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1 month ago | 
iol.co.za | Zoubair Ayoob
Bird fluZoubair Ayoob|Published 8 minutes ago 1minThe SA Poultry Association announces its capacity to compensate for the loss of Brazilian chicken imports due to a bird flu outbreak, ensuring no shortages or price increases in South Africa. Image: SuppliedTHE SA Poultry Association says it has the capacity to make up for the loss of Brazilian chicken meatimports due to an outbreak of bird flu in that country.
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Feb 14, 2025 | 
iol.co.za | Zoubair Ayoob
| Published 20m agoSassa and Postbank have appealed to social grant beneficiaries to replace their Sassa gold cards with the new Postbank black cards by February 28, or you will not be able to access your payments.
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Feb 14, 2025 | 
iolnews.co.za | Zoubair Ayoob
| Published Feb 14, 2025Sassa and Postbank have appealed to social grant beneficiaries to replace their Sassa gold cards with the new Postbank black cards by February 28, or you will not be able to access your payments.
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Feb 14, 2025 | 
iolnews.co.za | Zoubair Ayoob
| Published Feb 14, 2025OPINIONThank goodness sense has prevailed and the SA Social Security Agency has backed off and extended the deadline for grant recipients to switch from their gold Sassa cards to Postbank black cards. However, it is far from certain that the three-week extension to March 20 will be sufficient to address the massive backlogs in transitioning recipients from the old cards to the new.
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Feb 14, 2025 | 
iol.co.za | Zoubair Ayoob
| Published 13h agoOPINIONThank goodness sense has prevailed and the SA Social Security Agency has backed off and extended the deadline for grant recipients to switch from their gold Sassa cards to Postbank black cards. However, it is far from certain that the three-week extension to March 20 will be sufficient to address the massive backlogs in transitioning recipients from the old cards to the new.
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Feb 7, 2025 | 
iol.co.za | Zoubair Ayoob
| Published 9m agoCommunities in Moseley, Savannah Park, Northdene and other areas without water for over a month, water deliveries via tanker sporadic at best, and the eThekwini Municipality running out of money to pay for diesel for water tankers and for plumbing contractors. This is the sore state of water provision and maintenance in the city. Coupled with a lack of transparency and communication with affected residents, it is no wonder residents are up in arms - figuratively.
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Jan 18, 2025 | 
iol.co.za | Zoubair Ayoob
As the quest to free an estimated 4000 plus miners from a shaft in Stilfontein in the North West, minister of police Senzo Mchunu visits the site. Picture: Timothy Bernard / Independent Newspapers. Published 6m ago | Published 6m agoOpinionThe rescue operation at the Stilfontein mine is over, with a sorry toll of 78 bodies removed and 246 miners saved. Among those pulled out alive - and arrested - were the leaders who ran the operation underground.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
iol.co.za | Zoubair Ayoob
| Published 11m agoWhile children in Finland are being taught how to safely navigate the internet and matters online in general, learning in particular how to spot fake news, our children are being given mobile devices at horrendously young ages without any instruction on their use, and are expected to use these without compromising themselves.
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Nov 30, 2024 | 
capeargus.co.za | Zoubair Ayoob
President Cyril Ramaphosa caught sleeping. Picture: XPublished 6m ago | Published 6m agoWho can forget EFF MP Mbuyiseni Ndlozi calling out Maite Nkoana-Mashabane with his impassioned "She is sleeping in Parliament"? This was not the first time an official was caught snoozing on the job, and there have been several others including Nathi Mthethwa and Gwede Mantashe, and then president Jacob Zuma sleeping during a budget presentation by Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan.
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Nov 30, 2024 | 
capetimes.co.za | Zoubair Ayoob
President Cyril Ramaphosa caught sleeping. Picture: XPublished 5m ago | Published 5m agoWho can forget EFF MP Mbuyiseni Ndlozi calling out Maite Nkoana-Mashabane with his impassioned "She is sleeping in Parliament"? This was not the first time an official was caught snoozing on the job, and there have been several others including Nathi Mthethwa and Gwede Mantashe, and then president Jacob Zuma sleeping during a budget presentation by Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan.
