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Putin worked as taxi driver during USSR collapse
Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia, has revealed that he moonlighted as a taxi driver during the collapse of the Soviet Union, to supplement his
Covid scientists being threatened
Police are investigating threats against leading Covid-19 researchers and scientists. Professor Glenda Gray, South African Medical Research Council head, and Professor Tulio de Oliveira, Stellenbosch
Motorist uses trolley as a wheel
A motorist has been caught driving with his car balanced on a trolley in the place of his rear wheel. Footage posted online showed the
American actor guilty of staging an attack on himself
Jussie Smollett, one of the stars of the popular television drama Empire, was found guilty of five felony accounts of disorderly conduct for falsely telling
Former Gauteng health MEC Brian Hlongwa has been arrested
Brian Hlongwa, the former MEC for health in Gauteng appeared in the Johannesburg Regional Court this week His wife Joeline Davids-Hlongwa, four former health officials
Janusz Walus seeks parole from the Constitutional Court
Polish immigrant Janusz Walus, who killed anti-apartheid activist Chris Hani, has applied to the Constitutional Court to obtain parole. The matter will be heard in
EWC – Constitution stands firm, but risks remain
The failure of the African National Congress to muster support, even of all its own members, in its attempt to amend Section 25 of the
No successful prosecutions by Investigating Directorate – Batohi
National Director of Public Prosecutions Shamila Batohi said there have been no successful prosecutions by the Investigating Directorate since its inception in 2019. Batohi gave
Schools closed in Ethiopia so pupils can help with war effort
The Ethiopian government has announced that secondary schools will be closed in the country. This is so students at these institutions can be roped in
Setback for Gold Fields over endangered animals
Gold Fields, the South African mining company, has been notified that Chile’s Environmental Regulator (SMA) has begun sanction proceedings against the Salares Norte project due