Qatar Airways invests in Virgin Australia: A strategic $3bn boost to Aussie aviation

Source: Supplied. The equity investment by Qatar Airways group will unlock new areas of co-operation with Virgin Australia, all of which will help to drive additional consumer and economic benefits. Subject to authorisation from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, this co-operation will enable Virgin Australia to launch flights from Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney…

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Joburg Water Board must be dissolved, says DA

2 minutes The Democratic Alliance (DA) has called for the dissolution of the Johannesburg Water Board amid the latest water crisis in the city. Large parts of Johannesburg have been without water since Tuesday. This is due to a power failure that disrupted pumping at the Emfuleni Substation at Rand Water’s Forest Hill and Eikenhof…

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Escapee recaptured and back in Pollsmoor

Pollsmoor Prison 1 minute The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) says the escaped prisoner at Pollsmoor prison in the Western Cape, has been rearrested. 35-year-old Yanga Wayithi escaped ealier this week while maintaining the facility’s grounds. He’s serving a six-month sentence for theft and trespassing. Correctional Services’ spokesperson Singabakho Mxumalo says Wayithi will be facing…

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Caps, Chiefs dish out thriller

The draw saw Caps United moving to sixth on the log standings with 42 points, while Bulawayo Chiefs moved three points above the relegation zone with 32 points. CAPS UNITED . . . . . . . . . (2) 2 BULAWAYO CHIEFS . . . . . (2) 2 CAPS United and Bulawayo Chiefs…

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VIP protection officers accused of assault back in court

VIP protection vehicle blue lights. 2 minutes The case against eight former members of Deputy President Paul Mashatile’s VIP Protection unit is expected to continue in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg today. The officers were arrested after allegedly being caught on video assaulting civilians on the side of the N1 highway in Johannesburg in…

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Nine foreign nationals arrested after spaza shops raid in Kimberley

[File image]: Police inspect spaza shops. 1 minute Nine undocumented foreign nationals have been arrested in Kimberley after  the provincial government raided spaza shops in the city. The provincial police commissioner in collaboration with various departments in the province executed compliance inspections focusing on illicit and expired food stuffs sold at tuckshops in Galeshewe, Kimberley…

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Deadly N3 crash scene cleared

1 minute The crash scene involving a truck and bus on the N3 near Colenso in KwaZulu-Natal is being cleared up by emergency services. KwaZulu-Natal Road Traffic Inspectorate Sindi Msimang says altogether 45 people were injured in the crash. Four of the patients are in a serious condition. The N3 Toll Concession Company says traffic…

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