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Anglo-Boer war president Marthinus Theunis Steyn's statue was removed from the UFS campus over the weekend. The removal has been planned since 2018, but sparked widespread criticism. Here's why the university decided to remove the statue. After years of planning, the statue of Orange Free State president Marthinus Theunis Steyn has been removed from in front of the…

Long-distance taxis are loading at 100% capacity at the Wanderers taxi rank. Some taxis across South Africa started operating at 100% load capacity in contravention of the government's regulations.This after taxi associations repeatedly expressed concern over the financial viability of the industry due to Covid-19 regulations.Here is what led to taxis defying government's regulations.A number…

BERLIN: Unoccupied tables and chairs from closed cafes and restaurants can be seen in the Nikolai quarter in Propststraße. (Jens Kalaene/dpa-Zentralbild/ZB (Photo by Jens Kalaene/picture alliance via Getty Images) President Cyril Ramaphosa announced eight days ago that restaurants may reopen under lockdown Level 3, but the protocol for their reopening is yet to be gazetted. The…

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Infectious disease experts, economists and politicians have raised concerns about a second wave of coronavirus infections in the United States that could worsen in the coming months. But some, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, the U.S. government’s top infectious disease expert, said it is too soon to discuss a second wave when the…

More and more companies are announcing retrenchments as part of business rescue plan. An increasing number of companies are filing for business rescue and considering retrenchments as part of the rescue process.Labour lawyers say they are within their rights to do so but they must follow the law and if not, workers have a recourse.There…