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Govt Set to Problem Court docket Ruling on R50 Million Cuba Donation

The Excessive Court docket in Pretoria on March 22, 2022, granted foyer group AfriForum an pressing interdict in opposition to the Division of Worldwide Affairs and Cooperation (DIRCO) determination to donate R50 million to Cuba as a goodwill gesture to allieviate social ills there. AfriForum known as the donation wasteful expenditure of the taxpayers cash. DIRCO got here beneath hearth for the massive donation, given South Africa’s personal struggles with unemployment and poverty. Minister Naledi Pandor stated her division will probably be taking the matter again to courtroom in April 2022.

Cape City Crippled By Large Taxi Strike

Western Cape commuters have been warned to make various journey preparations because the province’s taxi trade goes on strike. The Cape Amalgamated Taxi Affiliation (CATA) and Cape Organisation for the Democratic Taxi Affiliation ( CODETA) taxi associations are reportedly blocking the N2 main into town centre. They intend making their technique to Premier Alan Winde’s workplace to voice their grievances over amongst others, taxi impoundments. In the meantime Golden Arrow is reporting that three of their buses have been torched through the protest motion.

Caster Semenya Units Private Finest Time in 3,000m Race 

Former 2-times Olympic 800m champion Caster Semenya is on the comeback path, setting the observe alight at Cape City Stadium final night time in blustery circumstances, to achieve a private greatest time of 8 min 54.97 within the 3,000m occasion. Semenya, knocking almost 10 seconds off her better of 9:04.20, is on a quest to construct towards her 5,000m aim – an occasion she’s going to take part in on the World Champs in Eugene, Oregon later this 12 months. Nonetheless, the champion stated she is extra centered on the African Championships in June, 2022.

Govt Plans to Cushion South Africans Towards Steep Petrol Worth Hikes

Minerals Minister Gwede Mantashe has confirmed that the federal government is planning to cushion motorists in opposition to rising petrol costs as a result of struggle between Russia and Ukraine. The battle has hurried the initiative first spoken about by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana in his price range speech in February 2022. Godongwana advised parliament just lately that his division is working with the minerals ministry to discover a short-term and long-term plan to mitigate excessive costs.