Public sector wage negotiations still not concluded
Undecided public sector unions have until this week to decide whether they will sign on the government proposed 1.5% wage increase. Deadlocked for months, the
Tiger Brands in the KOO
Tiger Brands is recalling 20 million cans of its KOO and Hugo’s vegetable products after a leak, in a batch of goods detected in May
Afghanistan imposes curfew to check Taliban advances
Afghanistan has imposed a month-long curfew across most of the country in a bid to stop the Taliban from invading cities, according to the BBC.
Couch hunt continues
The Sunday Times reports that Durban furnishers, Leather Gallery, is close to recovering its now famous blue couch that was stolen when its showroom was
Taxi violence continues
On Friday Western Cape MEC for Transport Daylin Mitchells announced the closure of a major taxi route, the B97, between Mbekweni in Paarl and Bellville,
Munich (finally) remembered in Tokyo
For the first time in nearly half a century, the victims of the 1972 terror attack at the Munich Olympics have been officially remembered, with
Study claims Chinese vaccine not very effective at protecting old people
A Hungarian study of blood from 450 people found that the Chinese-made vaccine, Sinopharm, seemed to offer less effective protection from Covid-19 than other vaccines.
British and Irish authorities move to deport walrus
A walrus, affectionately dubbed ‘Wally,’ made headlines earlier this year when he became the first walrus to visit Ireland and the southern coast of the
Rugby Championship under threat
The Rugby Championship, an annual quadrangular rugby tournament between Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa, could be under threat, due to the ongoing Covid-19
Israel granted observer status at AU
Israel has been granted observer status at the African Union (AU), a continent-wide regional body. The announcement was made by the Israeli foreign ministry. It