Transnet seals deal | Ramaphosa scraps perks | More Zuma Stalingrad tactics | Nigeria flood toll tops 600 | Kamikaze drones hit Kyiv | Get your act together, Trump tells US Jews | SA word of the year
Transnet announces three-year deal with key union after brutal strike
Transnet announced yesterday it has clinched a three-year deal with the majority union, the United National Transport Union, during wage negotiations after a strike rocked rail and port capacity.
2022-10-17 | Fin24
Former Lottery boss personally recommended R4.8-million grant for his wifeās company
Ex-national Lotteries Commission COO Phillemon Letwaba recommended the grant, supposedly for a rural soccer tournament, to a company of which his wife was a director. The grant was paid within 8 days.
2022-10-17 | GroundUp News
Ramaphosa drops new perks after public backlash
No more free electricity and water for ministers and their deputies after president scraps 2022 ministerial handbook
2022-10-17 | BusinessLIVE
Downer says Zuma has been tripped up by his Stalingrad tactics
The former presidentās 11th-hour bid to appeal to the apex court on his standing as a prosecutor was not properly filed, hence the arms deal trial should resume
2022-10-17 | The Mail & Guardian
Court orders compensation of R375,000 to families of learners who drowned on school outing
North West Education MEC ordered to pay the families of the three pupils who drowned on a school trip in 2016. Judge finds that insufficient steps were taken to safeguard the learners.
2022-10-17 | GroundUp News
Nigeria flood death toll tops 600 as thousands evacuated
The death toll from floods in Nigeria this year has increased to 603 as authorities race to provide relief to people being evacuated from their homes. More than 1.3 million people have been displaced.
2022-10-17 | Al Jazeera
Russia dive-bombs Kyiv with 'kamikaze' drones
Russia has hit Ukraine with a wave of attacks, dive-bombing Kyiv with what appear to be Iranian-made 'kamikaze' drones. Critical infrastructure was hit in the Kyiv, Dnipro and Sumy regions yesterday.
2022-10-17 | BBC News
UN urges investigation after 92 naked migrants āsentā from Turkey into Greece
The UN refugee agency is demanding an urgent investigation into the discovery of 92 naked people on Greeceās land border with Turkey, calling the incident shocking.
2022-10-17 | The Guardian
'No president has done more for Israel than I have. Evangelicals are far more appreciative of this than the people of the Jewish faith, especially those living in the US,' he wrote.
2022-10-17 | NBC News
Imran Khanās poll wins add to pressure on Pakistani government over early vote
Pakistanās ex-prime minister (and cricket star) won the most seats in by-elections, building momentum in his campaign to pressure the six-month-old government into calling an early national election.
2022-10-17 | BusinessLIVE
An overlooked workforce: How these mental health paramedics can ease depression & anxiety in SA
Millions of South Africans suffer from common mental health illnesses but donāt have access to psychologists or psychiatrists. Counsellors are trained to relieve this burden but they can't find jobs.
2022-10-11 | Bhekisisa
Springbok women fail the Fiji litmus test in last-gasp World Cup defeat
The SA rugby outfit went down in a 21-17 upset to Rugby World Cup debutants Fiji. The result, which calls for introspection from the Springboks, has effectively ended the teamās World Cup campaign.
2022-10-16 | Daily Maverick
Load-shedding declared South African word of the year 2022
If there's a word in the South African vocabulary that everyone can identify with, it's 'load-shedding'. Other terms that were shortlisted include inganekwane, gaslighting, xenophobia and phala phala.
2022-10-17 | Channel
Tea worth brewing with this? (3,5)
ACHE (which is hidden in the word b-ache-lor. Has is the hidden word indicator. Pain is the definition).
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