Day: December 15, 2021
Students On Hunger Strike For Over A Week Urge Dems To Pass Voting Rights Legislation
Over 20 young people from Arizona and beyond are camped outside the White House and haven’t eaten in nine days to support the Freedom to Vote act.
Continue ReadingKroger Ending Some COVID-19 Benefits For Unvaccinated Staff
Unvaccinated workers will no longer be eligible to receive up to two weeks paid emergency leave if they become infected.
Continue ReadingNews24.com | Prasa to oppose ousted CEO Zolani Matthews’ Labour Court application
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa on Wednesday indicated that it would oppose ousted CEO Zolani Matthews' Labour Court application to be reinstated.
Continue ReadingNews24.com | SA inflation reaches 5.5%, highest in almost five years
SA’s inflation rate jumped to the highest level in almost five years in November, underscoring the difficult choice the central bank faces to strike a balance between taming price growth and supporting an economy grappling with the fallout from a fourth wave of coronavirus infections.
Continue ReadingNews24.com | Apart from smoke and booze bans, most South Africans back govt’s Covid-19 restrictions – survey
A survey has found that most South Africans agreed with bans on large social gatherings, mandatory mask wearing, night-time curfews work and interprovincial travel bans.
Continue ReadingNews24.com | Jacob Zuma medical parole unlawful, he should go back to jail – court
The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has ruled that former National Commissioner of Correctional Services Arthur Fraser's decision to place former president Jacob Zuma on medical parole was unlawful - and ordered that he should return to jail.
Continue ReadingNews24.com | FEEL GOOD | Activist cycles from Joburg to Cape Town to raise funds for girl fighting cancer
Thato Senganga Molosankwe, a humanitarian and social activist, has taken the long ride to raise funds for an 11-year-old girl living with a terminal illness.
Continue ReadingCongress Averts Catastrophic Debt Default, Votes To Send Biden $2.5 Trillion Debt Limit Hike
The House gave final approval to the legislation early Wednesday on a near-party-line 221-209 vote, defusing a volatile issue until after the 2022 midterm elections.
Continue ReadingBusinessinsider.co.za | Countries that followed UK in red listing SA must drop travel bans as swiftly, say tourism groups
South Africa has been removed from the United Kingdom’s red list, but travel restrictions imposed by dozens of other countries remain.
Continue ReadingWarriors’ Stephen Curry Breaks The NBA Career 3-Point Record
Curry hit his 2,974th 3-pointer Tuesday night in the first quarter of the Golden State Warriors’ game against the New York Knicks, breaking the record set by Ray Allen.
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