Monthly Archives: February 2023

  Nqobile Bhebhe, Senior Business Reporter PREMIER African Minerals Limited on Tuesday said it is closer to commissioning its multi-million dollar lithium plant in Fort Rixon, Matabeleland South as major earthworks are at an advanced stage with some components of the massive plant ready to be switched on. Giving an update on progress and developments […] …
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A businesswoman and a security company owner were shot and wounded outside a nursery school in Bedfordview, Johannesburg on Tuesday morning. The businesswoman had just dropped off her child when she was accosted by a suspect who shot her while she was inside the creche yard at about 7.40am, said police spokesperson Lt-Col Mavela Masondo. “The […] …
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Flights landing at Durban’s King Shaka International Airport had to be diverted after a South African National Defence Force (SANDF) jet suffered a burst tyre and had to be hauled off the runway on Monday. The SANDF has been hosting the Armed Forces Day event in Richards Bay since February 6, which will culminate in a […] …
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Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Matabeleland South Bureau Chief  FARMERS from Hikwa Village in Bulilima District are reaping the benefits of hard work at a two-hectare solar-powered irrigation scheme that was rehabilitated last year. The scheme has 40 members and has become a reliable source of livelihood to the community. Last year in April the farmers planted cabbage, […] …
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A hospital is calling on new mothers to help boost its milk bank stock as its reserves are running exceptionally low. University Hospital Southampton collects breast milk from donors that is then fed to premature babies and those who have had abdomen surgery. The hospital is looking for women who have a baby under six […] …
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