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Amazon Got Tax Breaks Worth At Least $4.7B Over Last Decade

Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) scooped at least $4.7 billion in tax breaks globally during the past ten years as per watchdog group and a global labor federation, the Vice reports. The tax breaks pertained to its warehouses, data centers, offices, call centers, and film production projects. The vast majority of these tax breaks…

Benzinga

Ramaphosa delivers clear analysis of South Africa's problems. But will he act on them?

State of the nation addresses offer government an opportunity to speak directly to its citizens. It can offer reassurances that its policies and actions speak to issues of their greatest concern.

The Conversation

Radio is thriving in South Africa: 80% are tuning in

Almost three decades into democracy, radio is thriving in South Africa. Radio listenership in the country is consistently higher than the global average. And it in fact increased during the COVID-19 lockdowns of the past two years.

The Conversation

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South African biltong producer lands in County Down with 11 jobs

Moorcroft Foods will produce a range of dried meat products for sale across the UK, Ireland and Europe

Birmingham Post

Johnson receives ‘partygate’ police questionnaire – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

India vs West Indies 3rd ODI: Rohit Sharma & Co. aim for clean sweep against West Indies

Having plunged into despair after losing all the three ODIs in South Africa, this series couldn’t have come at a better time for Indian cricket. India have already pocketed the ODI series 2-0 and will look to go for a clean sweep — even as they may look to experiment…

The Times of India

COVID forced Louis Oosthuizen to spend seven weeks in South Africa, but he’s back at the WM Phoenix Open (and off to a hot start)

The rowdy behavior at TPC Scottsdale isn't fazing Louis Oosthuizen.

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Zimbabweans call for sanctions rethink

US-led sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe two decades ago have had far-reaching effects on the country's economy. Some are now calling for a rethink. Also, South Africa has opened a new Covid-19 vaccine plant. The site is the first on the continent to cover the entire process from start to finish.…

France 24

Ramaphosa addresses South Africa’s unemployment in nation address

As the country faces one of highest jobless rates globally, South African president pledges ‘to leave no one behind’.

Al Jazeera

South Africa's Ramaphosa to speak about nation's challenges

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will Thursday outline how his government will tackle the country’s pressing problems including corruption, nationwide power cuts, high unemployment, a troubled economy and the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic

The Independent UK

Valerie Letcher obituary

Other lives: Teacher and researcher into early British female writers in South Africa

The Guardian - UK

Gatehouse man still waiting for £502 refund from cancelled flight

Francois Van der Zee paid £537 to Dream World Travel in August, 2019 to fly from Scotland to Johannesburg the following April but was cancelled due to the pandemic.

Daily Record

South Africa could soon have its first woman Chief Justice: here's who she is

Mandisa Maya, Judge President of South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal, was recently recommended by the country’s Judicial Services Commission to become the next Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court.

The Conversation

Sex kittens: The cheetah matchmaker helping big cats find love and survive shrinking gene pool

A South African biologist is pairing up cheetahs to combat inbreeding which threatens their species

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New book examines how science and tech shaped South African history

As historians, we have both been immersed for many years in trying to understand and write about South Africa’s complex, conflictual history. Conquest, colonial domination and racial division in the shape of apartheid played a central role. So too did the rise of black opposition and the transition in 1994…

The Hindu

FIH Pro League | Jugraj fashions India’s big win over South Africa

Scores hat-trick in his second match

The Conversation

Basic income support in South Africa: risks, rewards and what it will take

Some form of basic income support is central to the South African government’s agenda. The lockdown-induced shocks have added to the crisis of structural mass unemployment and of poverty. There also seems to be broad consensus that basic income support is an essential part of the country’s social compact.

The Times of India

Ashwell Prince resigns as Bangladesh batting coach, Shakib to miss Tests against SA

DHAKA: Former South African cricketer Ashwell Prince has stepped down as Bangladesh batting coach with immediate effect, the country's Cricket Board said on Wednesday.

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COVID infection of three lions and a puma in private South African zoo points to need for wider surveillance

SARS-CoV-2 is the cause of the disease we know as COVID-19. While this disease has wreaked havoc on every human population worldwide, what isn’t as well appreciated is that the virus can also infect a range of animals.

The Times of India

Bangladesh set to tour South Africa for ODI, Test series in March

JOHANNESBURG: Bangladesh are set to tour South Africa for three ODIs and two Tests as CSA on Wednesday confirmed the date and venues of the fixtures, starting March 18.

Daily Record

Love Island winners Paige Turley and Finley Tapp celebrate anniversary at Brit Awards

Scots star Paige and beau Finn met on the winter 2020 series of the ITV2 dating show in South Africa, and ended up being crowned the King and Queen of the villa.

The Conversation

A brief history of African nations at the Olympic Winter Games

A record number of eight African countries competed at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea. At the 2022 Beijing winter games, currently underway, Africa is represented by six athletes from five countries: Eritrea, Ghana, Madagascar, Morocco and Nigeria. Five are competing in Alpine (downhill) skiing and one…

The Conversation

COVID vaccines: African countries need to fix their distribution chains

Sub-Saharan Africa still has too few vaccines for too few people. Delivering more inoculations to the region deserves top priority. But there is another hurdle to overcome to successfully deploy vaccines: the region’s poor trade and logistics quality. Logistics are a network of services that support the physical movement of…

The Conversation

Model of new TB vaccine shows its potential impact and value in South Africa and India

Two years of battling COVID-19 has been bad news for tuberculosis (TB) programmes. Respiratory clinicians and researchers have had their time and focus directed elsewhere. And TB has taken advantage. In 2021, the number of TB deaths rose for the first time in over a decade.

The Conversation

State capture in South Africa: how the rot set in and how the project was rumbled

It seems the time of reckoning for the massive corruption that has hobbled South Africa’s economy is nigh. Two parts of the three-part report by the judicial commission investigating allegations of state capture under former President Jacob Zuma have now been published. The third is due at the end of…

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