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Govt raises civil servant pay offer to 4.7%

The government has raised its offer for salary increases to the country's civil servants to 4.7%, well short of a demand by labour unions representing 1.3 million state workers.

Netflix makes it easier to share choice excerpts

Have you ever wanted to share a memorable scene from your favourite series with your friends, but didn't know how?

Pro-LGBTQ video game returns amid anti-diversity rave

Video game Life is Strange is returning for its latest episode in a saga that broke the mould by having lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer central characters.

Doctor's stellar legacy

YAN FUQING: SHOWCASE OF CHINA'S PIONEER OF MODERN HEALTH CARE

Liam Payne single release postponed

The release of a single featuring Liam Payne, the former One Direction singer who died earlier this month after falling from his Buenos Aires hotel room, has been postponed, a collaborator said.

A Constant force

DJ: HER CAREER IS A NON-LINEAR CLIMB DRIVEN BY CURIOSITY

AI brings new version of Lee's classic to life

The use of artificial intelligence has been raising concerns among professionals in the music industry, but it also opens up a whole new world of possibilities.

Riot looms over Harris rally

Four years ago, a Washington park became central to one of the most infamous moments in US political history. But, on Tuesday, it was packed full of cheering Kamala Harris supporters waving \"FREEDOM\" signs.

China slams US tech investment curbs

China yesterday condemned curbs finalised this week by the United States on investment in sensitive technology, adding that it \"reserves the right\" to take its own measures.

Israel struggles to beef up army

GAZA CONFLICT: 'WE'RE DROWNING,' SAYS RESERVIST

Six jailed over bar blaze

A court in Vietnam yesterday jailed six people, including four police officers, over a fire that ripped through a karaoke bar two years ago, killing 32 people.

Russian roubles clouding Cyril's judgment

It's obvious Hamas is responsible for the conflict in the Middle East, writes Anonymous.

Character counts in leadership

Former home affairs minister Malusi Gigaba made a comeback in parliament when, on Tuesday, he was elected co-chair of the joint defence committee.

NHI financially impossible for SA

I am sick and tired of hearing about Cyril Ramaphosa's, pictured, National Health Insurance (NHI) nonsense... and now the DA has joined the discussion.

Shaping the future of GNU

If you wanted to recharge your political economy batteries and engage thinkers, scholars, captains of industry and activists, the recent three-day Kgalema Motlanthe Foundation Inclusive Growth Forum in KwaZulu-Natal's Drakensberg, was the place to be.

Conflict is blight on DRC's stature

It is half a century since two legends - Muhammad Ali and George Foreman - stepped into the ring in Kinshasa for the \"Rumble in the Jungle\", regarded by many as the most famous boxing bout in history.

Light flickering in Prasa tunnel

It seems there could be light at the end of the vandalised train tunnel which is the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa), as it works to restore to service the Metrorail commuter lines and stations trashed during Covid.

How harmful are plastics?

RED FLAG: STUDIES FIND MICROPLASTICS INSIDE LUNGS, BLOOD STREAM, BRAINS

Climate change driving 'record threats to health' - report

Climate change poses a growing threat to human health in a variety of record-breaking ways, a major report said yesterday, the experts warning that \"wasted time has been paid in lives\".

Quebec approves advance euthanasia requests

Montreal - Sandra Demontigny was afraid of being a prisoner in her own body: a 45-year-old diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's, she worried about losing control of her life and burdening those she loves for years.

Makes you think, doesn't it?

After having a stroke, everything he had was taken.

Tiger Brands coughs up for outbreak

Tiger Brands has agreed to pay medical expenses for some victims affected by the listeriosis outbreak six years ago.

R100m to fix Limpopo roads

A R100 million budget has been set aside to purchase tipper trucks and graders to fix roads in Limpopo, with a special focus on rural villages, according to the provincial department of public works and infrastructure.

GNU 'can stop Zuma'

POWER STRUGGLE: FORMER PRESIDENT ON PATH TO DISMANTLE THE ANC

Court to decide on Tshwane workers' pay hike

City of Tshwane municipal workers will have to wait for a court hearing next month to find out if they will get the pay increases they demanded during a four-month strike last year.

Girls High move 'unfair'

RACISM CASE: UNION CALLS FOR LIFTING OF PRINCIPAL'S SUSPENSION

Have a safe trip again

PRASA: WINNING VANDALISM FIGHT WITH 80% RAILWAY LINES RESTORED; IMPROVED SECURITY

The jungle still rumbles...

'Fight of the century' still a vivid memory for the locals of Kinshasa.

Economy blooms with flower boon

The flower fields of Nepal's Gundu village glimmer yellow, orange, and purple as women harvest blooms, a flourishing industry changing tough village lives by providing garlands for Hindu festivals.

Praise for fiscal responsibility, criticism of spiralling debt

Political leaders are split on Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana's medium-term budget policy statement (MTBPS), with responses ranging from praise of fiscal responsibility to critiques over unmet priorities.