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Opposition parties in WC Legislature call for Saps’ independence
Opposition parties in the Western Cape Legislature are calling for an urgent meeting with Provincial Police Commissioner ...
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Trump aid order raises HIV risk for 136 000 babies, experts warn
Almost 136 000 babies are expected to be born with HIV in the next three months, mostly in Africa, because of the Trump ...
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SACP, Hani family reiterate call for inquest into Chris Hani’s assassination
The South African Communist Party (SACP) and the family of freedom fighter Chris Hani, represented by his widow Limpho Hani, ...
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Hikes alone won’t guarantee Eskom’s viability, warns AGSA as it releases alarming audit findings
On the eve of the highly-anticipated announcement of Eskom’s tariffs for the coming three years, the Auditor-General South ...
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SA military presence in DRC not a declaration of war – Ramaphosa
Following the death of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) members during combat in the eastern Democratic ...
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AMSA: the sound and fury of a partial closure
Returning from a very relaxing holiday in Namibia, we walked into a storm around the closure of the long steel business by ...
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DA wants Parly to investigate postponement of SANDF meeting
The Democratic Alliance (DA) announced on Wednesday it will immediately write to House Chairperson Cedric Frolick to ...
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A hot and troubled world of work: how South Africa’s bold new climate act and labour law can align to drive a just transition
Increased average temperatures, climate variability, and extreme weather events are taking a toll on the environment and disproportionately affecting the lives and livelihoods of vulnerable ...
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WHO in Africa: three ways the continent stands to lose from Trump’s decision to pull out
President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the US from the World Health Organization (WHO) will be keenly felt across the ...
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Plan to get electricity to more Africans wins $8-billion in new pledges
An initiative to connect 300-million Africans to electricity in the next six years has won new pledges worth more than ...
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West Africa bloc announces formal exit of three junta-led states
The Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) on Wednesday announced the formal exit of junta-led Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger from the bloc following their withdrawal last year. West Africa ...
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Congo's M23 rebels consolidate control over a devastated Goma
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels appeared to have consolidated their control over Goma, with eastern Congo's largest city mostly quiet on Wednesday apart from sporadic gunfire in some outlying districts, ...