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With large parts of Johannesburg still struggling without water, community groups call for immediate government intervention and a collaborative approach to ensure sustainable water security.
A senior Israeli far-right minister vowed to encourage “emigration” from the Palestinian territories, despite mounting criticism of recent measures tightening Israel’s control over the occupied West Bank.
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The South African Weather Service has warned of severe thunderstorms, heavy downpours, damaging winds, excessive lightning and hail in parts of KwaZulu-Natal, which may lead to damage and flooding.
Over the past two decades, the government has quietly increased South Africa’s personal income tax burden through base broadening and reduced rebates, extracting significantly more revenue from a small pool of taxpayers.
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Lindi-Mae Humphreys’ words about the pain of leaving behind everything she knew and loved struck a chord with every South African.
Beyond the noise: A sober and rigorous assessment of criticism of the Sona
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The government has taken notable steps in its plans to vaccinate South African cattle against the rapidly spreading foot-and-mouth disease, though experts continue to voice their concerns regarding the pace of progress.
This year’s festival begins and ends with powerful local films confronting apartheid, colonialism and memory through confident, world-class craft