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SA schools react as pupils detail experiences of racism
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Oliver Tambo - Birthday
Oliver Tambo , (born October 27, 1917, Bizana, Pondoland district, Transkei [now in Eastern Cape], South Africa—died April 24, 1993, Johannesburg), president of the South African black-nationalist African National Congress (ANC) between 1967 and 1991.
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R239 million in salaries - this is what SA will have to pay the Cuban medical brigade
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Enock Mpianzi death: Family suing Gauteng education dept for R10m
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WATCH | Doctor fighting on coronavirus frontline says it is both exhausting and rewarding
Working during the Covid-19 pandemic is both exhausting and demanding, says Dr Mumtaz Abbas - but it is through these tough times she feels she is really living her true
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Gauteng health MEC welcomes Cuban medical experts to fight Covid-19
Gauteng Health MEC Bandile Masuku welcomed 28 Cuban Medical Brigade doctors to the province on Saturday, saying he hopes South Africa can learn from the experiences of the Cuban
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FULL TEXT | Ramaphosa unveils Covid-19 hotspots, dos and don'ts under Level 3 lockdown
South Africa will be moving to Alert Level 3 of the lockdown on June 1, but the coronavirus will get much worse, before it gets better, President Cyril Ramaphosa said in an address to the nation on Sunday
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22
1874
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded on the south by 2,798 kilometres (1,739 mi) of coastline of Southern Africa stretching along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans;[9] [10] [11] on the north by the neighbouring
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South Africa coronavirus: Eased lockdown splits opposition, over 11K recoveries
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Concern as Covid-19 cases escalate in Limpopo's mining towns
Limpopo has seen a spike in Covid-19 cases within 24 hours, with the majority of it recorded in the mining areas of the province's Sekhukhune
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'You don't want to criminalise the country' - NPA says it doesn't prosecute 25% of lockdown cases
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Muholi, Zanele (1972-)
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Helios Towers to acquire 65 high sites in South Africa
Independent tower operator Helios Towers said on Friday that one of its South African subsidiaries, HTSA Towers — a joint venture with Vulatel — has agreed to buy 65 wireless telecommunications sites from Eagle Towers
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39 more Covid-19 deaths in Western Cape with confirmed cases now at 15 756
Another 39 people have died of Covid-19 in the Western Cape, which has seen the death toll in the province rise to 357, Premier Alan Winde announced on
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South Africa: Mounting Pressure On Families Holding Out Against Coal Mine Expansion
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OPINION | Africa is not just who we are; it is also our politics
The idea that Africans are people who must be contained within what is circumscribed as a proper place or their natural habitat is revolting and deeply problematic, writes Divine
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Lockdown: Here's how members of the public can now report allegations of wrongdoing by cops
In line with the Collins Khosa judgment handed down by the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria, the South African Police Service (SAPS) has added extra capacity its National Service Complaints Centre to enable the public to report allegations of wrongdoing by police officers during the
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South Africa: Lockdown - Mixed Reaction From Spiritual Leaders to Relaxed Rules for Religious Gatherings
There is mixed reaction to President Cyril Ramaphosa's announcement that religious gatherings of up to 50 people will be permitted as the country braces itself for the Covid-19
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West Rand is Gauteng's Covid-19 great concern, says Makhura
Gauteng Premier David Makhura says there has been an increase in the number of cases in the province in the last seven
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South Africa: Snow Shuts Down Major Roads in Eastern Cape
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Covid-19: Western Cape govt to pay private hospitals R16 000 per bed if it runs out of space
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What Were South African Apartheid Era Identity Numbers?
The South African Identity Number of the 1970s and 80s enshrined the Apartheid era ideal of racial registration. It was brought in to effect by the 1950 Population Registration Act which identified four different racial groups: White, Coloured, Bantu (Black) and others. Over the next two decades
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Steve Biko
Steve Biko , in full Bantu Stephen Biko (born December 18, 1946, King William’s Town, South Africa—died September 12, 1977, Pretoria), founder of the Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa. His death from injuries suffered while in police custody made him an international martyr for South
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18
1977
Cape Town under 55 test rationing: Province explains what to do if you have Covid-19 symptoms
The Western Cape government is rationing its Covid-19 testing in Cape Town, prioritising people it considers to be most at risk amid a nationwide backlog in test results and increased demand as it approaches its Covid-19
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Judicial Conduct Committee recommends a tribunal investigate complaints against Western Cape judge
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Pretoria, South Africa (1855- )
Pretoria, home to the Union Buildings where the office of the President is located, is one of three capital cities in South Africa.  The others are Cape Town and Bloemfontein. The city was first called Pretoriusdorp after Voortrekker (Afrikaans for “pioneer”) leader Andries
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S. Africa records 399 Covid-19 deaths
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