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Africa: South Africa Triumphs As 400m J&j Vaccines Secured for African Continent

African countries will be able to access up to 400 million Covid-19 vaccine doses from US pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson, the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) said on Monday. “This agreement is a significant milestone in protecting the health of all Africans,” said South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who is chairperson of the African Vaccine

South Africa: Minister Zweli Mkhize Confirms 1,387 More Cases of Covid-19

As of today the cumulative number of COVID-19 cases for South Africa is 1 544 466. Click here for statistics. Today, 46 more COVID-19 related deaths have been reported: Eastern Cape 1, Free State 7, Gauteng 16, Kwa-Zulu Natal 14, Limpopo 0, Mpumalanga 0, North West 0, Northern Cape 0 and Western Cape 8, which

SOUTH AFRICA : Financial intelligence targets officials over money laundering

The South African government wants to ensure close monitoring of prominent foreign and domestic public officials and influential persons, and the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) issued a draft guidance on reporting measures in early March. Source link

SOUTH AFRICA : Anglo American under fire from would-be ANC president Ace Magashule

As he campaigns (though still unofficially) to become president of South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) party, a position widely seen as a springboard for the top job in the land, the ANC’s current secretary-general Ace Magashule has decided to take on a heavyweight adversary: the mining giant Anglo American. Source link

South Africa: Survey Shows Ignorance About Big Moments in South Africa’s History – Like the Sharpeville Massacre

The yearly Human Rights Day public holiday in South Africa in late March commemorates the Sharpeville Massacre, when police opened fire on a crowd of unarmed black protesters outside the Sharpeville police station on 21 March 1960. An estimated 69 people were killed and 180 injured, many shot in the back as they fled the

South Africa: Stop the Cabbage Slander At Once, Stop It This Very Minute!

From negative preconceptions to centuries of being shoved down reticent children’s throats and ungrateful slogans on t-shirts, the cabbage is not having a good time on our plates. And yet, even KFC sells cabbage. Right now, at this very moment, 4.20pm, 10 March 2021, there is a slogan t-shirt for sale on Amazon that reads

South Africa: Tributes Pour in for Actors Ngubane and Maqashalala

Cape Town — Veteran actor Menzi Ngubane has died. Ngubane, 56, was a much-loved character who had a long career as an actor; having starred in productions like Generations, Isibaya, Yizo Yizo, Iliwa libhek’umoya and Ashes to Ashes. The announcement of Ngubane’s death comes amid the news of the passing of veteran actress, Noxolo Maqashalala. The

South Africa: Critical Infrastructure Attacks – Why South Africa Should Worry

Cyber criminals infiltrated a water treatment plant in Florida, United States, last month, trying to alter the chemical composition of the water supply. The real-world consequences of such a cyber attack are frightening. With increased digitisation of critical infrastructure and the ability for those with malicious intent to gain remote access to a plant’s computers,

South Africa: Learning From the Story of Pioneering South African Writer Sindiwe Magona

The African proverb, “Until the lion can tell its own story, the story of the hunt will always glorify the hunter,” speaks to the importance of telling one’s own stories. For a long time, African stories and realities were told by colonisers in ways that painted a picture of Africa as backward and uncivilised. It

MAURITIUS/SOUTH AFRICA : South African furniture heir sets up shop in Mauritius

Kevin Ellerine, the son and nephew of the former South African furniture barons, the brothers Eric Ellerine and Sidney Ellerine, Source link

South Africa: We Are Going Down, the Mexico Way

SA is rapidly going down the way of Mexico, where the criminal underworld, cartels and gangs have terrifying power and have brazenly created no-go zones, defied laws and violently attacked police forces without being brought to book. These criminals have eroded the authority of the Mexican government and taken control of large territories and public

South Africa: Parliament Shortlists Eight Candidates for Lottery Chair

Parliament’s Trade, Industry and Competition portfolio committee has finalised a shortlist of eight candidates to be interviewed for the vacant post of chairperson of the board of the National Lotteries Commission. The vacancy opened up after the 11-year scandal-ridden tenure of former chairperson Alfred Nevhunda ended on 30 November. Zandile Brown, who represents the Trade,

South Africa: Mother Loses Two Children and Friend in Crossroads Fire

The remains of five-year-old Andikhusele Mhaga, her bother Alunamda, aged three, and 31-year-old Mzwamadoda Dwayi were found among the charred rubble after the shack they were sleeping in caught alight on Friday morning. The sibling’s mother, Nolukholo Mhaga, and two other siblings managed to escape the blaze but have nowhere to sleep tonight. Photo: Nombulelo

South Africa: Public Urged to Help Locate Missing Woman

The public is urged to help police in locating Agreement Tumelo Molapo, aged 23 from Nkaning in Bushbuckridge who went missing on Monday, 22 February 2021. Reports received by police indicate that Molapo was at Bushbuckridge shopping complex, running some errands with her aunt on the day of her disappearance. She then informed her aunt

