Best Unemployed Developers Podcasts (2024)

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ANC Youth League marches to the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in a call for economic freedom 5:04

6h ago5:04

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ANC Youth League is marching to the Johannesburg Stock Exchange today. The youth league is will present a memorandum to government and private sector stakeholders with actionable demands to address their pressing concerns, about an economic freedom. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to SABC reporter, Sibahle Motha…

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DA leader, John Steenhuisen says the party is determined to ensure that every choice made will drive up economic growth and reduce SA's high unemployment levels 6:18

6h ago6:18

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The Democratic Alliance (DA) Leader John Steenhuisen says the DA is determined to ensure that every choice that is made will drive growth up and unemployment down. Steenhuisen was giving its progress in national government earlier today. He says the DA will not agree to further bail-outs for state-owned enterprises, the implementation of clauses 4 …

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KZN authorities say preliminary findings indicate that negligent driving may have caused the crash that claimed the lives of 8 young people on Friday 6:48

6h ago6:48

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A total of eight people have been killed in a horror crash on the N2 highway this morning. The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Transport says preliminary reports indicate that the crash which claimed the lives of eight young people on the N2 in Mandeni was as a result of negligent driving. It is alleged that they were travelling in a light motor vehicl…

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Memorial service held for five Soweto children who died following suspected food poisoning incidents 4:11

6h ago4:11

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The memorial service of the five children who died following a suspected food poisoning over the weekend in Naledi, Soweto is underway in Naledi Community Hall today. The children who are between the ages of six to ten years died within minutes of each after consuming snacks allegedly bought from a foreign owned spaza shop. One child is still in IC…

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Polokwane Magistrate's Court postpones case against Rachel Kutumela (43), a police officer arrested for allegedly killing 6 people & claiming R10 million in life insurance 3:44

6h ago3:44

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The case of a 43-year-old police officer arrested for allegedly killing six people in insurance fraud has been postponed to the 18th of this month in the Polokwane Magistrate's Court for bail application. Rachel Kutumela arrived in court looking calm. Kutumela allegedly collected more than ten-million-rand during the killing spree that started in 2…

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43-year-old female Limpopo police officer in court over alleged involvement in R10 million life insurance murders 5:21

3h ago5:21

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A 43-year-old Limpopo police officer, accused of involvement in at least six insurance-related murders will appear before the Polokwane magistrate's court tomorrow. The officer of law has been charged with seventeen counts of fraud. The officer, stationed at the Senwabarwana police station, in Blouberg in Limpopo was arrested earlier today. She all…

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"We call on the newly-appointed mayor [ActionSA's, Dr Nasipho Moya] to hit the ground running" - EFF leader, Julius Malema on the party's coalition with the ANC and ActionSA in Tshwane 18:13

3h ago18:13

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Economic Freedom Fighters leader, Julius Malema has addressed members of the media from the party's headquarters, Winnie Madikizela Mandela House in Marshalltown, after the party, in coalition with the ANC and ActionSA gained control of the Tshwane metro following the ousting of DA former mayor, Cilliers Brink. Brink was ousted through a motion of …

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Limpopo Social Development Department not ruling out possibility of criminal charges against owner of Vutlhari Old Age Home and Hospice, Pheko Baloyi 11:46

3h ago11:46

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Limpopo Social Development Department is working to relocate mentally ill patients from Vutlari Old Age Home and Hospice in Sekgosese, outside Elim, to a safer facility. There are reports that the facility is not up to standard, not compliant nor capable to look after the patients. Some patients have reportedly died, while there are also reports of…

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Pretoria Magistrate's Court postpones perjury case against former Public Protector, Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane, to 25 April 2025 3:46

3h ago3:46

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The Pretoria Magistrate's Court has postponed to 25 April 2025, the perjury case against former Public Protector, Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane. Mkhwebane made a brief appearance in court this morning, where she is accused of lying under oath about meetings she had with former President Jacob Zuma. This is in relation to one of her findings on the AB…

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Gauteng High Court dismisses bid by former Public Protector, Busisiwe Mkhwebane, to compel her former office to pay R10 million gratuity 6:29

2h ago6:29

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The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has dismissed with costs the application by former Public Protector, Busisiwe Mkhwebane to have her former office pay her an estimated gratuity amounting to almost 10 Million rands. Mkhwebane has been battling to get the money in the courts after her successor Kholeka Gcaleka took a decision that, because she was …

