Follow AllAfrica News: South Africa, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/all-africa-news-southafrica Sun, 01 Oct 2023 23:58:56 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/_yfFr_QWVUDi8GgZqJ9aAEGT5aWO9DEx [The Conversation Africa] In the world of sports, some stories transcend the boundaries of the game and become symbolic of something greater. Siya Kolisi's journey from an adverse upbringing to becoming captain of a World Cup-winning South African rugby team, the Springboks, is one such story.]]> Sun, 01 Oct 2023 19:13:26 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/_yfFr_QWVUDi8GgZqJ9aAEGT5aWO9DEx https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/_yfFr_QWVUDi8GgZqJ9aAIIAmcWJ0TmB [The Conversation Africa] Aziz Goolam Pahad, who has died at the age of 82, was a South African anti-apartheid activist, politician and deputy minister of foreign affairs in the post-1994 government.]]> Sun, 01 Oct 2023 19:10:58 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/_yfFr_QWVUDi8GgZqJ9aAIIAmcWJ0TmB https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/_yfFr_QWVUDi8GgZqJ9aADHgrmwRGUK6 [Scrolla] On October 7, internationally renowned DJ and producer Black Coffee will take the stage at the legendary Madison Square Garden in New York, performing to a packed audience.]]> Sun, 01 Oct 2023 19:09:55 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/_yfFr_QWVUDi8GgZqJ9aADHgrmwRGUK6 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/_yfFr_QWVUDi8GgZqJ9aAAaB2UxGNFpJ [The Conversation Africa] The deaths of three members of the South African Navy (SA Navy) on 20 September 2023, when a freak wave swept them off the deck of the submarine SAS Manthatisi, has put the spotlight on the organisation and its work. André Wessels is a military historian; his latest book is A Century of South African Naval History: The South African Navy and its Predecessors 1922-2022. The Conversation Africa asked him for insights.]]> Sun, 01 Oct 2023 19:08:50 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/_yfFr_QWVUDi8GgZqJ9aAAaB2UxGNFpJ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/_yfFr_QWVUC04PHkJTVJkCVCAQLB0bf5 [allAfrica] Cape Town -- An American drug manufacturer has taken an important step to open the way to improved access to the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) across Africa.]]> Sun, 01 Oct 2023 14:16:10 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/_yfFr_QWVUC04PHkJTVJkCVCAQLB0bf5 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/_yfFr_QWVUAJTX6Jxswu7oMOI2eu70Rg [Daily Maverick] The Execs Back to School programme goes beyond physical improvements and providing resources to schools, it seeks to instil a mindset of continuous improvement and growth within the education system.]]> Sat, 30 Sep 2023 15:01:16 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/_yfFr_QWVUAJTX6Jxswu7oMOI2eu70Rg https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/_yfFr_QWVUDomY4TPRlBBy3FFO_xyF25 [allAfrica] Cape Town -- Transnet CEO Portia Derby who was appointed to the embattled state-owned entity three years ago, resigned on Friday, September 29, 2023.]]> Sat, 30 Sep 2023 13:57:27 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/_yfFr_QWVUDomY4TPRlBBy3FFO_xyF25 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/_yfFr_QWVUC5301k1D2biHOFESPuQWsX [allAfrica] Harare -- South African consumers will have to put up with higher chicken meat and egg prices as the industry confronts its worst highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) epidemic to date, according to economists and industry insiders.]]> Fri, 29 Sep 2023 15:21:37 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/_yfFr_QWVUC5301k1D2biHOFESPuQWsX https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/_yfFr_QWVUC9H3z3ZqHE22ZMehmtHS8- [Vanguard] Spotify, global online streaming platform has revealed South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana and Angola as the top five countries consuming podcasts in Africa.]]