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10 Jun 2021 | 12:39 PM UTC
South Africa: Authorities extend COVID-19 state of disaster to July 15. Several restrictions remain in place /update 8
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10 Jun 2021 | 11:13 AM UTC
South Africa: Ongoing protest causing disruptions outside UAE Embassy in Tshwane (Pretoria) June 10
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09 Jun 2021 | 11:25 AM UTC
South Africa: Eskom announces Stage 4 load shedding 14:00-22:00, June 9, before reverting to Stage 2 through to June 13 /update 1
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09 Jun 2021 | 09:17 AM UTC
South Africa: Service delivery protests in central Pietermaritzburg, early June 9
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09 Jun 2021 | 05:28 AM UTC
South Africa: Eskom announces Stage 2 load shedding June 9-13
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08 Jun 2021 | 11:44 AM UTC
Worldwide: Global internet outage reported as of 11:00 GMT June 8
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07 Jun 2021 | 06:29 AM UTC
South Africa: Authorities issue wildfire warnings for parts of the Northern Cape and Western Cape provinces through June 7 /update 1
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02 Jun 2021 | 02:44 PM UTC
Sub-Saharan Africa: COVID-19 transmission continues across the region in June /update 27
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01 Jun 2021 | 11:15 AM UTC
South Africa: Utility provider implements Stage-2 load shedding June 1, with possible extensions through early June
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