South Africa: Treasury Projects the Economy to Grow By 3.3 Percent

As the country begins to roll out a massive vaccination programme, the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is projected to grow by a rate of 3.3 percent in 2021. Releasing the Budget Review for the next three years, the National Treasury said on Wednesday the COVID-19 shock is estimated to have led to a 7.2 percent

South Africa: Unemployment Rises to 32.5 Percent

South Africa’s unemployment rate rose to 32.5% in the last three months of 2020, Statistician-General Risenga Maluleke has revealed. The increase presents a 1.7 percentage point increase from the third quarter of 2020. Despite the grim picture painted in the fourth quarter (Q4) Labour Force Survey, released on Tuesday, Stats SA said the Quarter 4

SOUTH AFRICA : Covid-19 forces Airports Company South Africa to shed non-core assets

On 8 February, the South African state-owned Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) sold its 10% share of Mumbai International Airport Private Limited (MIAL), operator of the airport of India’s second largest city, to Adani Airport Holding, a subsidiary of Indian Source link

Africa: Operation Vulindlela – Why South Africa’s Structural Reforms Have Been So Slow

Unlocking the potential of the South African economy to create much-needed employment and tax revenue is one of the urgent tasks identified in the recently delivered State of the Nation Address by President Cyril Ramaphosa. Growing the economy, however, requires business investment. Business confidence has been very low in South Africa since the pre-Covid period

South Africa: Covid-19 – Remarkable Results From Blood Donor Survey

For the four provinces analysed, over half the population has likely had a SARS-CoV-2 infection 13 February 2021 By Michael Cherry and Nathan Geffen Science | South Africa Illustration: Lisa Nelson A study published on Friday, led by authors from the National Blood Service, shows that a large percentage of the population has likely already

South Africa: Ramaphosa Has Failed to Protect the People, Economy and Democracy of South Africa.

This was once again a SONA of unworkable plans rooted in the failed ideology of central command and control. A SONA of “sector master plans” developed by people who’ve never started or run a business. The ANC mantra is Power to the state. The DA mantra is Power to the people. South Africa is in

South Africa: Covid-19 Vaccine Trials Hold Key Lessons for Future Partnerships

COVID-19 vaccine supplies are available in various parts of the world. But it’s clear that distribution is not symmetrical. High-income countries have access to disproportionate quantities of limited supplies. Vaccine nationalism, stockpiling and profit-driven strategies of global pharmaceutical manufacturers have shown up global health inequities. More than 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been

SOUTH SUDAN : Peace mediators shunted back and forth between Rome and Nairobi

After the latest round of talks in Rome in October (Africa Intelligence, 14/10/20), the next stage in the peace process Source link

SOUTH SUDAN : South Africa's Safair to resume UNMISS flights

South African cargo carrier Safair Operations has made a South Sudan comeback. Source link

South Africa: Rwanda Suspends Flights to South Africa Over Coronavirus Variant

Rwanda’s national carrier has suspended its flights to South Africa and Zimbabwe in order to contain the spread of a new coronavirus variant. This comes almost two months after authorities in South Africa announced the detection of a new variant of Covid-19 that was rapidly spreading in its provinces. “In view of the global concerns

South Africa: Former President Zuma Defies Constitutional Court Ruling to Testify on State Capture

Cape Town — Four days after South Africa’s top court ordered former president Jacob Zuma to appear before a commission of inquiry investigating the widespread corruption which spread through parts of the government during his time in office, he has announced that he will defy the commission and the courts and refuse to testify. In

South Africa: Ex-South Africa President Zuma Accused of Hijacking Spy Agency in Corruption Probe

Former South African president Jacob Zuma has been accused of manipulating the country’s spy agency for his own ends and pocketing funds from the intelligence organisation to enrich himself and polish his image with media outlets, according to testimony at the investigation into “state capture”. Sydney Mufamadi, former chairperson of a review panel overseeing the

SOUTH AFRICA/ANGOLA : Macron forced to postpone southern Africa tour yet again

Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Angola and South Africa planned for the first quarter of 2021 has been postponed to late March at the earliest. Source link

South Africa: Policies Go Some Way to Tackling Poverty and Inequality. but More Is Needed

South Africa is one of the most unequal societies in the world. More than 50% of the population live in poverty. Despite notable gains in poverty reduction post-apartheid, poverty levels have remained consistently highest among women, black South Africans, people with disabilities, and those living in rural areas. The government has committed itself to addressing

South Africa: Health Workers Demand Vaccine Rollout

Thousands sign letter calling for Department of Health to act urgently “We call on the Department of Health to act urgently, transparently and decisively now to obtain vaccines and to implement vaccination, so as to reduce death and illness, and bring the pandemic under control.” So reads a letter started by Professor Heather Zar, a

South Africa: Stocks to Watch in 2021

Investors had high hopes for the JSE in 2020. After a lacklustre five years, ending December 2019, when the JSE managed subpar returns of 6% and barely beat inflation, it was hoped that 2020 would be the year of recovery. Instead, it’s been a year of wild rides beginning in March, when bourses around the