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The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) deems the pollution at the Vaal River to be beyond acceptable standards.
South Africa is one of the hardest-hit countries in Africa with over 740,000 infections.
The country recorded 60 more virus-related deaths on Wednesday, bringing the death toll to 20,011.
The National Prosecuting Authority’s Asset Forfeiture Unit has been granted a final forfeiture order to attach assets belonging to Durban businessman Poovandaren Chetty.
County health workers will partner with certified worker organizations to support employees who want to form councils and train them on protocols so they can help monitor compliance.
The post L.A. County Moves to Set Up Worker-Driven COVID-19 Compliance Councils appeared first on Los Angeles Sentinel.
Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD) announced this morning a temporary suspension for all face to face in-school learning beginning Friday, Nov. 13, according to a press release. All classes will be held online starting Monday, Nov. 16 because of the rapid increase in the COVID-19 infection rate in Detroit. Face-to-face learning and learning centers … Continued
The post DPSCD Temporarily Halts All Face-to-Face School Instruction appeared first on The Michigan Chronicle.
The family of Quawan Charles is demanding answers after the 15-year-old was found dead.
A 36-year-old woman has died in her sleep after heavy rains in Umlazi in KwaZulu-Natal, caused a mudslide and a wall collapsed on her.
Researchers from the College of Charleston’s School of Business and Lander University’s College of Business are currently studying the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on restaurant owners and operators in South Carolina.
The research aims to explore current economic situations and perceptions regarding COVID-19.
They also hope to find out if owners are able to maintain their businesses for both the short term and long term under current and future social distancing guidelines and regulations.
Restaurant owners and operators may take the short, 20-question survey before June 15, 2020.
The researchers plan to present their findings in the next 60 days.
The City of Cape Town’s Mayoral Committee has supported the City’s decision to lift water restrictions. Here’s when it will take effect.
The #SharingPositivity movement calls on South Africans to stand up against cyberbullying and online harassment.
President Ramaphosa on Wednesday 11 November confirmed that international travel restrictions will be lifted. Here's what we know.
When the Department of Water and Sanitation finally handed in its annual report for the 2018/2019 financial year, it contained an increase in irregular expenditure of R1.4 billion and R208 million in fruitless, and wasteful expenditure on the previous year for the department and its entities.
READ | Water and Sanitation will table qualified audit report seven months late
Section 65 of the Public Finance Management Act requires ministers to table reports annually on departments and public entities they are responsible for by 30 September.
According to the AGSA's report to Scopa, the department's audit outcomes had improved from a qualified audit opinion with findings to an unqualified audit opinion with findings, with the Water Trading Entity (WTE) remaining stagnant with a qualified audit opinion with findings.
The majority of the department's irregular expenditure was caused by not following procurement processes and expenditure incurred due to improper deviations.
READ | 138 officials guilty of wrongdoing at water department says director general
Furthermore, the department's War on Leaks project of almost R3 billion has been declared irregular expenditure as funds earmarked for another purpose were used without obtaining prior approval, while supply chain management processes were not observed.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has warned the nation that, although the country has endured a lot, the Covid-19 pandemic is far from over.
The number of coronavirus patients in Texas hospitals has nearly doubled since October, and average infections are at their highest point in almost three months — leaving health officials bracing for a potential crush of hospitalizations going into the holidays. In El Paso, hospitals are so overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients that in early November the […]
The post Funeral homes, hospitals across Texas brace for new wave of COVID infections, deaths appeared first on DefenderNetwork.com.
Vickie A. Wright-Smith passionately believes women should become a sustaining political force in District politics.
[Nairobi News] The Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) is set to refurbish the iconic City Square Post Office footbridge along the busy Haile Selassie Avenue even as plans to construct a new one remain in place.
Members of South Africa’s Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) political party were attacked by White parents and residents outside the Brackenfell High School in Cape Town on Monday during protests over a “whites-only” party that was reportedly organized by some students of the school. According to news24, protesters gathered at the school demanding the suspension of...
The post Violent clashes in South African school after students organize ‘whites-only’ party appeared first on Face2Face Africa.
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz It is no secret that the economy has taken a hit due to the pandemic. States across the nation are reopening and with them are the small businesses trying to stay afloat. Earlier this week, Gov. Tony Evers announced a grant program as part of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation’s We’re All []
The Vaal Dam reached capacity after incessant rain of recent weeks, enough for the sluice gates to be opened on Thursday, 11 February 2021.
WESTERN BUREAU: THE PAN Caribbean Sugar Company, the operators of the Frome Sugar Factory in Westmoreland, says the recent flood rains, which affected the island, submerged several acres of matured sugar canes and also did infrastructural damage...
Newly elected DA leader John Steenhuisen has come out guns blazing following President Cyril Ramaphosa's extension of the national state of disaster by another month.
The Rand to Dollar exchange rate has been strongly impacted by developments from the US Election - and ZAR has made major gains on the American currency.
A 36-year old man is to spend eight years behind bars after he doused his stepfather in petrol and set him alight.
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A task team investigating issues of stock theft in the eastern Free State has uncovered that there are five groups operating in the area, according to Police Minister Bheki Cele.
Elliotdale police in the Eastern Cape have arrested a 34-year-old man in connection with the murder of his 20-year-old girlfriend.
However, the most important point made is that Black Lives Matter, especially as it pertains to the work force of Memphis and the 9th district.
I would advocate for both federal and private dollars for LOC and University of Memphis to increase their output of black tech talent.
We must identify black communities that could sustain the footprint of new industries and “Greenline” them for investment opportunities using local, state, and federal dollars.
Our local investment vehicles such as TIF’s and PILOTs would be best served creating similar opportunities in black communities for businesses with high ceilings.
I believe there is more treasure in our Black communities that simply needs recognition and investment to grow and make the 9th Congressional district competitive for the future.
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Ann Jangle recently completed her 'African Dream Parade' tour with everything she owned on the back of a bicycle.
Barely a week to the end of the financial year, the East African Community secretariat was yet to make known its spending plans for the financial year that starts on July 1.
Considering that the budget must be deliberated upon by both the EAC Council of Ministers and the legislative assembly before it is passed, the region is clearly short of time.
So, it is difficult to imagine that the corona pandemic that has rattled the region for the past three months could have resulted in a misalignment so significant that it prevented the Council of Ministers from even considering a draft budget.
And as the national budgets that were presented over the past few weeks demonstrate, it is actually possible to have a budget regardless of the Covid-19 turmoil.
The EAC Ministers show commitment by setting aside time to discuss the budget, and other business of the critically important regional bloc.
