The country has slipped deeper into a recession with Stats SA announcing a second-quarter decline of 51%, quarter on quarter. FILE: President Cyril Ramaphosa announces changes to the National Executive at a media briefing held at the Union Buildings, Tshwane on the 22 November 2018. Picture: GCIS JOHANNESBURG – As South Africa sees its economy […]
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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has assured the footballing world that Lionel Messi will not be turning up at Melwood any time soon. Football’s off-season is always a time of madness, speculation and incessant rumours but this year the chaotic schedule and sudden revelation that Messi wants to leave Barcelona after 20 years have kicked the […]
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An invincible ACT Brumbies overpowered bottom-dwellers Western Force 31-14 to cement top spot on the Super Rugby AU ladder and book themselves a home final after a historic night Friday. In the penultimate weekend of the regular season, they started slowly before kicking into gear in a scrappy five tries to two bonus-point win, inflicting […]
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Manchester United and England defender Harry Maguire’s claims he was “scared” for his life when he was arrested on a Greek holiday island have been ridiculed by the lawyer who prosecuted him. Harry Maguire back in England The 27-year-old United captain was on Tuesday given a suspended sentence of 21 months and 10 days after […]
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Arsenal vs Liverpool: Mikel Arteta’s Gunners take to the turf of Wembley less than a month after winning the FA Cup to face the Premier League winners in the Community Shield. Arsenal vs Liverpool: Community shield preview Arsenal and Liverpool are level in terms of Community Shield trophies having won the traditional season opener 15 […]
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Sale wing Marland Yarde has revealed that some of his team-mates including a group of Springboks have been the target of death threats for their failure to ‘take the knee’ ahead of Premiership matters in support of Black Lives Matter. South Africa’s Minister of Sports, arts and culture Nathi Mthethwa demanded that SA Rugby take […]
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Manfred Lewis was found dead in his cell last month shortly after he was taken into custody. Picture: Supplied. CAPE TOWN – Two police officers have been granted bail after appearing in court in connection with the death of a man in a holding cell in Moorreesburg. Duwayne Williams and Justin Sassman appeared in the […]
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Earlier Eskom implemented stage 1 load shedding from 4 pm on Tuesday, and it was expected to last until 10 pm – this after the utility managed to return more generation units back to service. Earlier Eskom implemented stage 1 load shedding from 4 pm on Tuesday, and it was expected to last until 10 […]
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Makwetu joined the likes of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma on Tuesday to address the National Council of Province (NCOP)’s local government week virtual session. Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu. Picture: @AuditorGen_SA/Twitter CAPE TOWN – Municipalities need to plan better and stop spending money they don’t have. That’s the simple message from Auditor-General Kimi […]
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Inside SA’s bleak second quarter GDP figures Abigail Javier | Statistics South Africa revealed that the country has fallen deeper into recession, with gross domestic product (GDP) dropping by 51% in the second quarter of this year. Take a closer look at the figures related to the economic data.
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