- Watch: Snow hits South Africa as temperatures plummet [video] April 22, 2019Snow fell on our side of the border with Lesotho over the Easter weekend, with parts of Free State and KwaZulu-Natal getting the best of the white stuff.
- Cape Town CBD engulfed in smoke as two trains catch fire April 21, 2019The blaze is the latest in a series of train fires which have plagued Cape Town over the past year.
- ANC vs DA vs EFF: How much support each party has from overseas April 21, 2019The three major parties of South Africa all have their own representation from overseas. But just how well are the ANC, DA and EFF supported abroad?
- “Load shedding is imminent, Eskom is lying” – DA’s Natasha Mazzone lets fly April 21, 2019Eskom seemingly cannot dig its way out of a black hole of its own making, so now they're lying to the public. That's according to Natasha Mazzone, anyway.
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- Free daily horoscope, celeb gossip and lucky numbers for 22 April, 2019 April 21, 2019Wondering what the day has in store for your star sign? Here's a quick glance at horoscopes and more for today - completely free!
- Using Liverpool, Manchester United or Chelsea as a password? You’re risking a hack April 21, 2019Top tip: if you don't want to be hacked, don't use password as a password and don't use the name of a Premier League team either.
- Maternity leave: How South Africa compares globally April 21, 2019While South Africa's a long way off from some Scandinavian countries, we're doing far better than the USA or UAE when it comes to maternity leave.
- Weed growing guide: Cannabis indoors vs outdoors April 21, 2019Growing weed at home can be a rewarding hobby, but there are many options to consider, including whether you'll be growing indoors or outdoors.
Explain ‘logic’ behind Eskom price hikes!
Effectively paying more than 10% more for electricity in South Africa is plain bonkers and the people responsible for approving this kind of madness should explain their thinking – or lack of it.
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Apartheid turd cannot be polished
Minority rights group AfriForum’s attempt to polish the turd the was Apartheid into something shiny is just plain common stupid, says the Institute for Race Relations (IRR).
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Solidarity kicks racist job site for touch
A little but if pressure can go along way… the government’s Yes4Youth job creation programme has admitted it is racist and had promised to make changes.
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Avoid sounding posh – it can render you as stupid as Reece-Mogg
Most people know that a posh English accent cannot buy you class or intelligence. A great example is that most stupid of Pommies, Jacob Reece-Mogg, who’s family’s wealth, status, exclusive education and hot potato-in-the-mount accent has bought him nothing but being a Tory nitwit Brexiteer – and idiot par excellence.
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Rocks and toilet breaks “caused load shedding”
Rocks, instead of coals are being supplied to Eskom while control room staff is taking the piss. That’s why you suffer load shedding.
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#protectpensions campaign launched in SA
The South African government is running out of money and the ruling ANC wants to get hold of the money saved by ordinary hard-working South Africans in private pension funds.
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ANC ‘rejuvenation slows and declines’, EFF growth ‘remains high’
The first set of results from the February 2019 Election Poll conducted by the Institute of Race Relations (IRR) into the electoral landscape in South Africa shows that the ANC currently stands on 54.7% nationally. That’s 1.3 percentage points down from December (56%).
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Can this be the end of sport quotas in SA?
The implementation of quotas in South African sport can soon be a thing of the past.
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Load shedding leads to car sale shedding
New vehicle sales are going down the toilet and you thank the Prince of Darkness himself – ESKOM – for it.
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Boosting mining will deliver greater gains than beneficiation – IRR
Beneficiating South Africa’s rich mineral resources has long been a dominant feature of the ruling ANC’s industrial policy ambitions – but far greater gains are available to the economy by boosting mining itself, and the myriad industries that feed into it.
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Hotels, B&B’s cry foul over Airbnb success
Shame – how the big boys can cry when technology starts disrupting their business and they fail to innovate.
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More want to leave SA and it’s not only whites
A new survey reveals that a shocking number of South Africans are selling their homes with the single purpose of using the money to relocate to overseas destinations. And should you think the people leaving are whites, you will be mistaken.
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R29 million in SA rhino horns confiscated in Hong Kong
Rhino horns to the valued of R29 million have been confiscated by Hong Kong customs officials.
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Zim land grab – farmers about to pocket R2 billion as Zuma screws up (again)!
Every time former president Jacob Zuma screwed up, it cost the country’s tack payers billions of rands. At least this time Zimbabwean farmers has the opportunity to picket some of it.
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Multichoice big InDunas to take home R55 million in salaries this year
If you ever wondered why you need to take out a home loan to afford DStv in South Africa, just have a look at what the top executives at DStv’s holding company Multichoice are earning – millions and millions.
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Blame train deaths on ANC, says DA
There have been four train crashes in Gauteng over the last four months. In the latest train crash in Tshwane, at least three people were killed and over 600 people were injured. Al of this could have been prevented if the ruling ANC really cared.
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How to get tickets to Rugby World Cup 2019: Japan!
With less than 250 days to go until Rugby World Cup 2019 gets underway, excitement for the event continues to build ahead of the general ticket sale this Saturday (today)!
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Destruction of DA billboard ‘deplorable’
The destruction of the Democratic Alliance (DA) billboard listing the names of the victims of Life Esidimeni and those who fell at Marikana is disgraceful and should be condemned, the Institute of Race Relations (IRR) says in a statement.
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Middle finger from pension managers for ANC Eskom pension plan
South African pension fund managers have told the government to go and play in the traffic with regards to plans by the ruling ANC to channel private pension funds to Eskom.
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Festive season road carnage remains too high
Despite some reductions in road death stats for the past festive season, the overwhelming message remains: South Africa’s roads are not safe. Not at all. Too many people continue to die horrible road deaths.
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Business Lessons The Little Guys Can Teach The Big Guys
How business-savvy are you? Part of being an entrepreneur of a large business means that you get to learn from those who did it before you. But you also get to learn from smaller companies.
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Shortening medical students’ internships ‘welcoming’
The proposal that the internship period for prospective doctors might be shortened from two years to one year should be welcomed, says trade union Solidarity.
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Black racist police officer ‘should be fired’
The ruling comes after Major-General Sandra Malebe-Thema made racist and humiliating remarks towards various training personnel during an event at the SAPS Training Academy in Oudtshoorn in 2016.
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Visa fiasco for tourism as government issues conflicting travel advisories
While South African Tourism is continuing to market SouthAfrica as a family holiday destination, the South African government is doing its best to confuse families and make it impossible to board flights as a result of its Nazi style visa regulations.
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Kolisi quota comment ‘unfortunate’
Springbok Captain Siya Kolisi’s views about quotas in sports is “unfortunate”, says the Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Sport and Recreation, Beauty Dlulane.
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White Denel boss ‘disgusting’, says union
If you are white, you are shite… That’s the opinion of the Liberated Metalworkers Union of South Africa (Limusa) who rejected the appointment of Daniel du Toit as the group chief executive of state-owned arms manufacturer Denel, saying the minister of public enterprises must implement employment equity recommendations.
Read moreLoad shedding to return to SA soon
The Prince of Darkness – you will recognise him by the name of Eskom, or Eksdom – is ready to strike again. As soon as businesses and factories begin operations for the New Year, load shedding will roll across South Africa once more.
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Real matric pass rate below 40% despite government claims
Let’s not fool ourselves. If the Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga says 8 out of ten pupils passed matric, she was supposed to say only 4 out of ten really made the grade.
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