BREAKING NEWS: South Africa’s unemployment rate has risen to 33.6 percent in the second quarter, up 0.9 of a percentage point from the previous quarter. For more visit https://t.co/TS6YUmN424
BREAKING: Strait of Hormuz will stay closed until the US changes its behaviour and accepts Tehran’s conditions, Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei said, according to state media.
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Omar Artan, the Somali World Cup referee who was refused entry to the United States, will become the first non-European to officiate the Super Cup final when Aston Villa face Paris Saint-Germain in Salzburg on Wednesday 👏🇸🇴
Iran’s Supreme Leader has reshuffled top commanders, naming Ali Abdollahi Armed Forces chief, Ahmad Vahidi IRGC commander and Hossein Taeb Basij head, with Mohsen Rezaei to the security council.
Analyst tells Al Jazeera the moves signal an “offensive” posture towards the US.
A Young man purchases a baseball bat in ENGLAND & is attacked by a foreign Police officer after he left the store.
The baseball bat is still wrapped in its original plastic covering.
Police vehicle bakkie from the Boksburg North police station.
It has been recovered in Elandsfontein.
The suspects fled after hijacking another vehicle.
South Africa has honoured the 20,000 women who marched against apartheid laws 70 years ago.
But decades after apartheid ended, women continue to face widespread gender-based violence, with many saying they are still not truly free.
COUNTERFEIT OLIVE OIL SEIZED IN JOHANNESBURG:
SAPS Gauteng has seized 991 counterfeit olive oil products worth an estimated R79,280 during a search-and-seizure operation targeting three shops in Johannesburg Central.
The operation involved the Gauteng Counterfeit Unit, Commercial Crime Unit, Border Police and brand protection representatives.
Two suspects were arrested.
Police say the operation forms part of ongoing efforts to crack down on counterfeit and illicit goods, which harm legitimate businesses and may pose risks to consumers.
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Nearly 100 wildfires are burning across the U.S., scorching more than three million acres with over 50 blazes burning across Oregon and Washington State alone.
ABC News' Kayna Whitworth reports. https://t.co/K5Lwb2CMXS
Snowfall seen on the Swartberg Pass between Oudtshoorn and Prince Albert in the Little Karoo, Western Cape. For more, visit https://t.co/Pcfl4Rcee4
Credit: Sphiwe Hobasi
The last living leader of the 1956 Women's March, Sophie de Bruyn, says this is not the freedom they marched for. She was speaking at the National Women’s Day commemoration at the Union Buildings. Tune in to #eNCA on #DStv403.
WATCH | A highly efficient and dedicated RTI team executes the plan with precision and has closed R617 in KwaZulu-Natal. The department has warned that snow chasers are prohibited from travelling, while motorists have been urged to delay their trips.
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[WATCH] @MararaMoabelo questions why SAFA would reportedly offer Pitso Mosimane around R400 000 a month when former Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos was earning R1.4 million.
He says the disparity raises questions about how South African coaches are valued, arguing that if SAFA can afford to pay international coaches more than R1 million, the same should apply to local coaches.
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International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola says he had a fruitful telephone conversation with his UK counterpart, Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband. Lamola says the discussion focused on advancing dialogue on global conflicts, multilateral reform and the shared G20 agenda.
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These are challenging times, but we are not powerless.
If our votes did not matter, they would not be working overtime to make them harder to cast.
This November, we will show them what happens when millions of Americans turn out in our numbers.
🎉Joburg's future Mayor knows how to get the party started.
🔊DA Joburg Mayoral Candidate Helen Zille joined DJ Lady Lea behind the decks to kick off an unforgettable "Working For All" Manifesto Launch.
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as we unveil the DA's plan to get more municipalities working, for all.🇿🇦 💙
Parkhurst residents are seeking to immediately remove and safeguard dozens of books, after the roof of the Parkhurst Library collapsed last week.
The Library has been closed since 16 July due to worsening infrastructure issues, which were reported in March. KJ