November 19, 2021

KZN commits to support new developments to reduce carbon footprint

KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala has committed the province to continue to support new developments that help reduce the carbon footprint, while simultaneously ensuring that people are adequately skilled to be at the forefront of the new green indu…

‘Acts of sabotage’ nearly plunge SA into Stage 6 load shedding

Eskom Chief Executive Andre de Ruyter says the country could have been plunged into Stage 6 load shedding or worse had alleged saboteurs succeeded in an apparent plan to shut down some of the units at the Lethabo Power Station.He was speaking during a …

PRASA places Group CEO on precautionary suspension

The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) Board of Control has placed its Group CEO Zolani Matthews on precautionary suspension to investigate an alleged sensitive matter of security breach and other contractual obligations associated with his …

Increase in SARS-CoV-2 RNA levels in wastewater

The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) has flagged an increasing “volatility” in the concentration of SARS-CoV-2 RNA fragments in wastewater samples in recent weeks.The SAMRC’s Wastewater Surveillance Programme operates a wastewater researc…

New Law in Kenya Allows Refugees to Work

NAIROBI, KENYA — This week, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta signed a new law that will give a half-million refugees in the country an opportunity to earn a living, instead of depending on the aid agencies that assisted them for three decades.Victor Ode…

SA’s grim crime picture “improving” – Cele

While the crime picture remains grim and not ideal, Police Minister Bheki Cele says it is certainly getting better.Contributing to this, he said, is “time planning and deployment of resources, where they are needed most”.The Minister said this on Frida…

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