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By Nonkululeko Nxumalo The Oxford Advance Learner’s Dictionary (2015) defines illiterate in two ways; “not knowing how to read or write” and “not knowing very much about a…
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By Noni Dondolo A dark cloud looms over the Sol Plaatje Municipality, a total of 1,985 meter blockages have been reported by the Municipal Spokesperson Thoko Riet this past…
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Auditor General, Kimi Makwethu released in a media statement, the local government audit report for financial year 2018-2019. In the report Kimi Makwethu, highlights the appalling…
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The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we do things and will probably leave a permanent scar that will force us to reconsider normality as we know it. Due to the regulations…
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Thousands of domestic workers in the Northern Cape will not benefit from government’s Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme. As one the most vulnerable workers in the labour…
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After the President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa announced the extension of the national lockdown to contain the spread of COVID-19. Temporary measures for visas were…
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On Thursday the President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the national lockdown was to be extended for another two weeks. This comes after the National Coronavirus…
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More than 6000 people have died from the COVID-19 virus in the UK and this number is rapidly increasing by the day. The UK lock down was implemented 2 weeks ago. The lock down…
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President Cyril Ramaphosa is still undecided on whether the lock down should be extended. However, the statistics over the next few days should be an indication of how successful…
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As South Africa faces scarcity of masks, many have embarked on a business journey to bring aid to the scarcity through stylish fabric masks. Local Noupoort resident, Martha…
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"From midnight on Thursday, March 26 until midnight on Thursday, April 16, all South Africans will have to stay at home," President Cyril Ramaphosa said Monday evening in a…
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Nathi Mthethwa, minister of Sports, Arts & Culture has come to the fore and mobilized funds for athletes and artists amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. The criteria for accessing…
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Paulo Dybala was one of the highest-profile victims in the footballing world to contract the COVID-19 virus. The Argentine and Juventus star has however managed to recover and has…
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With South Africa and the World currently battling a pandemic, the sport franchises and competitions have not been insusceptible to its repercussions. After a confusing release of…
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Billionaire businessman and philanthropist Patrice Motsepe and his family have donated R1bn to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Motsepe made the announcement in a virtual press…
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Less than 48 hours into ‘lock-down’ it has become painfully clear that many South African’s have refused to accept the need to self-isolate to slow, and hopefully contain, COVID-19…
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Burundi’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission has found more than 6,000 bodies in six mass graves in Karusi Province, the largest finding since the government launched a nationwide…
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The Coronavirus, thought to have emerged at a wildlife market in the central Chinese province of Hubei, has presented the ruling Communist Party with the huge challenge of stamping…
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The annual Sol Plaatje lecture, usually held as the opening of the Annual Northern Cape Writers Festival,takes place as close possible to Plaatje’s date of birth. Solomon Thekisho…
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On the 8th of October 2019, the ArtLit International Exhibition took place at the William Humphreys Art Gallery in Kimberley. An event that would bring two continents together,…
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The 11th Northern Cape Writers Festival hosted a panel discussion under the theme Book Clubs and The Making of a Reading Nation on the 10th of October 2019. The panel comprised of…
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Sihle Nontshokweni and Mathabo Tlali, who have been good friends for many years, came together and co-wrote a children’s book, titled, Wanda. Wanda is the protagonist in the tale…
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The Gathering, an intimate garden rendezvous where local talent is celebrated and given a platform to express their art, hosted storyteller, 2019 K and L Prize winner Sisca Julius,…
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This week, Solomon Star had the privilege of engaging with one of the country's most progressive and visionary leaders, Ms Deshnee Naidoo, CEO of Vedanta Zinc International. Listen…
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