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Accident kills at least 20 min
news

Accident kills at least 20 mine staff in South Africa road

Illegal cables connection.
Cape Town

Illegal cables connections becomes rampant in Cape Town

Johannesburg fire commission of inquiry
Johannesburg

Johannesburg fire tragedy taken over for illegal housing kills 74

Accident kills at least 20 min
Africa News

Accident kills at least 20 mine staff in South Africa road

Illegal cables connection.
Cape Town

Illegal cables connections becomes rampant in Cape Town

Johannesburg fire commission of inquiry
Johannesburg

Johannesburg fire tragedy taken over for illegal housing kills 74

BRICS
Africa News

BRICS summit to prioritise Africa as main focus, omits France

By Agence France-Presse08-08-2023 11:09

South Africa confirmed hosting the BRICS summit to enhance the five-nation grouping’s trade ties with Africa in Johannesburg.

Elon Musk
Save South Africa

Musk branded ‘illiterate’ by Malema over ethnic violence claim

By Agence France-Presse03-08-2023 09:40

Malema called the world’s most prosperous, Elon Musk illiterate, over the accusation of the anti-apartheid song ‘Kill the Boer, the Farmer.”

South Africa's
News

South Africa’s opposition condemned over hate-inciting song

By Agence France-Presse01-08-2023 08:56

South Africa’s opposition party accused its rival of hate speech during a party rally preparing for next year’s elections.

Johannesburg
Johannesburg

Johannesburg skyscraper’s rebirth? Tower shrugs off reputation

By Agence France-Presse20-07-2023 03:20

Johannesburg skyscraper’s view is taking a negative reputation as a symbol of the great city of South Africa.

Putin
Africa News

South Africa’s Ramaphosa says arresting Putin declares war

By Agence France-Presse18-07-2023 19:50

President Ramaphosa says that if Putin is arrested when he turns up for the next month’s BRICS summit in South Africa, it will fuel war.

EFF
Cape Town

EFF prepares to form coalition with rivals against ANC

By Agence France-Presse15-07-2023 08:59

South Africa’s opposition party EFF said it is on its way to forming a coalition with other rivals to beat the ruling ANC.

Zuma
Africa News

Zuma must return to jail to finish his term: South Africa’s top court

By Agence France-Presse14-07-2023 09:30

South Africa’s top court has ordered Jacob Zuma to go back to jail to finish his sentence of 15 months, dismissing an appeal he made.

Load shedding
Africa News

Load-shedding in South Africa approaches end: Minister

By Agence France-Presse10-07-2023 05:29

Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa told reporters that the government is expected to resolve load-shedding quicker than anticipated.

Gas leakage Angelo Boksburg
Africa News

Gas leakage in South African slum leaves 16 dead

By Agence France-Presse06-07-2023 11:19

Gas leakage from a cylinder containing poisonous gas caused deaths in a South African slum near Johannesburg.

S. Africa destroys 20 million smuggled cigarettes between February and May 2023, that are valued at more than 2.3 million dollars.
News

Millions of cigarettes smuggled in South Africa get destroyed

By Agence France-Presse13-06-2023 09:27

S. Africa destroys 20 million smuggled cigarettes between February and May 2023, that are valued at more than 2.3 million dollars.

Cholera outbreak prompts urgent health warnings in South Africa
Save South Africa

Deadly Cholera outbreak: South Africans blame the government

By Agence France-Presse25-05-2023 09:21

One of the affected families by the deadly cholera outbreak in South Africa has blamed the government for its failure to solve water woes.

Corruption acts everywhere by who? One repeated theme of the memoir Truth to Power: My three years inside Eskom, by Andre de Ruyter.
Save South Africa

Corruption acts in South Africa: former CEO’s book exposes how

By The Conversation24-05-2023 17:54

Corruption acts everywhere by who? One repeated theme of the memoir Truth to Power: My three years inside Eskom, by Andre de Ruyter.

A South African policeman tells a driver he needs a cool drink which is a new code for bribe.
Save South Africa

‘Cool drink’, a new code for cash in bribe-ridden S. Africa

By AFP22-05-2023 15:28

Leaning into the side window of a car stopped at a routine checkpoint on a congested Johannesburg road, a policeman asks for “a cool drink”.

China’s population peaking and falling alarms opportunities and risks for Africa, something has to be done indeed.
Africa News

China’s population decline causes both opportunities and risks for Africa

By The Conversation16-05-2023 10:37

The decline in China’s population might cause direct and indirect repercussions for many African countries.

Budget, plan and save in 2023
Business & Finance

Five tips for managing your budget: budget, plan and save in 2023

By The Conversation29-12-2022 10:21

There’s nothing quite like a new year to prompt us to take stock of our lives, our health, our goals – and our finances.

training centre
Save South Africa

Refurbished training centre is good news for future artisans

By GCIS Vuk’uzenzele15-09-2022 22:27

The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) has invested an estimated R12 million in refurbishing a training centre in Benoni, Ekurhuleni.

UK offering
News

UK offering thousands of visas to ease its truck driver shortage – with South Africans high in demand

By Corné van Zyl03-10-2021 10:00

Thousands of visas have been made available by the UK government to foreign workers in response to the crisis around fuel shortages and empty shelves.

UK ‘red list’ travel curbs hur
Africa News

UK ‘red list’ travel curbs hurt vaccine drive efforts: Africa CDC

By AFP23-09-2021 15:30

“We regret that the UK will take this position, and we really will call on them to review this,” John Nkengasong of the Africa CDC said.

Ten Reasons why South Africans prefer the UK as emigration destination
Save South Africa

Red list saga: UK doesn’t ‘recognise’ South Africa’s vaccine certificates

By Thabo Baloyi22-09-2021 08:22

The UK opted against removing South Africa from its red list, a decision which experts reckon has no scientific basis

SA still on red list
News

SA still on red list discussed with the British Deputy High Commissioner

By Corné van Zyl21-09-2021 15:31

It was recently agreed upon that a joint team of scientists would advise the South African and British governments to get South Africa off the red list.

Tourism regulations
News

UK red list latest: Sisulu must break ‘deafening silence’ on travel bans – DA

By Dan Meyer21-09-2021 15:12

With SA still languishing on the UK’s travel red list, the DA have demanded that tourism minister Lindiwe Sisulu act urgently.

Germany – unlike the UK – no longer considers SA high risk for travel
News

Germany no longer considers SA a high risk for travel – unlike the UK

By Corné van Zyl21-09-2021 11:27

Germany’s decision to remove South Africa from its red list of Covid-19 “high-risk” countries welcomed. SA is however still on UK’s red list.

South Africa red list The UK
News

OPINION: The UK is wrong about keeping SA on the red list – here’s why…

By Tom Head20-09-2021 22:34

The UK’s red list – which imposes extremely strict limitations on travellers – still features South Africa. But things just aren’t adding up.

Naledi Pandor DIRCO Thailand
Save South Africa

Naledi Pandor: ‘There’s no basis for UK keeping SA on the list’

By Thabo Baloyi19-09-2021 14:42

DIRCO Minister Naledi Pandor said they would intensify efforts to have South Africa removed from the UK’s red list

uk quarantine red list south africa
News

UK red list: South Africa remains on high alert as UK allow open travel

By Dan Meyer17-09-2021 18:52

UK’s transport head Grant Shapps announced that the UK will ditch its traffic light system on Friday, however SA remains on the ‘red list’.

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