> Fri, 29 Sep 2023 09:27:06 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/_yfFr_QWVUC9H3z3ZqHE22ZMehmtHS8- https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/_yfFr_QWVUAlMPdcvwLoseifqJurszLU [allAfrica] Popular DJ and producer Black Coffee, whose real name is Nkosinathi Maphumulo, is set to make history on October 7, 2023, when he becomes the first South African act to headline Madison Square Garden in New York City.]]> Fri, 29 Sep 2023 08:03:42 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/_yfFr_QWVUAlMPdcvwLoseifqJurszLU https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/_yfFr_QWVUAlMPdcvwLosZu9CxXrVx4c [Daily Maverick] Analysts say Wednesday's Ward 13 by-election result in the uMhlathuze Local Municipality shows that KwaZulu-Natal is likely to have a coalition government after next year's general election.]]> Fri, 29 Sep 2023 08:00:11 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/_yfFr_QWVUAlMPdcvwLosZu9CxXrVx4c https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/_yfFr_QWVUAlMPdcvwLosUGb1Jh49AJn [Daily Maverick] The EFF has called for a 'shutdown' in the Western Cape on Monday, 2 October, over a number of issues, including 'unjust taxi impoundments'. But, unlike the August taxi strike, the 'shutdown' isn't being organised by the industry itself.]]> Fri, 29 Sep 2023 07:59:26 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/_yfFr_QWVUAlMPdcvwLosUGb1Jh49AJn https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/_yfFr_QWVUAlMPdcvwLosQVLTsI7B9NX [Daily Maverick] This round of interviews will also present a good test of how the JSC's new process deals with potentially contentious candidates.]]> Fri, 29 Sep 2023 07:57:02 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/_yfFr_QWVUAlMPdcvwLosQVLTsI7B9NX https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/_yfFr_QWVUAlMPdcvwLoseQEmsPXZ5C9 [Daily Maverick] The Global Institute of Transnational Organized Crime recently released its second iteration of the Organized Crime Index, a scale demonstrating the presence of organised crime and resilience to the phenomenon across all UN member states. The Index paints a bleak, but not irreversible picture of the penetration of organised crime in South Africa, with the country moving to the 7th worst-ranked in the world, from 19th in 2021.]]> Fri, 29 Sep 2023 07:55:19 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/_yfFr_QWVUAlMPdcvwLoseQEmsPXZ5C9 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/_yfFr_QWVUAlMPdcvwLosRhSCv31NykC [GroundUp] Sir Lowry's Pass flood victims face uncertain future]]> Fri, 29 Sep 2023 07:48:11 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/_yfFr_QWVUAlMPdcvwLosRhSCv31NykC https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/_yfFr_QWVUAlMPdcvwLosReIF_fEM9tn [GroundUp] Masifundise inland fisheries report says sector needs government help]]> Fri, 29 Sep 2023 07:46:22 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/_yfFr_QWVUAlMPdcvwLosReIF_fEM9tn https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/_yfFr_QWVUAlMPdcvwLosWw5Ur-z5Bww [GroundUp] "This is just a classic case of laziness from the police. There is always a solution."]]> Fri, 29 Sep 2023 07:46:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/_yfFr_QWVUAlMPdcvwLosWw5Ur-z5Bww https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/_yfFr_QWVUAlMPdcvwLose-bbeigX9oC [allAfrica]]]> Fri, 29 Sep 2023 07:44:39 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/_yfFr_QWVUAlMPdcvwLose-bbeigX9oC https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/_yfFr_QWVUAWrd3h90o1v4fjc6hd5eWF [GroundUp] Nelson Mandela Bay councillor says many homes were plunged into dark after an explosion at the Mabandla substation]]> Fri, 29 Sep 2023 07:36:48 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/_yfFr_QWVUAWrd3h90o1v4fjc6hd5eWF https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/_yfFr_QWVUAWrd3h90o1vyVCAQLB0bf5 [GroundUp] "People die waiting for a house," says backyarder from Hanover Park]]> Fri, 29 Sep 2023 07:36:25 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/_yfFr_QWVUAWrd3h90o1vyVCAQLB0bf5