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All eyes on constitution of new council following election of Action SA's Dr Nasiphi Moya as Tshwane Mayor 25:29

2h ago25:29

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ActionSA leader, Herman Mashaba says all parties which have agreed to vote for Dr Nasiphi Moya as the executive mayor of Tshwane have committed to revive service delivery. Tshwane is gearing up to elect a new mayor today. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Political Analyst, Professor Theo VenterBy SAfm

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Nearly 17 million Mozambicans take to the polls to elect new president 4:17

2h ago4:17

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Nearly 17 million Mozambicans are expected to cast their votes today as the country takes to the polls in what is expected to extend the rule of the Mozambique Liberation Front (Frelimo) political party. Frelimo has governed the Southern African nation since its independence in 1975, with presidential candidates such as lawyer, Daniel Chapo, who is…

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Episode 265: The Power Sector in Pakistan 27:43

2h ago27:43

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The power sector in Pakistan has remained a priority for each successive government and yet it remains in a state of crisis. It continues to be plagued by issues such as frequent power outages, transmission and distribution losses, high subsidies and limited infrastructure. In this episode Saeeduddin Faridi, Research Analyst, ISAS-NUS, is in conver…

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Friction between ANC national leadership and Gauteng leadership leads to Panyaza Lesufi being hauled to Luthuli House 16:29

1d ago16:29

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It still remains unclear what the outcome was of a meeting between the ANC national leadership and its Gauteng leadership. This follows the summoning of the province's Premier and chairperson of the party, Panyaza Lesufi to Luthuli House over his utterances on the formation of the Government of National Unity. The ANC's secretary general, Fikile Mb…

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"They said they found rat poison in our children's systems... My son was just laying there, helplessly"- Heartbroken Soweto mothers demand answers after deaths of 5 children 8:29

1d ago8:29

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Police have launched an instigation into an incident in which five leaners died after allegedly consuming suspected poison food. Disgruntled community members in Naledi, Soweto have closed down foreign spaza shops following the shocking deaths of five children aged under ten years in the area. It is alleged that the children ate snacks bought from …

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Elderly former workers of Limpopo government-owned entity, Great North Transport, stage sit-in over their missing pension funds 4:12

6d ago4:12

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Workers and former workers at the Limpopo government-owned entity, Great North Transport, are expected to stage a sit-in at the company's offices over their lost pension funds. More than 300 workers say they have not received their pension payouts, after the cop0many's management allegedly used the funds for daily operations and neglected to contri…

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IS AI increasing Unemployment in TECH? | Remote work coming to an end? 1:46:08

1d ago1:46:08

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Welcome to The TechTual Talk your go-to podcast for in-depth discussions on the latest technology trends, cybersecurity threats, and career-building strategies in the tech world. Hosted by HD and Cybershortiee, we dive into critical issues from *privacy concerns* and *remote work verification* to the alarming rise of *North Korean operatives infilt…

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Three suspects appear in Eastern Cape court in connection with the massacre of 18 Lusikisiki residents 5:07

2d ago5:07

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The Deputy Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Mmapaseka Letsike, has called on all stakeholders to work together to fight crime in the country. She was delivering a message of support at the memorial service of 18 victims who were killed in Lusikisiki, in the Eastern Cape. Fifteen of the victims are women. Three suspects have b…

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One year on and no end in sight in ongoing war between Israel and Hamas 5:42

2d ago5:42

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Today marks exactly a year after the attack on Israel by Hamas and other armed groups. The attack killed over a 1-thousand Isrealis and sparked an onslaught that has so far claimed more than 40-thousand Palestinian lives. Our reporter Khayelihle Khumalo is covered the commemoration by the Jewish community in South Africa…

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COSATU says the Government of National Unity can expect more protest action by workers as long as it remains unresponsive to workers' demands 11:15

7d ago11:15

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Trade union Cosatu, its members and some workers are today embarking on national wide march in support of the labour federation's call for more employment opportunities for citizens, decent work, action on the crippling economy in the country and a mortarium on retrenchments among other grievances. Business Unity South Africa says it's concerned ab…

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Judicial Service Commission interviews begin following court order dismissing application for urgent interdict by uMkhonto weSizwe Party 9:35

