#FiveThingsYouNeedToKnow: EFF leader Julius Malema believes President Cyril Ramaphosa should step down
Fashion retailer Shein the subject of a recent controversy, Blue Bulls grant Springbok winger Sbu Nkosi a mental health break from rugby, and much more.
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Chinese fast fashion retailer Shein, the subject of the recent controversy around alleged labour rights abuses, says it plans to invest $15-million to improve working conditions at factories in its supply chain. The money will be spent over the next three to four years to physically upgrade hundreds of factories belonging to its suppliers.
LISTEN: The Shein scandal has DKS shook
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EFF leader Julius Malema has lambasted President Cyril Ramaphosa for “being arrogant in his criminality and behaving like someone who did nothing wrong”. Meanwhile, Malema faces charges of unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of ammunition, and three counts of contravening the Firearms Control Act at this very moment.
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Blue Bulls Company CEO Edgar Rathbone says they have granted winger Sbu Nkosi a mental health break from rugby and vowed to support him. Nkosi was found unharmed on Monday after being reported missing on November 17.
Read more: Bulls vow to support Sbu Nkosi amid mental health struggles
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The price of both 93 and 95 unleaded petrol will rise by 59c a litre today, while diesel will fall by between R1.52 and R1.57 a litre.
Read more: Diesel price drops, petrol price up ahead of festive season
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Having a braai in South Africa is not just a tradition, it's a human right. One American tourist in Cape Town, probably named Karen, didn't understand the local custom and proceeded to shout at a couple of okes trying to dop & chop. At one point she actually threatens to call the police.
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