PICS | SA landmarks illuminated green for St Patrick's Day | News24

Wakanda News Details

PICS | SA landmarks illuminated green for St Patrick's Day | News24

The Long March to Freedom exhibition in Cape Town and Constitution Hill in Johannesburg were illuminated green as part of Tourism Ireland's Global Greening initiative.

Source: https://www.news24.com

You may also like

Unions, activists call for Cape Town Covid-19 clinical trial to be stopped

In May, the Cape Town-based clinical research organisation, TASK, began a clinical trial to see if a common TB shot — the Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine normally given to newborns — could help protect hospital workers from developing serious

fave

Source: https://www.news24.com

Law enforcement van torched while officers pursue cable thieves in Cape Town

Three suspects have been arrested for cable theft and allegedly setting a law enforcement vehicle on fire in Uitsig, Cape Town, on

fave

Source: https://www.news24.com

South Africa denies exporting weapons to country at war

Turkey's involvement in the Libya conflict has heightened fears that arms recently collected from South Africa could be used in

fave

Source: The East African

Gender-based violence is a pandemic. Do something about it!

Over 200 demonstrators gathered on Tuesday outside Parliament, calling for action to be taken against gender-based violence (GBV).

fave

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

Sam Cooke - Change is Gonna Come - Anfiteatro (Argentina) Cover by Alex Serra

My dream is to never stop creating Art that

fave

Source: Black Inventors

Burroughs, Jr., John Andrew (1936–2014)

John Andrew Burroughs, Jr. was an equal opportunity advocate and diplomat who was born in Washington, D.C. on July 31, 1936. He spent his youth in Washington, D.C. before moving to the Midwest to attend the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa. While there he played on the varsity football

fave

Source: Black Past

Western Cape building a 'mass-fatality facility' for Covid-19 corpses

Cape Town will soon have a "Mass-Fatality Temporary Facility" to refrigerate and store hundreds of patients who succumb to

fave

Source: https://www.news24.com

Ramaphosa calls for responsibility: 'Don't drink so much that you injure others'

President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on South Africans not "to drink so much they injure others" - and put undue pressure on the national health

fave

Source: https://www.news24.com

Public Protector closes 13 reports, clears Western Cape health MEC on birthday celebration

Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane has closed 13 reports, including an investigation into allegations that Western Cape Health MEC Nomafrench Mbombo received benefits or sponsorship during a special birthday celebration in

fave

Source: https://www.news24.com

Bio of South African Leader Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd

National Party Prime Minister of South Africa from 1958 until his assassination on 6 September 1966, Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd was the chief architect of Grand Apartheid, which called for the separation of races in South

fave

Source: ThoughtCo

9 Black Owned Hotels To Visit When The Pandemic Is Over

When that time comes you can travel and support black businesses at the same

fave

Source: Black America Web

Deaths in SA rise significantly higher than predicted - SAMRC report

"While the number of deaths from natural causes of persons aged 1 to 59 years has increased in the week ending 23 June 2020, the number of deaths of persons 60 years and older has become significantly higher than

fave

Source: https://www.news24.com

Worst Virus Fears Are Realized in Poor or War-Torn Countries | Afro

By GERALD IMRAY and JOSEPH KRAUSS, Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — For months, experts have warned of a potential nightmare scenario: After overwhelming health systems in some of the world’s wealthiest regions, the coronavirus gains a foothold in poor or war-torn countries

fave

Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Metrorail to return with an even worse service after lockdown vandalism

Bongisizwe Mpondo said a limited-service would be restored on the Central line by September while full service would be ready by April 2021.

fave

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

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

fave

Source: ThoughtCo

Covid-19: Cape Town principals call on Ramaphosa to close schools

Principals, teachers, and parents plan to picket in Cape Town on Thursday against the "premature reopening of schools" which they say is compromising the safety of pupils during the Covid-19

fave

Source: https://www.news24.com

South Africa moves to level-3 lockdown on 1 June: the details

fave

Source: TechCentral

Gartner cancels annual South African IT conference for 2020

Analyst firm Gartner has cancelled the South African leg of its IT Symposium/Xpo event, which was due to take place in Cape Town in October, due to the Covid-19

fave

Source: TechCentral

Abandoned baby 'Lucy' finds hope in the arms of nurses, staff at Cape Town hospital

Like any other baby, little Lucy Hope loves being held and

fave

Source: https://www.news24.com

Limited Metrorail service in Cape Town is better than none

Metrorail commuters were relieved that a limited-service had resumed on the Southern line from 1 July for the Cape Town – Retreat route.

fave

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

Khayelitsha Community healthcare workers want state integration

The Khayelitsha community healthcare workers say they need to be integrated with the Department of Health instead of being contracted by NPOs.

fave

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

200 Years Before Nicki Minaj And Strippers Exploited Themselves, There Lived Sarah Baartman. Her Story Is Neither Sexy Or Funny

200 Years Before Nicki Minaj And Strippers Exploited Themselves, There Lived Sarah

fave

Source: Black Then

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

fave

Source: https://www.news24.com

Andy Edwards appointed as Springboks new fitness guru

Former Saracens fitness guru Andy Edwards is the latest addition to the Springboks technical staff.

fave

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

Truck drivers protest against hiring of foreign nationals despite interdict

Despite a court interdict warning against a national protest, truck drivers have persisted in getting their point across.

fave

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

DA slams Dlamini-Zuma, calls for public spaces to be reopened

The Democratic Alliance (DA) cannot understand Dlamini-Zuma’s rationale for the ongoing closure of public spaces like beaches and parks.

fave

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

Myrick, Bismarck (1940- )

