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Busisiwe Mkhwebane says she's facing the consequences of investigating powerful people like Ramaphosa
Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane told the Section 194 inquiry committee that she is facing impeachment because she investigated President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Germany to open its doors as labour shortage bites
An apprenticeship at a steelmaker brought Steven Maillot from the French island of Reunion in the Indian Ocean to Eisenhuettenstadt in Germany, a stone's throw from the Polish border. - Trainee challenge - The model city of Eisenhuettenstadt, built under socialism to serve the steelworks, is a far cry from Reunion.
Mzansi laughs at TikTok video of man joining Spur staff in singing happy birthday to stranger, bae cringes
A TikTok video showed a woman’s embarrassment as her man got up to joining Spur staff in singing happy birthday to a total stranger. Mzansi loves his energy.
UKZN successfully test launches phoenix 1D hybrid rocket demonstrator
The University of KwaZulu-Natal's Aerospace Systems Research Institute has successfully test-launched its Phoenix 1D hybrid rocket demonstrator in South Africa.
Sergio Ermotti back as UBS chief for Credit Suisse takeover
Sergio Ermotti will return as CEO of Swiss banking giant UBS to pilot the controversial acquisition of troubled rival Credit Suisse, its board announced Wednesday. UBS and Credit Suisse were both among the 30 banks around the world deemed too big to fail and therefore considered Global Systemically Important Banks.
Paul Newman's Rolexes celebrating his racing career up for auction
Two Rolexes that carried "sentimental" value for actor Paul Newman will be auctioned as part of a broad collection of the late icon's personal effects, with the timepieces each expected to earn up to $1 million. Another Rolex that belonged to Newman, who died in 2008, was sold by New York auction house Phillips for a staggering $17.8 million in 2017, a world record for a wrist watch. af-mlm/st
Car battery recycling market gears up for future boom
Researcher Anna Vanderbruggen peers into a vat of dark bubbling liquid, the result of a process she has developed to recover graphite from old lithium-ion batteries.
Hong Kong leads Asian markets higher on Alibaba boost
Asian stocks were broadly up on Wednesday to buck losses on Wall Street, led by massive gains for Chinese tech behemoth Alibaba after it announced it would split into six business groups. Alibaba is one of China's most prominent tech firms, with operations spanning cloud computing, e-commerce, logistics, media and entertainment, and artificial intelligence.
California's cannabis black market thrives despite legalization
Omar Buddakey emerges from a nondescript building in Los Angeles with a joint in his hand. Buddakey's working-class neighborhood in east Los Angeles is teeming with stores like this one, many marked by a green cross.
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