Day: September 15, 2021
News24.com | PICS | Tugging at heart strings: Western Cape healthcare workers thanked with concert
The Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra has performed a Concert of Gratitude at Groote Schuur Hospital to thank healthcare workers for their efforts against Covid-19.
Continue ReadingNews24.com | Govts battle priciest food since the 1970s
UN data shows global food prices were up 33% in August from a year earlier, and the problem is worse in emerging markets where food accounts for a bigger chunk of household spend.
Continue ReadingNews24.com | Unassuming Mostert simply ‘honoured’ to be filling Pieter-Steph’s Springbok boots
It explains why the hardworking Springbok forward isn't too worried about whether he's suitable as that option against a nippier Wallaby outfit.
Continue ReadingNews24.com | Give tax breaks to drive investment in townships, says property tycoon Mike Nkuna
The apartheid-era mentality that whatever is offered in a township is inferior has changed, says Mike Nkuna, executive chair of Masingita Property Investments.
Continue ReadingNews24.com | Proteas stand-in captain Maharaj highlights importance of backing spinners
Stand-in Proteas captain Keshav Maharaj said it is "crucial" for spinners to be backed after South Africa secured a T20 series whitewash against Sri Lanka on Tuesday in Colombo.
Continue ReadingNews24.com | Gauteng education dept gets legal advisory on SIU recommendation in R431m school sanitisation probe
The Gauteng education department has revealed that it received an independent legal advisory report on how to best implement the Special Investigations Unit's recommendations following a probe into R431 million it spent to decontaminate schools.
Continue ReadingNews24.com | Preservation order granted against Gauteng land developers who allegedly defrauded govt
The National Prosecuting Authority's Asset Forfeiture Unit has successfully applied to the North Gauteng High Court for a preservation order on assets owned by Wildebeesfontein Properties and Projects.
Continue ReadingNews24.com | Rich nations head to SA to secure deal giving future emissions the coal shoulder
Officials from the US, UK, France and Germany are looking for an agreement with Eskom, which generates almost all of South Africa’s power from a fleet of 15 coal plants.
Continue ReadingNews24.com | Corruption ‘worsening’ during Ramaphosa’s tenure – survey
The survey found that not only do South Africans believe corruption is getting worse, but they see a large portion of elected officials and civil servants as involved in corrupt activities.
Continue ReadingPope Francis Confused Why People Refuse To Take COVID-19 Vaccines
“It’s a bit strange, because humanity has a history of friendship with vaccines,” the Pontiff said.
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