First Take SA

Some Pan-African Parliament members resorted to physical attacks as contention over the leadership voting process continued today. On Monday, the chamber in Midrand - north of Johannesburg erupted in chaos as caucus fought over whether the Presidency should be on a rotational basis versus the current direct elections system. The Southern caucus is leading the call to for rotation while the East and West heavily oppose the notion.

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If a person is captured in a famous photograph..does it afford them any right or any sort of recognition or compensation? This question came up during an interview with Antoinette Sithole, the sister to the late Hector Pieterson - who died during the 1976 Soweto student uprisings. Sithole is featured in the iconic photograph taken by the late legendary photographer Sam Nzima. In the image, she is shown running alongside fellow student Mbuyisa Makhubo who is carrying the bloodied and wounded 13-year old Pieterson.

If a person is captured in a famous photograph..does it afford them any right or any sort of recognition or compensation? This question came up during an interview with Antoinette Sithole, the sister to the late Hector Pieterson - who died during the 1976 Soweto student uprisings. Sithole is featured in the iconic photograph taken by the late legendary photographer Sam Nzima. In the image, she is shown running alongside fellow student Mbuyisa Makhubo who is carrying the bloodied and wounded 13-year old Pieterson.

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President Cyril Ramaphosa has warned of a possible countrywide threat of a third wave of the Coronavirus with four provinces already having reached the threshold. The Coronavirus National Command Council has moved the country to an Adjusted Alert Level Two of the national lockdown from today. He has also decried the slow pace of vaccination due to regulatory concerns over the Johnson & Johnson vaccine and the difficulty of administering the Pfizer vaccine which is administered in two doses and stored in very cold storage making it difficult to use in rural areas.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has warned of a possible countrywide threat of a third wave of the Coronavirus with four provinces already having reached the threshold. The Coronavirus National Command Council has moved the country to an Adjusted Alert Level Two of the national lockdown from today. He has also decried the slow pace of vaccination due to regulatory concerns over the Johnson & Johnson vaccine and the difficulty of administering the Pfizer vaccine which is administered in two doses and stored in very cold storage making it difficult to use in rural areas.

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West African regional bloc ECOWAS has suspended Mali's membership in response to last week's coup and said authorities must stick to a timetable for a return to democracy, but stopped short of imposing new sanctions. Leaders of the 15-member Economic Community of West African States held an emergency summit in Ghana's capital Accra to agree a response to the Malian military's ouster of a president and prime minister for the second time in nine months. Meanwhile , French President Emmanuel Macron wrapped his visit to the continent over the weekend, He met President Cyril Ramaphosa where the two discussed COVID vaccine access for Africa. Macron arrived from a historic visit to Rwanda where he acknowledged French responsibility in the 1994 genocide.

West African regional bloc ECOWAS has suspended Mali's membership in response to last week's coup and said authorities must stick to a timetable for a return to democracy, but stopped short of imposing new sanctions. Leaders of the 15-member Economic Community of West African States held an emergency summit in Ghana's capital Accra to agree a response to the Malian military's ouster of a president and prime minister for the second time in nine months. Meanwhile , French President Emmanuel Macron wrapped his visit to the continent over the weekend, He met President Cyril Ramaphosa where the two discussed COVID vaccine access for Africa. Macron arrived from a historic visit to Rwanda where he acknowledged French responsibility in the 1994 genocide.

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Parents in the Northern Cape have raised concern following an announcement of normal schooling for grade R to 7 learners, from the 26th of July. On Friday Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga gazetted new regulations regarding the reopening of schools. The Gazette stipulates that children will return to normal schooling provided that the risk-adjusted differentiated strategy is implemented. This strategy means school attendance should be based on the direction the pandemic is taking in the district municipality and the country

Parents in the Northern Cape have raised concern following an announcement of normal schooling for grade R to 7 learners, from the 26th of July. On Friday Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga gazetted new regulations regarding the reopening of schools. The Gazette stipulates that children will return to normal schooling provided that the risk-adjusted differentiated strategy is implemented. This strategy means school attendance should be based on the direction the pandemic is taking in the district municipality and the country

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Investors have cheered news that Eskom managed to reduce its debt by 83 billion rand in the year to March. Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan made the announcement during his department's budget vote in parliament last night.