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SABS urges vigilance in food purchases

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With load shedding, water restrictions and the warm weather, the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) is encouraging consumers to be more vigilant when making food purchases by examining packaging and labels.

Fuel price adjustments announced

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The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy has announced an increase in the price of petrol and 0.05% sulphur diesel from Wednesday.

Five arrested for Midrand kidnapping

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A Zimbabwean man, his wife and girlfriend are among five people who were on Monday arrested by a multidisciplinary team led by the National Anti-Kidnapping Task Team for their alleged involvement in kidnapping.

Load shedding increased to Stage 5

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Eskom has increased load shedding to Stage 5 from midday on Tuesday with Stage 6 to follow from 9pm until 5am on Wednesday morning.

Meeting of 37 States on UN nuclear ban treaty underway

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The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) Deputy Minister, Alvin Botes, on Monday, opened the African Regional Seminar on the Universalisation of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), which is currently underway in Pretoria.

Police pounce on illicit cigarette smugglers

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Police in Limpopo have pounced on six suspects who were caught loading illicit cigarettes from a gas tanker onto two cargo trucks in Toitskraal outside Marble Hall.