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The Confederation of Trade Unions, Cosatu and Fedusa, has set a deadline for the leaders of the Government Employees Medical Scheme (GEMS) fund to come up with clear answers regarding the reduction in the amount paid by workers. These unions are adamant that they want to review the increase of money by 9.5%, from February this year. The statement of these unions said that the meeting between them and GEMS did not bear fruit.”The answers he came up with do not solve the challenges faced by the workers. We stand by the fact that the increase in the money paid…

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STILL they cannot believe what happened in Nsimbini, Mayville, on Sunday after 13 people were shot while watching football at a local bar.It is a country found out that this incident happened after three men entered the place looking for mobile phones and money.The source said that if you don’t take out your cell phone, they don’t ask anything, but you were hit by a bullet.It turns out that the club was full of men watching the Caf Champions League final between Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa and AS Far of Morocco.It is said that they were just telling you…

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(Archive photo: GCIS/X) Pres. On Friday, Cyril Ramaphosa received the second interim report of the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry into criminality, political interference and corruption in the criminal justice system. Vincent Magwenya, Ramaphosa’s spokesperson, says the president will study the report while the commission continues its proceedings. “President Ramaphosa expressed his appreciation for the interim report, as well as his expectation that the commission will refer actions, which are considered criminal acts, for prosecution as part of its mandate,” says Magwenya. Maroela Media previously reported that Ramaphosa received the first interim report in December last year. He launched the Madlanga…

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Debt collectors are looking for students who owe more than R60 billion to institutions of higher education, as more than 190 000 are holding degrees and certificates. These students owe universities R59 billion, while TVET colleges are owed R3.6 billion.This came from a meeting of the Department of Higher Education, when he presented a report to the Parliamentary committee on student debt.The director general of the department, Dr Nkosinathi Sishi, said that the problem of withholding of qualifications is also increasing in TVET colleges. He said they are worried about the annual increase in student debt, which makes them end…

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The Western Cape Premier, Alan Winde, concluded a disaster assessment tour this week by visiting some of the areas that were worst affected by the storms. (Photo: Alan Winde/ Facebook)The storm damage caused in the Western Cape earlier this month is likely to exceed that of previous major floods in 2023 and 2024.So says the Western Cape Department of Infrastructure, after a total of 400 roads were damaged right across the province.During the first week of May, several cold fronts caused major damage to many roads in the province. Some main routes are still closed. Several passes had mudslides, and…

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AI Short Film: Liu Jiyu, a 29-year-old former train driver from China, without any film background, has made a brilliant short film named ‘Zombie Scavenger’ with the help of AI in just 10 days. He has told how he has used AI to make this film.Made short film in 10 days through AI without film background, got offer from Hollywood, creator told how he gave the promptAI has opened up many ways for people to earn money. We are saying this because a 29-year-old former train driver from China has gained a lot of popularity by making a 3.5-minute AI…

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THE transfer to the High Court in Pietermaritzburg of the murder charges against the King of KwaNxamalala when he was beaten in the last minutes has been delayed. Yesterday, the District Court of Pietermaritzburg was scheduled to transfer to the High Court of Pietermaritzburg two murder cases against King Simphiwe Erick Zuma. The cases that will be referred to the high court are the murder of the former prime minister of the KwaNxamalala tribe, Mr. Qalokunye Zuma, and the murder of the opponent of land expropriation, Mr. Xolani Ntombela/Ndlovu. The State wanted to give the king a summons to the…

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The charges stem from the January 14 shooting of Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis in Minneapolis during Operation Metro Surge.An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent charged with shooting a Venezuelan man during a controversial immigration raid in Minnesota has been arrested in Texas, according to United States authorities.Agent Christian Castro, 52, was taken into custody on Friday after investigators from Minnesota tracked him down in the southern state, where he was arrested with assistance from the Texas Rangers and the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) inspector general’s office. He faces four counts of second-degree assault and one count of falsely reporting…

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29 Mei 2026 Elisma van der Watt How would you like to share the article? (Photo: Provided) The Falcons in Bloemfontein are investigating after an explosion in the early hours of Friday morning in the Woolworths store in Prellerplein. The incident is the second at a Woolworths store within about 24 hours. The same modus operandi was apparently followed in both cases, with the incidents taking place in the food section of the stores. According to preliminary information, the store manager of the Bloemfontein branch received a call at 03:00 from a security company who informed him about the explosion…

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