2d ago9:35

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The uMkhonto weSizwe Party has called off a planned picket outside the venue where the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) is holding a series of interviews to fill over 50 vacancies at various courts in South Africa. Today's interviews have begun as the commission seeks to fill three vacancies in the Supreme Court of Appeal, after the commission rec…

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COSATU calls on workers to come out in their numbers for Monday's protests against joblessness in South Africa 7:48

10d ago7:48

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Union federation, Cosatu is calling on workers to come out in their numbers on Monday, 7 October and join the National Day of Action against the crippling economic crisis in the country. Cosatu says the staggering unemployment rate in the country are worrying. Cosatu says about 11.3 million people need jobs in the country, and this includes people …

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uMkhonto weSizwe Party approaches Gauteng High Court in a bid to interdict the upcoming Judicial Service Commission (JSC) sitting 10:25

5d ago10:25

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The Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg is today hearing the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) political party's bid to interdict the upcoming October leg of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) sitting which is expected to begin on Monday the 7th of October. This comes after the Western Cape High Court ruling which suspended MK Party JSC candidate John Hlophe…

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Gauteng High Court slaps Ekurhuleni serial rapist, Nkosinathi Phakathi, with 42 life sentences for rapes he committed between 2012 and 2021 9:19

5d ago9:19

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The Gauteng High Court sitting in Palm Ridge has sentenced Ekurhuleni serial rapist, Nkosinathi Phakathi to 42 life sentences for rape offences he committed between 2012 and 2021. Phakathi was also slapped with 791 years for rape, kidnapping, theft, assault and compelling minors to witness a sexual act. Phakathi committed his brutal acts in the Eku…

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Episode 264: Haryana Assembly Elections Outlook 25:09

8d ago25:09

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Haryana's assembly polls are scheduled for 5 October 2024, marking the first direct political battle between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress, since the Lok Sabha election earlier this year. In this episode of South Asia Chat, ISAS Research Analyst Raghaw Khattri is in conversation with Dr Satendra Kumar, Senior Researcher at the I…

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SA Policing Union says public sector unions are resolute on getting what is due to workers from negotiations at the Bargaining Council 7:43

7d ago7:43

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The South African Policing Union says public sector unions are resolute on getting what is due to them from negotiations at the Public Service Co-Ordinating Bargaining Council. The latest wage talks have resulted in the introduction of a facilitator in the form of the CCMA or the Commission for Conciliation Mediation and Arbitration. Unions argue t…

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"It does look like it was sold throughout the country (South Africa) " - National Consumer Commission recalls Top Score instant porridge following the deaths of 3 children 6:47

10d ago6:47

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The National Consumer Commission is urging all South African consumers who purchased Top Score instant porridge, to stop consuming the product and immediately return it to their retailer for a full refund. The commission has announced a recall of the product after three children, aged between one and four year, died allegedly after consuming it in …

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Sexual Offences Act ruling paves way for prosecutors to take into consideration what a reasonable person in the position of an accused person, would have thought in terms of consent 8:58

7d ago8:58

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The Pretoria high court has declared sections of the Sexual Offences Act unconstitutional. on Monday, the court removed the ability of persons accused of sexual violence to rely on a subjective belief that consent was given by a complainant. The accused person will now have to ensure that consent was given even though the victim might not have phys…

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SA Wind Energy Association says millions of South African households are already receiving wind energy via Eskom. 6:21

7d ago6:21

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The South Africa Wind Energy Association says millions of South African households are already receiving wind energy via Eskom. The Association is holding the 13th annual Windaba in Cape Town looking at a holistic view of wind energy in the global renewable energy value chain. However, the industry says it has infrastructure challenges. FBongiwe Zw…

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Israeli military regular infantry and armoured units join ground operations in Lebanon, stepping up pressure on Hezbollah 8:48

7d ago8:48

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The Israeli military say regular infantry and armoured units were joining its ground operations in Lebanon, stepping up pressure on Hezbollah, as it prepared to retaliate against Iranian missile strikes. Already battling Hamas in Gaza, Israel is beefing up its presence in south Lebanon in its conflict with Hezbollah a day after it was attacked by I…

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E10: Workforce Development 2.0: Adapting to a Changing Job Market 22:29

8d ago22:29

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This episode features a conversation with Chad Carter, a 10-year veteran of the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. Chad shares his insights on the evolution of workforce development, including the shift from unemployment offices to employment centers, the impact of COVID-19 on service delivery, and the importance of alternative career pat…

