Search Continues for Missing 6-Year-Old Joshlin Smith - South African News Briefs - April 19, 2024
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April 19, 2024, 5:58 AM
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Power Outage Sparks Days of Protest in Joburg
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April 19, 2024, 3:15 PM
[GroundUp] Protests started on Tuesday, culminating with major roads to Orlando East, Pennyville, and Noordgesig being blocked on Thursday
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Corruption Accused Edwin Sodi's Company Still Not Blacklisted By Treasury
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April 19, 2024, 3:17 PM
[GroundUp] City of Tshwane asked for Blackhead Consulting to be put on the list of restricted suppliers more than two months ago
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Elandsfontein Drowning in Sewage and Buried By Rubble
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April 19, 2024, 12:18 PM
[GroundUp] City of Ekurhuleni has not helped the residents who have reported the issues for nearly a year
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Roads Are Littered With Potholes and Overgrown Grass in This Soweto Community
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April 19, 2024, 12:18 PM
[GroundUp] City promises the roads will soon be resurfaced as a temporary solution
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Shelters for Homeless Families a Rarity
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April 19, 2024, 7:43 AM
[GroundUp] The Somerset West Family Shelter is one of few in the country
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Ndebele Artist Esther Mahlangu Honored with Math Doctorate - South African News Briefs - April 18, 2024
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April 18, 2024, 6:20 AM
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30 Years On, South Africa Still Dismantling Racism and Apartheid's Legacy
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April 19, 2024, 4:49 AM
[Africa Renewal] Rethabile Ratsomo said it's the little things that remind her of her perceived "place" in South African society.
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South Africa's Electricity Crisis - a Series of Failures Over 30 Years Have Left a Dim Legacy
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April 19, 2024, 4:49 AM
[The Conversation Africa] In 1994, apartheid ended and the African National Congress (ANC) won South Africa's first ever democratic elections, promising "Electricity for All" as part of its Reconstruction and Development Programme.
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South Africans Tasted the Fruits of Freedom and Then Corruption Snatched Them Away - Podcast
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April 19, 2024, 4:49 AM
[The Conversation Africa] Five years after his momentous election as South African president, Nelson Mandela stepped down after one term in office in 1999. Thabo Mbeki, his deputy, took over the mantle of the post-apartheid transition. Mbeki would lead the country for the next nine years, a period of relatively high economic growth which enabled South Africans to begin to taste the fruits of freedom.
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Johannesburg Faces Water Crisis as Infrastructure Crumbles - South African News Briefs - April 17, 2024
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April 17, 2024, 6:01 AM
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Climate Change Makes Life Harder - in South Africa It's Likely to Bring Heatwaves, Water Stress and Gender-Based Violence
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April 19, 2024, 4:49 AM
[The Conversation Africa] South Africa is feeling the impacts of global warming. Heat is frequent and more intense. Human-induced climate change made the severe 2015-2017 drought three to six times more likely. But climate change also doubled the likelihood of the heavy rain that hit parts of South Africa in April 2022, which led to 400 people being killed and many thousands forced to flee their homes.
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Daily Maverick Shuts Down for 24-Hours to Protest Against Journalism Crisis
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April 18, 2024, 1:26 PM
[IFJ] With its action, The Daily Maverick warns against the devastating effects of ongoing business models of tech giants, which make benefits by distributing words, images and sounds that media professionals have authored and performed.
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Ekurhuleni Shack Dwellers' Hopes of Getting Flush Toilets Dashed
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April 18, 2024, 12:14 PM
[GroundUp] City of Ekurhuleni says five families can safely share a chemical toilet
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The Big Issue Is Secure Again
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April 18, 2024, 12:14 PM
[GroundUp] After months of uncertainty the magazine has survived a R600,000 cyber theft
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Elections 2024 - a Party for the Children Is a Party for the Future
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April 18, 2024, 12:14 PM
[GroundUp] All political parties should prioritise early childhood needs
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Severe Storm Hits Margate, Leaves Trail of Destruction - South African News Briefs - April 16, 2024
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April 16, 2024, 6:37 AM
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Illegal School in Limpopo Closed, but Parents Ask Why It Took So Long
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April 18, 2024, 4:44 AM
[GroundUp] Parents fear their children have lost years of education and will be held back
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Thousands of School Children Stuck Without Transport Months Into School Year
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April 18, 2024, 4:50 AM
[GroundUp] Eastern Cape transport and education departments are being taken to court
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Exiled Rwandan Accused of Terrorism Financing Is Dead
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April 17, 2024, 10:35 AM
[Nile Post] Renowned Rwandan industrialist and businessman, Tribert Rujugiro Ayabatwa, has passed on at the age of 82.
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Elections 2024 - What the Major Political Parties Say About Hunger
https://allafrica.com/stories/202404170030.html
April 17, 2024, 7:12 AM
[GroundUp] We sent questions to the ANC, DA, EFF, IFP, FF Plus, ActionSA, PA, MK Party and RISE Mzansi
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450 Families, One Water Tap in Cape Town Informal Settlement
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April 17, 2024, 4:50 AM
[GroundUp] City promises to inspect
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The Ups and Occasional Downs of Learning How to Socialise Well in a Small Town
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April 19, 2024, 11:07 AM
[Daily Maverick] So you're a fresh incomer to a dorp. What now? How do you socialise with your new tribe?
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Social Media for Sex Education - South African Teens Explain How It Would Help Them
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April 18, 2024, 4:39 AM
[The Conversation Africa] Most teenagers dread talking about sex with their parents. Their parents feel the same way. In some societies it's considered taboo to even broach the subject. And, even where sexuality education is taught at schools, research has shown that effective communication between young people and teachers is hindered because of age differences and, in some places, because of the societal taboos.
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SA Is Facing a Fast-Escalating Heroin Crisis - and It's Being Misunderstood
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April 17, 2024, 12:07 PM
[spotlight] Various sources of data show that heroin use has increased markedly in South Africa. In this in-depth story, Jesse Copelyn analyses the drivers of the crisis, the policies that could help curb it, and those that could make it even worse.
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Sasol Makes the World Co2 Emissions Blacklist
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April 17, 2024, 7:12 AM
[GroundUp] The company is among 57 companies in the world responsible for 80% of carbon dioxide emissions
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Heavy Rains and Winds Batter KwaZulu-Natal South Coast - South African News Briefs - April 15, 2024
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April 15, 2024, 6:25 AM
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South African Study Shows the Power of Sharing Daily Experiences for Teachers to Learn How to Include All Learners
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April 17, 2024, 4:47 AM
[The Conversation Africa] Globally, more than 258 million children and young people between the ages of 6 and 17 are not in school. In South Africa, the figure stands at 232,000 for children aged between 7 and 17. The main reasons they're not attending school are related to the quality of education, financial constraints, disability and child or teenage pregnancy.
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African Oystercatcher Bucks the Trend in Crashing Bird Populations
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April 16, 2024, 12:53 PM
[GroundUp] Haematopus moquini has gone from "Near Threatened" to "Least Concern" on the Red Data List
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Tshwane Shack Dwellers Say Extortion Gangs Make Them Pay for Water
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April 16, 2024, 12:53 PM
[GroundUp] Municipality says it's unaware of this
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