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Grades 7 and 12 go back on 1 June – Motshekga
- By Lee Stuttaford
- . May 20, 2020
The core curriculum will be the focus of teaching for grades 7 and 12 when pupils return to school on 1 June, according to basic
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Government lying about Covid-19 agricultural relief – farmers’ union
- By Lee Stuttaford
- . May 20, 2020
The Transvaal Agricultural Union (TAU) has accused the government of acting in bad faith in its provision of Covid-19 relief. In a statement, the TAU
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Thabane resigns – finally
- By Lee Stuttaford
- . May 20, 2020
Tom Thabane, Lesotho’s embattled Prime Minister, announced his resignation yesterday. In a televised address to the country Thabane said: ‘The time to retire from the
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Lockdown criticized by top experts
- By Lee Stuttaford
- . May 18, 2020
The government’s phased exit from the lockdown is nonsensical and unscientific, says one of the top scientists advising it, according to News24. Dr Glenda Gray,
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Opposition parties up the ante
- By Lee Stuttaford
- . May 17, 2020
The Democratic Alliance (DA) and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) are applying pressure on the government to demonstrate greater accountability. The Democratic Alliance (DA) argues
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Warning on fate of SA’s small businesses
- By Lee Stuttaford
- . May 17, 2020
Three quarters of small and micro businesses will shut their doors permanently if the lockdown runs beyond June of this year, warns the South Africa
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DPE and SAA rescue practitioners agree ‘to work together’
- By Lee Stuttaford
- . May 17, 2020
A freeze has been put on the unilateral sale of assets of beleaguered South African Airways (SAA) unitl 30 June in terms of a Memorandum
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Top-level meetings today on hastening start of level 3 lockdown
- By Lee Stuttaford
- . May 16, 2020
President Cyril Ramaphosa was to continue consultations today with Cabinet colleagues, provincial premiers and local government on preparing the country for a shift to a
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Florida man arrested after stabbing person with homemade throwing star
- By Lee Stuttaford
- . May 16, 2020
Covid-19 has not put a stop to the infamous ‘Florida Man’ stories. Robert Hartsock, 28, of Pensacola, Florida was arrested last week for allegedly stabbing
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Google tracking data shows global decline in movement
- By Lee Stuttaford
- . May 16, 2020
Google, the global software behemoth, has released data around the movement of individuals, gleaned from people’s cellphones. The data shows that around the world there