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Alan Paton - Birthday
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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Covid-19: Western Cape govt to pay private hospitals R16 000 per bed if it runs out of space
It will cost the Western Cape government R16 000 per bed for state patients to be treated at a private hospital if government hospitals no longer have space for Covid-19
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Daniel F. Malan
Daniel F. Malan , in full Daniel François Malan (born May 22, 1874, near Riebeeck West, Cape Colony [now in Western Cape, S.Af.]—died Feb. 7, 1959, Stellenbosch, S.Af.), statesman and politician who formed South Africa’s first exclusively Afrikaner government and instituted the policy of
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22
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Lesotho: ABC Faces New Power Dynamic After Thabane Ouster
We all know that he also has ambitions (to lead the ABC) ... There is Prof Mahao who has led the processes that have catapulted Majoro to the premiership and then there is Mr Thabane fighting to remain
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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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Premier Sihle Zikalala's official residence broken into
The official residence of KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala has been broken
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South Africa: Mounting Pressure On Families Holding Out Against Coal Mine Expansion
Much of the deposits at the Somkhele mine have been exhausted and its owners, Tendele Coal Mining, need to break new
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SABC employee in Cape Town tests positive for Covid-19
An employee at the SABC's Sea Point office in the Western Cape has tested positive for Covid-19, its acting spokesperson, Mmoni Seapolelo, said on
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Gauteng's Covid-19 cases reach 2 521, with 73 people in hospital
Gauteng now has 2 521 reported cases of Covid-19, with two more deaths recorded since
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Mayor of Engcobo in Eastern Cape tests positive for Covid-19
Municipal spokesperson Sivuyile Myeko said members of the public, who had come into contact with Zangqa, should urgently go for screening and
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38 Gauteng schools have reported Covid-19 cases, says Lesufi
Lesufi was updating the media in Midrand on the first day of the reopening of schools on Monday
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Yaxxa Western Cape: One provider, multiple solutions
Yaxxa launched in the Western Cape in April 2020, offering a variety of voice and data solutions, from voice-over-IP and hosted cloud solutions to MPLS/SDWAN network services, as well as a range of solutions to assist customers during the Covid-19
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South Africa: With Enough Support, People Can Grow Their Own Food
The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted how impoverished people and the working class suffer when food prices rise and jobs disappear, prompting a renewed interest in working the
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Retired cop handed life sentence for raping granddaughter 18 years ago
A 78-year-old retired police captain was sentenced to life imprisonment in the Sterkspruit Regional Court on Wednesday for raping his then-10-year-old granddaughter more than 18 years
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South Africa's Covid-19 cases exceed 20,000
The total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in South Africa has reached 20,125, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said on
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MUST WATCH | Giant squid found stranded on Western Cape beach in rare sighting
After Googling the creature known as architeuthis dux in Latin, Davies realised a giant squid washing up on a beach in South Africa was a rare occurrence and a "once-in-a-lifetime
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South Africa: Why Easing the Lockdown Threatens to Put Workers in South Africa At Risk
Workplaces with over 500 workers must submit these plans to the Department of Employment and Labour and to their internal health and safety
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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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Louis Botha
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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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Nadine Gordimer - Birthday
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In Fight Against Virus, South Africa Expects a Long Wait | Afro
The country with the continent’s most developed economy also has its highest number of confirmed infections — more than 21,000, representing 20% of
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SA schools say it’s all systems go
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9 municipal officials convicted of financial misconduct in last 14 years - Lamola
Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola has announced only nine municipal officials have been convicted of crimes related to financial misconduct since
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The word mfecane is derived from Xhosa terms: ukufaca to become thin from hunger and fetcani starving intruders. In Zulu, the word means crushing. Mfecane refers to a period of political disruption and population migration in Southern Africa which occurred during the 1820s and 1830s. It is also
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Covid-19 food parcels: City of Tshwane asks for more funding to cope with need
In just one month, the Covid-19 pandemic has put a R900-million dent in the revenue of the nation’s capital city - and more losses are
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Judicial Conduct Committee recommends a tribunal investigate complaints against Western Cape judge
The Judicial Conduct Committee has recommended a tribunal investigate two complaints against Western Cape High Court Judge Mushtak Parker, which if established, could indicate gross
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