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Heatwave to hit some parts of SAThe persistent scorching temperatures will affect Gauteng, North West, Mpumalanga, Free State, and parts of the Northern Cape.
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Dust erosion harms SA’s food bowlIf micronutrients are blown away and the soil dries, the Free State maize crop is threatened.
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Podcasts: The plot to blow up Koeberg, Part 1: The man with the blueprintProfessor Renfrew Christie risked death by hanging to spy on the apartheid government’s power stations - using his doctoral thesis as a pretext to gain access to the plants in order to gather intel. He became South Africa’s pioneering nuclear whistleblower. In this week’s episode, he explains how he wrote a confession read aloud in court to provide information on how Cape Town’s nuclear power station could be bombed without loss of human life. Don’t Shoot the Messenger is produced by Haji Mohamed Dawjee and presented by Rebecca Davis with editing by Tevya Turok Shapiro, original theme music by Bernard Kotze and additional support by Kathryn Kotze. This podcast has been sponsored by Investec. More detail in this book.
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Free State teenager's body found under pile of rocksEdwina Bolosha from Tumahole had been last seen at home last weekend and was reported missing days later. 14 with a 24 year old boyfriend!? If my 14 year old had a 24 year old predator/paedophile sniffing around her. I would have called the cops the minute I found out about him. Someone, parent, friend, neighbour, community member must have known he was hanging around with her? This is so sad. Judicial reforms now. Women lives matter!!
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Umlazi residents get free eye testsEye care month raises awareness about eye health, prevention and treatment of avoidable blindness. A good altruistic act, of monumental proportion hated by capitalist and those who push selfish interest of profit and materialism...
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