Today’s morning fix kicks off with houses and road infrastructure being severely damaged in parts of uMshwathi Local Municipality. This is after prolonged heavy rainfall swept across KwaZulu-Natal on Sunday.
KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport and Human Settlements, Siboniso Duma, confirmed that distress calls have been streaming in from communities and motorists as the downpours continue to wreak havoc.
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Protect GBV helpers too
South Africa’s declaration of gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) as a national disaster marks a turning point. This signals national recognition of the scale of harm women face daily – and brings hope that long-delayed action may finally gain momentum.
But there is a missing part of this story: the people the country relies on to respond to GBVF are themselves at risk.
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Matrics, here’s what you are writing today
Morning session
The morning session begins at 9am, and NSC students will write the following:
- Agricultural Technology
- Music Paper 1
IEB candidates will write the following:
- Accounting Paper 1
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From Ertiga to Fortuner, there is a 7-seater for a shoestring budget
The Festive Season is upon us which means a spike in family road trips. For larger families, there are plenty on seven-seaters to choose from, but finding the right one at the right price is not easy.
If the budget is tight, the pre-owned market is the best bet. By digging into AutoTrader’s latest listing data, we’ve identified the best used seven-seaters for under R250 000. These range from nearly-new people movers to rugged SUVs, all delivering space, comfort, and solid value in time for the festive season.
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A sinking feeling about navy
Starved of resources, riddled with criminal infiltration, crippled by weak command and warped by political interference – that’s the picture of the police service emerging from sworn testimony in recent months. There is reason to fear the defence force may be succumbing to the same rot.
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