[ad_1] Minister Lindiwe Zulu is on Friday giving an update on, among other issues, the implementation of the COVID-19 social distress relief special grant, as well as the food relief implemented during the shutdown. Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu at a press conference on March 24, 2020 by the social …
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[ad_1] Xander Janse van Rensburg (Gallo Images) Former Bulls high-performance manager Xander Janse van Rensburg has been sentenced to three years in prison. The 35-year-old man was convicted of 13 counts of fraud and theft. He also has to pay R509,000 to the union as part of his judgment, of …
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[ad_1] Former mayor Zandile Gumede faces charges of fraud, corruption and organized crime linked to a waste collection tender worth R430 million. Former eThekwini Mayor Zandile Gumede (opposite right) and some of her co-defendants appear in the Durban Commercial Crimes Court in their corruption case on December 10, 2020. Image: …
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[ad_1] News Rabada and Pretorius have injuries and were not considered for selection. Starting hitter Sarel Erwee, goalie-hitter Kyle Verreynne and mid-pace running back Glenton Stuurman have received opening calls to the South African test team for the two-Test series against Sri Lanka. South Africa will be captained by Quinton …
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[ad_1] By Sihle Mlambo 57m ago Share this article: SharecheepShareShareShareE-mailShare Johannesburg – Wits University says it was caught off guard this week when one of its senior medical students, Mumtaaz Emeran, took to social media and financed a R471,000 student debt owed to the institution. The student, originally from Bo …
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[ad_1] Australia scrapped a $ 750 million project after some participants in a vaccine trial tested false positive for HIV. It is the first time that a country has abandoned a vaccination attempt. Health Minister Greg Hunt said on Friday that the test vaccine, developed by the University of Queensland …
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[ad_1] Image: Science in HD / Unsplash Although Amazon.com is falling silent for now on the details of its planned “utility-scale” renewable energy project in South Africa, it has emerged that it will be powered by a giant solar farm to be built in the North Cape. The project, which …
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[ad_1] Eskom’s power system is under severe pressure and it is currently operating as many diesel generators and hydroelectric storage facilities as it can to avoid loss of load. These are comments from Eskom spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshansha, who was discussing the issue with The Money Show. Last night, Eskom warned …
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[ad_1] State attorneys say they did not use WhatsApp to communicate with legal officials in Botswana, as AfriForum claims. South Africa wants to deal with Botswana directly through diplomatic channels and not through “non-state actors” like AfriForum. AfriForum, on behalf of the government of Botswana, will take the South African …
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[ad_1] The power company was hopeful that the weekend and vacation period would ease pressure on the grid and allow the system to increase capacity. Image: Pexels. JOHANNESBURG – Eskom said Friday that it was working hard to avoid a dark Christmas. There are concerns about the load shedding again …
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