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- Government approves deployment of nearly 1,500 troops to fight Mozambique insurgents July 28, 2021SANDF personnel will be deployed between July and October at an expected cost of nearly R1bn
- UIF sets aside R5.3bn to assist workers and firms hit by unrest July 28, 2021Minister says about 75,000 workers were left stranded by the unrest in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal
- Infection rates drop, yet SA’s hospital horror intensifies, say experts July 28, 2021ICU admissions are high, but scientists caution against premature comparisons between the three Covid-19 waves
- Four out of 10 ‘very unlikely’ to get vaccinated, survey shows July 28, 2021Results from Afrobarometer may help to explain slower-than-anticipated take-up of vaccine in some areas
- Speculation over cabinet reshuffle on the boil again July 28, 2021Sources say the president has been speaking to possible candidates
- State capture haunts Transnet coal line July 28, 2021The coal export line has been affected by a legal dispute, but the parastatal has made a plan
Mail & Guardian
- Companies affected by unrest can apply for support as soon as next week July 28, 2021Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi urges employers to be honest when applying for help The post Companies affected by unrest can apply for support as soon as next week appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.
- Mboweni extends R38bn to cope with double calamity of Covid-19 and unrest July 28, 2021The finance minister extended the Ters relief and the social distress relief grant, and also ensured businesses hit by looting can access insurance The post Mboweni extends R38bn to cope with double calamity of Covid-19 and unrest appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.
- South Africa appalled that Israel given AU observer status July 28, 2021The international relations department has released a statement condemning the decision The post South Africa appalled that Israel given AU observer status appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.
- Screen grab: The devil is in the retail July 28, 2021In the true crime docuseries “Devilsdorp”, Cecilia Steyn emerges as an entrepreneur of depravity who monetised white South Africa’s legacy of moral panic about Satanism The post Screen grab: The devil is in the retail appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.
- Coal on a drive to delay its demise July 28, 2021The just transition that is currently being executed is a balance between energy security and climate change, according to one analyst The post Coal on a drive to delay its demise appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.
- Gauteng’s jacarandas are flowering earlier because of climate change July 28, 2021Such shifts are being observed globally, researchers say The post Gauteng’s jacarandas are flowering earlier because of climate change appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.
Eye Witness News
- Riots, theft, & those hit hardest: '14 years of everything gone down in ashes' July 28, 2021Eyewitness News spoke to people whose livelihoods were stolen by the violence and who are searching for the means to start again and rebuild their businesses.
- Export of citrus not affected by Transnet cyberattack, says association July 28, 2021The state-owned entity said it's working around the clock to get its IT system back online after its systems were infiltrated last week.
- Nxesi: Unrest in KZN, GP affected 75,000 workers and could lead to layoffs July 28, 2021The Labour and Employment Minister said government would assist them with the Unemployment Insurance Fund.
- KZN Sadtu, DA say no to primary school pupils returning at the same time July 28, 2021Primary school pupils nationwide are expected to resume daily classes from Monday.
- DTI plans support for informal businesses affected by theft and violence July 28, 2021The Department of Trade and Industry is exploring ways of extending its support for informal businesses worst-hit by looting earlier this month.
- KZN, Gauteng see decline in the number of reported COVID-19 cases July 28, 2021In the latest reporting cycle, South Africa has recorded more than 7,700 new cases.
News24
- News24.com | Court offers some relief for Mkhwebane in her failed bid to have impeachment rules declared unconstitutional July 28, 2021The Western Cape High Court did not declare the rules for the impeachment of a Chapter 9 head unconstitutional as Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane asked it to do.
- News24.com | Ngizwe Mchunu 'evaded' Gauteng police 5 times before handing himself over in Durban, court hears July 28, 2021Former Ukhozi FM radio personality Ngizwe Mchunu allegedly evaded the police five times before handing himself over to Durban police to face charges of inciting violence during the recent unrest.
- News24.com | John Hlophe saga: JSC postpones meeting to 'afford two members an opportunity to recover from ailments' July 28, 2021The Judicial Service Commission will not be meeting on Friday to continue deliberating the report by the Judicial Conduct Tribunal, which found Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe guilty of gross misconduct.
- News24.com | 'No jab, no job?' - Education dept says no teacher is compelled to get Covid-19 vaccination July 28, 2021Recent reports of a "no jab, no job" policy are misinformation, the Department of Basic Education says.
- News24.com | SA to send 1 495 troops to Mozambique July 28, 2021President Cyril Ramaphosa officially authorised the South African contingent, which will form part of the SADC's regional standby force.
