SA has lost 96 million abalone to poaching since 2000 – new report: Researchers believe the only way to protect the species from going extinct, and not lose the income legally fished abalone generates, is international collaboration. ……
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Wheels24.co.za | SEE: How the SA Bobsled team from Benoni won this year’s edition of …: After an eight-year hiatus, an eventful, action-packed day saw team SA Bobsled from Benoni electrify the 25 000-strong crowd and the esteemed judging panel to win the Red Bull Box Cart Race 2018 in spectacular fashion. ……
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Nine-year-old circumcised at school by ‘mistake’: A health team has been suspended after a child was circumcised by mistake at a Pietermaritzburg school. ……
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Three held over alleged killing of hijacked bakkie’s occupants: Police have not ruled out the possibility of linking the killing of two people in Brackenfell to the ongoing taxi violence in the province. The suspects were arrested on Monday after they allegedly hijacked a vehicle and killed the occupants, said police spokesperson Andre…
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Former mistress uses Facebook to target ex-lover’s family: Durban – A Phoenix woman is at her wits’ end at being constantly bullied on Facebook by her husband’s former mistress, who is allegedly using fake Facebook accounts to harass her and her family. This is in spite of the woman taking out a protection order against the mistress. “I don’t know what else to do. My husband had an affair with this woman and had a child with her. The relationship ended on his side, but she can’t accept it. “She blames me and my two children, saying we’re preventing him from leaving, but it was his choice to stay….
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City slammed for ignoring water quality: The City has been slammed for merely erecting signs warning Macassar and Sandvlei communities not to go near the water, despite being made aware of the toxic quality of Kuils River. Senior CSIR researcher Bettina Genthe was so alarmed at the results of water quality tests that she wrote to Mayco member for informal settlements, water and waste services and energy Xanthea Limberg, expressing her concern that the City was not aware of the severity of the health risk. Last month, the Al Jama-ah political party lodged a complaint against the City for the alleged…
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Push to commercialise hemp after decision on dagga: Cape Town – You can no longer be arrested for smoking dagga at home, or even for possession when police may be in doubt about whether you are using or dealing. The country’s apex Constitutional Court on Tuesday decriminalised the possession, consumption and private cultivation of the herb at home, to loud acclaim from the public gallery. Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo was interrupted by loud applause several times as he read a unanimous…
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Superyacht docked at Waterfront costs R5m a week to operate: It’s one of the world’s longest superyachts; carries two submarines; Mick Jagger once used its recording studios; sixty full-time staff service a maximum of 26 guests in 41 suites; and costs R5.7 million a week to operate. The Octopus docked at the V&A Waterfront last week and, being…
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How the state pension fund’s offshore plan is ‘dicey’: The Government Employees Pension Fund’s (GEPF) plan to move some of its investments offshore is warranted, but it can impose additional strain on the rand and trigger more economic woes for the country,…
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Job cuts set minister and SABC’s board on collision course: The looming retrenchments at the cash-strapped SABC have set communications minister Nomvula Mokonyane and the board of the public broadcaster on a…
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