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Uber Teen Launches In South Africa, Allowing 13 To 17-Year-Olds To Hail Rides Monitored By Guardians
16 Apr 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Putting your child in a stranger’s car is enough to send you down a deep and winding anxiety spiral, but now, at least, you’ll be able to have some semblance of control over what is happening in the car when they’re sent away.
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James Webb Telescope’s Newest Find Suggests We’ve Misunderstood The Universe
16 Apr 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
This might be the only time that a mistake in understanding is considered exciting.
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Incredible Moment Hundreds Of Baby Penguins Jump From Ice Cliff Into Antarctic Ocean For Their First Ever Swim [Video]
16 Apr 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
While scientists have witnessed the spectacular moment before, this is the first time the event was filmed.
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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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Man Accused Of Killing His Pastor Wife Dies From Alleged Drug Overdose
16 Apr 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
De Jager is alleged to have beaten his pastor wife Liezel to death in October 2021 at their home in Amanzimtoti.
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Squatters Who Took Over Gordon Ramsey’s Pub Want To Turn It Into A ‘Café For Victim’s Of Gentrification’
15 Apr 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Ramsey did phone the fuzz, but the coppers said it was a ‘civil matter’ and could therefore not attend to it.
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Meet The Lucky Saffas Who Become Instant Multi Millionaires Thanks To The Recent R131 Million Powerball Draw
15 Apr 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Three Saffas won a whopping R44,762,152.47 each from the R131 million Powerball draw, while two won over R17 million from the Powerball Plus draw that took place on April 5.
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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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Let’s Chat About Gummies
15 Apr 2024 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
A recent trip to the tropics put me in a predicament of sorts.
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Folks Joined Hands For A Greener Tomorrow At The Lush And Lively Reforest Fest 2024
15 Apr 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Our friends at Greenpop hosted their 13th annual tree planting and environmental awareness event, Reforest Fest, at Bodhi Khaya Nature Retreat this past Easter weekend.
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An Escaped Hippo Roamed Grassy Park Streets This Weekend [Video]
15 Apr 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Locals were reported to be ‘delighted’ by the sight.
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South Africa Among The Top 10 Most Promiscuous Countries In The World
12 Apr 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The list is full of sultry surprises, like how countries thought to have more liberal views on sex, such as Brazil and France, are surprisingly low down on the list.
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The 2024 SAAF Museum Air Show Will Be ‘A Flight Through Time’
12 Apr 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
This event will kick start with one of the Museum’s very own aircraft racing the fastest train in South Africa, the Gautrain.
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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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Mzansi In Shock And Awe As Couple Buys Two Rolls Royces From Sandton Dealer [Video]
12 Apr 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
An unknown couple has put Mzansi in a tizzy after splurging millions on not just one, but two luxury Rolls-Royces.
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Three Castaways Rescued From Pacific Island After Making ‘HELP’ Sign With Palm Leaves
12 Apr 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
The three sailors had been stranded on Pikelot Atoll, part of Micronesia, since March 31.
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Kidnappings For Ransom Has Become A Lucrative Business In South Africa
12 Apr 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
This worrying trend is bolstered by the fact that we are listed seventh in the world for organised crime activities.
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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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Cape Town’s Cruise Ship Industry Is At An All Time High – But Mind The Traffic
11 Apr 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Cape Town has been growing in popularity as a stop for international cruise ships, which has offered enormous potential for tourism growth. It has also created major congestion on our roads.
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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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South Africa Is Dealing With DIY Deadly Weapons On The Streets – A Pen Gun Loaded With A .22 Calibre Bullet
11 Apr 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
You’ve probably heard the phrase that the pen is mightier than the sword, but what’s happening in South African streets is a whole new ball(point) game.
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Take On Table Mountain’s Platteklip Gorge In The 2024 Cableway Charity Challenge
11 Apr 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Cape Tonians are urged to climb Platteklip Gorge as many times as you can between sunrise and sunset – all to raise funds for some very worthy causes.
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Even The BBC Reported On How The Flood Of Digital Nomads To Cape Town Is Pricing Locals Out
11 Apr 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The conversation continues, where on one end, supporters see the potential for an economic boom, while on the other end, locals fear being increasingly priced out by foreign visitors.
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French Woman’s Blood-Drained Body Found In Italian Church After She Went ‘Searching For Ghosts’
11 Apr 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Police believe the victim could have been attempting to carry out a TikTok stunt, adding that her death could be related to a ghost-hunting competition being played in France.
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“Too Toxic To Work With”, Oscar Pistorius Resorts To Sweeping Church Floors
11 Apr 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Oscar reached out to at least two members of the International Paralympic Committee after his release, asking if they could work together in any capacity.
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What Does The 100-Point Wine Scoring System Actually Mean?
10 Apr 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Robert Parker pioneered the 100-point scoring system to classify wine, and the scale has become standard in the wine world.
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“Marketing Megalodons” – Why SA Consumers And Businesses Should Beware Of Temu’s Bargains
10 Apr 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Just know that every time you hit that ‘order’ button, a small clothing store shuts down somewhere, mother nature becomes more strained, and a labourer probably suffers silently in a sweatshop somewhere.
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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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