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Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) said on Tuesday that it had no fatalities at its operations in the past 27 months, the longest period in the company’s history in which one of its employees was not killed on the job. The company’s pivot to mechanisation over a decade ago is paying rich safety dividends. ..read more
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The US was examining allegations of human rights and international law violations in Gaza — by both Israel and Hamas — and would not apply a double standard, Secretary of State Antony Blinken told reporters in Washington on Monday ..read more
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Russia threatened to step up strikes on Ukraine in response to the US vote to provide new military aid to the government in Kyiv ..read more
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The State’s first witness in the trial against alleged underworld figures Mark Lifman, Jerome ‘Donkie’ Booysen and their co-accused for the murder of ‘Steroid King’ Brian Wainstein has told how he beat up people as part of his debt-collecting duties for Lifman and Wainstein ..read more
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Winning (and unbeaten) streaks in sports are rare and when they come around they add allure to the individual or team sustaining that impressive run ..read more
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What the country needs urgently is a national project whose aim will be to instil in black people a strong, positive mindset that will give them the confidence to stand on their own instead of waiting for handouts from Pretoria or an employer ..read more
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Don’t bet on a domestic interest rate cut this year. That is the key takeaway from the latest bi-annual Monetary Policy Review of the South African Reserve Bank, which was released on Tuesday ..read more
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The Stormers have effectively blown a home quarterfinal place while the Bulls are also in a precarious position ..read more
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Several young athletes shone at the national track and field championships, booking their tickets to the Paris Olympics ..read more