Topnews, South Africa, Politics
18. August 2016
Local Government Elections Media Briefing
The following is a media briefing by the Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on the recent local government elections, which were held in South Africa on 3 August 2016. For details on the elections,...
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17. September 2015
NEW SPECIES OF HUMAN ANCESTOR FOUND
The largest assemblage of fossil relatives ever discovered in the history of South Africa has been found at the Cradle of Humankind.Wits University today (10 September 2015) announced the discovery...
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11. September 2015
SA HOSTS XIV WORLD FORESTRY CONGRESS
This is the first time the congress – which brings together governments, the private sector, foresters, academics and the civil society – is held on African soil since its inception in...
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11. September 2015
SOUTH AFRICA HOSTS INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY CONFERENCE
The International Renewable Energy Conference (IREC), to be held from 4 to 7 October at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, will provide a global platform for government, private sector...
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19. August 2015
South African universities dominate Africa ranking
South African universities dominated a pilot list that ranked 30 of Africa's top institutions. A total of 11 South African universities made the Times Higher Education (THE) Africa University...
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13. July 2015
AFRICA'S FIRST SCHOOL OF ROCK OPENS IN CAPE TOWN
With Africa's first world-renowned School of Rock opening its doors in Cape Town, kids’ dreams of being rock stars could become reality. Dubbed the world's most popular music school with over...
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13. July 2015
Social media giant Facebook has opened its first office in South Africa in Johannesburg.
Advertising veteran Nunu Ntshingila has also been named the new head of Facebook’s African office. Facebook plans to use the Johannesburg office as a launchpad to grow the social media...
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