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UAE sets R19k minimum wage, with rules affecting South African workers

UAE sets a wage floor of AED 4,000 for all nine professional categories, impacting South Africans working in the Gulf, enhancing residency options and income clarity

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23 hours ago by Tendani Mungoni

“This is so unacceptable”: Social media stunned as migrant boat lands on packed Spain beach
South Africa steps in to help repatriate Ecuador Intelligence Chief killed in Kenya crash
The Grow House: Where South African Roots Meet Dubai's Culinary Scene
"Thanks for sharing": Mzansi bus drivers in demand in Ireland as Dublin Bus hires nearly 100 locals
French Ambassador faces sexual misconduct allegations after reports involving 30 African women

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Zimbabwe, Netherlands qualify for Twenty20 World Cup

4 years ago by AFP

Algeria-Tunisia border crossings reopen after 2 years of closure

4 years ago by AFP

US to resume International Space Station flights with Russia

4 years ago by AFP

Old rivals set for rematch in southwest Nigeria election

4 years ago by AFP

Voters go to the polls on Saturday to elect a new governor for Nigeria's southwest Osun state, with two Afrobeat stars backing rival candidates, in a final test for next year's presidential elections. Saturday's ballot in Osun is seen as a battleground for the leading parties to test support for their presidential hopefuls ahead of the February election.

How authoritarian regimes hunt their opponents abroad

4 years ago by AFP

The world's authoritarian regimes are persecuting their opponents living abroad more vigorously than ever before and some get away with murder, literally. "The threat perception of dictators or these repressive regimes has increased," said Marcus Michaelson, a researcher on authoritarianism at the Vrije Universiteit in Brussels.

Ukraine enlists public in push for high-tech 'Army of Drones'

4 years ago by AFP

In an undulating expanse of grassland at the city limits, a pick-up truck kicks up dust as it hurtles downhill, its passengers belting out the theme to 1980s hit comedy "Police Academy". The troops inside are in training to be the tip of the spear in Ukraine's drive to modernise its tactical response on the frontlines of its war with Russia, in a massive expanse of its drone fleet.

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