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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

Funeral parlour group attacks MKP over business plan

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A group representing funeral businesses has objected to plans by the uMkhonto weSizwe Party to establish its own funeral operation, which would operate in direct

Pence calls for support for Taiwan

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Former US Vice-President Mike Pence warned against the threat posed by China to Taiwan, and called for the US to maintain support of the island

Israel delays agreeing to cease-fire due to Hamas “reneging” at last minute

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said yesterday that his Cabinet won’t meet to approve the Gaza cease-fire deal until Hamas backs down from a

Bezos finally launches a rocket

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Yesterday Jeff Bezos’s space company sent its first rocket into orbit. The launch was a major success for Blue Origin, Bezos’s rocket company, and may

No prizes for guessing which SA city named the world’s best

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Cape Town has been named the best city in the world by Time Out. Cape Town claimed the number-one spot for 2025 in the British-based

Bodies of over 60 dead zama zamas retrieved

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At least 60 dead bodies have been retrieved from shaft 11 at the Buffelsfontein gold mine since the start of the week.  It is believed