Women’s Month: Three must-read books by Pumla Dineo Gqola

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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African

Why Huawei is going all-in on its own app store

This mobile ecosystem plays the same role as that offered by Google Play and Apple’s App Store, but it’s targeted solely at the Huawei user, and in the space of 10 months it has already managed to build an active user base of 400

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Source: TechCentral

Zim closes consulate in South Africa

THE Zimbabwe consulate in Johannesburg, South Africa, has closed doors with immediate effect after a COVID-19 scare, heaping more problems to thousands of Zimbabweans wanting temporary travel documents

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Numsa threatens court action if govt doesn't resolve its issues with taxi industry

Numsa general secretary Irvin Jim said should the government and the taxi industry not resolve their issues, their members, who are passengers, will be caught in the

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Source: https://www.news24.com

COVID-19 latest: Cases in SA increase by 11 554, death toll at 4 172

Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said the total number of COVID-19 cases in South Africa are at 287 796 as of Monday 13 July 2020.

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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African

Coronavirus in Africa: 202,864 cases; 5,539 deaths; 90,813 recoveries

There are now more than over 200,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

Watch: Leopard scares sibling at a waterhole in Hoedspruit [video]

A new video shared by Latest Sightings shows a leopard leaping into the air after getting a fright from another leopard.

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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African

Cigarette ban: Smokers plan protest, as Cele issues criminal record threat

The Smokers Protest will take place on Saturday, and there will certainly be fuel for the fire following Bheki Cele's remarks on the cigarette ban.

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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African

Fastjet to assist in repatriation of Zim, SA nationals

LOW-COST airline, Fastjet Zimbabwe on Thursday announced it was releasing an aircraft for the repatriation of Zimbabwean and South African nationals seeking to go back home following the imposition of lockdown orders by the two

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

How Many Capital Cities Does South Africa Have?

The Republic of South Africa does not have a single capital city. Instead, it is one of a few countries in the world that divides its governmental powers among three of its major cities: Pretoria, Cape Town, and

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Source: ThoughtCo

Glenda Gray row: Academic body accuses health dept DG of 'abuse of power', actions are 'alarming'

Department of Health acting director-general Dr Anban Pillay "abused the power" of his office when he wrote to the chairperson of the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) to recommend an investigation be launched into its president, Professor Glenda Gray, the Academy of Science of South

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Source: https://www.news24.com

Gautengs COVID-19 crisis: These are the worst-affected suburbs

Sunday's COVID-19 numbers are in, and the situation is looking bleak in Gauteng. These suburbs have the highest infection rates in the province.

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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African

Ramaphosa on lockdown: ‘We must be led by common sense’

President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on all South Africans to adopt behavioural changes to protect the most vulnerable citizens from COVID-19.

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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African

26 years of democracy have not yet ensured black lives matter as much as white ones - NMF

In South Africa, 26 years of democracy have not yet ensured that black lives matter as much as white ones, the Nelson Mandela Foundation (NMF) said on

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Source: https://www.news24.com

Africa: 'I Cannot Breathe' - 60 Black Former U.S. Ambassadors Condemn Ongoing Injustice

The Association of Black American Ambassadors (ABAA) joins the nation and people of conscience around the world, in mourning the brutal deaths of George Floyd, Ahmed Arbery, Breonna Taylor and other unarmed Black

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Source: allAfrica.com

Zindzi Mandela tested positive for COVID-19, son confirms

Zindzi Mandela tested positive for COVID-19 on the day of her shocking death, her family confirmed on Wednesday.

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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African

Samsung SA unveil plans to fund previously disadvantaged ICT entrepreneurs

Tech giant Samsung has announced plans aimed at empowering previously disadvantaged South Africans.

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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African

Africa Shall Have Its Day

Also in attendance at that meeting was Jomo Kenyatta of Kenya, whose country, like Algeria, had fought a quite bloody anti-colonial war against attempts by Britain to turn it into a White Settlement like Northern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), South-West Africa (Namibia) and Apartheid South

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Source: allAfrica.com

Doja Cat Responds After Being Accused of Joking with White Supremacists and Mocking Sandra Bland's Death In Song

Doja Cat took to social media in recent days to address the backlash that she received for one of her old

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IEC advises Parliament to start electoral reform as soon as possible | News24

The Electoral Commission of South Africa has asked Parliament to start working post-haste on amending legislation to allow independent candidates to stand in provincial and national elections.

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Source: https://www.news24.com

Coronavirus in Africa: 88,264 cases; 2,832 deaths; 33,898 recoveries

There are now more than over 80,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

Coronavirus in Africa: 306,390 cases; 8,116 deaths; 146,337 recoveries

There are now more than over 300,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

Coronavirus in Africa: 135,375 cases; 3,923 deaths; 56,401 recoveries

There are now more than over 130,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

Lesotho: Foreign Missions Congratulate Majoro

Mr Thabane's All Basotho Convention (ABC) has since formed a grand coalition government with the Democratic Congress

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Source: allAfrica.com

Zuma wades into race debate, attacks ‘blacks thinking like whites’

Former president Jacob Zuma, whose views on the country’s race question have become stronger in recent years, on Monday said he was pained to see educated blacks thinking like

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Source: https://www.news24.com

SA schools say it’s all systems go

Teachers’ unions and school governing bodies told City Press this week that progress had been made by the department of education to deliver the required safety materials for

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Source: https://www.news24.com

Access the technology you need now with Velocity Group and HPE

Our objective is to ensure businesses can access the IT technologies they need through flexible financial

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Source: TechCentral

Ramaphosa: ‘Now not the time to let down our guard’

President Cyril Ramaphosa has said after a rapid rise in infections over the last two months, the daily increase in infections appears to be stabilising, particularly in the Western Cape, Gauteng and Eastern Cape

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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African

A History of United Nations Missions in Africa

The United Nations (UN) conducts a number of peacekeeping missions throughout the world. Beginning in 1960, the UN began missions in various countries in Africa. While just one mission occurred through the 1990s, turmoil in Africa escalated and the majority of missions were run from 1989

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Source: ThoughtCo

Ruth First - Birthday

Ruth First , in full Heloise Ruth First (born May 4, 1925, Johannesburg, South Africa—died August 17, 1982, Maputo, Mozambique), South African activist, scholar, and journalist known for her relentless opposition to South Africa’s discriminatory policy of apartheid.

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