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Defence minister reprimanded over ANC Zim trip

President Cyril Ramaphosa has reprimanded Defence Minister, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula,
for allowing an ANC delegation to hitch a ride with her to Zimbabwe, earlier this month.

Ramaphosa says her salary will be docked for three months.

To discuss the president's actions further, Melanie Rice spoke to public law expert Cathy Powell.

Deepwater Horizon

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The drilling project in an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico faces technical malfunctions. However, the workers scramble to survive the disastrous situation after a massive explosion takes place.

Deepwater Horizon, an oil drilling rig operated by private contractor Transocean, is set to complete drilling off the southern coast of Louisiana on behalf of BP. Chief Electronics Technician Michael "Mike" Williams and Offshore Installation Manager James "Mr. Jimmy" Harrell are surprised to learn that the workers assigned to test the integrity of recently completed cement work are being sent home early, without conducting a cement bond log (CBL), at the insistence of BP managers Donald Vidrine and Robert Kaluza. While Mike prepares the drilling team, including Caleb Holloway, Harrell meets with Vidrine and persuades him to conduct a negative pressure test, which indicates the cement has not properly sealed the well from the high-pressure reservoir. Vidrine disputes the test finding and orders a second test. After concluding the second test was a success, Vidrine orders the rig to remove the drilling mud and prepare the rig to move to its next job.

Deepwater Horizon is an American disaster film based on the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Peter Berg directed it from a screenplay by Matthew Michael Carnahan and Matthew Sand.

It stars Mark Wahlberg, Kurt Russell, John Malkovich, Gina Rodriguez, Dylan O'Brien, and Kate Hudson.

No decision on e-tolls yet

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Cabinet to announce final e-tolls decision soon.

Decision on quarantining yet to be made

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The Health Department is currently considering proposals from South Africa’s leading scientists and members of the Ministerial Advisory Committee on COVID who believe it’s time to do away with contact tracing and quarantine times. Those who have come into contact with a COVID positive person currently have to quarantine for 10 days. The Deputy Director General of the National Health Department Dr Nicholas Crisp says talks are ongoing.

This December on Black-ish

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Dre gets hysterical... again

This December on Superstore

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Dina is at it again.

Decades without electricity

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Imagine not being able to flip a switch to turn the lights on.

Well this is the reality for some residents in the Eastern Cape who have been living without power for decades.

Mbasa Khwaza has this story.

Debunking vaccine myths

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One fifth of adult South Africans are now fully vaccinated and over 16 million vaccines have been administered.
It’s still a race against time as South Africa braces itself for a potential fourth wave.
There are those however, who are vaccine hesitant and others who are anti-vaccines.
So how do we continue to assure them that vaccines are safe and effective?
General practitioner Rashid Badroodien says it’s important not to dismiss their fears.
He’s been researching the theories behind some of the reluctance
and he believes it’s important to engage the unvaccinated on the facts to address their fears.

Debt-strapped consumers are seeking help

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DebtBusters’ latest 2021 Q1 Debt Index shows that many consumers are borrowing to compensate for a lack of increase in real income. But it also reveals that the number of consumers seeking help, to manage their debt, has increased sharply in the first quarter.
Our Business Reporter, Anelisa Tuswa has more on the story.

Debt Collectors

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A pair of debt collectors are thrust into an explosively dangerous situation, chasing down various lowlifes while also evading a vengeful kingpin.

Written and directed by Scottish dramatist Anthony Neilson, the movie stars Billy Connolly, Ken Stott and Francesca Annis.

This film is typically based on the character of Jimmy Boyle, The Debt Collector where he explores themes of forgiveness, revenge, change and the macho culture of modern urban Scottish life.