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

South Africa

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Joburg residents march over water outages and unreliable electricity

Protesters march past an illegal dump in Kensington, complaining about poor services and a lack of bylaw enforcement. Photo: Masego Mafata By Masego Mafata via GroundUp About 80 fed-up residents of the east of Johannesburg marched from Rhodes Park to Darras Centre in Kensington on Tuesday morning, demanding better services and the enforcement of bylaws. The residents came from Bellevue, Bruma, Bertrams, Cyrildene, De Wetshof, Bezuidenhout Valley, Kensington Observatory and Troyville. […]

todayMarch 6, 2024 9

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At least 22 people arrested during student protests in Bloemfontein

Police disperse protesting students at Bloemfontein’s Central University of Technology (CUT) with stun grenades on Monday. Photos: Becker Semela By Becker Semela via GroundUp Lectures at the Central University of Technology (CUT) in Bloemfontein were suspended on Tuesday morning as a protest by students entered its third day. Since Friday, the situation outside the main campus has been tense with students protesting over lack of funding for food, housing and study […]

todayMarch 5, 2024 15

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Health / Medical

Anti-vaxxers thrashed in court

Illustration: Lisa Nelson By Tania Broughton via GroundUp Three non-profit companies have failed in their court bid to stop the government from making available Covid-19 vaccinations. They claimed “strange and unusual medical conditions”were experienced by some people who received the vaccine. Covid Core Alliance, Transformative Health Justice, and Free the Children - Save the Nation, supported by some doctors, wanted a final order compelling the Minister of Health, the acting director […]

todayMarch 5, 2024 13

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Malaysia urges new hunt for MH370

A decade after it went missing, Malaysia is pushing for a renewed search for the wreckage of missing flight MH370. Malaysia, Australia, and China called off an operation to find the missing plane in 2017 after a two-year-long search. Pieces of debris confirmed or thought to be from the aircraft have washed up on the shorelines of South Africa, Mauritius, and Mozambique since 2016. Laura Westbrook has more.

todayMarch 4, 2024 30

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Environment

Small-scale fishers could be allowed to catch new species

photo: Ashraf Hendricks By Liezl Human via GroundUp Small-scale fishers in the Western Cape could be allowed to catch new species, the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment has said. The Department is finalising policy for the small-scale sector in the Western Cape. Small-scale fishing cooperatives must be sustainable, Abongile Ngqongwa, deputy director of small-scale fisheries management, told Parliament on Tuesday. He said most resources had been declining and […]

todayFebruary 28, 2024 22

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Namibia

Confirmation of VIP Guests at Presidential Memorial and Burial Services

The Heads of State of the following countries will be attending this weekend's official ceremonies to mark the passing of former President Hage Geingob: Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Finland, Germany, Ghana, Kenya, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, Qatar, Zambia, Ethiopia, Lesotho, Madagascar, Rwanda, and São Tomé and Principe. Her Royal Highness, Princess Anne, the Princess Royal, will also attend on behalf of the British Royal Family, as […]

todayFebruary 23, 2024 110

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Lottery’s looted R9.5-million would have made all the difference to Limpopo cyclists

Limpopo cyclists Kombo Bere (left) and Daan Terblanche are hoping to find money to race in the Cape Epic. Photo supplied By Anton van Zyl via GroundUp In Louis Trichardt, two young cyclists are training to compete in what is arguably the world’s toughest mountain bike stage race, the annual Cape Epic. They aim to make history as the first team from rural Vhembe to compete alongside the world’s best […]

todayFebruary 23, 2024 18

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