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Liquor industry laments new ban under level 3

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Before President Cyril Ramaphosa’s speech on Monday night the Liquor Traders Formations called on government to rather work with the sector in finding solutions to

Bus commuter saves the day

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Last Tuesday evening, commuters en route home from Cape Town on a Golden Arrow Bus were robbed at gun point. The bus driver fled the

Rebuilding begins after Masiphumelele fire

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Relief efforts continue in Cape Town’s Masiphumelele informal settlement after a fire last week destroyed more than 1 000 structures. By yesterday, the City of Cape

Farmers reject India’s ‘pro-farmer’ reforms

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Tens of thousands of Indian farmers have joined protests in New Delhi over three new bills that they say threaten their livelihoods. In September, Indian

Pakistan passes new sexual violence law

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Pakistan passed a new rape law this week following recent protests over Lahore police chief Umer Sheikh’s saying the brutal rape of a woman in

Top Trump man congratulates Biden

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Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has congratulated Joe Biden on winning the presidential election last month. ‘It took more than a month,’ the BBC

Furloughed jobs in UK face automation risk – report

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More than half of the jobs furloughed during the coronavirus pandemic in the United Kingdom are at the risk of being automated, a new report

Inmates dig their way out of prison

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Two prisoners escaped from Pretoria’s Kgosi Mampuru II Correctional Centre – the second prisoner escape in South Africa in recent days – by digging a

SA must choose: life, or sickness and death – Mkhize

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As Covid-19 infections climb steeply, health minister Zweli Mkhize has appealed to South Africans to ‘make sacrifices’ over the festive season to reduce the risk

US approves vaccine on ‘emergency basis’

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The United States has approved the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine on an emergency basis, with the first shots expected to be given this weekend, according to