Cape Town - As you kick start your day, Nokuthula Khwela brings you the country’s biggest stories.
In our top stories:
Following threats by EFF leader Julius Malema to shut down Pick n Pay supermarkets nationwide, the retailer held talks with the party and a delegation of black former franchisees and store owners to discuss allegations of unfairness and exploitation.
Among the allegations were that Pick n Pay’s franchise model and “market store” initiative were damaging to the franchisees’ interests.
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Eskom confirmed it successfully recovered R30 million in unlawful pension fund money paid to benefit former CEO Brian Molefe. The money was unlawfully paid to the Eskom Pension & Provident Fund (EPPF) in 2016 when Molefe resigned from the power utility.
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Peter Shalulile scored a 90th-minute winner as Mamelodi Sundowns claimed a 1-0 victory over Chippa United at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Gqeberha on Wednesday night.
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The University of Cape Town’s vice-chancellor Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng should serve as hope for all rural and urban schoolchildren in South Africa.
Phakeng, who schooled at Marapyane village and then Ikageng Primary in Ga-Rankuwa, is the inaugural winner of the Africa Education Medal for her work in education.
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