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People Are Getting Sued For Using A Smiley Face
26 Jan 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
The Smiley Company is suing Etsy sellers who they claim are profiting off their smile, which is a far cry from the company’s goal of ‘spreading positivity through smiles, to make the world a happier, kinder place’.
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This Is What You Should Be Paying Your Domestic Worker For 2024
26 Jan 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
A new proposal by the Department of Employment and Labour’s National Minimum Wage Commission means domestic workers in South Africa could receive a significant and mandatory pay hike.
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Hijacked Buildings In Cape Town CBD Raided With Hundreds Of Illegal Foreigners Evicted
25 Jan 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
The ‘mass eviction’ saw hundreds of illegal foreigners being detained and transported to the immigration office in Epping.
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South African Uber Driver Who Usually Pranks His Customers For TikTok Ended Up Saving Someone’s Life
25 Jan 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Uber driver and TikTok sensation, Bartho Dick from Booysen Park in Gqeberha, has a ball on the job by pranking his customers. But one day, he ended up saving someone’s life.
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Orca Spotted In Kalk Bay Harbour [Video]
25 Jan 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Visitors to Kalk Bay got the surprise of a lifetime when a killer whale was spotted casually swimming around the harbour.
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Saudi Arabia Gets Its First Liquor Store In 70 Years
25 Jan 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Saudi Arabia’s founding monarch, King Abdulaziz, imposed an alcohol ban in 1951 after his son drunkenly shot and killed British resident Cyril Ousman during a party.
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Africa’s First Deep Underground Science Laboratory Will Hunt For Dark Matter Under Du Toits Kloof Mountains
25 Jan 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Already a decade in planning, the future Paarl Africa Underground Laboratory would be a first for Africa.
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Dentists Are Warning People Against Teeth-Fixing Products Touted By Influencers
25 Jan 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
“They are taking advantage of people’s credulity. It’s a big scam.”
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Many Puzzled By Circumstances Of Death After Three Men Found Frozen Outside Their Friends House Two Days After Watching Football Together
25 Jan 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The trio had been at Willis’ home on 7 January to celebrate a game that saw the Kansas City Chiefs defeat the Las Vegas Raiders and had left with no one as a witness, without their coats, only to never make it to their cars, homes, or wives.
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Free State Dorpie Becomes The First ‘Smart Town’ In South Africa
25 Jan 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
“For a town that depends on tourism, not being subjected to load-shedding is life-changing.”
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Bad News For The Gainz – Multiple Studies Show Weightlifting Shortens Your Life
24 Jan 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Excessive weightlifting may shorten your life, according to a biohacking pioneer with a longtime speciality in longevity.
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This Glow Facial Is Like A ‘Real-Life Selfie Filter’
24 Jan 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
This truly dynamic treatment is a comprehensive approach to skin rejuvenation, delivering wrinkle reduction and skin brightening while addressing multiple concerns that contribute to dull, uneven skin texture.
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Strand Beachgoers Have Been Getting Severely Sick After Swimming, Calling For A Better Water-Quality Flag System
24 Jan 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
While most of the beachgoers were aware that there were problems with the water quality at the time of swimming, they were unaware of the severity of the health risks they faced.
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This R21 Million St Francis Bay Pad Is The Perfect Hideaway From The City
24 Jan 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
South Africa’s ‘Little Venice’ sounds just like the sort of place to escape from the cramped city life.
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“Went To Hebrew School” – Watch Elon Musk Try To Convince Everyone He’s Not Anti-Semitic And Has Jewish Roots [Video]
24 Jan 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Several months following his endorsement of an antisemitic conspiracy theory, the CEO of X (formerly Twitter) visited the location of the Nazi death camp and then reflected on his own “Jewish roots”.
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PetroSA Chooses ‘Political Operator’ To Run With Their R3.8 Billion Russian Gas Deal
24 Jan 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Equator Holdings will now take charge of the government’s multibillion-rand gas plans by funding and rebuilding gas infrastructure in the country.
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Cape Town Climbed The Ranks Beautifully On Time Out’s List Of The World’s Best Cities
24 Jan 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Based on the trusty Time Out Index, which is created from a survey of more than 20,000 city dwellers around the world, along with its own network of editors, Cape Town has been ranked magnificently.
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Investigation Reveals 70 Petrol Stations In SA Are Selling “Watered-Down Diesel”
23 Jan 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
The alleged ‘dodgy diesel list’ includes all the provinces.
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‘Mr Dakar’ – Giniel De Villiers And The Fearless SA Riders Do Us Proud
23 Jan 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
South Africa’s Giniel De Villiers has been dubbed ‘Mr Dakar’ after completing the 2024 Dakar to set a record of 21 consecutive finishes since he entered the world’s most gruelling race for the first time in 2003.
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Mounting Concern For Penguins In Simon’s Town As SA Navy Prepares For ‘Underwater Explosive Exercise’
23 Jan 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The lack of transparency and communication about the exercise’s nature and necessity has disappointed residents, who are worried about the possible harm to endangered marine wildlife.
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Cheers To (Slightly) Less Boozy Beaches – 20% Drop In Confiscated Alcohol Over Festive Period
23 Jan 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
We celebrate small wins in South Africa.
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Study Shows Wearing A Sleep Mask To Bed Can Improve Cognitive Function And Boost Overall Health
23 Jan 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
We could all do with better sleep, and a little improved cognitive function sounds good too.
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Everyone Is Excited For Newest Springboks’ World Cup Documentary ‘Chasing The Sun 2’ [Trailer]
23 Jan 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
“Hope is an interesting thing”.
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80% Of South Africans Fall For These Scams
23 Jan 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Nobody on YouTube, Instagram or TikTok has an investment opportunity that quadruples your money in a week.
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Someone Spent R33,000 In One Day On Uber Eats Last Year
23 Jan 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Uber Eats’s 2023 Annual Cravings report has revealed the world’s most popular, most unusual, and most surprising delivery requests captured in a year on the application.
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Preppers Are Paranoid After WHO Discuss ‘Disease X’ At Davos
22 Jan 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Healthcare experts at the Davos summit on Wednesday said that planning for Disease X might help save lives, and money, if countries start research and preventative steps before a recognised epidemic.
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Hero Doctor Harnesses Power Of Apple Watch To Rescue Ailing Passenger Mid-Flight
22 Jan 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
It’s becoming more apparent that Apple Watches do indeed save lives.
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The Reason You’re Seeing More Ships On Cape Town’s Coast And Docking At Our Ports
22 Jan 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
If you’ve walked along Sea Point’s promenade in the last while and noticed an atypical amount of cargo ships milling about, you can probably blame the attacks on ships out in the Red Sea.
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Like Fyre Festival At Sea – Passengers Call For Criminal Investigation After Cruise Gets Cancelled Two Weeks Before Maiden Voyage
22 Jan 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
A group of 78 disgruntled passengers are now demanding a criminal probe into the company as they’re desperately trying to claw back R302 million in refunds.
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Meet The Eastern Cape Principal With An Emphasis On “Human Beings” To Change The Tide On SA’s Pass Rate
22 Jan 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
You’re going to want to meet Mncedi Mtengwana, the principal of Solomon Mahlangu High School in KwaNobuhle, Kariega, Eastern Cape, who is setting the bar at a stunning height for low-income community schools.
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