All Africa The City of Cape Town’s water and sanitation department on Tuesday said it was attending to a leak on its bulk water main in Philippi. Department spokesperson Farouk Robertson said the leak had led to outages in the Southern Suburbs.
All Africa Gender activists are outraged by the finance minister’s side comments on government grants during his budget speech. There was a titter when Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba paused during his budget speech last week to say: “The child support grant, ‘kwakuthiwe le ngakithi yimali yeqolo … akengithi ukuyilungisa … bakwethu asisebenziseni igrant ngendlela efanele.”
France 24 South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma resigned on Wednesday effective immediately, bowing to pressure from the ruling ANC party as it pushed for a no-confidence vote on his beleaguered leadership.
Source: France24 South Africa’s ruling ANC party on Tuesday “recalled” scandal-tainted President Jacob Zuma from office but set no deadline for him to step down, pitching the country into further uncertainty. ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule told reporters that Zuma had “agreed in principle to resign” and had proposed leaving in three to six months — a delay that the party rejected. Magashule said… Read more »
(France24) The latest attempt in the long, frustrating search for a vaccine against HIV began in South Africa on Wednesday, as scientists test a beefed-up version of the only shot ever to show a glimmer of protection. The stakes are high. It’s the first study of its kind begun in seven years, and even moderate success could prove important not… Read more »