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Cut minimum wage and recover up to half a million lost jobs, urges IRR

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Cutting rather than increasing the minimum wage could help South Africa recover most and possibly all the jobs lost since 2019 as a result of

Truck volumes plummet in Moz unrest – report

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The number of trucks travelling from South Africa to Maputo, the capital of Mozambique, has plunged as a result of the recent unrest in that

Iran, Russia announce closer military co-operation

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Russia and Iran have announced closer military co-operation, in a move announced during an Iranian state visit to Moscow. Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian was visiting

Iconic film maker David Lynch dies at 78

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Filmmaker David Lynch, who created surreal television shows and films such as Twin Peaks, Mulholland Drive and Blue Velvet, has died at 78. His television

Dylan’s “Tambourine Man” draft lyrics sold for half a million dollars 

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The typewritten draft lyrics for Bob Dylan’s 1965 song Mr Tambourine Man netted $508,000 in an auction in the US.  The BBC reports that the

American teenager pulled off a major tennis upset in Melbourne 

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Learner Tien, a 19-year-old from California, toppled the world No. 5, Daniil Medvedev at the Australian Open in the third round.  Tien is the youngest

National minimum wage backfires

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The national minimum wage is to increase for 2025 by CPI+1.5% on the current R27.58 per hour from March.  Increases since it was implemented in

Govt must reform SA’s policing – DA

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The Democratic Alliance (DA) wants government to take an innovative approach to reform policing, pointing out that had the South African Police Services‘ (Saps) resources

Manchester United legend Denis Law dies aged 84

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Denis Law, the Manchester United and Scotland legendary striker, nicknamed ‘the King’, has died at the age of 84. A former winner of the Ballon

Tanzania denies claims of Marburg outbreak

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Tanzania has denied a report from the World Health Organisation (WHO) that there has been an outbreak of the Marburg virus. This week the WHO