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Alan Paton , in full Alan Stewart Paton (born January 11, 1903, Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa—died April 12, 1988, near Durban, Natal), South African writer, best known for his first novel, Cry, the Beloved Country (1948), a passionate tale of racial injustice that brought international
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Jan
11
1903
South Africa coronavirus: Eased lockdown splits opposition, over 11K recoveries
Key statistics as at May 24, data from National Institute For Communicable Diseases, NICD
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Monday's weather: High fire danger in the Western Cape, fine day for the rest of the country
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St Anne's alumni also detail experiences of bigotry, racism in public letter
A number of past and current pupils from St Anne's Diocesan College have recounted experiences of alleged racism and bigotry while at the school in a document released to the
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Oliver Tambo
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. He spent more than 30 years in exile
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Mpumalanga records first Covid-19 death as toll rises to 998
Mpumalanga has recorded its first Covid-19 death as current cases neared 50 000 and deaths creep closer to the 1 000
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Covid-19: Why the Western Cape has an 18 000-test backlog
The Western Cape has an 18 000-test backlog for Covid-19, said Premier Alan Winde on
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Teachers need more time to prepare - Sadtu KZN on return of staff to schools
The South African Democratic Teachers Union (Sadtu) in KwaZulu-Natal says the extension for school staff to return to schools under Level 3 lockdown is not enough to prepare for the return of
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Benedict Wallet Vilakazi
Benedict Wallet Vilakazi , (born Jan. 6, 1906, Groutville, Natal [now in South Africa]—died Oct. 26, 1947, Johannesburg, S.Af.), Zulu poet, novelist, and educator who devoted his career to the teaching and study of the Zulu language and
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Your weather: More pleasant conditions expected on Saturday
In Limpopo, it will be fine and cool to warm but partly cloudy in the east with morning fog over the southern
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Covid-19: 22 more deaths as total increases to 429, with infections now at 22 583
As President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a downgrade to Level 3 lockdown restrictions on Sunday evening, the Covid-19 infection rate continued to
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Dennis Brutus
Dennis Brutus , in full Dennis Vincent Brutus (born November 28, 1924, Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia [now Harare, Zimbabwe]—died December 26, 2009, Cape Town, South Africa), poet whose works centre on his sufferings and those of his fellow blacks in South
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Dec
26
2009
Your weather update: Snow expected in parts of Western and Northern Cape on Friday
- Very cold conditions are expected in places over the eastern parts of the Northern Cape and the Free
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South Africa: COVID-19, Lockdown and New Charges of Corruption Lead to Delay in Zuma Corruption Trial
Less than a week after former president Jacob Zuma pegged the country's judiciary alongside that of the apartheid state, the former president is attempting to direct when his corruption trial should be
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Covid-19 in SA: Death toll hits 1 284, cases at 58 568 as 1 million tests are recorded
The country breached the one million mark for Covid-19 tests, with 1 028 399 conducted as of 11
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South Africa
South Africa, on the continents southern tip, is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the west and by the Indian Ocean on the south and east. Its neighbors are Namibia in the northwest, Zimbabwe and Botswana in the north, and Mozambique and Swaziland in the northeast. The kingdom of Lesotho forms an
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First 10 patients admitted to CTICC 'hospital of hope' after four-week conversion
Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) is now officially a live, medical treatment centre – dubbed "The Hospital of Hope" - as it admits its first 10 patients in Cape
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Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela , original name Nomzamo Winifred Madikizela, original Xhosa name Nkosikazi Nobandle Nomzamo Madikizela (born September 26, 1936, Bizana, Pondoland district, Transkei [now in Eastern Cape], South Africa), South African social worker and activist considered by many black
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Sep
26
1936
Mazisi Kunene
Mazisi Kunene , in full Mazisi Raymond Kunene (born May 12, 1930, Durban, S.Af.—died Aug. 11, 2006, Durban), South African-born poet, whose work reflects the influences of traditional Zulu
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May
12
1930
South Africa: 'Surge' in Gender-Based Voilence During Lockdown Level 3, Says Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa has condemned a "surge in murders of women and children", after the body of a young woman was found dumped under a tree in Dobsonville, Soweto, on
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WATCH | 'We are losing colleagues': Tygerberg nurses protest for better working conditions
Since April, four staff members have died at the Western Cape's largest hospital after contracting
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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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South Africa: Four Suspects Appeared in Court for Double Murder
Verulam detectives led by the branch commander conducted an operation in the Verulam area on 13 May
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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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May
31
1902
Battle of Isandlwana (1879)
The Battle of Isandlwana, January 22, 1879,was the first engagement of the Anglo-Zulu War and would prove to be asignificant and unexpected victory for the Zulu in a war which they ultimatelylost to the
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18 deaths, more than 200 violent crimes in Gauteng linked to alcohol
The resumption of the sale of alcohol has seen Gauteng recording 18 deaths since June
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Eastern Cape hotspots to be zoned in on as Mkhize turns attention to 'vulnerable' province
The Eastern Cape's Covid-19 hotspots will be divided into sub-districts to better manage the fight against the pandemic through regional responses in the "vulnerable" province, the national Department of Health said on
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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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Cops arrest two for KZN murder, theft of laptop
A KwaZulu-Natal woman and her uncle have been arrested for murder, after a Nseleni man was killed in his home in
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South Africa: Unions Insist Deadly Eastern Cape Clinics Must Close
The South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) says it will shut down the Port Elizabeth district office of the Department of Health after two nurses from the Zwide Clinic died and at least 11 others tested positive for the
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