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  • Dirco and Home Affairs ‘addressing’ change in Ireland’s visa-free stance

    In the latest development in this week’s Ireland visa shock for South African travellers, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) Ronald Lamola and Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber are reportedly engaging in talks with the Irish government. In the meantime, the new visa rule applies as from today. Irish Justice Minister Helen McEntee announced…

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  • Inside Western Cape’s lockdown plan for gang lands

    In a bid to quell the escalating gang violence in Cape Town, the City has collaborated with the Western Cape South African Police Services (Saps) to curb crime and gangsterism in communities. Colonel Andre Traut confirmed a recent meeting held between Western Cape Minister of Police Oversight and Community Safety Anroux Marais, Provincial Police Commissioner…

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  • Barbie baby! Margot Robbie and Tom Ackerley expecting their first child!

    The three-time Oscar nominee appeared cheerful as she revealed her stomach while boarding a boat during a holiday to Lake Como with her spouse.

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  • ANC’s Cyril Xaba elected unopposed as eThekwini mayor

    African National Congress (ANC) councilor, Cyril Xaba has been elected as the new mayor of the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality. The municipality convened a special council sitting on Wednesday to elect a new executive mayor. This comes a month after the ANC redeployed former eThekwini mayor, Mxolisi Kaunda, to the National Council of Provinces (NCOP). The…

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  • Court sentences former VBS boss Tshifhiwa Matodzi to 495 years

    The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has sentenced former Venda Building Society (VBS) Mutual Bank chairperson Tshifhiwa Matodzi to 495 years for his crimes. Matodzi appeared in court on Wednesday after entering into a plea agreement with the state. As part of the agreement, he pleaded guilty to all 33 charges. “Upon realisation that the…

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  • Suspects can’t afford R1K bail – Groenewald‘s overcrowding prison headache

    Correctional Services Minister Pieter Groenewald has warned Parliament of a challenging road ahead due to budget cuts to his new portfolio. Groenewald and officials from his department appeared before Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services on Wednesday to present departmental budgets and annual performance plans. Prison overcrowding During the meeting, Groenewald painted a grim picture…

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  • Public Works department lost R2.5 million monthly to hackers over 10 years

    The new Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) Dean Macpherson has revealed that cyber hackers have stolen at least R300 million from the department over the past 10 years. This amounts to at least R2.5 million going missing from the department’s coffers every month without anyone noticing. According to Macpherson and Deputy Minister Sihle…

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  • Cape Storm: WC braces for another day of heavy rain and flooding

    The Western Cape, still reeling from the devastating effects of heavy rainfall and flooding, is preparing for another slippery wet day on Thursday. The South African Weather Service on Tuesday warned of two more cold fronts approaching the region, bringing with them the possibility of further flooding and disruption. “Two more cold fronts on the…

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  • Exciting Career Opportunities at Motus Holdings Limited

    Motus is South Africa’s leading automotive group, employing over 16 700 people globally.

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  • Legal Counsel – Africa at Metso

    Metso is a world-leading industrial company offering equipment and services for the sustainable processing and flow of natural resources in the mining, aggregates, recycling and process industries. With our unique knowledge and innovative solutions, we help our customers improve their operational efficiency, reduce risks and increase profitability. Our customers are supported by a broad scope…

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