Femicide, a South African curse:
Femicide, a South African curse:
It was hardly 24 hours after the conviction of Karabo Mokoena's killer that we learned of yet another young woman who died allegedly at the hands of her former partner. Zolile Khumalo , a first-year quantity surveying student at Mangosuthu University of Technology, was allegedly shot dead by an MUT ex-student at a student residence in Durban on Tuesday night.
54 captive-bred lions killed on South African farm for bones:
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Earthquake kills four in South Africa mine:
The national union of mineworkers are angry and concerned at the rate at which mining accidents are happening at Sibanye-Stillwater. The national union of mineworkers are angry and concerned at the rate at which mining accidents are happening at Sibanye-Stillwater.
Captive-bred lions killed on South African farm for bones:
In this June 15, 2014 file photo, lions rest in the Madikwe Game Reserve, South Africa. The slaughter of more than fifty lions on a South African farm last week has increased scrutiny of the country's policy of allowing the annual export of 800 skeletons of captive-bred lions to meet a demand for bones in Asia.
UPDATE 1-South Africa’s Libstar meets its 9 million IPO target:
The initial public offering was priced at 12.50 rand per share, at the bottom of the previously announced price range of 12.50 to 16 rand, and valuing the company at 8.5 billion rand. The bulk of the money will be used to pay debt and to help the company expand, Libstar said in a statement.
UPDATE 1-Growing store base lifts South African pharmacy group Dis-Chem’s FY profit:
South African drugstore chain Dis-Chem Pharmacies will add more retail stores and scale, as it looks to increase its market share after reporting a 13.7 percent increase in full-year adjusted earnings. The firm, which made its debut on the Johannesburg stock exchange in 2016, is on an expansion drive as it looks to take on larger health and beauty retail rival Clicks Group and retailers Shoprite and Pick n Pay, which also sell medicines.
.com | ‘She is bold and courageous’ – Outa Ceo on Makhosi Khoza appointment:
This week on POLOTIKI, we take a look at the future of the embattled North West premier, Supra Mahumapelo. Is he going or is he staying? Listen.
#BusStrike: Rough ride to continue for bus commuters:
A mediation meeting facilitated by the CCMA and the bargaining council fell through when parties couldn't agree on offers on the table. Employers apparently denied that they had put a 9% offer on the table and instead reverted to their original offer of an 8% increase in the first year and 8.5% increase in the second year.
Blue Train to visit Stars of Sandstone 2019 Festival:
The 10 day Stars of Sandstone event in the Eastern Free-State Province of South Africa is billed “as an experience of a lifetime”. Stars of Sandstone, to be held between April 4 and 14th of 2019, will be welcoming the first chartered Blue Train journey to the festival from April 3-6.
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