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Wed, 14 Sep 2022 08:30:00 +0000Silicon Island? Zanzibar bets on e-commerce, tourism to make it the next tech ‘valley’
The venture by Wasoko, a B2B e-commerce platform, has the support of the island’s leaders
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Wed, 14 Sep 2022 06:31:12 +0000Former KwaZulu-Natal treasury head starts jail time in ‘Amigos’ case
Sipho Shabalala was sentenced to 15 years after being convicted of corruption, fraud, money laundering and contravening the Public Finance Management Act
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Wed, 14 Sep 2022 05:00:00 +0000Regulating the media is also the government’s business – or should be
Considering how much power the media wields means there is a case to be made for government oversight instead of its self-regulation
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Tue, 13 Sep 2022 17:00:00 +0000Ford Performance Centre’s new digs delights blue oval fans
The centre is a muscle fanatic's promised land
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Tue, 13 Sep 2022 17:00:00 +0000Influx of affordable devices fuels adoption of 5G smartphones in Africa
Despite slow network infrastructure rollout, Africans are taking advantage of cheaper smartphones to leap into the growing digital economy offered by 5G
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Tue, 13 Sep 2022 15:23:55 +0000Senzo Meyiwa trial: Slain footballer wrestled with intruder, third witness Tumelo Madlala says
Journalists were removed from the court on the first day of testimony from a witness who was inside the house at the time of the shooting
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Tue, 13 Sep 2022 14:05:05 +0000Mpofu moves to stall Mkhwebane’s impeachment inquiry
In a fractious exchange after he was denied a postponement, Mpofu told the chairman he should “chill” and his “day will come”
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Tue, 13 Sep 2022 14:00:00 +0000Jagersfontein mine slimes dam disaster was preventable, says water expert
A second tailings storage facility at the Free State diamond mine is at risk of collapsing
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Tue, 13 Sep 2022 14:00:00 +0000Remembering Tupac Shakur, 26 years on
The top hits of the rapper who was assassinated on this day in 1996 at just 25 years old
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Tue, 13 Sep 2022 13:28:37 +0000Italian Grand Prix, Monza: Safety First
The Temple of Speed delivers with Verstappen spoiling Ferrari’s 75th birthday party, a blistering debut of De Vries and the flashbacks of Abu Dhabi
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