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

South Africa

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South African agriculture needs to crack the Chinese market. How to boost exports

    By Wandile Sihlobo, Stellenbosch University   South Africa’s agricultural sector has more than doubled in value and volume terms since 1994. This success has been linked to international trade. Exports now account for roughly half (in value terms) of the annual agricultural production. Other drivers have been improvements in productivity through crop and animal genetics. Exports are largely to the rest of the African continent. In 2023 these […]

todaySeptember 16, 2024 14

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SA’s Ramaphosa to address the UN General Assembly later this month

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will lead South Africa’s delegation at the 79th United Nations General Assembly in New York from the 24th to the 30th of this month. The session, presided over by former Cameroonian Prime Minister Philemon Yang, will focus on unity in diversity. Presidency spokesperson Vincent Magwenya says Ramaphosa will address the summit, focusing on multilateralism, economic diplomacy, and investment.  

todaySeptember 12, 2024 36

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South Africa’s amended Employment Bill targets foreign workers

South Africa’s Public Servants Association's acting deputy general manager, Claude Naiker, says the Employment Services Amendment Bill may reduce the number of foreign nationals employed in South Africa but does not address the country’s skills shortage. This follows the revelation that six-thousand-220 foreign nationals, including permanent residents and temporary employees, are working in the public sector.

todaySeptember 12, 2024 14

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South Africa is failing its youngest children – report flags critical gaps in early learning, social protection and health care

    By Wiedaad Slemming, University of Cape Town; Linda Biersteker, University of Cape Town, and Lori Lake, University of Cape Town   Nearly 10 years ago South Africa outlined its commitment to invest in the health and development of young children. The National Integrated Early Childhood Development Policy of 2015 detailed government’s intention to provide a comprehensive set of services to pregnant women, young children and their families by […]

todaySeptember 12, 2024 11

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South Africa pig farm murders: Limpopo farmer and co-accused in court for bail hearing

A Limpopo farmer and his co-accused have appeared in the Mankweng Magistrate’s Court to apply for bail. They allegedly killed two women and fed their bodies to the pigs. Newzroom Afrika reports that Zachariah Olivier, 60, and his two employees, Adriaan De Wet, 19, and William Musoro, 45, are accused of murdering two women and feeding their remains to pigs. They face multiple charges, including two counts of premeditated murder […]

todaySeptember 10, 2024 29

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Steve Biko, the South African liberation struggle hero who considered dishonour worse than death

  By Jacob Dlamini, Princeton University   What happens when death becomes the ultimate marker of one’s commitment to one’s freedom? Jacob Dlamini explores this and other questions in his new book, Dying for Freedom: Political Martyrdom in South Africa. This edited extract, from the chapter Dead and Proud, focuses on Steve Biko’s attitude to martyrdom and to the political uses of death (30). Steve Biko’s death on 12 September […]

todaySeptember 10, 2024 9

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South African heritage tourism could uplift rural communities, with a little help: the case of Sekhukhune

    By Madiseng Phori, Tshwane University of Technology   Imagine visiting a remote valley surrounded by mountains, hundreds of kilometres away from the nearest city, listening to local people explaining hundreds of years of history to you. The Tšate Valley, in South Africa’s Limpopo province, is one such place. Housing the Tšate heritage site and home to the Bapedi nation, the area has a rich natural and cultural history. […]

todaySeptember 5, 2024 9

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South Africa Launches Digital Visa Waiver Delivery for Zimbabwe Exemption Permit Holders

The Department of Home Affairs in S.A has initiated the digital delivery of visa waiver outcomes via email, starting with Zimbabwe Exemption Permit holders. This move is part of the department's digital transformation efforts to enhance service efficiency and reduce corruption. Home Affairs minister Leon Schreiber says the digital process aims to clear a significant permitting backlog of over 306-thousand applications and will eventually extend to other visa applicants:  

todayAugust 30, 2024 21

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