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COVID-19 cases in South Africa
Sixty-four more people died of COVID-19 in South Africa on Wednesday. Of the latest fatalities, 24 are from KwaZulu-Natal, 14 from Gauteng, 11 from Mpumalanga, nine from the Western Cape and six from the Northern Cape, pushing the death toll to 15 705. COVID-19 cases...
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Africa launches Medical Supplies Platform
As Africa braces itself for the peak in COVID-19 cases, the continent is launching the Africa Medical Supplies Platform, an innovative marketplace to enable all African governments to access critical supplies, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Wednesday....
SA’s water storage stable
Despite a week-long absence of rain in major parts of the country, South Africa’s national water storage is stable. South Africa's water storage stable The latest week report on dam levels, released by the Department of Water and Sanitation on Thursday, states that at...
EVENTS
Half Marathon Launched at the 2nd Walk
The Oliver and Adelaide Tambo Foundation, in partnership with O.R. Tambo International Airport and the City of Ekurhuleni, has introduced a 21-kilometre half marathon for the second annual Liberation Walk this year. The race has already attracted significant interest...
ENVIRONMENT
Wind, solar power to provide electricity
East London - Wind and solar-generated power will form the backbone of a provincial government programme to provide disadvantaged people in rural Eastern Cape with electricity. Provincial Local Government and Traditional Affairs MEC Mlibo Qoboshiyane said the Eastern...
EDUCATION
Free State makes strides in job creation
Free State Premier Ace Magashule says the province’s job creation prospects are looking up, with 51 020 work opportunities created as at the end of January this year through the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP). “55% of the job opportunities were created for...
CRIME
SA signs deal to save rhino
Ha Noi - The governments of South Africa and Vietnam today signed a landmark agreement that authorities hope will help quash the alarming scourge of rhino poaching that has been seen in the North West, Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces. The release last month of the...
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ARTS & CULTURE
Witness Hilton Arts Festival
One of the country’s most established and respected arts festivals: the annual Witness Hilton Arts Festival, which is now in its 19th year, will take place on the beautiful grounds of the Hilton College from 16 – 18 September 2011. The annual Witness Hilton Arts...
