- Trump ramps up claims of Big Tech bias March 19, 2019Donald Trump has accused tech giants Facebook, Google and twitter of bias against conservatives. The post Trump ramps up claims of Big Tech bias appeared first on The South African.
- Stage 5 load shedding: What Eskom really meant March 19, 2019Oh good. We were worried... The post Stage 5 load shedding: What Eskom really meant appeared first on The South African.
- Irrigating Africa: can small-scale farmers lead the way? March 19, 2019Regional mapping is now capturing the true extent of small-scale irrigation more effectively, while research in Mozambique shows how accounting for multiple, small farmer-managed plots would nearly double the national estimate of total irrigated area. The post Irrigating Africa: can small-scale farmers lead the way? appeared first on The South African.
- Bo-Kaap moves closer to becoming a South African heritage site March 19, 2019Bo-Kaap is on course to officially becoming a South African heritage site after the report to declare it as such has been finalised. The post Bo-Kaap moves closer to becoming a South African heritage site appeared first on The South African.
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- Home security: Clever South African sensor that alerts you to intruders March 19, 2019JONGA is a low-cost, low-tech security system that sends a notification to your paired smartphone when something triggers the motion sensor in your home. The post Home security: Clever South African sensor that alerts you to intruders appeared first on The South African.
- How UWC’s Fairy Godmother is helping students in need March 19, 2019UWC students have a fairy godmother looking out for them. The post How UWC’s Fairy Godmother is helping students in need appeared first on The South African.
- SA film ‘Recce’ wins ‘Best Foreign Feature Film’ in California March 19, 2019South African Independent film 'Recce' just won an award at the 10th Idyllwild International film festival in California. The post SA film ‘Recce’ wins ‘Best Foreign Feature Film’ in California appeared first on The South African.
- Eat in for under R180: Best grocery specials at South Africa’s supermarkets March 19, 2019Getting food on the table will take some planning this week, thank you Eskom. But fear not! Here is a collection of quick and easy meal options. The post Eat in for under R180: Best grocery specials at South Africa’s supermarkets appeared first on The South African.
Five Big Time Powerball Winners
The Powerball is one of the most popular lotteries played by millions across the world every week.
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Corrupt and working at Eskom? Then go jail!
Throw the corrupt people at Eskom in prison to rot and hire former engineers to sort out the mess.
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Black empowerment – the DA has lost the plot & surrenders to ANC
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has lost the plot on black empowerment in South Africa, proving that the official opposition in South Africa’s leader Mmusi Maimane is not a leader but a follower.
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Voting in the dark…
This year South Africans can look forward to a general election in which they can vote in the ambiance created by Eskom – darkness.
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E-Visas for SA top priority
South Africa’s tourism industry has something to smile about after president Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address, naming the introduction of E-Visas to visit South Africa as his highest priority.
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What SA lost under Zuma…
Growth rates taking a dive, poverty increasing, public dept ballooning and unemployment getting out of hand… Take your pick, under former president Jacob Zuma’s corrupt regime your country took a hell of a knock.
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One more elephant left in Knysna forest
Research conducted by SANParks scientists has confirmed the presence of a female elephant roaming the Knysna forest.
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SONA – Ramaphosa ‘gambling with our future’
The State of the Nation Address (SONA) delivered by President Cyril Ramaphosa did not offer reassurance to either foreign or local investors, but rather created more reason for uncertainty and concerns.
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#TellTito to leave your pension alone
A campaign to warn South Africans about the risks to their pensions, and to take a stand in urging the government to concentrate on growing the economy instead has been launched by the Institute of Race Relations (IRR).
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Heat wave puts pressure on Cape Town water saving efforts
The recent heat wave in the Western Cape is not good news for Cape Town’s water saving efforts as dam levels have dropped at a higher rate than expected.
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737 Max crash – a jackscrew screwed up!
A screw-like device found in the wreckage of the Boeing Co. 737 Max that crashed last Sunday in Ethiopia indicates the plane was configured to dive, a piece of evidence that helped convince US regulators to ground the model, a person familiar with the investigation disclosed.
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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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New drink drive machine out to get you
If you have been out drinking and driving over this festive period in Johannesburg and you haven’t been ‘klapped’ by Mayor Herman Mashaba’s new Evidential Breath Alcotest Machine (EBAT), you are merely lucky. This piece of wizardly has devious powers to ensure you get locked up.
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Is R21 billion SAA rescue loan ‘to good to be true’?
If it sounds to good to be true, it normally is. And that’s why the Democratic Alliance (DA) is a bit wary of a R21 billion private loan reportedly now offered to the beleaguered national carrier, the South African Aircraize (SAA).
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And there goes the once mighty SABC…
The South African Broadcorping Castration (SABC) has gone down shit creek without a paddle – and the captain off the boat was the public broadcaster’s then Fuhrer, Hlaudi Motsoeneng.
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Former ‘terrorists’ will not be promoted – immediately
Call them former terrorists, call them freedom fighters. Call them whatever you like. The one thing we do know is that they will not get their promotions – well, not for now.
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Sport minister’s Dubai family jolly ‘a conflict of interests’
SA’s former sports minister enjoyed his all expenses paid family jolly in Dubai but now he is facing the consequences.
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‘The Bulldog’ gets a tasty bite into SA legal system
The state’s legal system is starting to play different tunes as soon as The Bulldog threatens to bite.
Read moreGet registered to vote, says Cyril
The best way to make a difference in your country is to vote in next year’s general elections. But you cannot do so if you are not registered. So get yourself sorted, even the president says so.
Read moreIndependent regulator to protect SA’s water
Seeing that the national government could not manage the country’s water sources even if they lived in the times of Noah, the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) and Water Shortage South Africa (WSSA) have announced they will collaborate to establish an Independent National Water Regulator in South Africa.
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Like SAA, Eskom and the SABC, now even Denel is going down the toilet
With finance costs of R359 million, losses of R1.7 billion, accumulated losses of R5.2 billion and possible irregular expenditure of R1.9 billion, South African state-owned aerospace and military technology conglomerate Denel is in a financial tailspin.
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Time to fill up and me merry – but only next year
This year Father Christmas takes the form af the AA, who’s says South Africans can expect a big petrol price drop come New Year.
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Exhibition about Cape Town’s slave ship secret opens
A fascinating exhibition entitled ‘Unshackled History: The Wreck of the Slave Ship, São José, 1794’ opens tonight at the Iziko Slave Lodge in Cape Town.
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W Cape to be truly ‘smart’ province with Wi-Fi partnership
The DA led Western Cape Government is taking the lead in ensuring that the province becomes the first truly ‘smart’ and connected province in South Africa.
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‘Kill 5 whites’ call can see BLF booted out of SA elections
Black consciousness splinter group Black First Land First (BLF) can find themselves banned from next year’s general election after calls by its leader for members to kill five white people for every one black person that dies because of taxi violence.
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Voters falling in love with ANC again, DA and EFF suffering
Despite load shedding and other ills proudly served up for the benefit of South African voters, their support are starting to pivot back the ruling ANC while opposition parties such as the DA and EFF are starting to see a decline voter embracement.
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