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South Africa’s Eastern Cape Flood Death Toll Rises to 102 as Search for Missing Children Continues
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July 1, 2025 Hour: 2:50 pm The official death toll from the catastrophic floods that struck South Africa’s Eastern Cape earlier this month has risen to 102, with two children still missing, according to the latest update from provincial...
South Africa's Eco-DRR Project: a R700 million initiative to combat Climate Change
IOL
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South Africa is poised to make significant strides in combating climate change, thanks to a landmark grant of R700 million (USD 40.1 million) from the Green Climate Fund (GCF). This financial boost will facilitate the launch of the ‘Scaling up...
‘South Africans first’: March and March blocks access to Addington Clinic, checks IDs at gate
Highway Mail
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July 1, 2025
FOREIGN nationals and those who could not prove that they are South African were turned away at the gates of Addington Hospital Gateway Clinic today as members of the March and March movement manned the entry to the government facility, demanding...
Issues of trust, and a matter of time as South Africa begin vaccination of poultry
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Thabile Nkunjana|Published 53 minutes ago 4min By Thabile Nkunjana On July 1st, 2025, the Department of Agriculture declared that the government would be starting its first-ever poultry industry vaccination program against highly pathogenic avian...
Former South African deputy president David Mabuza dies at 64
Africanews
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July 4, 2025
David Mabuza, a former deputy president of South Africa from the African National Congress party, died Thursday at age 64, the party said. Mabuza served one term as the deputy president of the country from 2018 to 2023 and as the deputy president...
South African banks post steady growth
The Banker
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Africa’s largest economy remained subdued in 2024, despite improvements in electricity supply and some easing of operating pressures. Even so, the country’s major banks bucked these conditions and continued on a steady growth path, with almost all...
Cape Town launches new phase of the Genomic Surveillance Project
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Cape Town witnessed a significant step forward in public health as the new phase of the Genomic Surveillance Project was officially launched. A collaboration between the Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation (CERI) at Stellenbosch University...
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How India-Ghana ties can guide Delhi’s Africa strategy
Firstpost
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July 4, 2025
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Ghana, en route to the Brics summit, stands out as a strategic use of an intercontinental journey. On the return leg, the Prime Minister is also scheduled to visit Namibia. With these visits, the PM will...
Fears of 30% tariffs loom as US-South Africa trade negotiations remain unresolved
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As July 9 approaches, economists and industry experts have expressed serious concern about the potential consequences of the expiry of US President Donald Trump’s 90-day pause on tariff increases affecting South Africa and other countries....
South Africa’s debt deal: A Faustian bargain?
CNBC Africa
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July 1, 2025
In the wake of South Africa National Treasury's recent announcement of a $1.5 billion loan from the World Bank, familiar debates have reignited regarding the country's fiscal sovereignty and the public's role in financial decision-making. Liso...
Investigation Finds Racial Discrimination in Medical Aid Fraud Probes, Health Minister Responds
South Africa Today
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July 9, 2025
A government-appointed panel has found that several medical aid schemes engaged in unfair racial discrimination when investigating fraud, waste, and abuse by Black healthcare providers. The findings, released yesterday in the Section 59...
Joburg Clinic without water for six weeks – Jack Bloom
Politicsweb
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DA MPL says MEC must urgently intervene to ensure the clinic has reliable water supply Joburg Clinic without water for six weeks needs urgent intervention 8 July 2025 I have written to the Gauteng Health MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko to intervene...
Movement takes march against foreign nationals accessing healthcare to Rosettenville
Eye Witness News
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JOHANNESBURG - Illegal immigration movement, March in March, is set to protest on Wednesday in Rosettenville, south of Johannesburg, against foreign nationals using public healthcare. The movement has been staging several protests for more than a...
Gauteng health MEC warns against denying foreign nationals health care access
The Citizen (South Africa)
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July 9, 2025
Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko says no community member or structure has a right to prevent others from accessing health care services. People preventing foreign nationals from entering clinics and hospitals will face the long arm of the law, Gauteng...
South Africans opt to be more responsible as cost of living spikes
eNCA
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JOHANNESBURG - Despite a tough economy and a cost of living crisis, more and more consumers are taking a conservative approach to personal loans and other borrowing. Its even worse now, as motorists have to dig deeper into their pocket. READ|...
South African growers launch EU grapefruit campaign
Fresh Plaza
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July 1, 2025
A group of South African citrus growers has launched a joint marketing initiative aimed at promoting the Star Ruby grapefruit variety in European markets. The coalition, formed under the Citrus Growers' Association (CGA) of Southern Africa, has...
South African sailor contributes to USS Constitution's legacy during US Independence celebrations
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As the United States celebrates 249 years of independence, Hospitalman Rose Mugova from Cape Town, South Africa, stands among the more than 60 sailors serving aboard USS Constitution, the Navy’s oldest commissioned warship. Mugova, who graduated...
From Accra With Dignity: India’s African Embrace Begins in Ghana
Goa Chronicle
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July 4, 2025
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in Accra, Ghana, on a humid July morning in 2025, it wasn’t just the ceremonial red carpet that welcomed him, it was history calling. For decades, India had nurtured warm relations with Africa, but they...
South Africa faces a retirement crisis as only 10% plan to retire at 60: FNB survey
IOL
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June 30, 2025
Only 10% of respondents in the 2025 FNB Retirement Insights Survey are planning to fully retire at 60, according to recently released data. Now in its third year, the FNB Retirement Insights Survey reveals that although 60% of South Africans under...
Health Expo Nairobi: Kenyan govt, stakeholders to convene over healthcare...
TUKO
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July 6, 2025
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), Kenya's health sector faces a staff shortage that could culminate in more than 114,000 workers by 2030 The country produces 7,650 new health workers per year, falling short of 70,000 more to ensure...