Provincial government officials said that three weeks into alert level two of South Africa’s lockdown and with more businesses operating, there has not been an uptick in new cases being reported. FILE: Western Cape Premier Alan Winde. Picture: Twitter. CAPE TOWN – The Western Cape government said that the province has continued showing a decline […]
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The retail pharmacy company approached the High Court in Johannesburg on an urgent basis to stop the disruption and intimidation of its staff and customers. Public safety officers and police watch EFF members protest outside a Clicks store at the Sandton City shopping centre in Johannesburg on 7 September 2020. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/EWN JOHANNESBURG – […]
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It’s alleged that suspected criminal underworld figure Nafiz Modack and his accomplices are at the centre of such nefarious operations. Long Street in Cape Town. Picture: 123rf.com CAPE TOWN – A number of businesses in the Cape Town city centre are still being targeted by criminal syndicates demanding so-called protection fees. It has long been […]
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In a statement on Tuesday, Clicks said that it would replace the American brand with locally sourced haircare products and that it would be engaging with all of its suppliers to enforce its code of conduct. EFF members protest outside a Clicks store at the Sandton City shopping centre in Johannesburg on 7 September 2020. […]
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The data revealed that in the period, the economy generated R1,08 trillion. People queue at a grocery store in Hillbrow on the first day of the coronavirus lockdown on 27 March 2020. Picture: Sethembiso Zulu/EWN JOHANNESBURG – South Africa has fallen deeper into recession, with Statistics South Africa announcing that gross domestic product (GDP) has […]
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Former Eskom board chairperson Zola Tsotsi is back at the state capture commission where former CEO Tshediso Matona said on Monday that Tsotsi was the one who informed him that he had been suspended. A screengrab shows former Eskom chair Zola Tsotsi at the state capture inquiry on 8 September 2020. Picture: SABC Digital/YouTube JOHANNESBURG […]
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US President Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen in his book – ‘Disloyal, a Memoir: The True Story of the Former Personal Attorney to President Donald J Trump’ – wrote that Trump praised the apartheid era rule in South Africa. US President Donald Trump speaks during the daily briefing on the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, at […]
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Spring is in the air, and while we get ready to embrace the warm days of summer, we should also brace ourselves for the financial challenges that lie ahead. A new survey conducted by Debt Rescue revealed that 85% of consumers polled said that their financial situation was adversely affected by Covid-19. 45% of respondents […]
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The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) found that the R40 million tender for the border fence was awarded irregularly and recommended that 14 officials be disciplined. FILE: Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Hon Patricia De Lille in Parliament on 10 July 2019. Picture: @DepPublicWorks/Twitter JOHANNESBURG – Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Patricia de Lille on […]
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Clicks said that it had to close more than 400 of its stores on Monday after they were targeted by protesting EFF members. EFF deputy president Floyd Shivambu leads a protest against Clicks at Sandton City in Johannesburg on 7 September 2020. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/EWN JOHANNESBURG – Retailer Clicks has been granted an interim interdict […]
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