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By Andrea Chothia17-03-2020 14:06

SARB says the latest scam involves criminals asking members of the public to hand over their money because it is carrying the coronavirus.

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By Tom Head16-03-2020 18:28

While we were working, this lot piled up the goods for themselves and went panic-buying in Makro. Not big, not clever, and not what will beat the coronavirus.

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Watch: University students slammed for ‘celebrating’ coronavirus closures

By Tom Head16-03-2020 13:49

University students – mainly from UCT and Limpopo – partied hard on Sunday night after their classes were cancelled by coronavirus. Not a bright idea…

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Netherlands lockdown: Keep calm and queue for cannabis

By AFP15-03-2020 22:43

Queuing for cannabis was exactly what the Dutch did on Sunday to beat a deadline for the closure of ‘coffee shops’ and stockpile weed supplies for what could be weeks of lockdown.

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Cape Town: Muizenberg swimmers ‘cleared from sea’ after shark sighting

By Tom Head13-03-2020 10:19

It’s been a very scary Friday the 13th for beachgoers in Muizenberg this morning, after a shark sighting caused a mass evacuation from the sea.

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Can you believe it? Coronavirus outbreak may actually benefit SAA

By Tom Head12-03-2020 18:02

All it took was the threat of a collapsed civilisation to get SAA back on the right track. Here’s why the coronavirus has been ‘good for business’.

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Tight-pursed Tito Mboweni is prepared to be hanged for frugal spending

By Dan Meyer12-03-2020 17:50

Finance Minister Tito Mboweni certainly has a way with words, and he has articulated his frugality beautifully here.

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Watch: Prisoners drink, party in their cells – but the hangover hits hard

By Tom Head12-03-2020 16:33

A group of prisoners thought they’d showcase just how good they had it in the cells – but their boastful video has put them in a heap of trouble.

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It had to be us: South Africans go viral for creating ‘coronavirus dance’

By Tom Head11-03-2020 17:59

South African coping mechanisms remain undefeated: As coronavirus spooks an entire nation, we’ve got this lot – making a big song and dance about it.

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Load shedding goes nuclear: How Koeberg power plant sparked Stage 4

By Tom Head10-03-2020 14:53

Load shedding won’t take a day off, even in the middle of a coronavirus epidemic. Here’s how Koeberg has sent Eskom into meltdown.

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Coronavirus: What items are South Africans panic-buying?

By Tom Head09-03-2020 19:19

Coronavirus has a grip on South Africa. Despite warnings from the government to avoid panic-buying, our fellow citizens are dancing to their own tunes.

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Mmusi Maimane steps in to defend EFF MP from ‘hateful’ conspiracy

By Tom Head08-03-2020 18:21

Naledi Chirwa has been backed by Mmusi Maimane – and EFF leader Julius Malema – after her South African citizenship was questioned online.

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Coronavirus Challenge: South Africans poke fun at deadly disease

By Andrea Chothia05-03-2020 18:45

It’s only been a few hours since the ‘outbreak’ and already South Africans have a Coronavirus Challenge.

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City of Cape Town spark another ‘anti-poor’ row with free concert

By Tom Head05-03-2020 12:36

This one is going to have to go to VAR: The City of Cape Town are putting on a concert to mark the ejection of refugees from Greenmarket Square.

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‘Whodunnit?’: The mysterious case of Magashule’s missing painting

By Dan Meyer04-03-2020 12:00

The case of the missing painting resumed at the Bloemfontein high court on Wednesday 4 March.

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By Tom Head04-03-2020 09:44

No need to run for the hills on Wednesday in Cape Town. Here’s why you shouldn’t be alarmed by the sounds of… well, an alarm.

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Champagne socialist: Did Malema break the bank with birthday bubbly?

By Tom Head03-03-2020 14:20

Julius Malema celebrated his 39th birthday with a touch of style this week: However, his champagne choices have got people talking once again.

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Gauteng’s R131m splurge on “Cuban medical training” slammed

By Tom Head28-02-2020 15:04

Political opponents to the ANC in Gauteng are suggesting that R131 million should be spent on local doctors, rather than training programmes in Cuba.

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By Tom Head27-02-2020 13:14

It’s farcical plot, really: The EFF have been forced to publicly denounce an identity thief who targeted their leader, Julius Malema.

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There were some unsavoury scenes outside Parliament on Wednesday – but why exactly was John Steenhuisen denied entry to the Budget Speech?

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Our green-fingered finance minister has started a mini-tradition during the Budget Speech. Here’s what motivated Tito Mboweni to bring his aloe plant.

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An amateur American astronaut who wanted to prove the Earth is flat, has been killed in the crash of his homemade rocket in California.

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By Tom Head25-02-2020 14:28

A fractious day in the Eastern Cape Parliament exploded when the EFF were told to leave the house for a very obscure reason during the provincial SOPA.

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Imagine going to pay your student debt off and Duduzane Zuma is right there in your corner. For frustrated learners at UKZN, this could become a reality.

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In a split second, he lost everything.

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