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            <title>Sibanye-Stillwater declares its South African platinum assets ‘world’s best’</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[If you gave me an option to have any portfolio of platinum group metal (PGM) assets in the world, this is the portfolio I would take – without a doubt, Sibanye-Stillwater CEO Dr Richard Stewart declared unequivocally as he pointed out his company’s South Africa PGM asset base during Capital Markets Day on Tuesday, June 23. Stewart outlined how the “magnificent” asset suite, which hosts two-million-plus PGM ounces, is providing the Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed Sibanye-Stillwater with size, scale, timing, mining method, and orebody optionality, in its building of a long-term 30- to 40-year PGM business on the western limb of South Africa’s endowed Bushveld Complex, the world’s most concentrated PGMs source. (Also watch attached Creamer Media video.)]]></description>
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            <title>Ebola cases in Congo reach highest first-month total of any outbreak, WHO says</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Congo's Ebola outbreak has the largest number of confirmed cases within the first month of any episode of the disease, a senior World Health Organization official told a briefing on Tuesday, blaming the surge on its quick spread to urban areas. The Bundibugyo outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo that has infected over 1 000 people and killed 267 was detected late and experts say the virus had already been circulating for months before it was officially declared on May 15. ]]></description>
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            <title>Surge in registrations for S Africa's 2026 local elections</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) recorded 2.9-million new registrations during the first voter registration weekend on June 20 to 21. This drive increased the national voters' roll to 28.5-million citizens ahead of the local government elections on November 4.]]></description>
            <author>Thabi  Shomolekae</author>
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            <title>Family of Zambia's ex-leader should choose his burial site, South Africa court says</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[A South African appeals court ruled on Tuesday that the family of former Zambian President Edgar Lungu should decide where he is buried, overturning a lower court's order that Zambia's government could repatriate Lungu's body for a state funeral. Lungu, who led Zambia from 2015 to 2021, died in South Africa a year ago while undergoing medical treatment.]]></description>
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            <title>Construction of US-backed Ebola facility in Kenya halted, minister says</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Kenya's health minister said on Tuesday he had ordered an immediate halt to the construction of a US-backed Ebola quarantine facility at an air base after he was found guilty of contempt of court for failing to observe suspension orders. Health Minister Aden Duale was appearing before a Kenyan court that has blocked construction of the tented facility near the central town of Nanyuki, which has seen deadly protests over the plan.]]></description>
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            <title>Amnesty calls EU complicit in new Libyan crackdown on migrants</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Authorities in eastern and western Libya have intensified a crackdown on migrants and refugees in the last month with mass arrests, detentions and expulsions, Amnesty International said on Tuesday, accusing the EU of complicity in abuse. Libya, where control is split between rival western and eastern factions, has been a major transit route for people fleeing conflict and poverty towards Europe by the dangerous sea route since a 2011 NATO-backed uprising toppled Muammar Gaddafi.]]></description>
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            <title>New tech holds promises for energy, medicine – WEF report</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Ten new technologies, identified in international organisation the World Economic Forum's (WEF's) 'Top 10 Emerging Technologies Report 2026', are approaching a critical inflection point where advances in research are beginning to translate into large-scale, real-world applications. Many of the technologies highlighted in the report indicate that systems may become more distributed, personalised and resource-efficient over time.]]></description>
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            <title>RFA urges govt to properly enforce laws to tackle hiring of illegal foreigners</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[In response to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s address to the nation on June 7 on the challenge of illegal immigration and xenophobia in the country, Road Freight Association (RFA) CEO Gavin Kelly stresses that this has been a challenge for many years, with little progress made in dealing with the matter, despite government’s stated plans to do so. Kelly mentions various urgent communications addressed to the President in 2018 and 2022 by the RFA regarding the matter – and more specifically the issue of the employment of undocumented, or illegal, foreigners in the road freight and logistics industry.]]></description>
            <author>Sabrina Jardim</author>
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            <title>Ekurhuleni budget passed after major ANC concessions</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The DA used its voting leverage to force major budgetary concessions from the ANC in Ekurhuleni after three failed budget votes threatened a provincial administration takeover. Key budget concessions secured by the DA include increased property rates to be capped at just 1.5%, legal protection for infrastructure funding for roads, electricity, water, and sanitation and a new specialised unit to be established to fight illegal connections and power theft.]]></description>
            <author>Thabi  Shomolekae</author>
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            <title>DA demands transparency from PIC on Mokgoro, Mpati reports</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The DA has lodged a formal complaint with the Information Regulator against the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) for failing to release critical public documents. DA Deputy Spokesperson on Appropriations Andrew Bateman, declared that no State-owned entity should be permitted to shield public records from public scrutiny.]]></description>
            <author>Thabi  Shomolekae</author>
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            <title>South Africa’s 5G challenge is spectrum use, not performance</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[South Africans are still spending nearly eight times more connected time on 4G networks, despite the increasing coverage, handset availability and better performance of 5G networks, Opensignal’s first-quarter data has revealed. While South Africa was an early African 5G mover, with launches in 2019 and 2020, users equipped with 5G-capable devices spent just 11.1% of their connected time on 5G in the first quarter of 2026, and 86.1% on 4G, which still anchors the daily mobile experience.]]></description>
            <author>Natasha Odendaal</author>
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            <title>Congo says confirmed Ebola cases rise to 1 048, including 267 deaths</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Democratic Republic of Congo said late on Monday that confirmed Ebola cases in the country had reached 1 048, including 267 deaths. On Sunday, the number of confirmed cases surpassed 1 000 for the first time since the outbreak began.]]></description>
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            <title>South Africa’s Deputy President in hydrogen fuel cell working visit to China</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[As part of a working visit to China, South Africa’s Deputy President Paul Mashatile has met with a key industry organisation that promotes the development and adoption of hydrogen energy and fuel cell technologies. #GovZAUpdates reports that the working meeting provided an important opportunity to advance technology transfer, build local manufacturing capabilities and support skills development in South Africa. ]]></description>
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