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Covid test result bungle costs businesswoman

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A mix up of laboratory test results for Covid-19 cost a Gauteng woman a business trip worth R42,000 after she was stopped from travelling to Nigeria in May at the airport due to her results being old.

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Show goes on as Kasie FM picks up pieces after looting frenzy

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Show goes on as Kasie FM picks up pieces after looting frenzy

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On July 12 while President Cyril Ramaphosa was addressing the nation on the violence and destruction that had engulfed KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, criminals were busy looting and vandalising Sam Ntuli Mall in Mngadi Section, Katlehong, in Ekurhuleni.

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Rights commission treads fine line on Covid vaccine

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Rights commission treads fine line on Covid vaccine

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As the government accelerates its vaccine rollout and industries prepare for a possible return to work, a growing number of employers and employees have approached the SA Human Rights Commission to seek counsel on how resolve an impasse over those who refuse take the jab.

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Some Gauteng schools not ready for reopening

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Some Gauteng schools not ready for reopening

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Close to 60 schools in Gauteng are not ready to welcome the full capacity return of primary school pupils today because they lack water supply, have insufficient space for social distancing and are plagued by electricity outages.

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Education department clarifies confusion

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Education department clarifies confusion

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The Gauteng education department has moved to clarify that the vaccination report required for the 2022 online applications for prospective Grade 1 learners is not related to the Covid-19 vaccination.

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JSC commissioner Lutendo Sigogo has died

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JSC commissioner Lutendo Sigogo has died

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One of SA’s most revered lawyers and the president of the Black Lawyers Association, Lutendo Sigogo, has died.

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Gauteng rocked by three tremors on Sunday

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Gauteng rocked by three tremors on Sunday

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Three earth tremors were recorded in Gauteng on Sunday.

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Gauteng improves schools admission process

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Gauteng improves schools admission process

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“Parents who apply to schools of specialisation must ensure that they contact the school to arrange for the auditions or admission tests,” said Lesufi.

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100-year-old former death camp guard to go on trial in Germany -report

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100-year-old former death camp guard to go on trial in Germany -report

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FA 100-year-old former guard at the Sachsenhausen Nazi concentration camp near Berlin will face trial in the autumn, 76 years after the end of the Second World War, German weekly Welt am Sonntag reported.

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Immunisation cards needed for grade 1 admission in Gauteng, says Lesufi

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Immunisation cards needed for grade 1 admission in Gauteng, says Lesufi

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The grade 1 class of 2022 in Gauteng will be required to provide Covid-19 immunisation certificates to be admitted to schools. according to the province's education MEC Panyaza Lesufi.

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Eskom suspended load-shedding at cost of R8.5m for King Zwelithini's memorial

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Eskom suspended load-shedding at cost of R8.5m for King Zwelithini's memorial

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Eskom spent R8.5m to suspend load-shedding for the memorial service of King Goodwill Zwelithini in March, according to public enterprise minister Pravin Gordhan.

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Trump raises big money in early 2021, but doesn't spend much

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Trump raises big money in early 2021, but doesn't spend much

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A fundraising group run by former President Donald Trump raised $62m (R905m) in the first half of the year but only spent $3m (R43m), with the biggest chunk of money going to a pro-Trump research center and more than $65,000 (R949,260) to Trump's own hotels, according to federal records published on Saturday.