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Hundreds of pagers and walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah exploded across Lebanon in unprecedented attacks this week, killing 32 people and wounding more than 3,000 others. The blasts spanning two days have dealt a significant blow to the Iran-backed militant group, which blamed its arch-

The Family Violence, Child Protection, and Sexual Offences Unit (FCS) in Oudtshoorn is urgently appealing for help from the public as they search for four men linked to a case of rape and robbery of a 32-year-old man. The incident took place on September 5 at about 3.45pm near Rosebank,

Two accused men arrested of trying to extort a construction company building a shopping mall complex at Atok in Limpopo, were arrested on Tuesday, September 17. The suspects, aged 36 and 37, appeared in the Sekhukhune Magistrates Court on Wednesday, September 18, facing charges of extor

When most people think about improving their health or achieving their body goals, the first thing that comes to mind is food. They start swapping burgers for salads, avoiding carbs, and counting calories. While adjusting what you eat is essential, many overlook one crucial detail: What

Two of South Africas hip hop heavy weights, Blxckie and Maglera Doe Boy, have receive a massive nod after they were nominated in the 19th annual 2024 BET Hip Hop Awards, in the category of Best International Flow. Blxckie, real name Sihle Sithole, and Maglera Doe Boy, whose real name is

TWENTY-FIVE years ago, a KwaZulu-Natal family launched a small enterprise with the goal of becoming Africas largest manufacturer of disposable hygiene products. Today, Cleopatra has a significantly expanded workforce and supplies millions of nappies each month to Shoprite, Checkers and Usave sup

It was the late noughties that saw the most prominent emergence of digital tools, which in turn paved the way for a whole new generation of investment companies in the form of online trading platforms. Since then, spurred on by rapid innovation, emerging inventions like cryptocurrency a

The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) is probing more than 1,000 cases of ghost workers sucking monthly salaries from the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) without doing any work. In 2022, it was reported that about 1,159 ghost employees suddenly vanished from the Prasa payro

The Department of Employment and Labour says Ocean Basket needs to follow the correct channels to seek recourse if it disputed a finding by their inspectors, that they owed over R800,000 to staff in unpaid wages. The restaurant has been told they can appeal the decision internally.