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No-Nonsense Nutrition: A science-based plan to transform health
1+ week, 3+ day ago (419+ words) Clinical nutritionist Dominique Ludwig combines expertise, research and learnings from 30 years of practice with approachable, delicious cooking in her book No-Nonsense Nutrition. In her debut book, clinical nutritionist Dominique Ludwig offers a comprehensive and science-based approach to transforming your health…...
US and SA begin promising neutral dialogues on jointly developing critical minerals
8+ hour, 12+ min ago (1115+ words) US and SA government officials and mining CEOs met twice to discuss vital economic ties on technological collaboration. South Africa and the US have begun a promising dialogue on jointly developing South Africa's critical minerals, many of them important for…...
Ramaphosa's allies close ranks as Phala Phala scandal deepens
8+ hour, 13+ min ago (955+ words) As pressure mounts over the real source of all those dollars, President Cyril Ramaphosa's business and political supporters want him to stay in office, fearing what could happen if he's forced out. Sometimes I think about the buffalo. Do they…...
SARS audit links ex-Prasa boss Lucky Montana to recipient of "tall trains" funds
8+ hour, 50+ min ago (1739+ words) The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa's R3. 5-bn "too tall' locomotives contract was one of South Africa's most costly procurement scandals. Newly obtained tax records offer compelling clues that link Prasa's disgraced former CEO to a recipient of some of…...
Bulgarians cheer 'Bangaranga' and the country's first Eurovision win
9+ hour, 2+ min ago (309+ words) SOFIA, May 17 (Reuters) - Bulgarians celebrated on Sunday their country's surprise first win in the Eurovision Song Contest as they welcomed home Dara, who triumphed with her catchy, crowd-pleasing, optimistic dance track "Bangaranga". "This victory means a great deal to me,…...
A dash of "lemon juice" in your yellowcake, Ma"am?
9+ hour, 2+ min ago (1462+ words) The Russian state atomic energy corporation, Rosatom, is pushing hard to extract uranium from the arid Kalahari region by pumping sulphuric acid into a transboundary aquifer shared by Namibia, South Africa and Botswana. It is here that the Rosatom subsidiary…...
UAE reports drone strike at nuclear power plant as Iran war deadlock persists
9+ hour, 40+ min ago (693+ words) DUBAI, May 17 (Reuters) - A drone strike caused a fire at a nuclear power plant in the United Arab Emirates, officials there said on Sunday, as U. S. President Donald Trump said Iran must act "fast" after efforts to end the U. S. -Israeli war…...
TRC prosecutions began under his leadership, former NPA head Shaun Abrahams tells Khampepe inquiry
9+ hour, 41+ min ago (866+ words) Advocate Shaun Abrahams, the man who steered the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) during peak State Capture between 2016 and 2018, has been accused by the families of victims of apartheid-era atrocities of "professional failure, neglect and susceptibility to external pressure. Abrahams hit…...
Ramaphosa and Co and the personification of SA's politics
10+ hour, 28+ min ago (1243+ words) In healthier politics, an entire agenda would not depend on one person. And while the nuances might shift as leaders changed, a party would not divert dramatically from its chosen path. The intense focus last week on the personage of…...
Trump claims triumph in Beijing while Xi Jinping smiles
10+ hour, 41+ min ago (1277+ words) Donald Trump's lavish welcome in Beijing showcased China's pageantry, but revealed the imbalance in US-China relations and the challenges ahead for American diplomacy. Who doesn't love a parade, a celebration of victory, or a VIP arrival with its massive pomp…...