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Mpumalanga businesswoman accuses police in KaNyamazane of failing to arrest men who demanded a protection fee from her 3:41

8d ago3:41

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A Mpumalanga businesswoman is accusing the police in KaNyamazane outside the City of Mbombela of failing to arrest men who demanded a protection fee from her. The businesswoman - Sweetness Shabangu - says the men came to the site of her recycling business and demanded that she pays them to continue with her business. Shabangu says she refused to pa…

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Main water supply to Gauteng and Free State to be cut off for six months during Lesotho Highlands Water Project tunnel maintenance 5:41

8d ago5:41

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The main water supply to Gauteng and Free State, is to be cut off for six months. The governments of South Africa and Lesotho have officially commenced the six-month maintenance shutdown of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) tunnel. The Lesotho Highlands Water Project is a critical infrastructure that supplies water to South Africa and gene…

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81 foreign nationals arrested in ongoing Department of Labour Blitz joint inspection and compliance raids 11:27

8d ago11:27

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A total number of 81 foreign nationals have been arrested during the Labour Department's Blitz joint inspection and compliance raids currently taking place across the country. The sting operations, carried out together with the Department of Home Affairs, the Bargaining Councils, as well as Law Enforcement Agencies, are intended to enforce Labour L…

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South African Weather Service says the current snowfalls experienced in SA are not rare occurrences for this time of the year 4:32

8d ago4:32

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The South African Weather Service says the snowfalls currently affecting parts of KwaZulu-Natal, the Free State and the Eastern Cape provinces, are not rare occurrences at this time of the year. The snowfall experienced late last month wreaked havoc in parts of the country, killing one person and causing massive traffic jams due to the closure of m…

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Police Minister, Senzo Mchunu families of the 18 people killed in 2 mass shooting incidents in the Eastern Cape 12:28

8d ago12:28

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Eastern Cape Premier, Oscar Mabuyane together with Police Minister, Senzo Mchunu and MEC for Community Safety in the Eastern Cape, Xolile Nqatha are today visiting the families of eighteen people killed at Ngobozana Village, in Lusikisiki over the weekend. Among the deceased were fifteen women, while a two month old baby was among the survivors. Th…

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High Court battle for the Vhavenda kingship resumes as proceedings zoom in on the role of the king in selecting a wife to be married by the nation for the purpose of bearing a successor. 5:38

10d ago5:38

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The battle for the Vhavenda kingship has resumed in the Limpopo High Court, in Polokwane. Today's proceedings are focused on the role of the king in selecting candle wife, a wife married by the nation to the king to bear a successor. The throne became vacant after princess Masindi Mphephu successfully challenged her uncle Toni Mphephu-Ramabulana in…

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Chairperson of Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Police, Ian Cameron, calls for swift probe into 2 mass shootings that left 18 people dead 8:22

11d ago8:22

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Chairperson of Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Police, Ian Cameron, has condemned in the strongest terms the gruesome killing of 18 people in two shooting incidents in Nyathi Village, Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape . The incident occured late Friday night. The victims are believed to be relatives and neighbours. He says The South African Police…

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Demarcation board has received thousands of applications for the re-determination of municipal wards 5:40

10d ago5:40

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The process of determining whether Pietermaritzburg - the second largest city in KZN- is yet to be finalized. This is according to the Municipal Demarcation Board following an application for Pietermaritzburg - which falls under the Msunduzi Municipality and Richmond Municipality to be amalgamated. To date, the Demarcation board had received thousa…

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Motorists who paid their e-toll bills will not be refunded, as Gauteng government pays R3.8 billion into SANRAL debt 9:35

10d ago9:35

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Gauteng Economic Development MEC, Lebogang Maile, says the provincial government has paid three-point-eight billion rand in its first instalment to service the debt owed to roads agency, SANRAL for the construction of the now defunct, E-tolls. Speaking to members of the media in Johannesburg earlier this morning, Maile said Gauteng was is expected …

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Episode 263: Protest, Politics and Popular Culture in Bangladesh 38:06

13d ago38:06

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In this episode of South Asia Chat, Dr Imran Ahmed, Research Fellow at ISAS, talks to Nusrat Chowdhury, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Amherst College, to unpack the July uprising in Bangladesh. They explore the student-led protest movement, its role in reshaping popular culture, and how national memory is evolving in the wake of Sheikh Hasin…

