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Recipients of social grants queue for hours under the scorching sun outside Pietermaritzburg's main post office. Postbank confirmed that the first phase of the closure of cash payment points for social grants has begun. Starting this month, recipients will no longer be able to withdraw cash from post office branches in cities and towns, or from branches with fewer than 50 recipients. However, civil society group Black Sash said it had not been contacted about the closure. For more financial news, visit the News24 Business front page..The South African Post Office (SAPO) has begun closing cash payment points for social…
High-flying teenager Pieter Coetzee returned to earth on Tuesday night in the men's 100m backstroke final at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha. One of South Africa's most promising pool players, Coetzee has risen rapidly through the ranks in recent years, winning five medals at the 2022 World Junior Championships and three medals at the last Commonwealth Games. Obtained. He qualified the fastest from the first round in the capital of Qatar, and in the semi-finals he qualified with the second fastest time, making him one of the favorites to win, but he is hoping to win his first medal…
This isn't the first time Benny McCarthy has been fat-shamed because of his appearance. This comes after Manchester United's social media accounts posted pictures of him in training. Beni, a former South African player, is admired at the English club and is on the club's coaching staff. Also read: Benny McCarthy to become Bafana coach?Retired SA star praises home team Benny McCarthy targeted by body shamers On Tuesday, February 13th, the Manchester United X account posted a photo of Benny McCarthy. The club's fans, especially South Africans, praised the former footballer for helping the team maintain its winning streak. However,…
Adam Peaty qualified for the men's 50m breaststroke final on day three of the World Championships, but Great Britain missed out on a medal in the final two events.Peaty, 29, swam 26.85 seconds to qualify for Wednesday's Doha final.Fellow Britons Lauren Cox and Kathleen Dawson finished fifth and sixth respectively in the women's 100m backstroke.Meanwhile, Duncan Scott finished sixth in the men's 200m freestyle final on Tuesday.The 26-year-old clocked a time of 1:45.86 in the event that won him a silver medal at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.Compatriot Tom Dean won gold at the event but will not compete in Qatar,…
Hassan Nasrallah said cross-border shelling of Israel will only end when Israel's “aggression” into Gaza stops.Hezbollah's top commander, Hassan Nasrallah, said the militant group's cross-border shelling of Israel would end only if Israel's “aggression” in the Gaza Strip stopped, calling for hostilities along the Lebanese border. He said previous diplomatic efforts to stop it appeared to only benefit Israel. Lebanese armed groups continue to exchange fire with Israeli forces across the southern border in Lebanon in support of Palestinian ally Hamas. Hamas launched a cross-border attack on Israel from the Gaza Strip on October 7, coming under heavy ground, air,…
According to OpenAI, ChatGPT memory is opt-in by default and users must actively turn it off. You can clear your memory at any time within settings or simply by telling the bot to clear it. When you clear memory settings, that information is no longer used to train AI models. It is unclear exactly how much personal data will be used to train AI meanwhile Someone is chatting with a chatbot. Also, turning off memory does not completely opt out of training his OpenAI model through chat. That's another opt-out.The company also claims that it does not store certain sensitive…
Yoan Lloyd has played for Wales four times, making his first start in the 16-14 Six Nations defeat to England at Twickenham.Wales fly-half Yoan Lloyd says he is learning the lessons of international rugby after making his first start in the Six Nations defeat to England.Lloyd came on as a substitute for the injured Sam Costelow in the 16-14 defeat against Twickenham.The 22-year-old came on as a substitute against Scotland last week and helped spark a comeback before losing 27-26.“I learned a lot about game management at Test level and I enjoy the challenge,” Lloyd said.“The game against England didn't…
Islamabad, Pakistan – Five days after Pakistan's general elections, two rival political parties, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan People's Party (PPP), both announced plans to form a government, with PTI forming an alliance with religious parties. PPP ended up supporting its rival. Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN). The PTI leadership announced on Tuesday that independent candidates will join a coalition with the minority party Majlis Wahdat Muslimeen (MWM) to form a federal government in Punjab. The party also said its candidate in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province would seek to form a government in alliance with another religious party, Jamaat-e-Islami (JI). Thursday's election…
It was a pretty weak day for corporate news, with Gold Fields falling despite saying it nearly met its guidance. In international news, Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corporation has made changes to its subsidiary Daihatsu Motor Corporation's board of directors, including eliminating the position of chairman, amid an embarrassing scandal over falsified safety tests. .Global miner gold field announced on Tuesday that production for the year to the end of December is expected to fall 4% to approximately 2.3 million ounces, with production expected to be 99.7% of plan and costs within plan. The mining company, which has only one…
On Monday night, February 12, hijackers seized Leigh-Anne Grobler's white Toyota Fortuner with her two dogs inside in the Val de Grace area of Pretoria East. The incident, which Debbie Carter shared in a social media post, happened exactly at 7:25 p.m. Stolen dog description: The missing dogs, both microchipped, are a white and brown female Boston Terrier known as “Nugie” and a female Schnauzer known as “Bella.” Unfortunately, neither dog was wearing a collar at the time of the theft. The stolen vehicle the dogs were in: The vehicle in question is a white Toyota Fortuner with registration plate…