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Politics
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The Philippi Training College Scandal Shows SAPS Needs A Serious Reboot
23 Apr 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Bheki Cele must be so proud.
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Rishi Sunak Wants To Strip Family Doctors Of Their Power To Hand Out Sick Notes
22 Apr 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
This geezer is a right proper buzzkill.
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Cheeky Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula Wants The SANDF To Bankroll Her Fight Against Corruption Charges
22 Apr 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
The entitlement of our corruption-accused public servants is only eclipsed by their ineptness at covering their alleged crimes.
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The UK Embassy Issued A Terrorism Alert For South Africa, But Fails To Provide Credible Proof
18 Apr 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Pffft. Have they seen our crime stats? Terrorists should be warned against coming to South Africa.
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The Sorry State Of Johannesburg’s Water And Sanitation Infrastructure Could Become A Full-Blown Crisis
18 Apr 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The collapse of the city’s water and sanitation grid appears to be imminent thanks to a lack of funds available to maintain and replace the ever-ageing infrastructure.
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Large-Scale Maize Theft Is On The Rise In The Free State
17 Apr 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
The problem has become so severe that some farmers are forced to spend as much as R200,000 a month on security guards to patrol their fields.
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Classic, eSwatini’s King Mswati III Visits South Africa Via “Palace In The Air” [Video]
17 Apr 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
A technical analysis and calculation of the flight and the fuel needed found that flying the plane for an hour would cost more than R350,000.
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A Movement Called ‘Renoir Sucks At Painting’ Wanted Museums To Remove His Paintings
16 Apr 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
The ‘movement’ gained so much attention at one point that Renoir’s great-great-granddaughter Genevieve Renoir eventually chimed in.
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Pansi Trump And Zuma
16 Apr 2024 by Alex de Bruin / No Comments
Why hasn’t humanity used the vast potential of artificial intelligence to help us make the most important decisions?
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Nigeria’s Creaking Power Grid Collapses After Raising Tariffs For ‘Wealthier Consumers’ By 230%
16 Apr 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
The head of the Nigerian electricity regulator said tariff increases would “end grid collapses and bring investment into the sector”. Sounds familiar.
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A Line Too Far? Saudi Arabia’s ‘The Line’ Cut Short Due To Finances
15 Apr 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
The 170-kilometre-long city of the future, is now expected to only reach 2.4 kilometres by 2030. That’s like reaching for the moon and ending up at the local KFC.
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Alex Garland Reckons His Explosive New Movie ‘Civil War’ Is “Just Reporting” [Trailer]
12 Apr 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
‘Civil War’ is just a possibility, the director stresses, not a prediction.
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One Of The World’s Richest Women Sentenced To Death For Financial Fraud In Vietnam
12 Apr 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Vietnam’s graft crackdown, dubbed “Blazing Furnace”, has seen hundreds of senior state officials and high-profile business executives prosecuted, or executed.
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Service Delivery In Parts Of SA Now ‘Non-Existent’ According To Ratings Afrika Survey
11 Apr 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
“We’re at the receiving end of failed national policies, which are left to local government to solve.”
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It Seems The Outeniqua Choo-Tjoe Might Still Get Back On Track
10 Apr 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Tenders for the line have now been received, and it seems like it’s full steam ahead.
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It Is Now A Criminal Offence To Allow Corruption
10 Apr 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Powell and Roux point out that the new corruption offence shakes up South Africa’s anti-corruption laws in a big way.
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Russia’s Chechnya Bans Songs Deemed Too Fast Or Too Slow [Video]
10 Apr 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
The region’s Culture Minister, Musa Dadaev, instituted limits on musical tempo, insisting that songs should only be 80 to 116 beats per minute (BPM).
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The British Monarchy’s Future “Hangs By A Thread”, And That Thread Could Be Kate Middleton
09 Apr 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Prince William may be next in line to ascend to the throne, but experts reckon the Princess of Wales may just be the key to the British monarchy’s longevity.
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The Western Cape Government Wants To Explore ‘Developing’ The Oude Molen Eco Village
09 Apr 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
In other words, the rubber stamp is hanging by a bureaucratic thread.
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Hunt For Joshlin Smith Goes International With Two-Day Search Of Ship In Wales
09 Apr 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
A Gauteng couple reported a tip to the international Human Trafficking Hotline Web Chat about a ship that was leaving Saldanha Bay harbour days after Joshlin Smith’s disappearance.
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The Most Ironic Case In Australia Right Now – Man Sues Artist For Gender Discrimination Over Her ‘Ladies-Only Lounge’
09 Apr 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The artist behind the ‘ladies-only lounge’ that has become the subject of a formal anti-discrimination complaint says she is “absolutely delighted” that the case has ended up in court.
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Is America Breaking Up With Us? US Bill Proposes Reevaluation Of SA Relations Amid ICJ Israel Case
09 Apr 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The bill says: “In contrast to its stated stance of nonalignment, the South African Government has a history of siding with malign actors” in reference to Hamas, Russia, and China.
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Rishi Sunak Just Destroyed Adidas Samba’s Street-Cred
08 Apr 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Following the sight of the PM trying to be an ‘ordinary person’ with his Sambas, the sneaker community is now lashing out at the iconic sneakers as vehemently as they did against the Heavens Gate Nikes.
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Patriotic Alliance Leader Gayton McKenzie Claims He Was “Approached By The Illuminati”
08 Apr 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
According to the politician, this was not the first time the group had approached him to push the programme.
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World’s First Bullet-Proof Playground Planned For Mitchell’s Plain
08 Apr 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
In addition to the bullet-proof playpark, Gun-free South Africa also propose bulletproof vests designed for ‘little bodies’.
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Things Are Looking Up For Cape Commuters Using The Southern Line To Fish Hoek
03 Apr 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Daily commuters using the Southern Line between Cape Town and Fish Hoek say the service has improved significantly over the last two years.
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They Ranked The Best And Worst Performing Municipalities In South Africa
03 Apr 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Two up from 2021, fifteen of the 20 top-performing municipalities are situated in the Western Cape.
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63-Year-Old Ghanaian Priest Receives Major Backlash For Marrying 12-Year-Old Girl
02 Apr 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The legal minimum age to get married in Ghana is 18.
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No Brain Regain – Evidence Shows Emigrated Saffas Are Not Returning Home In Droves As Reported
02 Apr 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Yep, the brain drain is still steadily dripping Saffas into the UK, Australia, and the US – the much-favoured destinations for South African émigrés – despite some reports suggesting that our emigrants are returning.
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Now Joburg Councillors Also Want VIP Security
02 Apr 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
The ‘adjusted’ VIP Risk Management System will now allow each of the 270 councillors and other committee members access to two VIP security guards without needing an SA Police Service (SAPS) risk assessment.
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