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News24.com | DA opens case against Joburg MMC over water shortages
The DA in the City of Joburg opened a case against the member of the mayoral committee for environment and infrastructure services, Mpho Moerane, with regard to the ongoing water cuts and shortages in parts of the city's southern suburbs.
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News24.com | Living with long Covid: 'I was a healthy teenager – I hope that I will be able to lead a normal life again'
"The extreme fatigue has made it very difficult ... I worry that if I exert myself too much, I will spend the next few days in pain, 'paying for it', so to speak," says Lydia, a Covid long hauler.
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Ramaphosa ‘welcomes’ Zuma parole: ‘We’ve heard he’s not well’
President Cyril Ramaphosa has reacted to the news of former president Jacob Zuma being placed on medical parole, saying he wishes him a speedy recovery.
Ramaphosa made the closing remarks to the ANC national executive committee’s lekgotla, which has been meeting since the weekend.
“We have also received and taken note of the decision by correctional services’ national commissioner to release comrade Jacob Zuma from incarceration on medical parole. We welcome this. We’ve heard that he is not well and we’d like to wish him quick recovery as he’s restored back to his home to be with his loved ones”
The Department of Correctional Services confirmed this past weekend that Zuma would be leaving prison and serve the remainder of his sentence at his Nkandla home. Not only will be have to comply with certain conditions, Zuma will also be under the supervision of Correctional Services.
“Medical parole placement for Mr Zuma means that he will complete the remainder of the sentence in the system of community corrections, whereby he must comply with a specific set of conditions and will be subjected to supervision until his sentence expires,” the department said.
The former president began serving his 15-month prison sentence at the Estcourt Correctional Centre since July for contempt of court.
Criticism against Zuma parole grant
There has been a flood of reaction to Zuma being granted medical parole, with many demanding access to records of how the department arrived at the decision. There are also questions as to the involvement of Arthur Fraser, the commissioner of correctional services. Fraser is considered an ally of the former president.
The Democratic Alliance (DA) also wants answers and will request that the Justice and Correctional Services Committee in Parliament summon Fraser over his decision.
“I will be submitting an application in terms of the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA) for the records of the Parole Board to establish what criteria the Department of Correctional Services used to determine Jacob Zuma’s eligibility for medical parole,” said leader John Steenhuisen.
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News24.com | Zimbabwe warns firms against 'manipulating exchange rate' through arbitrage
The Governor of Zimbabwe's central bank has raised concern that companies are snapping up more foreign currency than they are allowed to through the bank's auction system, then sell at inflated prices.
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News24.com | Covid-19: Make sure you are vaccinated by the time the fourth wave arrives - Salim Abdool Karim
Professor Salim Abdool Karim was speaking during a media briefing to announce the premiere date of a Covid-19 documentary filmed at a Pretoria Hospital.
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Heavy rains in Ivory Coast augur large, quality cocoa crop: farmers
Above-average rains last week in most of Ivory Coast’s cocoa-growing regions augur a larger, better-quality October-to-March main crop compared with last year, farmers said on Monday.
The rainy season in Ivory Coast, the world’s top cocoa producer, runs from April to mid-November.
Most farmers said they expect the harvest, which has already begun, to increase gradually from mid-September and be in full swing from October.
In the centre-western region of Daloa and in the central regions of Bongouanou and Yamoussoukro, farmers said they were optimistic as cherelles continued to proliferate on trees thanks to above-average rainfall and sun.
“The main crop will be long and of good quality, because the trees have received enough water,” said Benjamin Allangba, who farms near Daloa, where 41.6 millimetres (mm) fell last week, 12.4 mm above the five-year average.
In the western region of Soubre and in Agboville in the south where rains were also plentiful, farmers said good weather meant the first beans of the main crop were of good quality and harvesting would be strong from October.
“Many pods have ripened,” said Boniface Ballou, who farms near Soubre, where 31.9 mm fell last week, 16 mm above the average.
Rains were below average in the southern region of Divo but farmers said they were optimistic there as well.
In the eastern region of Abengourou, known for the good quality of its beans, farmers said the crop was developing well, with the first beans being smuggled across the border to Ghana to sell for 800 CFA francs per kg, 50 CFA francs above the local farmgate price.
However, in the western region of Man where 82.3 mm fell last week, 43.8 mm above the average, farmers said they feared a third consecutive week of heavy rain could damage the crop.
Weekly average temperatures ranged from 24.7 to 26.9 degrees Celsius.
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