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Illustrative image · Khaya Motsa · Pexels · Licence PexelsKwaZulu-Natal Education MEC Sipho Hlomuka has called for greater accountability and faster delivery of school infrastructure projects in the South African province. The upcoming school holidays will be used to speed up construction and maintenance work, according to IOL.
Two observer groups judged South Africa’s 2026 local elections free and fair, while noting late openings of polling stations and staff-training problems. Allegations concerning election material and electoral officials also remain unresolved, particularly in KwaZulu-Natal, according to IOL.
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State-owned utility Eskom has submitted its feasibility programme for a 5,200 MW nuclear expansion included in South Africa’s 2025 Integrated Resource Plan. Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said a determination paving the way for a tender would be put out for public consultation, according to IOL.
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Transport Minister Josué Rodrigues Ngouonimba has given school kits to 5,048 pupils in the commune of Djambala, in the Plateaux department. Mayor Michel Youla thanked the donor on behalf of the population at a ceremony in the presence of the department's official bodies, according to the Congolese Information Agency (ACI).
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Former South African defence minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula denied at the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria that she discussed her financial difficulties with contractor Nombasa Ntsondwa-Ndhlovu. Facing 12 counts of corruption and one of money laundering, she is accused of soliciting 4.5 million rand in bribes and receiving 2.1 million in cash, according to IOL.
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South Africa launches digital asylum application registrationSouth Africa’s Home Affairs department is rolling out a digital system allowing asylum seekers to register their intention to seek asylum online. The system is intended to reduce processing delays and clear outstanding appeals, according to IOL.
Joyce Banda receives lifetime achievement award in South AfricaFormer Malawian president Joyce Banda, the first woman to lead Malawi, has received the Broad Pool of Ideas Foundation’s Lifetime Achievement Award in South Africa, in recognition of her contribution to democracy. In an interview with Newzroom Africa carried by The Nation, she says a leader must love their people and be loved by them.The week in Africa
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