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Business chamber slams Mabuyane's 'knee jerk' call for booze ban, but liquor board welcomes plan
A regional Eastern Cape business chamber has labelled Premier Oscar Mabuyane's call to push for a renewed alcohol ban as "knee jerk", but his call has the support of the Eastern Cape Liquor
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South Africa: Mounting Pressure On Families Holding Out Against Coal Mine Expansion
Much of the deposits at the Somkhele mine have been exhausted and its owners, Tendele Coal Mining, need to break new
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Enock Mpianzi death: Family suing Gauteng education dept for R10m
The family of Grade 8 Parktown Boys' High School pupil Enock Mpianzi is suing the Gauteng Department of Education for R10
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SA schools react as pupils detail experiences of racism
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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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Pinnacle Point - Howiesons Poort Cave Site in South Africa
Definition: Pinnacle Point, also known as PP13B, is the name of a sea cave in the coastal cliffs near Mossel Bay, on the southern coast of South Africa. The site includes an extensive Middle Stone Age deposit with multiple occupations, dated between 39,000 and 162,000 years ago, consisting of uncem
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38 Gauteng schools have reported Covid-19 cases, says Lesufi
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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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Africa: Russian Arms Exports to Africa - Moscow's Long-Term Strategy
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Africa: South Africa Prepares to Protect Groundwater From Coronavirus Mass Graves
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Covid-19: 22 more deaths as total increases to 429, with infections now at 22 583
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Covid-19: S. Africa reports highest daily cases
South Africa on Wednesday reported 1,673 Covid-19 cases, the highest daily increase since the country reported its first case in early
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The Eastern Cape's Covid-19 hotspots will be divided into sub-districts to better manage the fight against the pandemic through regional responses in the "vulnerable" province, the national Department of Health said on
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South Africa: Collins Khosa - Right to Human Dignity Cannot Be Compromised and Limited During Lockdown, Court Rules
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The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted how impoverished people and the working class suffer when food prices rise and jobs disappear, prompting a renewed interest in working the
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