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Thousands of Tunisians opposing President Kais Saied's seizure of almost total power protested in the capital on Sunday as a very heavy police presence tried to stop them advancing along the central Habib Bourguiba Avenue.

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Consumers haul Budget Insurance to advertising watchdog for 'offensive' advert

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Consumers haul Budget Insurance to advertising watchdog for 'offensive' advert

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“Don’t beeetch, sweeetch!” is not offensive, but children should not see it on TV. This is the Advertising Regulatory Board's finding on a Budget Insurance TV advert.

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Honeybees and heartbeats win prizes for bright minds

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Honeybees and heartbeats win prizes for bright minds

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An experiment to establish the effect of garden lights on honeybees and the improvement of the diagnostic accuracy of a doctor’s stethoscope by taking it digital have won their young inventors top spots in this year’s Eskom science expo.

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Ransomware attack crisis over, says justice department

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Ransomware attack crisis over, says justice department

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Most online services, the payment of child maintenance money to beneficiaries and the electronic recording of court proceedings is virtually back to normal after last month’s ransomware attack on the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development.

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Woolworths recalls some apple juice cartons due to mould toxin

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Woolworths recalls some apple juice cartons due to mould toxin

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Woolworths has issued an urgent recall for a batch of 200ml branded apple juice cartons that contain a mould toxin.

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Son of India govt minister arrested, accused of killing farmers

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Son of India govt minister arrested, accused of killing farmers

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Ashish Mishra, son of junior home minister Ajay Mishra Teni, has been arrested on accusations he ran over and killed four protesting farmers last week, a senior police official said.

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IN PICTURES | Desmond Tutu celebrates his 90th birthday

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IN PICTURES | Desmond Tutu celebrates his 90th birthday

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Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu celebrated his 90th birthday at St George's Cathedral in Cape Town on Thursday.

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SA to be removed from UK red list for international travel from Monday

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SA to be removed from UK red list for international travel from Monday

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SA is among 47 countries that are set to be removed from the UK travel red list from Monday.

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Stage 2 load-shedding starts at 9pm, possibly going into weekend

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Stage 2 load-shedding starts at 9pm, possibly going into weekend

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Stage 2 load-shedding will start at 9pm on Thursday and continue overnight until 5am on Friday.

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DA removes ‘racists v heroes’ posters, apologises

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DA removes ‘racists v heroes’ posters, apologises

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The DA has succumbed to pressure and will be taking down its controversial election street posters in Phoenix, KwaZulu-Natal.

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Man nabbed after being found in possession of explosives

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Man nabbed after being found in possession of explosives

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A 35-year-old man was arrested after he was found in possession of explosives in a village in the North West this week, provincial police said on Friday.

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