SANTACO urges taxi operators to apply for relief fund

Taxis at a rank The South African National Taxi Council (SANTACO) is calling on operators who haven’t applied for the Taxi Relief Fund (TRF) to do so promptly. The South African National Taxi Council (SANTACO) defends government’s decision to allocate R408 million from the COVID-19 Relief Fund to the taxi industry. pic.twitter.com/eZzqbRW7Q5 — SABC News…

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Former minister to hand himself in over Transnet probe

Police arrest three armed robbery suspects in Wellington in the Western Cape. A former Public Enterprises minister is expected to hand himself over to the police in Pretoria this morning. This relates to an alleged state capture incident at Transnet. The state-owned enterprise is the largest and most crucial part of the freight logistics chain….

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Stranded CPUT students protest outside Parliament

CPUT students during a protest outside Parliament in Cape Town. As President Cyril Ramaphosa is delivering his State of the Nation Address (SONA), about 100 metres down the street, scores of students from the Cape Town University of Technology (CPUT) are staging a protest. Some carrying their luggage, saying, continued evictions from various student residences…

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Erasmus lauds Springboks’ intensity in big win over Japan

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus. South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus lauded the intensity his players showed in their 61-7 demolition of Japan at Wembley Stadium on Saturday, but warned next weekend’s Autumn International series clash with France will be another step up. The Springboks ran in nine tries as they led 26-0 at halftime in difficult,…

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NGO calls for action against youth drug culture

A farmer tends to dried cannabis bundle in Ketama, in the northern Rif mountains, Morocco March 12, 2021. Picture taken March 12, 2021. 2 minutes Non-governmental organisation, World Changers Candidate (WCC) is calling on churches, parents, and communities to unite and take action against the normalisation of drug culture among young people. This as tomorrow,…

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