Mariska Botha attended the gathering.
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- Senzo Meyiwa murder trial | 19 April 2024
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- 2 hours ago
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- The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial continues at the High Court in Pretoria.
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- International Relations Minister hosts her Egyptian counterpart
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- 2 hours ago
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- International Relations Minister Naledi Pandor hosts her Egyptian counterpart, Sameh Shoukry. This meeting is important because Egypt is playing a role of facilitating talks between Israel and Hamas. Egypt is also part of the Arab League and it interacts with countries in the Gulf region.
For more, let's cross to SABC News International Editor Sophie Mokoena
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- SAfm update@Noon elections townhall debate
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- 3 hours ago
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- 8 Various political parties will be hosted for elections debate at Newcastle town hall, KZN.
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- Thuja-UIF contract | Mdwaba ordered to stop defaming Nxesi
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- 3 hours ago
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- Acting Judge at the high court in Pretoria Japie Maritz has set aside the R5 billion Thuja Capital-UIF contract.
He has ordered Thuja owner Mthunzi Mdwaba to refrain from uttering defamatory corruption allegations against Labour and Employment Minister Thulas Nxesi.
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- SME #OnPoint | EARN Building Greenpreneurs
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- 3 hours ago
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- Middle East Conflict | SABC Correspondent Sarah Coates updates
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- 3 hours ago
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- For more on the Israel Iran tensions we cross to SABC News Correspondent Sarah Coates in Tel Aviv. Good afternoon Sarah...
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- Voting under way in India
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- 3 hours ago
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- For more on this let's bring in SABC News Correspondent Neha Poonia live from Delhi.
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- UN World Drug Report highlights drugs as a major socio-economic issue in SA
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- 3 hours ago
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- Drug and alcohol abuse is a major socio economic issue in South Africa.
Drug consumption in the country is twice the world norm, with 15% of the population suffering from some kind of substance abuse.
This is all reflected in the United Nations World Drug report of 2011.
Alcohol tops the list of substances being consumed disproportionately in the country. Kim Daniels reports.
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- Markets Update | 19 April 2024
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- 3 hours ago
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- Judgement in Fort Hare University security fraud case
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- 3 hours ago
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- The Alice Magistrates' Court sitting in Dimbaza in the Eastern Cape is expected to hand down judgment in the bail application involving the former bodyguard of slain rapper Kiernan "AKA" Forbes, Anwar Khan, and his co-accused Terrence Joubert.
The duo are part of the 21 accused of corruption at the University of Fort Hare.
Khan's company, Pentagon, provided security services at the institution to curb violent incidents that had been taking place at the university.
His company allegedly received an amount of R62 millioin within a six-month period after being appointed.
For more on this, let's cross to our reporter Abongile Jantjies.
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- Thuja-UIF contract | Mthunzi Mdwaba weighs in on the verdict of the matter
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- 4 hours ago
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- Acting Judge at the high court in Pretoria Japie Maritz has set aside the R5 billion Thuja Capital-UIF contract.
He has ordered Thuja owner Mthunzi Mdwaba to refrain from uttering defamatory corruption allegations against Labour and Employment Minister Thulas Nxesi.
Nxesi approached the courts on an urgent basis in November 2023 to set aside the contract. Mdwaba now joins us live.
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- Thuja-UIF contract | In conversation with the minister's advisor
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- 4 hours ago
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- The high court in Pretoria has set aside the R5 billion Thuja Capital-UIF contract.
The court has also ordered Thuja owner Mthunzi Mdwaba to refrain from uttering defamatory corruption allegations against Labour and Employment Minister Thulas Nxesi.
Nxesi approached the courts on an urgent basis in November 2023 to set aside the contract.
We're now joined live by Lumko Mtimde, advisor to Minister Nxesi
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- Thuja-UIF contract | Mdwaba ordered to refrain from defaming Nxesi
- Date posted
- 5 hours ago
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- Acting Judge at the high court in Pretoria Japie Maritz has set aside the R5 billion Thuja Capital-UIF contract.
He has ordered Thuja owner Mthunzi Mdwaba to refrain from uttering defamatory corruption allegations against Labour and Employment Minister Thulas Nxesi.
Nxesi approached the courts on an urgent basis in November 2023 to set aside the contract.
SABC News Economics reporter Katlego Legodi is at court.
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- Middle East Conflict | In conversation with Sophie Mokoena
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- 5 hours ago
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- Concerns are mounting around an escalation of tensions in the Middle East, after Israel reportedly carried out an air strike against Iran.
This is the latest tit-for-tat exchange between the two arch foes, whose decades of shadow war has broken out into the open and threatened to drag the region deeper into conflict.
Meanwhile, oil prices jumped on this morning as reports that Israel had attacked Iran sparked concerns that Middle East oil supply could be disrupted.
For more on this developing story, we are joined by SABC News International Editor Sophie Mokoena
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- 2024 Elections | EFF leader Julius Malema to brief media on campaign issues
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- 6 hours ago
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- EFF Leader Julius Malema will today meet with top political journalists and editors to discuss crucial campaign issues.
