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City demolishes shacks in Philippi
“It broke my heart to watch officials, who have places to stay, destroy my shack and leave with my building material”By Vincent LaliNomsa Thafeni, 58, managed to salvage a few plastic bottles and...
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Ramaphosa is a breath of fresh air. But South Africans can't relax
Members of parliament applaud South Africa's new president Cyril Ramaphosa.Reuters/Mike HutchingsThe State of the Nation Address by South Africa’s new president, Cyril Ramaphosa, heralds a new dawn for...
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Lectures at Durban University of Technology have been suspended indefinitely
Anger as striking Durban university workers find pay slashedBy Nomfundo XoloStriking workers at the Steve Biko campus of the Durban University of Technology. Photo: Nomfundo XoloA strike by staff...
View ArticleFive police officers killed in Ngcobo police station
Police top brass have condemned the “cold-blooded attack” of the police officers stationed at the Ngcobo Police Station in Umtata, Eastern Cape.An unknown group of armed suspects entered the police...
View ArticleVacancy: Junior Architectural Visualisation Artist - Johannesburg
Paragon is seeking a Junior Architectural Visualisation Artist. If you would like to apply, please send an email to cindyf@paragon.co.zaJob Description is below:Job Title: Junior Architectural...
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Cities IPCC Conference: 5 to 7 March 2018 in Edmonton, Canada
Submitted by uclguser2 on Wed, 21/02/2018 - 12:08The IPCC Cities and Climate Change Science Conference is expected to take place from 5 to 7 March 2018 in Edmonton, Canada. UCLG, together with ICLEI,...
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SA-based AsaDuru wins Nigeria Genome Centre rammed earth contract
AsaDuru has been awarded a contract to build 972m2 of stabilised rammed earth (SRE) walls for the African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases (ACEGID) at Redeemer's University in...
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South Africa's finance minister played the tax cards he had left: wealth and VAT
When the going gets tough, taxes go up.ShutterstockSouth Africa’s 2018 national budget came with a raft of tax increases indicating the country’s desperation to address a growing gap in its public...
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No more mercy for bad behaviour at South Africa's state owned companies
South Africa's Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba arrives to deliver his budget address.Reuters/Mike HutchingsSouth Africa’s 2018 national budget was presented amid growing concern about the financial...
View ArticleInternational Scholarships 2018 : Study opportunities in China and Russia
Applications for fully-funded international scholarships for 2018 are now open for South Africans to study abroad.The Department of Higher Education and Training every year engages in several...
View ArticleSlight increase in South Africa's water reserves
The national average of the dam levels across the country has this week received a slight increase of 2.1% from 60% last week to 62.1% this week.This is according to the dam levels report issued by the...
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Beyond donor dollars for health care: how Uganda is thinking outside the box
Donor funding for HIV treatment has saved millions of lives in sub Saharan Africa.ShutterstockOver the last 15 years, there’s been a rapid increase in the number of patients receiving HIV treatment in...
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Kenya has a massive skills gap: how it can fix the problem
Kenya lacks skilled welders who can work on a live oil pipelineLight Writer 44/ShutterstockKenya’s extractives sector – covering oil, gas and mining – is booming. There have been recent discoveries of...
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Overcrowding becoming “the norm” in some Western Cape schools
Provincial education department says it is under severe strainBy Vincent Lali and GroundUp StaffOver 50 children have to be accommodated in classes built for 35 at Emvumelwano Primary School in...
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“I will not fight with the people” says Gugs landowner following occupations
“Many times we have been told that land is identified for us, but then other people get put on the land” says occupierBy Mary-Anne GontsanaA group of backyarders have laid out plots to occupy open land...
View ArticleListeriosis claims 172 lives in South Africa
The Listeriosis outbreak in South Africa has claimed 172 lives and the source of the outbreak still remains unknown.“As of 20 February 2018, 915 laboratory-confirmed cases of Listeriosis have been...
View ArticleCollapse of Rubbish Tip Kills 17 in Maputo
Maputo — Maputo's main rubbish tip collapsed in the small hours of Monday morning, burying seven houses and killing at least 17 people.The rubbish tip, located in Hulene neighbourhood, about ten...
View ArticleHulene Disaster - Rescue Operations End at Site of Garbage Avalanche: 21 Dead
Maputo — The rescue operation at the rubbish dump in the Maputo neighbourhood of Hulene ended on Tuesday, without the discovery of any more bodies.The death toll from the collapse of the dump on Monday...
View ArticleFuelling, Repair Logistics Hamper Effective Garbage Collection in Nairobi
By Jemimah MueniNairobi — Of the 60 garbage collection trucks launched by Governor Mike Sonko in November, only 22 are operational due to breakdowns and delayed repairs.This was revealed through a...
View ArticleMagunje University Construction Gathers Pace
Construction of a Science and Technology University at Magunje Growth Point in Mashonaland West Province, has gathered pace.Mash West Province is set to have a second university following the...
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