2021 SONA Debate: EFF hacks hybrid sitting
The EFF heckled Parliamment into giving Julius Malema more time to dish out the dirt on Ramaphosa.
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Is Ramaphosa headed to Zondo Inquiry? – Here’s what we know
Ramaphosa will lead ANC presentations at the State Capture Inquiry, the NEC confirmed.
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Watch live: Tune into SONA 2021 livestream [video]
President Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver his SONA 2021 speech at 19:00. Tune into the live stream right here:
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Closure of SASSA office leaves Saldanha Bay beneficiaries in the lurch
Applicants for disability grants have to spend R100 on a taxi ride to Vredenburg and back.
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Northern Cape to begin Phase One vaccination next week
Northern Cape’s vaccination drive will kick off on Wednesday 10 February.
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Basic Education scrambles to find ways to pay teacher assistants
The department says it hopes to ” arresting the delays” soon and start processing payments for teacher assistants.
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Shack dwellers given ten days to vacate railway lines
PRASA plans to resume services on the Cape Town Central Line but an informal settlement is in the way.
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Naledi Pandor blasts rich countries for hogging vaccine
Naledi blasted: “Vaccines are packaged right here on the continent, yet we struggle to access them for our populations.”
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SA lifts alcohol ban: What you can and can’t do
The alcohol ban is lifted but there are still some strict rules to follow if you want to avoid a fine or jail time.
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Nobel Peace Prize: SA to nominate Cuban doctors
Ramaphosa confirmed that South Africa will nominate the Cuban Medical Brigade for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize.
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Watch live: Ramaphosa’s ‘family meeting’ on Monday, 1 February 2021 [video]
What will Ramaphosa announce in tonight’s family meeting? Here’s what the experts think:
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SA lockdown could be eased this week – Report
According to UNISA’s Professor Dirk Kotze, lockdown regulations could be eased in February.
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Clicks Group closes Musica: Here’s what will happen to workers
Another blow to the survival of physical tech comes with the closure of Musica.
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Durban xenophobic protest quelled by police
The KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) provincial government has commended the joint law enforcement operations for ensuring calm and stability in the Durban city centre amid threats of illegal protests. Durban illegal protest: What was it about? According to a report, police were in the early hours of Tuesday morning alerted about a group of approximately 30 people,
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‘There’s no place for BBBEE in vaccine rollout’ – DA
The DA says Ramaphosa’s plans to include black-owned businesses in the vaccine rollout is “frankly grotesque and sickening.”
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US places travel ban on South Africa
The US joins a growing list of countries not accepting travellers from SA.
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Ramaphosa: ‘Vaccine fake news is putting lives at risk’
Ramaphosa says #fakenews around the Covid-19 vaccine could threaten the coutnry’s efforts to put an end to the pandemic.
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Bheki Cele promises action against maskless Mpumalanga premier
Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane will face the music for her careless actions, Bheki Cele vowed.
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Swiss clinic defends Rupert vaccination: ‘He was the perfect test patient’
Johann Rupert received his Covid-19 vaccine shots in December. Turns out, the Swiss clinic that administered the doses is partly owned by the billionaire.
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Unpacking new Political Party Funding Act
The Political Party Funding Act will come into operation on 1 April 2021
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Eskom confirms stage 2 loadshedding for Monday. 18 January
#Loadshedding returns for another week, Eskom confirms.
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Julius Malema fires at govt: Five demands he wants met this year
Julius Malema listed a number of demands his party wants met this year.
Crime
Lebombo border: Foreigners caught entering SA illegally [video]
More than 100 foreign nationals have been caught trying to enter South Africa illegally at the Lebombo border
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Watch: SASSA beneficiaries spend the night in queues [video]
SASSA beneficiaries in Gugulethu slept outside,in the hopes of securing a spot in the long queues.
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Ramaphosa: ‘Gender-based violence is SA’s second pandemic’
Ramaphosa said the plan is to educate the taxi industry and religious community about gender norms and toxic masculinity.
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Watch live: President summons SA for ‘family meeting’ [video]
President Cyril Ramaphosa will make a few important announcements in tonight’s #FamilyMeeting.
Crime
Klerksdorp man fined for selling booze in lockdown
The 49-year-old lost cases of alcohol worth R125 000 after the Meirngspark community tipped off police about his illegal activity.
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UKZN students cry foul at ‘financial exclusion’
UKZN students are voicng their frustration with the tertiary’s oppressive policies on financial debt.
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Here is South Africa’s vaccine strategy in a nutshell
South Africa hopes to achieve herd immunity with its vaccine strategy.
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Pretoria partiers throw bloc party at Daspoort Tunnel [video]
The Daspoort Tunnel hosted an illegal bloc party, where hundreds of drunk partiers huddled for a moment of fun without face masks.