The party is determined to make significant gains in the upcoming elections.
For more on this, we cross live to SABC News Reporter Natasha Phiri
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- Thuja-UIF contract | Judgment in the contract matter
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- 6 hours ago
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- The high court sitting in Pretoria is expected to hand down judgment in the R5 billion Thuja capital-UIF contract matter.
Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi approached the courts on an urgent basis in November 2023 to set aside the contract.
The minister also asked the court to order Thuja Capital CEO Mthunzi Mdwaba to stop spreading corruption allegations against him.
SABC News Economics reporter Katlego Legodi is at the high court and joins us live.
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- Voting is under way in India, in what is the world's largest election
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- 6 hours ago
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- Voting is under way in India, in what is the world's largest election.
1 billion eligible voters will over the course of the next two months elect members to India's Lower House of Parliament.
The elected Parliamentarians will then elect the country's next Prime Minister. Incumbent Prime Modi is widely expected to win.
But the leader is battling allegations of cracking down on the opposition to skew the results, a charge he denies.
Let's bring in SABC News Correspondent Neha Poonia live from Delhi
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- Middle East conflict | Israel strikes back at Iran: Sarah Coates updates from Tel Aviv
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- 7 hours ago
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- Israel is reported to have carried out an air strike against Iran. Iranian state media has said that three drones were destroyed by its air defence system over the province of Isfahan, while the Israeli military has remained silent.
For more, we cross to our correspondent in Tel Aviv, Sarah Coates.
We apologise for the sound quality of this video.
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- Middle East Conflict | SABC News' Sarah Coates updates on an alleged Israeli attack on Iran
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- 7 hours ago
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- Media reports have suggested that Israel had launched an attack on Iran. This is the latest tit-for-tat exchange between the two arch-foes, whose decades of shadow war has broken out into the open and threatened to drag the region deeper into conflict.
Meanwhile, oil prices jumped this morning as reports of the attack sparked concerns that the Middle East oil supply could be disrupted.
For more on the story, we are joined by SABC News Correspondent Sarah Coates live from Tel Aviv.
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- Mandi Vundla on her poetry journey
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- 7 hours ago
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- Mandisa Vundla is a South African poet known as the first two-time undefeated Word N Sound slam champion. Vundla is an educator, slam coach, co-editor of "Home is Where the Mic Is" and founder of the Poetry Zone ZA, a poetry development agency focused on advancing poetry culture and its trade in South Africa. Having worked in the industry for over a decade, Vundla utilises her expertise to take young emerging poets under her wing through the Brave Spoken Youth poetry mentorship project.
Mandisa Vundla joins us this morning to tell us more.
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- Women struggling to break financial barriers
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- 7 hours ago
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- The South African women's hockey team will be part of Team South Africa at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games which will happen between the 26th of July till the 11th of August. This opportunity at glory does come at a price and the SA Women's Hockey team have been on a fundraising drive since qualifying for the Games.
To talk to us about this situation, we have roped in SA Women's hockey team player Robyn Johnson, who is out in China, and Sibabalwe Sesmani, the CEO of Unorthodox Group, who are corporate partners of the team.
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- Middle East Conflict | Iran destroys drones over Isfahan
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- 8 hours ago
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- Israel is reported to have carried out an air strike against Iran.
Iranian state media says three drones were destroyed by its air defence system over the province of Isfahan.
Iran said nuclear sites in the province remain unharmed.
For more on this, let's cross to SABC News International Editor Sophie Mokoena.
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- 2024 Elections | Smaller parties discuss manifestos
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- 8 hours ago
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- It's a crucial time for political parties vying for the attention of the electorate as it gets closer to South Africa's 2024 general elections on the 29th of May.
Today we bring you yet another set of three new political parties registered on the IEC national and provincial lists as we continue to look at the role smaller political parties play in this year's elections.
In studio this morning, we are joined by Doctor Jerome Swartz, president of Africa Restoration Party, Secretary-General of the Action Alliance Development Party Patrick Mabandla and Rudolph van Heerden, the Free Democrats Party Campaign Manager.
They are here to discuss their manifestos.
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- Voting starts in India
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- 9 hours ago
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- India has begun voting in the world's largest election. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeking a historic third term in office on the back of growth, welfare, his personal popularity and Hindu nationalism.
For the latest , lets cross to out correspondent in Dehli, Nena Poonia.
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- Top Trending Topics | 19 April 2024
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- 10 hours ago
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- #SABCNews Headlines @06H30 | 19 April 2024
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- 10 hours ago
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- * Israel is reported to have carried out an air strike against Iran.
Iranian state media says three drones were destroyed by its air defence system over the province of Isfahan.
* The United States has stopped the United Nations from recognising a Palestinian state by casting a veto in the Security Council to deny Palestinians full membership of the world body.
Britain and Switzerland abstained, while the remaining 12 council members voted yes.
* Back home, Gauteng Transport MEC Kedibone Diale-Tlabela says negotiations between rival Soweto taxi associations WATA and NANDUWE have once again come to a deadlock.
