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Five Steps To Make Your Fashion Choices More Sustainable – Shopping sustainably can feel like a maze of ethical trade-offs, but it doesn’t have to be overwhelming. Here are five steps to build more conscious and sustainable style habits. [dm]
Another VBS? Ithala’s Allegedly Rotten Loan Book And Its R1.63bn Balance Sheet Hole – A solvency report on Ithala prepared by the Reserve Bank shows that up to 50% of its roughly R2-billion loans and advances book may have to be written off. [news24]
DA, COSATU Opposed To Prospect Of Tax Hikes Ahead Of Budget Speech – Pundits have suggested in weekend media reports that Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s hand may be forced to consider hiking taxes as a means to fund the shortfall. [ewn]
Pope’s Health A ‘Complex Clinical Situation’, Vatican Says – Pope Francis is being treated for a “complex clinical situation” and will remain in hospital for as long as necessary, the Vatican has said. [bbc]
Large Areas Of Western Australia’s Corals Could Die In ‘Weeks Ahead’ After Widespread Bleaching Documented – Conservationists call for urgent government action as prolonged heatwave affects renowned reef, including Turquoise Bay, Tantabiddi and Bundegi. [guardian]
Mali Goldmine Collapse Leaves At Least 48 Miners Dead – Incident reportedly took place at abandoned site formerly operated by a Chinese company. [independent]
‘It Was Like She Was Possessed’: How Q Lazzarus Made Silence Of the Lambs’ Most Bewitching Song – And Then Vanished – Her track Goodbye Horses soundtracked one of the 90s thriller’s most memorable scenes, but the singer ended up driving cabs and dying in obscurity. Now a new documentary lets her tell her story. [guardian]
Economic Turmoil, Power Cuts, Crime Among Top Fears For South Africans – SA’s international stature as a bridge-builder has dwindled, warns report. [timeslive]
Why The ‘Swiss Made’ Mark On Your Watch Doesn’t Mean What You Think It Means – Switzerland produces 300 million timepieces a year—some of which, despite the famous hallmark, use components produced on other continents. [robbreport]
Mexico Threatens To Sue Google Over Name Change Of Gulf Of Mexico On US Maps – Mexico will take Google to court if maps shown to US-based users continue to label the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America across the entire body of water, President Claudia Sheinbaum said Monday, arguing that US President Donald Trump’s order to rename it only applies to the part of the continental shelf under US control. [cnn]
Defence Union Refutes Julius Malema’s Allegations Of SANDF Members Being Held Hostages In DRC – The SA National Defence Union (SANDU) has disputed assertions that members of the SA National Defence Force in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are being held hostage by M23 rebels. [iol]
The Brutalist And Conclave Win Big As Emilia Perez Controversy Fails To Overshadow Baftas – Spoils were shared at the 2025 Bafta Film Awards on Sunday night (16 February) in a ceremony that saw The Brutalist and Conclave win big, and Emilia Perez sidestep its recent controversy. [independent]
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