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May 6, 2024, 4:11 pm
Toxic Rhetoric During Run-Up to South Africa's Polls Endangers Migrants
- [HRW] Candidates in South Africa's forthcoming general elections have been scapegoating and demonizing foreign nationals, risking stoking xenophobic violence, Human Rights Watch said today.
Tributes Pour In for South African Actor Mpho Sebeng After Tragic Car Crash
- [allAfrica] South African actor Mpho Sebeng tragically passed away in a car accident on Sunday morning in Potchefstroom. The news was confirmed by his family in a statement later that evening.
Bodies Pile Up in Nyanga With Four Gunned Down in Latest Wave of Escalating Violence
- [Daily Maverick] The murders come barely a week after four other people were killed in the area, meaning eight people have been killed in Nyanga in seven days.
Kolisi and Springboks Take Home Largest Haul From the SA Sports Awards
- [Daily Maverick] The Springboks took home six awards and SA Rugby two at the SA Sports Awards on Sunday night.
Under-Threat Cape Wild Horses Returned to Their Wetland Home
- [Daily Maverick] After many months of planning the free-roaming herd near Hermanus has been safely moved back to its original home near the Bot River estuary.
Pandor On Working Visit to Equatorial Guinea
- [SAnews.gov.za] International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Dr Naledi Pandor, is on a two-day working visit to Republic of Equatorial Guinea.
The 6th Parliament's Speakers' Forum Ready to Hand Over the Reins
- [Parliament of South Africa] The Speakers' Forum had its last meeting on Friday, 3 March to wrap up the work of the 6th parliamentary term and plan for the transition to the seventh Parliament.
Administrator Addresses Alleged Outstanding Payments for Private Student Accommodation
- [SAnews.gov.za] National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) Administrator, Freeman Nomvalo, has assigned staff to urgently address concerns around the outstanding payments for private student accommodation.
High-Risk People Encouraged to Get Flu Vaccination
- [SAnews.gov.za] As South Africa enters the winter season, Gauteng Health and Wellness MEC, Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko, has encouraged the public, especially people at high risk of severe influenza, to visit their nearest public clinics or healthcare providers to get the flu vaccination.
Load Shedding Remains Suspended
- [SAnews.gov.za] Eskom says load shedding remains suspended due to the continued sustained improvement in generation performance and a 4 400MW reduction in unplanned outages.
The Long Battle of 300 Families for Toilets and Taps
- [GroundUp] The land they live on in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, has been earmarked for a hospital
Water-Starved Ethekwini Families Are Being Charged for 'Free' Municipal Water
- [GroundUp] Private contractor is selling water out of trucks
Marchers Say Yes! and No! to New Cannabis Law
- [GroundUp] The Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill is awaiting the President's signature to become law
Mpho Sebeng's Sudden Death Leaves Industry in Shock
- [Fame Frenzy] Condolences have poured in on social media after it was confirmed that South African actor Mpho Sebeng, 30, died in a vehicle crash on Sunday.
Limpopo Mother Arrested for Son's Gruesome Murder
- [SAnews.gov.za] A woman has been arrested after allegedly decapitating her 18-year-old son in the Leshikishiki village in the Lebowakgomo policing area in Limpopo.
Court Orders 'Stolen Land' to Be Transferred Back to Provincial Department
- [SAnews.gov.za] The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has welcomed a forfeiture order by the High Court of South Africa: Gauteng Division, in Pretoria, to the SIU and Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) linked to the fraudulent transfer of government land to private entities and individuals.
South Africa's National Student Financial Aid Scheme Has Helped Millions but Is in Trouble - Here's Why
- [The Conversation Africa] The board of South Africa's National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has been dissolved by the country's higher education and training minister, Blade Nzimande, and the organisation placed under administration. Nzimande made the decision because of "(the problem of) non-payment of (students') allowances".
Three Health Reforms the New South African Government Must Prioritise
- [spotlight] To drum up support as South Africans head to the polls, President Cyril Ramaphosa reportedly vowed to "end the apartheid that remains in healthcare" when he hit the campaign trail. Professor Bob Mash has three health reforms on his wishlist for the incoming administration to prioritise.
Gauteng's Shelter System Is 'Broken' Because of State Incompetence
- [GroundUp] Several gender-based violence shelters in the province were forced to close because of uncertainty over their funding from the Department of Social Development
'No Electricity, No Vote', Shout Angry Limpopo Villagers
- [GroundUp] Promise Maremeni is a dressmaker. But she is losing business because she has to use a manual sewing machine instead of an electric one, because her village has been without electricity since it was established eight years ago.
Exciting Discovery of Honey Badger At UCT
- [UCT] Benjamin Wittenberg, a student at the University of Cape Town's (UCT) Institute for Communities and Wildlife in Africa (iCWild), made the exciting discovery of a honey badger just above campus on 3 April. Honey badgers (Mellivora capensis), also known as ratels, can be found across Africa, from the Western Cape to Morrocco - but are not typically in cities or even on the Cape Peninsula.
What's the Job of a Company Chair? South Africa's Rules Aren't Clear and Need Fixing
- [The Conversation Africa] Historically, the chair of the board of directors filled a procedural and ceremonial role. This was a low bar focusing on the chair's role in meetings.
South African Singing Sensation Tyla Reacts to Controversy on her Ethnicity
- [Fame Frenzy] She may only be 22, but Johannesburg-born Tyla Laura Seethal has the world at her feet.
President Tells Ministers to Set Up Task Team On Use of Public Land for Housing
- [GroundUp] The State Land Disposal Act allows the President to fast track the use of public land
Codeine Misuse - South Africa Set to Get New Guidelines
- [spotlight] In response to high levels of codeine abuse in South Africa, health authorities have been developing a plan to track the supply of the drug from manufacturers all the way to patients. In this Spotlight feature, Jesse Copelyn explores why people get hooked on codeine, and how the new project could combat the problem.
South Africans Are Abandoning Smallholder Farming - History and Policy Can Help Explain Why
- [The Conversation Africa] South African smallholders are abandoning farming. The decline in field cultivation is a problem, since many of these smallholder households struggle to make ends meet. If people were able to produce more of their own food this would improve their lives.
