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Can talks save South Africa’s NHI from a courtroom war?

Today at 14:36 PM, via Mail & Guardian

Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has met the South African Medical Association — one of the organisations taking him to court about the National Health Insurance Act — to talk about “things we have in common”. President Cyril Ramaphosa is planning to meet Business Unity South Africa again after an initial meeting in 2024, during which they discussed alternatives to the NHI

Water security as a defining constraint to South Africa’s manufacturing future

Today at 14:35 PM, via Mail & Guardian

Water security has increasingly become a defining factor shaping the future of economies, cities, and, most critically, food systems. Rising demand and growing pressure on water resources now require coordinated action from governments, the private sector, and civil society to address challenges that threaten sustainable and reliable supply. For governments in particular, water security is […]

Mashaba confronts Zille on ‘antagonising workers’

Today at 14:04 PM, via SowetanLIVE

His comments follow an unsuccessful court bid by the DA to interdict the R10bn wage agreement concluded between the municipality and unions, also known as the politically facilitated agreement (PFA).

The left must eschew xenophobia

Today at 13:35 PM, via Mail & Guardian

Xenophobia offers a simple but misleading explanation for a complex crisis. It reframes mass unemployment, failing public services and weak governance as a question of belonging

Air China resumes flights to North Korea but stops taking fresh bookings

Today at 13:24 PM, via Daily Maverick

BEIJING, March 30 (Reuters) – China’s flag carrier resumed flights between the capital Beijing and North Korea’s Pyongyang on Monday, but it has stopped taking fresh bookings on the route, according to Chinese state media and a tour operator.

Myanmar junta chief in line for presidency as military seeks to maintain power

Today at 13:21 PM, via Daily Maverick

March 30 (Reuters) – Min Aung Hlaing stepped down as Myanmar’s armed forces chief on Monday to seek the presidency, the latest step in the generals’ efforts to maintain power behind the facade of a civilian administration, five years after they led a coup against an elected government.

UN peacekeeper killed in Lebanon as Israeli strikes pummel south

Today at 13:19 PM, via Daily Maverick

BEIRUT, March 30 (Reuters) – A United Nations peacekeeper was killed in southern Lebanon overnight, prompting condemnations on Monday after a bloody weekend in which Lebanese journalists and medics were killed in Israeli strikes.

Zimbabwean boxer in ICU after Mpumalanga bout

Today at 13:16 PM, via SowetanLIVE

Zimbabwean boxer Ndoda Ncube is in a critical condition in the ICU at Witbank Hospital after undergoing emergency head surgery following a bout in Middelburg, Mpumalanga, where he won on points

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