The department began negotiations between the two associations last month following a number of shooting incidents, resulting in fatalities among operators and
passengers.
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- Traffic Update | 19 April 2024
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- 10 hours ago
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- SA Weather update | 19 April 2024
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- 10 hours ago
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- Iran-Israel Conflict I Tensions in the Middle East: Thembisa Fakude
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- 16 hours ago
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- US vetoes UN resolution on Palestine membership
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- 17 hours ago
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- The United States has effectively stopped the UN from recognising a Palestinian state by casting a veto in the Security Council to deny Palestinians full membership of the world body. Sherwin Bryce-Pease has more.
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- UN Security Council | Israeli, Iranian envoys trade verbal blows
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- 17 hours ago
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- Israel and Iranian envoys have traded verbal blows in a Security Council meeting on the Middle East that was largely focused on the situation in Gaza. This comes after Israel vowed to respond to Iran aerial strikes against its territory over the past weekend after a suspected Israeli attack on Iran's Consulate in Damascus, Syria killed senior leadership of that country's military establishment including the Revolutionary Guard. Both envoys accused the other of representing a terrorist state while members of the Security Council looked on.
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- Stats SA | Number of civil summonses issued for debt is going down
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- 17 hours ago
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- The number of civil summonses issued for debt is going down. Stats SA data shows the total number of civil summonses issued for debt decreased by 14.5% in the three months ended February compared to the same time last year. The largest negative contributors civil summonses issued for money lent, services and promissory notes.
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- SACCA hosts 2024 National Aviation Summit in Pretoria
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- 17 hours ago
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- The South African Civil Aviation Authority is working with government and stakeholders in efforts towards infrastructure development to cushion the sector from the adverse weather conditions. SACCA is hosting the 2024 two-day National Aviation Summit in Pretoria that is also looking at the reduction of carbon emissions from jet fuels. The country is using the conference to take stock of transformation in the sector with the industry recording an 18% increase in aviation activity. The local sector has recorded 113 accidents and 19 fatalities last year.
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- Police accused of aiding car smugglers along Mozambique and Eswatini borders
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- 17 hours ago
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- Residents of Mbuzini in Mpumalanga, which borders Mozambique and Eswatini have accused the Police of being part of a syndicate that smuggle vehicles to Mozambique. This follows the continued smuggling of vehicles from the area to Mozambique. Since January this year, syndicates have allegedly stolen more than 50 cars and driven them across the border into Mozambique. Mbuzini is one of the many villages where cars are smuggled.
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- Elections 2024 | BOSA kick starts campaign trail in Free State
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- 17 hours ago
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- Mpumalanga | Bushbuckridge plagued by poor service delivery
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- 18 hours ago
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- Basic service delivery remains a major challenge facing many municipalities across the country. In Mpumalanga, residents of Bushbuckridge have raised concerns over the lack of water, electricity, poor roads, crime and unemployment. And with over a month to go before the May 29th poll, the EFF in the province joined the community and marched to the Bushbuckridge Municipality, demanding better services.
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- Rastafarian community march for dagga use rights in Kimberley, Northern Cape
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- 18 hours ago
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- The Rastafarian community in Kimberley in the Northern Cape are calling for police to tone down on brutality when they find them with dagga. They say despite the highest court in the land decriminalizing dagga they remain the target of police - who destroy their backyard dagga plants and any cannabis they find in their homes. The Rastafarians marched to the door of the Northern Cape police to handover a memorandum of their concerns. For more we are joined by Ras Khulu Mapatsi the Acting Communication Head for Cannabis Development Council of South Africa in the Northern Cape.
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- Social Cohesion Dialogue | Role of nurses acknowledged: Nocawe Mafu
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- 18 hours ago
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- As the country continues to celebrate 30 years of democracy, the role played by nurses is being acknowledged. The Department of Sports, Recreation, Arts and Culture hosted a social cohesion dialogue to commemorate nurses and their role in fighting for freedom and will continue hosting community engagement sessions across the country.
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- Renewable Energy | Largest hybrid solar and battery storage project
- Date posted
- 18 hours ago
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- Electricity Minister, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says constrains on the national grid are hampering the speed of the roll-out of renewable energy projects in the country. He was speaking at Kenhardt in the Northern Cape, at the launch of the largest hybrid solar and battery storage projects in the world. The project cost around R16 billion.
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- President Ramaphosa meets South Sudan President, Salva Kiir and vice Riek Macher
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- 19 hours ago
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- President Cyril Ramaphosa has met with both South Sudan President, Salva Kiir, and first vice-President, Riek Macher, in South Sudan. The country is expected to go to the polls this year, however there are concerns that it is not ready.
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- Face The Nation | United Nations and Police Minister Bheki Cele
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- 19 hours ago
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- As the United Nations general assembly prepares to vote on whether to accept Palestine as a full UN member, Richard Gowan , who is a UN analyst is facing the nation
Police Minister Bheki Cele speaks on SAPS operations to combat crime.
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- UN Security Council meet on the situation in the Middle east
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- 19 hours ago
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- The United Nations Security Council is meeting on the situation in the Middle east .Lets listen in
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