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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

South Africa

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Zeitz MOCAA GALA 2024 set to feature exclusive performance by South African Singer Simphiwe Dana

Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa's (Zeitz MOCAA's) highly anticipated Gala event is set to feature exclusive performances from South African Singer Songwriter Simphiwe Dana as well as Nobuhle Ashtani Trio. The museum recently announced a collaboration with acclaimed South African artist Athi-Patra Ruga ahead of its highly anticipated Gala event taking place on Sunday, 11 February. The event promises to be an extraordinary celebration of art kicking off Cape […]

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S.Africa inflation drops for second consecutive month

The monthly inflation rate in South Africa eased again in December, dropping 0.4 percentage points to 5.1 percent as food price hikes slowed, official data showed Wednesday. The average inflation rate for 2023 was 6.0 percent, 0.9 percentage points lower in 2022 and matching the upper limit of the central bank's official target range, national statistics agency StatsSA said. "Inflation was relatively hot in the first five months of 2023 […]

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Cape Winelands District Municipality says the fire line continues to burn out of control

The Cape Winelands District Municipality says the fire line continues to burn out of control in the more inaccessible areas of the mountains above Kluitjieskraal outside Wolseley. Firefighters have been battling the fire since Monday afternoon, with about 40 structures lost. The municipality’s spokesperson, Jo-Anne Otto, says the area causing the most concern at present is the fire line, fuelled by the aged pine plantation, and strong winds, which is […]

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Lifestyle

Three South African universities have new approaches to assessing students: why this is a good thing

    By Danica Sims, University of Oxford South African higher education faces many complex challenges rooted in the legacy of apartheid. They include the fact that many students are unprepared for or excluded from higher education. Quality education is not available to all. It’s therefore difficult for many students to remain in higher education and eventually graduate. The data points to two persistent trends. The first is that, according […]

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Gauteng police have arrested a suspect in connection with the Usindiso building fire in Marshalltown, Johannesburg

Gauteng police have arrested a suspect in connection with the Usindiso building fire in Marshalltown, Johannesburg. A man, identified as Mr X, voluntarily testified in-camera at the Commission of Inquiry into the Usindiso building fire hearings yesterday that he started the fire that claimed the lives of 76 people last year. He told the inquiry that he started the fire on the ground floor of the building, after attempting to […]

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ActionSA wants the Human Rights Commission to probe Wesbank for alleged racial discrimination

ActionSA says it will be writing to the South African Human Rights Commission to investigate claims made by a former employee of Wesbank. The finance provider has been accused of using a specific system to charge higher interest rates to black clients. WesBank has refuted the allegations of discrimination against customers based on race as alleged. ActionSA’s spokesperson, Lerato Ngobeni, says the covert racism the finance provider represents cannot be […]

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Environment

Cape fishers worried about declining fish populations

Mario Jacobs has been doing commercial fishing for decades. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks By Liezl Human via GroundUp Mario Jacobs is worried. He has had a commercial fishing license since 1998, and has an annual quota for catching sardines and anchovies. But sardine stocks have been in poor shape for years and 2023 was the worst year on record for anchovy stocks. Jacobs, who is from Hangberg in Hout Bay, says his […]

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Infrastructure South Africa will host the Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium 2024 in Cape Town

Infrastructure South Africa will host the Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium 2024 at the Century City Conference Centre in Cape Town from 17 to 19 March, under the theme “Quality infrastructure for development, recovery and inclusive growth“. The event will unite key stakeholders from South Africa and across the continent to drive infrastructure development, focusing on accelerating economic recovery through strategic plans. The symposium will address regulatory reforms, explore funding models, […]

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Business / Economics

BUSINESS AND FINANCIALS UPDATE 24 JANUARY 2024

Orano Mining Namibia Contemplates Resuming Operations at Trekkopje Mine Amidst Uranium Price Surge: Orano Mining Namibia is currently exploring potential actions, including the potential resumption of operations at its Trekkopje Mine, driven by the recent upswing in uranium spot prices. The mine, located in the Erongo Region, was placed under care and maintenance in 2013, with the commencement of operations deferred indefinitely, contingent upon the eventual recovery of uranium prices. […]

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