- News24.com | Trial date set for accused in the Nelson Mandela funeral fraud case July 28, 2021After a two-hour fight by the accused in the R10 million Nelson Mandela funeral scandal, a date for their trial in the East London High Court was set.
AfriForum
- Vermeende moordenaar uiteindelik in hof ná volgehoue druk July 28, 2021’n Moordverdagte het vandag uiteindelik in die hof verskyn ná volgehoue druk deur AfriForum se privaatvervolgingseenheid. Die Nasionale Vervolgingsgesag (NVG) het sy aanvanklike besluit om nie die beskuldigde in ’n moordsaak te vervolg nie, omgekeer nadat AfriForum se privaatvervolgingseenheid die klaer in dié saak bygestaan het. Die klaer in die saak se man is in […]
- AfriForum se Brits-tak open GOS en lei protospan op July 28, 2021Die AfriForum-tak in Brits het onlangs hulle buurtwag se Gemeenskaplike Operasionele Sentrum (GOS) geopen en vier van hulle buurtwaglede vir protospanopleiding in Orania gestuur. Dié sentrum word gebruik om veiligheidsoperasies te beplan en uit te voer, terwyl die buurtwag se kommunikasie ook van daar af gekoördineer word. Die buurtwagte verbeter voortdurend hulle kennis en vaardighede, […]
- AfriForum se Marble Hall-tak stel petisie op teen onwettige plakkerskamp July 28, 2021Die AfriForum-tak in Marble Hall het ’n petisie opgestel teen ’n onwettige plakkerskamp in die Koteng-gebied. Luidens statistiek spruit die meeste misdaad in Marble Hall vanuit dié informele nedersetting weens misdadigers wat van daar af beweeg na die dorp. AfriForum sal die petisie by die plaaslike polisie indien. Dié burgerregteorganisasie eis dringende optrede teen die […]
- AfriForum se Swartruggens-tak koop suurstofmasjien aan July 28, 2021Die AfriForum-tak in Swartruggens het op 27 Julie ’n suurstofmasjien aangekoop om die gemeenskap by te staan in ag genome die hoë aantal COVID-19-gevalle in die gebied. Die masjien verskaf 93% suurstof, het ’n aanpasbare vloeitempo om aan die pasiënt se behoefte te voorsien, asook ’n verstuiwer (nebuliser)-funksie. Die tak het ongeveer R13 000 daarop spandeer […]
- AfriForum se Alberton-tak toon sterk groei in Julie July 27, 2021Die AfriForum-tak in Alberton het sterk groei in Julie getoon ten spyte van die COVID-19-pandemie en die uitdagende inperkingstydperk wat daarmee gepaardgaan. Taklede het gewys hoe vinnig hulle ’n aksieplan kan saamstel en implementeer nadat die #FreeZuma-onluste gedreig het om die Alberton-gemeenskap op horings te neem. AfriForum het egter met die betrokke owerhede, sekuriteitsmaatskappye en […]
- Ivermektien is steeds op voorskrif beskikbaar vir COVID-19 July 27, 2021Die burgerregteorganisasie AfriForum en die I can make a difference-doktersgroep doen ’n beroep op mediese dokters en die publiek om kennis te neem dat ivermektien steeds deur dokters voorgeskryf kan word vir COVID-19. Dit kom nadat die aanhoor van SAHPRA se aansoek om verlof tot appèl teen die eerste twee gedeeltes van die hofbevel van […]
SA News.gov
- Allow workers to access portion of retirement fund, urges Mboweni July 28, 2021Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has called for South African workers to have access to a percentage of their retirement fund in times of difficulty.
- R26 billion set aside for R350 grant July 28, 2021The temporary extension of the R350 Social Relief of Distress grant by another month will cost the South African fiscus R27 billion, the National Treasury has revealed.
- Law enforcement officials urged to get COVID-19 jabs July 28, 2021With government rolling out the COVID-19 vaccination programme, Minister of Transport Fikile Mbalula has encouraged law enforcement officials to get vaccinated.
- R36 billion relief set aside for unrest hit businesses July 28, 2021Government has set aside R36 billion financial assistance and incentive relief to businesses hardest hit by the recent riots in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal with the aim of helping them get back on their feet.
- SA economy to recover to pre-COVID levels in 2023 July 28, 2021Finance Minister Tito Mboweni says the National Treasury now predicts that the South African economy will return to pre-COVID levels only in 2023.
- Nurturing smiles in the midst of a pandemic July 28, 2021The new normal of practising social distancing and connecting with loved ones virtually has not stopped those at the forefront of caring for the vulnerable.
