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UN asks Syria to extend deadline for post-quake aid access

The United Nations has asked Syria's government to extend its approval for two additional crossings to deliver post-earthquake aid into opposition-held zones, a spokesperson said on Friday, but two informed sources said an extension was unlikely, Reuters reports. Syrian President, Bashar Al-Assad agreed to open the crossings of Bab Al-Salam and Al Ra'ee for three months starting on 13 February, a week after the earthquake that killed more than 50,000 people in Turkiye and […]

today13 May 2023

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Extension of public comment for BELA Bill welcomed

LOCAL The decision of the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education to extend the period for written comments on the Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill, better known as the BELA Bill, has been widely welcomed. The controversial Bill has borne the brunt of opposition from civil society organisations and political parties, since it was first published in 2017. The Bill proposes to amend the South African Schools and Employment of Educators […]

today30 June 2022

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Activists to march for the extension, increase in COVID-19 Social Relief Grant

Activists with the #PayTheGrants campaign will march to Parliament and the Union Buildings on Thursday to demand that the COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress Grant be increased and extended. During his State-of-the-Nation-Address in February, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the three-month extension of the grant of R350 which was due to end on January the 31st. Now with the deadline looming once again, civil society groups want to ensure that the […]

today22 April 2021

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Government extends R350 coronavirus support to January 2021

Social Development minister Lindiwe Zulu has extended the dates for South Africa’s disability and social relief grants. In a gazette published on Monday (2 November), Zulu said that the temporary disability grants which lapsed in July 2020. or are due to lapse during the months of August to December 2020, will not lapse until the end of 31 December 2020 and must continue to be paid until 31 December 2020. […]

today3 November 2020

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Golden Arrow Bus Services validity of tickets gets extended

With the levels of the national coronavirus lockdown easing and more people making their way back to work via public transport, the Golden Arrow Bus Services has decided it is in the best interest of its customers to change the validity of their weekly and monthly bus tickets in an effort to lessen the strain on commuters. Speaking on the VOC Breakfast show on Monday morning, the company’s spokesperson Bronwen […]

today19 October 2020

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