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Environment

A lonely and ancient plant needs a female partner and researchers are using drones and AI to find it – podcast

    By Gemma Ware, The Conversation   The only known specimens of Encephalartos woodii (E. woodii), a species of cycad, are all clones of the same male plant found over 100 years ago in a South African forest. Now a team of researchers is on a mission to find an elusive female version of the plant, with the help of drones and artificial intelligence. In this episode of The […]

today19 September, 2024

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Africa

South Africa’s Gauteng province launches water data hub – residents can now keep track of shortages and repair issues

    By Craig Sheridan, University of the Witwatersrand   South Africa is a water scarce country. In other words it has an excess of demand over available supply. It also has low water security – the ability to ensure sustainable access to good quality water. The country’s economic hub and biggest population centre, Gauteng province, has suffered sequential water crises that have been a blend of both factors, combined […]

today19 September, 2024

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Business / Economics

SA’s inflation sinks below reserve bank target

South Africa’s consumer inflation has dipped below the SA Reserve Bank's key target of 4.5%, cooling to 4.4% in August from 4.6% in July. News24 reports that this should seal the deal for an interest rate cut on Thursday. Economists expect a 25 basis-point cut following a meeting of the MPC on Thursday. Another cut of the same size is expected in November.

today18 September, 2024

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South Africa

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.  

today12 September, 2024

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South Africa

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.

today12 September, 2024

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Africa

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 […]

today12 September, 2024

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Oshiwambo

Aanegumbo yeli ya 7 oya dhipagwa paku yahwa noondjembo mo Highflats mo Kwazul Natal

O IOL news oyati elalakano lyoshiningwanima shuusiku wa piti olili oshitopolwa shomakonakono gopolisi,nokapena ngoka a mangwapo. Olopota yopolisi oyati aashiinda oya lopota yuuvu omipaulilo dhoondjembo tadhizi megumbo . Sho opolisi ya thiki poshiponga,oyiitsu momidhimba dhaanegumbo ya 7. Nooholo dha longithwa oshiitsuwa mondunda,niihakanwa  ya dhipagwa yeli liwe pooha nomuumbi. Aanona ya 3,yoomvula 4,5 na 8 oyeli mokati kaanegumbo ya dhipagwa.

today12 September, 2024

Oshiwambo

Iipotha yomakwatonkonga ya konda 1400 yeekelwahi kopolisi mo South Africa omolwa uumbangi inaawu gwana

Iipotha yomakwatonkonga ya konda 1 400 oya ekelwahi kopolisi mo South Africa omolwa uumbangi inaau gwana,pokati ka April 2023 na March 2024. Iipotha oya kwatakanithwa kiiningwanima moka opolisi ya mangapo aafekelwa,ashike oyeethiwa lwanima. O Eyewitness news oya lopota kutya shika osha hololwa ohela mopaalamende sho ominista yopolisi Senzo Mchunu a yamukula omapulo go RISE Mzansi. Omaindilo geli 1 416 guuyuki onkee inaaga yamukulwa. Shiikwatelela komiyalu dhongaashingeyi dhokomumvo dhopolisi,iipotha yomakwatonkonga yili […]

today11 September, 2024

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Africa

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 […]

today10 September, 2024