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Redefining leadership for impact: Why the right hires now shape tomorrow’s South Africa?
Zawya
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Leadership isn’t what it used to be, and the recent headline-making meeting between Donald Trump, and President Ramaphosa (supported by Johann Rupert, golfers Ernie Els and Retief Goosen, vice president of Business Unity SA and group chief...
Trump-Ramaphosa clash over alleged ‘genocide’ of white South African farmers
HSU Oracle - Arkansas
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June 17, 2025
Je vous invite à découvrir les dessous d’une rencontre diplomatique plutôt inhabituelle qui s’est déroulée récemment. La tension était palpable dans le bureau Ovale lors de l’échange entre Donald Trump et Cyril Ramaphosa sur un sujet brûlant. Vous...
BRICS+ Series: South Africa's Waste to Wealth
IOL
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BRICS+ Series: South Africa's Waste to Wealth South Africa, like many of its BRICS+ counterparts, is at a crossroads. In 2025 alone, an estimated 3.67 million tons of domestic waste in South Africa were uncollected, according to recent...
Nowhere in the World To Run: The International Law Ripping Children From Their Mothers
Type Investigations
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This story was produced in partnership with The 19th, an independent, nonprofit newsroom reporting on gender, politics and policy. Sign up for The 19th’s daily newsletter. Content warning: This story contains graphic depictions of domestic...
Death Toll in South African Floods Hits 90
News Central TV
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June 17, 2025
At least 90 people are now confirmed dead following the deadly floods that struck South Africa’s Eastern Cape province last week, local authorities said Monday, as rescue workers continued combing through wreckage for the missing. The...
Battery energy storage critical to stabilise South Africa’s grid
African Mining Market
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June 17, 2025
As the global energy transition accelerates, South Africa is quietly becoming a major player in one of the sector’s fastest-growing energy segments: Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS). With 1.3 GWh of installed capacity, South Africa now ranks...
Inflation data eyed while South African shares retreat
LondonlovesBusiness
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June 17, 2025
South African equities started slightly lower on Tuesday, showing signs of vulnerability, following declines in global markets. Markets could remain exposed to geopolitical concerns as tensions remain elevated in the Middle East. The fragile...
Cape Town's glamourous granny Ma Agnes dies peacefully at 103
IOL
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June 17, 2025
The 103-year-old Cape Town granny who crept into the hearts of many has died. Ma Agnes Bezuidenhoudt, from Kenilworth, who has been dubbed the most glamorous granny in the Cape died on Monday morning, June 16. Ma Agnes was known as the fashionista...
President deepens SA sci-tech relations with South Korea at G7
ITWeb
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June 17, 2025
South Korean president Lee Jae-myung and SA president Cyril Ramaphosa met in Canada at the G7 Summit Outreach Session. (Image source: Presidency) President Cyril Ramaphosa is looking to deepen South Africa’s bilateral relationships with South...
Johannesburg builds on its top position as Africa’s premier data centre market
Zawya
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Johannesburg officially confirmed its position as Africa’s digital infrastructure powerhouse. Calvin Crick, director of Cushman & Wakefield | BROLL Transaction Services, reports the newly released Cushman & Wakefield 2025 Global Data Centre Market...
‘I believe the Earth needs healing’: US R&B star AJ Ghent on bringing world tour to South Africa
The Citizen (South Africa)
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June 17, 2025
AJ will perform at the Carnival City Big Top Arena later this year, supported by South African singer and actor Brian Temba. American singer and lap steel guitar virtuoso AJ Ghent is heading to South Africa for the first time this October as part...
South Africa must reframe how it sees young people
IOL
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BONTLE MOTATSA|Published 2 hours ago 4min Too often, young people are seen only through the lens of what’s going wrong: rising dropout rates, mental health crises, violence, unemployment. We are seen as problems to be fixed, risks to be managed,...
URC report card: We rate South Africa’s four franchises in 2024/25 season
The Citizen (South Africa)
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June 17, 2025
It was a fairly solid showing for most of South Africa's franchises as three of them reached the URC knockouts, and kept their final appearance run going. The fourth edition of the United Rugby Championship (URC) came to a conclusion last weekend...
12 killed in bus-truck collision in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal Province
Xinhua News Agency
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JOHANNESBURG, June 17 (Xinhua) -- A bus and a truck collided head-on on the R34 near Vryheid, South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal Province, on Monday, resulting in the death of 12 people, said a KwaZulu-Natal provincial government official on Tuesday....
South African rand weakens on risk-off mood, economic data eyed
Engineering News
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The South African rand weakened in early trade on Tuesday, as risk sentiment remained fragile with the Israel-Iran conflict entering its fifth day. At 0626 GMT the rand traded at 17.83 against the dollar, 0.1% softer than Monday's close....
South Africa is at the heart of the HIV pandemic. What happens now the money has been cut?
The Guardian
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June 17, 2025
Lebo is very afraid. She used to go to a clinic where sex workers such as her could get HIV medication without facing discrimination. But the dispensary, in Johannesburg’s run-down central Hillbrow district, shut down in January, when Donald Trump...
JA Solar, ARTsolar agree to expand PV module manufacturing in South Africa
pv-magazine
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June 17, 2025
JA Solar has set up a manufacturing partnership with South Africa’s ARTsolar to annually produce 340 MW of PV modules, supporting domestic content rules under South Africa’s procurement programs and reducing reliance on imports. June 17, 2025...
Political Leaders Address Youth Unemployment and GBV on National Youth Day
South Africa Today
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June 17, 2025
As South Africa commemorated the 49th anniversary of the 1976 Soweto Uprising, political leaders across the spectrum used Youth Day rallies to address pressing issues facing the country’s youth, including rampant unemployment and gender-based...
Magudumana's father turns to her lawyer after legal aid dropped him
Eye Witness News
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JOHANNESBURG - Nandipha Magudumana's father may be seeking legal representation from his daughter's lawyer after being rejected by legal aid. Zolile Sekeleni's is appearing in court, alongside eight other co-accused including convicted rapist and...
ActionSA reviews GNU's performance during the first year, gives coalition government 4 F's
Briefly
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June 17, 2025
ActionSA has conducted a review of the performance of the Government of National Unity (GNU) over the past year The GNU was set up following the 2024 National Elections, when no political party secured a majority vote Michael Beaumont criticised...