[SAnews.gov.za] The Eastern Cape Provincial Government, in collaboration with municipalities and social partners, is providing essential relief and recovery services to the communities affected by heavy rains and strong winds that have battered the province since Monday.
[UCT] In a ground-breaking first for South Africa and the African continent, local patients are participating in a pioneering international gene-editing clinical trial that may revolutionise treatment for hereditary angioedema (HAE), a rare and potentially fatal genetic disorder.
[SAnews.gov.za] The first group of South African troops who were deployed to the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as part of the Southern African Development Community Mission in the DRC (SAMIDRC) are expected to arrive in Bloemfontein on Friday.
[SAnews.gov.za] The Human Sciences Research Council's Africa BRICS and Global South (ABGS) research unit will host a seminar focused on utilising the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to promote regional health-industrial integration and foster inclusive development across the continent.
[SAnews.gov.za] The Presidency has sought to clarify concerns regarding government hosting the National Dialogue, saying some media reports on the event are "based on incorrect or incomplete information".
[Scrolla] Municipality denies viral claims it opened dam gates that caused floods, killing 78 people. Officials warn that dangerous misinformation is spreading panic and confusing affected communities during the crisis.
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[Scrolla] President Cyril Ramaphosa is heading to the Eastern Cape on Friday to meet grieving families and assess the damage caused by deadly floods. Rescue teams are still looking for missing people, and 127 schools and around 20 clinics have been damaged across the province.
[allAfrica] Liberian Operator's 100% Ownership of Oil Blocks Draws Criticisms
[GroundUp] Subsidies still not being paid on time in KwaZulu-Natal
[SAnews.gov.za] The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has forecast fine and cold to cool but partly cloudy weather with showers and rain expected in the north-east of the country.
[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Tourism in partnership with the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) will launch the Kgodumodumo Dinosaur Interpretation Centre in the Free State province next week.
[SAnews.gov.za] The eThekwini Municipality has announced temporary closure of Stapleton Road Bridge in Pinetown, west of Durban, to facilitate urgent and accelerated repair work.
[SAnews.gov.za] The Serious Corruption Investigation component of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation has this week secured a conviction in a high-profile corruption matter involving three police officials attached to the Provincial Taxi Violence Unit in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal.
[SAnews.gov.za] Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau says meaningful and tangible progress is being made in the implementation of South Africa's Green Hydrogen Commercialisation Strategy.
[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of International Relations and Cooperation has extended condolences to the government and people of India after a plane that was carrying 242 passengers crashed.
[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa will visit flood-affected areas in the Eastern Cape today, due to rising casualties and damage to infrastructure caused by the severe weather impacting the OR Tambo and Amathole District Municipalities.
[SAnews.gov.za] Members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) have arrested a 42-year-old Nigerian national upon arrival at OR Tambo International Airport from São Paulo, en route to Nigeria.
[UCT] The University of Cape Town (UCT), through the African Climate and Development Initiative (ACDI), participated in the Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Summit on 5 June. This global 24-hour event brought together institutions from across the world to address the intersection of climate chan
[UCT] After winning the recently-hosted University of Cape Town (UCT) and Harvard University surgical hackathon, the team known as Street Smartz envision their artificial intelligence (AI)-driven app's future as 'one safe child, one informed caregiver, and one empowered family at a time'.
[Africa Check] Scam alert: Don't trust social media ads for hospital cleaners in South Africa
[GroundUp] One couple has been waiting 14 years for their house to be built
[The Conversation Africa] Across three decades of democracy, South Africa has - like many places undergoing complex and uneven social change - seen an outpouring of remarkable nonfiction. The Interpreters is a new book that collects the work of 37 authors, all of it writing (plus some drawing) conce
[Scrolla] Eastern Cape flood death toll rises to 57 people, with four learners still missing after a minibus taxi was swept away. Government ministers visiting affected families while EFF blames provincial government for poor infrastructure and slow response.