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JOB HOPPING EXPOSED ! | How to BEAT PIPS from HR expert 1:22:44

10d ago1:22:44

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Start your cloud career journey with our sponsor LevelUpinTech right now click here: https://levelupintech.com/tech Are you struggling with a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) or navigating the complexities of the modern job market? Dive into this must-listen episode of The Techtual Talk where our host HD and expert guest HumblyChic dissect practi…

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DA granted urgent interdict to stop MK Parliamentary leader Dr, John Hlophe from participating in Judicial Service Commission activities 10:03

14d ago10:03

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The Western Cape High Court has granted an urgent interdict in favour of the DA to stop the designation of MK Parliamentary leader Dr, John Hlophe to serve on the Judicial Service Commission. The High Court made the ruling today in a virtual sitting. This after the DA launched the urgent interdict application about three weeks ago. Bongiwe Zwane sp…

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South Africans brace for yet another weekend of freezing cold, snowy and rainy weather conditions 4:29

14d ago4:29

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The South African Weather Service says light snow can be expected over the Drakensberg this coming weekend. The expected snowfall will follow a similar trend, starting in the Western Cape early on Sunday morning spreading eastward towards KwaZulu-Natal by Monday morning. The snowfall is expected to clear up in the Western Cape and western parts of …

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Former ANC secretary general, Duma Nokwe and former PAC leader, Edwin Letsholo Makoti , among 42 South African freedom fighters whose mortal remains have been handed back to their families 30:55

14d ago30:55

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President Cyril Ramaphosa has officially handed over the mortal remains of some heroes and heroines to their families at a homecoming ceremony at Freedom Park, Pretoria. He says these freedom fighters fought for the liberation of this country. They include former ANC secretary general, Duma Nokwe, former PAC leader, Edwin Letsholo Makoti and others…

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DA leader in Gauteng, Solly Msimanga says the party's relations with the ANC remain cordial at national level, despite the sacking of former Tshwane mayor, Cilliers Brink. 10:43

14d ago10:43

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The leader of the Democratic Alliance in Gauteng, Solly Msimanga says relations between the party and the ANC remain cordial at national level despite the sacking of now former mayor of Tshwane, Cilliers Brink. Msimang, together with Brink and DA MMC's have been addressing the media following the successful vote of no confidence in Brink yesterday.…

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79-year-old suspect to appear before the Pretoria Specialised Crimes Court in connection with the controversial Steinhoff matter 3:33

17d ago3:33

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A 79-year-old suspect arrested in connection with the controversial Steinhoff matter is expected to appear before the Pretoria Specialised Crimes Court. According to the Hawks, the arrest emanates from an ongoing investigation into Steinhoff. His arrest follows the arrest of Stephanus Johannes Grobler who has since been released on bail and is due …

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Action SA says it intends to cut 'umbilical cord' with the DA today as Tshwane Mayor, Cilliers Brink, faces ANC-sponsored motion of no confidence 8:43

17d ago8:43

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Action SA says it intends on cutting its 'umbilical cord' with the DA today during a council meeting that will see Tshwane Mayor, Cilliers Brink face an ANC sponsored motion of no confidence. Party president, Herman Mashaba accuses the DA of trying to back stab the party in the back by allegedly trying to oust ActionSA from the multiparty coalition…

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Khathorus Shop Owners Association says spaza shop owners in Kahlehong, east of Johannesburg, pay R800 joining fee, adding "that R800 is only helping the office to be paid" 7:59

17d ago7:59

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The Khathorus Shop Owners Association and Gauteng Department of Economic Development intermediary, Family Tree Holdings, have released a joint statement rubbishing allegations leveled against the two entities by spaza shop owners in Kahlehong, east of Johannesburg. Earlier this week, Update@Noon spoke to Build One South Africa leader, Mmusi Maimane…

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South Africa's employment increased by 42 000 quarter-on-quarter to 10 716 000 in June 2024 9:23

17d ago9:23

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Total employment increased by 42 000 or 0,4% quarter-on-quarter, from 10-million 674-thousand in March 2024 to 10-million 716-thousand in June 2024. According to Stats SA this is largely due to an increase in Community Services industry with 92 000 or 3,1%. However, there was a decrease in Manufacturing, Business services, Mining, Transport, Trade …

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