Bismarck Myrick is a retired United States Ambassador to Lesotho from 1995 to 1998 and the Republic of Liberia from 1999 to 2002. Originally from Portsmouth, Virginia, Myrick has held multiple positions with the U.S. government over a number of

fave

Source: Black Past

EVERYDAY HERO | Cape Town township volunteers use own funds to start soup kitchen

After seeing the hunger on the streets of Samora Machel in Phillipi, Cape Town, since the start of the national lockdown, Mzikayise "Mzi" Ndzuzo said he knew he had to do something to help the

fave

Source: https://www.news24.com

‘It Was a Modern-Day Lynching’: Violent Deaths Reflect a Brutal American Legacy – Free Press of Jacksonville

From 1877 to 1950, more than 4,400 black men, women, and children were lynched by white mobs, according to the Equal Justice

fave

Source: Free Press of Jacksonville – Florida’s First Coast Quality Black Weekly

The bravery of Anton Fransch who singlehandedly fought apartheid police in 7-hour gun battle - Face2Face Africa

Anton Fransch was in high school when he decided to become a freedom fighter in the 1980s during the height of the fight against apartheid in South Africa. The anti-apartheid struggle forms a significant part of South Africa’s history since it signifies the moment when people of color across the

fave

Source: Face2Face Africa - The Premier Pan-African Voice

More from https://www.news24.com

News24.com | Embattled Lesotho PM 'will quit on Wednesday' because of 'old age'

News24.com | Senegal president Macky Sall agrees to lift ban, allows repatriation of coronavirus dead

News24.com | Covid-19 wrap: 286 122 global deaths, Russia has world's second-highest cases and Angola police kill man

News24.com | Ethiopia calls on expertise of diaspora doctors to stay ahead of coronavirus curve

News24.com | WATCH | Zimbabwe woman leads team feeding community during coronavirus lockdown

News24.com | China sends doctors, equipment to help Zimbabwe fight virus

News24.com | Tunisians urged to stay cautious as virus cases hit zero

News24.com | Aids deaths could double in sub-Saharan Africa due to Covid-19: UN

News24.com | Embattled Lesotho PM Thomas Thabane's coalition collapses

News24.com | Vulnerable due to coronavirus pandemic, needy Tunisians get food aid via text messages

News24.com | Hard-hit Djibouti delays plan to ease coronavirus lockdown measures

News24.com | Nigeria's Lagos risks new coronavirus lockdown if social distancing ignored

News24.com | Tanzania gets Madagascar's anti-coronavirus drink disputed by WHO

News24.com | Misinformation flood hampers fight for virus vaccine in Africa

News24.com | Ivorians ready to rock as virus measures lifted

News24.com | Zimbabwe street vendors sell cloth masks to make ends meet

News24.com | WATCH | Faithful undeterred at Ramadan, even as virus spreads in Somalia

News24.com | UN triples coronavirus appeal to $6.7bn to help poor countries

News24.com | Lesotho PM confirms plans to step down by July 31

News24.com | Ethiopia's Abiy warns of opposition power grab amid pandemic

News24.com | WRAP | Cele laments booze sales; nurses protest; and this is what Level 3 looks like

News24.com | Potent chemicals, which can destroy human flesh and bones, stolen from mortuary

News24.com | Covid-19 halts disciplinary proceedings against teachers

News24.com | UPDATED: CORONAVIRUS FAQs | All your questions answered

News24.com | WATCH | CT company uses plants to create antigens to test for Covid-19

News24.com | Teacher unions on school reopening: 'We can't have every province doing its own thing'

News24.com | MPs concerned Covid-19 will cause backlog in courts

News24.com | WATCH | Tygerberg Hospital staff protest over PPE, transport on International Nurses Day

News24.com | Another Cape Town police station closes over Covid-19

News24.com | Wednesday's weather | A fine, pleasant day expected across the country

News24.com | Covid-19: King William's Town Spar sends employees home after positive case

News24.com | Mzwandile Masina suspends speechwriter for 'transgressing Ekurhuleni's social media policy'

News24.com | Sisulu appoints Terry Motau to lead team reviewing corruption in water and sanitation dept

News24.com | Four lions on the loose in Limpopo

News24.com | Hawks arrest 'kingpin' of syndicate which allegedly fleeced R13m from banks in PE

News24.com | Covid-19: Daughter fears for father after 4 residents, 11 staff infected at Cape Town care home

News24.com | Happiness index drops as South Africans' spirits dampen under lockdown

News24.com | Tygerberg Hospital counters claim staff told to use bleach to sanitise ward

News24.com | 'Housebreaker' screams for help after getting stuck in Klerksdorp home's window

News24.com | Mkhize reiterates that nurses without PPE will not be allowed to care for patients

News24.com | Lockdown and other interventions potentially saved 20 000 lives - top scientist

News24.com | From the US, to quarantine, to home: SA man's long journey to be reunited with his wife

News24.com | Zille's plans for a DA virtual congress to be opposed

News24.com | FAKE NEWS | No, the coronavirus did not originate in South Africa

News24.com | Isabel dos Santos says Angola faked evidence, forged Bruce Lee's signature in evidence against her

News24.com | 'Unwarranted personal attacks' from Presidency shuts down debate on NCCC - Craig Watt-Pringle

News24.com | NPA finds Schabir Shaik made even more payments to Jacob Zuma - report

News24.com | 'Stolen diesel' worth almost R500 000 found in broken-down truck in Free State town

News24.com | Officers cleared of manhandling child in KZN lockdown arrest, but Zikalala also wants probe

News24.com | EXPLAINER | What exactly is the National Coronavirus Command Council?

Blackfacts BETA RELEASE 11.5.3
(Production Environment)