By Neelam Rahim The finance minister Miftah Ismail told the Reuters News Agency that the panic is primarily due to...
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New Report Shows More Bad News than Good in Public Healthcare System in North West
By Neelam Rahim A new report on the state of the public healthcare system in the North West is more of a bad news...
Civil Society Calls On President to Act on Energy Crisis in the absence of Ministerial Response
By Neelam Rahim Civil society calls on President Cyril Ramaphosa to act on the energy crisis. They call on Department...
UK’s First Cashier-Free Amazon Grocery Store Launched in London
Amazon has opened a cashier-free supermarket in London. This is its first physical expansion outside the United States. Al Arabiyya reports that Amazon's contactless Fresh shop in West London was opened on Thursday. The company says the store is the first in a wave...
Gauteng Health MEC Applauds Health Workers as SA Marks One Year Since First COVID-19 Case
Faizel Patel – 05/03/2021 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143) As the country marks a year since the outbreak of COVID-19, Gauteng Health MEC Nomathemba Mokgethi has commended healthcare workers for their bravery in the fight against the pandemic. Today marks exactly one year...
Senegal TV Stations Suspended over ‘Too Much’ Protest Coverage
Two private television stations have had their signal suspended in Senegal after they had been accused of focusing too much on protests. The BBC reports that the protests had been triggered by the arrest of an opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko. Senegal is entering its...
WhatsApp Reviewing Letter from South African Information Regulator Over Privacy Policy Changes
Faizel Patel – 05/03/2021 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143) The Information Regulator (IR) of South Africa says Facebook cannot share any contact information it collects from WhatsApp users in the country with its other properties without first obtaining authorisation. In...
Robben Island Museum Unable to Fund Bursaries Due to 90% Decline in Visitors
Faizel Patel – 05/03/2021 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143) The Robben Island Museum (RIM) says that due to a 90% decrease in visitor numbers, it is unable to sustain its annual bursary fund for the 2021 academic year. Former political prisoners described Robben Island as...
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[LISTEN] Gauteng Government Wants E-Tolls Scrapped, But What Will Tito Mboweni Say?
Faizel Patel – 05/03/2021 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143) The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) says they are hoping that government makes a final decision to resolve the e-tolls saga. President Cyril Ramaphosa tasked Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula in March 2019 to...
Lebanon: Grocery Shoppers Fight over Basic Commodities
Social media videos shared on Thursday, show grocery shoppers in Lebanon fighting over basic commodities. This is as the country’s economic crisis deepens, and Lebanon’s currency plunges. The coronavirus pandemic has further strained the country's already volatile...
Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng Ordered to Retract & Apologise for Israel – Palestine Comments
Faizel Patel – 04/03/2021 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143) Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng has been ordered by the Judicial Conduct Committee (JCC) to retract and apologise for his comments made on the Israeli and Palestinian conflict. Mogoeng came under severe criticism...
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[LISTEN] Interpol Issues Global Alert on Fake COVID-19 Vaccines
Faizel Patel – 04/03/2021 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143) Tax Justice South Africa’s Yusuf Abramjee says criminals are always trying to be creative irrespective of the COVID-19 pandemic to commit crimes. Abramjee was speaking to Radio Islam on Thursday about an Interpol...