Parliament to report on readiness for SONA: Parliament will brief media on preparations for hosting the State of the Nation Address. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
Former conjoined twins to be discharged from hospital: Conjoined twins Uwenzile and Uyihlelile Shilongonyane are expected to be discharged from a Pretoria hospital, more than two weeks after they were separated in a six-hour-long operation. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
UPDATE 1-South Africa to publish contested mining charter by March – minister: CAPE TOWN, Feb 6 South Africa will publish its revised Mining Charter by next month, a minister said on Monday, bringing closer legislation meant to redress racial economic inequality but which has concerned companies struggling with lower commodity prices. A separate Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act will be finalised by June, proposing to give the state a 20 percent free stake in new energy projects and the ability to buy further shares. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
.com | ALERT: Cyclone Carlos cancels South African Airways Mauritius flights: Cape Town – South African Airways has issued an alert advising passengers that its flights to and from Mauritius will be cancelled on Monday, 6 February, due to adverse weather conditions associated with Cyclone Carlos. SAA flights to and from Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport, Mauritius will be cancelled as follows: Monday, 06 February 2017 According to SAA spokesperson Tlali Tlali, the “safety of passengers and crew is always a key factor in the operational decisions we make. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
NSPCA criticises pigeon race organisers: The NSPCA has criticised the organisers of the SA Million Dollar Pigeon race for allegedly planning to go ahead with the event, despite inclement weather. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
Bainskloof pass reopened after fires: The Bainskloof pass has been reopened while the Du Toitskloof tunnel remains closed as fires blaze in the mountains. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
Brazilian same-sex couple verbally assaulted in Cape Town: A Brazilian same-sex couple were verbally assaulted during a photographic shoot in Cape Town. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
Four die in head-on collision in Polokwane: Four people were killed and five injured when two vehicles collided head-on on the R71 in Polokwane, Limpopo, paramedics said. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
Soldier’s murder case postponed: The case against a soldier who allegedly killed his girlfriend’s sister and shot and wounded three people in Ntuzuma, KwaZulu-Natal, was postponed. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
Former South African rugby captain Joost van der Westhuizen dies, aged 45: London: Rugby World Cup winner Joost van der Westhuizen has died after a long battle with motor neurone disease at the age of 45. The former South Africa halfback was diagnosed with the condition in 2011 and was admitted to a Johannesburg hospital on Saturday morning. Van der Westhuizen became one of rugby’s greatest scrum-halves in a 10-year Springboks career which began in 1993 and spanned 89 caps. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
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