#FiveThingsYouNeedToKnow: SA president will not face impeachment
ANC national disciplinary committee issues an expulsion letter to Carl Niehaus, BTS member has started his 18 months of mandatory military service, and much more...
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On Monday, the ANC National Disciplinary Committee (NDC) issued an expulsion letter to Carl Niehaus which was widely circulated on social media. Niehaus posted a video on his YouTube page, announcing that he would appeal the NDC's decision which he labelled a "kangaroo court". Bru, they don't want you...
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Jin, the oldest member of K-pop supergroup BTS, has started his 18 months of mandatory military service at a South Korean boot camp. Six other members of the band will follow Jin into the military over the coming year.
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President Cyril Ramaphosa will not face an impeachment process after an overwhelming majority of MPs voted against the adoption of the Phala Phala report.
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According to the latest weekly forecast from the Central Energy Fund, for the week ending 9 December 2022, petrol prices are anticipated to come down by over R1.50, while diesel could be cut by a much larger R3.50.
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A US copyright lawsuit claiming Taylor Swift stole lyrics to her hit song 'Shake It Off' has been dismissed by a judge. She argued she had drawn from her own experiences and "commonly used phrases and comments" she had heard throughout her life for the song, and she had written all the lyrics "entirely" by herself.
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