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185 results for Political+Health+Supply Chain+Economic+Disaster+Cyber · South Africa

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PoliticalUpdate🇿🇦South Africa7d ago

ConCourt dismisses appeal over unlawful R40m Beitbridge fence tenders The Constitutional Court has ruled against Beit bridge fence companies' appeal.

2.5/10·SABC News (South Africa)

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PoliticalUpdate🇿🇦South Africa7d ago

USAF welcomes decision to place NSFAS under administration USAF says a longer term plan needs to be implemented to ensure sustainability of the scheme.

2.5/10·SABC News (South Africa)

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PoliticalUpdate🇿🇦South Africa7d ago

Indigenous naming systems and African identity: reclaiming place through geographical names in SA Through this work, geographical naming becomes more than an administrative function.

2.5/10·SABC News (South Africa)

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PoliticalUpdate🇿🇦South Africa7d ago

Thembisa residents concerned about safety of food sold at spaza shops Residents in Thembisa are calling for closure of some spaza shops.

2.5/10·SABC News (South Africa)

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PoliticalUpdate🇿🇦South Africa7d ago

Repeated break-ins at Hawks facility before 541kg cocaine theft, commission hears The Madlanga commission heard that chain-of-custody protocols were not followed and forensic processing requirements were not met

2.5/10·Mail & Guardian (South Africa)

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PoliticalUpdate🇿🇦South Africa7d ago

20 Questions: 20 Questions with Joel Seboa Meet Joel Seboa, a 20-something film and media graduate from UCT, Joel’s edit reel spans Curro Holdings, Expresso, SABC, Audi and Suzuki, with a few short films stitched in between. But the real thread? Using video to give people a voice and nudge the world, frame by frame.

2.5/10·Daily Maverick (additional)

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PoliticalUpdate🇿🇦South Africa7d ago

South Africa: Weather Conditions Expected to Start Clearing [SAnews.gov.za] Adverse weather conditions are expected to begin clearing from the central parts of the country this afternoon, the South African Weather Service (SAWS) said on Wednesday.

2.5/10·AllAfrica News

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PoliticalUpdate🇿🇦South Africa7d ago

We stopped talking and built something. We Built it in Mokopane There is a moment in every business when the analysis ends and the commitment begins. For us, that moment happened in Mokopane.

2.5/10·Mail & Guardian (South Africa)

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PoliticalUpdate🇿🇦South Africa7d ago

Menhaden board punts vote to increase Virginia reduction fishery quota restrictions The Atlantic State Marine Fisheries Commission Menhaden Management Board on Tuesday put off a vote on new potential restrictions for Virginia’s only reduction fishery in the Chesapeake Bay. The board is considering multiple options to implement time period quotas throughout the menhaden fishing season to address the concerns that the fishery is capturing the forage […]

2.5/10·Virginia Mercury

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PoliticalUpdate🇿🇦South Africa8d ago

South Africa: Here's How Much Money UCT Needs to Rebuild Its Historic Library [GroundUp] It'll be "a space that celebrates African memory, identity and creative expression" says library boss

2.5/10·AllAfrica News

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PoliticalUpdate🇿🇦South Africa8d ago

Building with purpose: How MBDA projects take shape Mandela Bay Development Agency acting CEO Unati Peter discusses the considerations that guide urban development and regeneration projects.

2.5/10·Mail & Guardian (South Africa)

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PoliticalUpdate🇿🇦South Africa9d ago

Alien epistemology — framing foreigners as enemies within a culture of legal antipathy Rising xenophobia in South Africa positions foreigners as culprits for national failures, distorting public perception and enabling vigilante movements against non-citizens, challenging legal protections.

2.5/10·Daily Maverick (additional)

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PoliticalUpdate🇿🇦South Africa9d ago

Spanberger weighs legislation to allow class action lawsuits in Virginia courts Gov. Abigail Spanberger is weighing whether to sign or veto legislation that would, for the first time, allow Virginians to file class action lawsuits in state courts — a shift advocates say would expand access to justice, but one that has drawn pushback over how far the change should go. Virginia is one of only […]

2.5/10·Virginia Mercury

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PoliticalUpdate🇿🇦South Africa10d ago

Huffing and puffing will blow this house right down The evidence is against you, but bluster is your friend. So when court comes calling, snort, wheeze and snit your way out of trouble.

