Why Babita Deokaran was killed: Calls for protection of whistleblowers at documentary premiere

South Africa: Lockdown - Mixed Reaction From Spiritual Leaders to Relaxed Rules for Religious Gatherings

There is mixed reaction to President Cyril Ramaphosa's announcement that religious gatherings of up to 50 people will be permitted as the country braces itself for the Covid-19

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Mazisi Kunene

Mazisi Kunene , in full Mazisi Raymond Kunene (born May 12, 1930, Durban, S.Af.—died Aug. 11, 2006, Durban), South African-born poet, whose work reflects the influences of traditional Zulu

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Oliver Tambo - Death

Oliver Tambo , (born October 27, 1917, Bizana, Pondoland district, Transkei [now in Eastern Cape], South Africa—died April 24, 1993, Johannesburg), president of the South African black-nationalist African National Congress (ANC) between 1967 and 1991.

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R239 million in salaries - this is what SA will have to pay the Cuban medical brigade

The South African government will pay more than R239 million in salaries for the 187 members of the Cuban medical brigade, who, according to Minister of Health Zweli Mkhize, are specialists in areas in which South Africa has

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South Africa: The Continued Threat of Coal Mining At the Mapungubwe World Heritage Site

The Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2003, is caught in this

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Ramaphosa calls for 'all hands on deck' to fight Covid-19

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on citizens “pulling out all the stops” in the “long war” against the coronavirus as the country edged closer to the 1,000 death mark following a record daily toll jump of 60 deaths on

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Concern as Covid-19 cases escalate in Limpopo's mining towns

Limpopo has seen a spike in Covid-19 cases within 24 hours, with the majority of it recorded in the mining areas of the province's Sekhukhune

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FULL TEXT | Ramaphosa unveils Covid-19 hotspots, dos and don'ts under Level 3 lockdown

South Africa will be moving to Alert Level 3 of the lockdown on June 1, but the coronavirus will get much worse, before it gets better, President Cyril Ramaphosa said in an address to the nation on Sunday

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South Africa: COVID-19 - MJC Recommends That Mosques Stay Closed for Another Month

The Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) has recommended that mosques stay closed for another month due to the risk of the spread of the novel

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KZN councillor killed in 'hail of bullets' outside his home

The murder of Mtubatuba councillor Philip Mkhwanazi was met with shock and sadness by colleagues and comrades on

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Eskom loses patience with non-paying Mpumalanga municipalities, caps power supply

Eskom's patience with the non-payment of accounts by Mpumalanga's municipalities have reached breaking point to such an extent that it has capped the amount of power supplied to these

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Zikalala says 6 000 schools in KZN are ready to reopen

South Africa's biggest provincial education machine - the school system in KwaZulu-Natal - has been declared safe and ready for pupils on Monday, Premier Sihle Zikalala has

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(1858) Abraham Lincoln, “A House Divided”

On June 16, 1858, only three hours after he received the Republican nomination for the United States Senate from Illinois, Abraham Lincoln gave his A House Divided speech, perhaps the most famous oration from an anti-slavery politician delivered before the U.S. Civil War. That speech appears

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Gauteng schools reopening: Thumbs up at one, thumbs down at another

Gauteng Community Safety MEC Faith Mazibuko raised concerns regarding the level of cleaning at Sehopotso Secondary School in

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Teachers' union threatens legal action: 'Covid-19 exposes hidden horrors in schooling system'

There is uncertainty over whether schools will be Covid-19 ready for next Monday's reopening, with one union already threatening court

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2 arrested for trying to smuggle drugs worth R10 million into SA from Mozambique

The two were travelling together in a truck from Mozambique to South Africa when they were nabbed at the Lebombo border post near Komatipoort on

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South Africa: Unions Insist Deadly Eastern Cape Clinics Must Close

The South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) says it will shut down the Port Elizabeth district office of the Department of Health after two nurses from the Zwide Clinic died and at least 11 others tested positive for the

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'You don't want to criminalise the country' - NPA says it doesn't prosecute 25% of lockdown cases

The National Prosecuting Authority has declined to prosecute about 25% of lockdown

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South Africa: Snow Shuts Down Major Roads in Eastern Cape

This comes as the SA Weather Service in Port Elizabeth warned of disruptive snowfalls on high grounds of the Eastern Cape on Tuesday

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Covid-19: 22 more deaths as total increases to 429, with infections now at 22 583

As President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a downgrade to Level 3 lockdown restrictions on Sunday evening, the Covid-19 infection rate continued to

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Lesotho: ABC Faces New Power Dynamic After Thabane Ouster

We all know that he also has ambitions (to lead the ABC) ... There is Prof Mahao who has led the processes that have catapulted Majoro to the premiership and then there is Mr Thabane fighting to remain

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PICS | This is where Cape Town's Covid-19 'hot spots' are

Five areas within the Cape Town metro have been identified as "hot spots" by the Western Cape

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South Africa cases pass 10,000; concerns grow over Cape Town hotspot

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in South Africa (as of Monday May 11) surpassed 10,000, including 194 fatalities, according to Health Minister Zwelini

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Your weather update: Severe cold front heading towards Western Cape, residents warned

- Heavy rain is expected on Wednesday into Thursday over the Nama Khoi and Kamiesburg municipalities of the Northern Cape, as well as the West Coast, Cape Winelands, Cape Metropole and the western parts of the Overberg district municipalities of the Western

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Covid-19: Staffer tests positive at SABC's KwaZulu-Natal office

The SABC has confirmed a Covid-19 case at its KwaZulu-Natal

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Desmond Tutu

Desmond Tutu , in full Desmond Mpilo Tutu (born October 7, 1931, Klerksdorp, South Africa), South African Anglican cleric who in 1984 received the Nobel Prize for Peace for his role in the opposition to apartheid in South

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2010

No truth to rumours that alcohol ban will be reinstated - Cogta

Rumours doing the rounds about the ban on liquor sales being reinstituted can be treated as fake news because the Cabinet has not even met since the Level 3 lockdown regulations came into

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EC hospital beset by issues as Mkhize raises concerns about spike in Covid-19 cases

While Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has raised concerns about the rapid increase of Covid-19 cases in the Eastern Cape, its largest casualty unit with a dedicated isolation site, Livingstone Hospital, is

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Es’kia Mphahlele

Es’kia Mphahlele , original name Ezekiel Mphahlele (born Dec. 17, 1919, Marabastad, S.Af.—died Oct. 27, 2008, Lebowakgomo), novelist, essayist, short-story writer, and teacher whose autobiography, Down Second Avenue (1959), is a South African classic. It combines the story of a young man’s growth

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Teachers need more time to prepare - Sadtu KZN on return of staff to schools

The South African Democratic Teachers Union (Sadtu) in KwaZulu-Natal says the extension for school staff to return to schools under Level 3 lockdown is not enough to prepare for the return of

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