GNU partners cannot seek support from other parties: Mulder

File image: Freedom Front Plus (FF+) Leader, Dr. Corné Mulder speaks at Parliament. 2 minutes Freedom Front Plus (FF+) leader Dr. Corné Mulder says the Government of National Unity (GNU) would be a success if its members did not seek support beyond the coalition to resolve internal differences. The African National Congress (ANC) approached some…

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Historic first: Africa hosts Inclusive Health Research Awards

Source: Supplied. Akin Jimoh, chief editor at Nature Africa. The two-dayevent, which concluded on Thursday, 24 October 2024 spotlighted the continent’s growing role in global, inclusive health research and offered a platform to highlight innovative solutions and foster collaboration. The event highlighted Africa’s successes in science and health research, particularly lessons learned from the Covid-19…

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Lenasia residents to meet Joburg Speaker over water issues

Lenasia residents barricaded the Golden Highway during protests against an illegal water connection operation on November 12, 2024. 1 minute Representatives of residents of Lenasia, south of Johannesburg, will today meet with the Speaker of the City of Johannesburg. This follows a stand-off between residents and Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) officers yesterday. Residents blockaded…

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Struggle veteran Major-General Keith Mokoape to be laid to rest

Struggle veteran Major-General Keith Mokoape. 1 minute Struggle veteran Major-General Keith Mokoape will be buried in Midrand, Johannesburg today. The former ANC armed wing’s uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) intelligence chief died last weekend. Major-General Mokoape led MK major operations across southern Africa, serving in leadership positions in Botswana, Mozambique and Swaziland. In 2018, Major-General Mokoape…

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Court dismisses DA’s cadre deployment appeal with costs

1 minute The Democratic Alliance (DA)’s appeal to have the African National Congress (ANC)’s cadre deployment policy declared unconstitutional has been dismissed with costs by the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria. The party, which sought leave to appeal to the SCA on the grounds that the appellate court would reach a different conclusion, argued that…

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Ramokgopa admits cost, capital hurdles for new nuclear projects

2 minutes Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has acknowledged that the affordability and upfront capital required for additional nuclear power generation is a challenge. Speaking at the 2nd G20 Energy Transition Working Group meeting in Cape Town earlier this week, Ramokgopa outlined his department’s goals for the expansion of nuclear technology in the country….

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