2.5/10·Daily Maverick (additional)

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PoliticalUpdate🇿🇦South Africa12d ago

New court challenge targets Virginia abortion amendment ballot language Tazewell County makes news once again — this time over a second lawsuit challenging a proposed constitutional amendment that would enshrine reproductive rights in Virginia. Filed in Tazewell County Circuit Court, the suit claims the ballot language is misleading and echoes arguments in a previously filed case that challenged the legality of the amendment process. […]

2.5/10·Virginia Mercury

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PoliticalUpdate🇿🇦South Africa12d ago

Pipeline developer to restart Virginia project this week and more state headlines • “Pipeline developer to restart Virginia project this week.” — E&E News by Politico • “Virginia Tech to buy Canadian land in first acquisition outside U.S..” — Cardinal News • “Despite guilty verdict, jury lets Virginia town leader stay in office for now.” — The Washington Post • “Virginia is considering using Maryland’s icebreaking services […]

2.5/10·Virginia Mercury

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PoliticalUpdate🇿🇦South Africa14d ago

The Union of the Comoros has taken a new step in its diplomacy with the appointment of Jean-Marc Heintz as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to South Africa. This decision was formalized by decree [...] The post Appointment of Jean-Marc Heintz: an atypical profile to represent the Comoros in South Africa first appeared on Comores Infos.

2.5/10·Comores Infos

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PoliticalUpdate🇿🇦South Africa14d ago

Virginia’s new law blocks counties from banning solar and more state headlines • “Supreme Court of Virginia denies request to appeal ruling blocking redistricting, certification on hold.” — WRIC • “Virginia’s new law blocks counties from banning solar.” — Canary Media • “NAACP Virginia says it mobilized 150,000 Black voters in redistricting push.” — 13newsnow • “New law passed to help Virginia parents pay rising childcare costs.” […]

2.5/10·Virginia Mercury

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PoliticalUpdate🇿🇦South Africa16d ago

Virginia cannabis retail plan in limbo after lawmakers reject Spanberger changes Five years after Virginia legalized simple adult possession of marijuana, lawmakers are at an impasse over how to finally stand up a legal retail market, after the General Assembly last week rejected more than 40 changes proposed by Gov. Abigail Spanberger and sent the legislation back to her desk. The move leaves Spanberger with a […]

2.5/10·Virginia Mercury

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PoliticalUpdate🇿🇦South Africa16d ago

GOP’s hope to undo Virginia’s new redistricting power grows after judge halts maps After losing Tuesday’s closely watched redistricting referendum, Virginia Republicans are now shifting their focus to the courts, arguing the legal fight — not the ballot box — will ultimately determine whether the measure stands. That legal fight escalated late Wednesday, when a Tazewell County Circuit Court judge issued a new ruling halting implementation of the […]

2.5/10·Nebraska Examiner

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PoliticalUpdate🇿🇦South Africa16d ago

Data center tax exemption changes still holding up Virginia budget This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. RICHMOND, Va.—Virginia’s Democratic lawmakers failed to make a deal on the budget again on Thursday due to disagreements over whether data centers should continue to receive tax breaks on […]

2.5/10·Virginia Mercury

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PoliticalUpdate🇿🇦South Africa20d ago

Virginia lawmakers recess special session without a budget deal The Virginia General Assembly convened for a special session Thursday to finalize the state’s $212 billion budget, but recessed after just a few hours without a deal, underscoring deep divisions within the Democratic majorities and leaving the spending plan unresolved. After a brief floor session, lawmakers left Richmond and returned to their districts, with no […]

2.5/10·Virginia Mercury

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PoliticalUpdate🇿🇦South Africa20d ago

GOP’s hope to undo Virginia’s new redistricting power grows after judge halts maps After losing Tuesday’s closely watched redistricting referendum, Virginia Republicans are now shifting their focus to the courts, arguing the legal fight — not the ballot box — will ultimately determine whether the measure stands. That legal fight escalated late Wednesday, when a Tazewell County Circuit Court judge issued a new ruling halting implementation of the […]

2.5/10·Virginia Mercury

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PoliticalUpdate🇿🇦South Africa21d ago

State bus line debuts new east-west route that connects 10 cities across Virginia Travelers looking to traverse the commonwealth from east to west and vice versa have a new, daily option courtesy of the Virginia Breeze, the state’s city-linking bus service. The new line, dubbed the Tidewater Current, debuted Monday. It “will connect 10 cities (and) five counties,” said Mariia Zimmerman, director of Virginia’s Department of Rail and […]

2.5/10·Virginia Mercury

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PoliticalUpdate🇿🇦South Africa23d ago

Virginia’s redistricting vote ‘a critical step’ for the swing state and more headlines • “A state survey found nearly a third of Virginians think using cannabis makes them better drivers, raising safety worries as legal market looms.” — WHRO • “Virginia’s redistricting vote ‘a critical step’ for the swing state.” — The Guardian • “Virginia voters have strong feelings on map fight—once they understand it.” — The Wall […]

2.5/10·Virginia Mercury

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