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Russia spy poisoning: Czechs angrily reject Russia claims

Moscow said the Czech Republic was one of four nations most likely to have made a deadly nerve agent.

Mayotte unrest: French island residents round up 'foreigners'

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MEDIA ADVISORY Second round of national series roadshows on the National Minimum Wage Bill Exemption process with employers set to commence next week in Gauteng The Department of Labour will be embarking on another national series of roadshows on the National Minimum Wage (NMW), this time focusing on the Bill Exemption process with employers’ across the country. The bill which is set to pave way for the NMW in South Africa is currently in Parliament and has been published for the public to make representation by 16 March 2018. The briefing sessions will commence in Johannesburg next week on Monday, 19 March at Orion Hotel, 16th Floor, Orion Building, 49 Jorissen St, Braamfontein, and then followed by Pretoria on Tuesday, 20 March at Southern Sun Pretoria, corner Pretorius and Steve Biko Streets in Arcadia. Under the new law, employers will have to pay their staff a minimum wage of R20 an hour with the exception of sectors such as the farm/forestry, domestic and expanded public works programme workers, that have been given a longer transition period to pay R18, R15 and R11 per hour respectively. The NMW is set for implementation from 1 May 2018. Section 15 of the Bill makes a provision for an employer or an employers’ organisation registered in terms of section 96 of the Labour Relations Act, acting on behalf of its members to apply for an exemption in the prescribed form and manner from paying the NMW. The Department has drafted Regulations to this effect and, is currently designing an IT system that will make provision for applicants to apply for exemptions online. These regulations and the new NMW exemption system therefore compels the Department to meet with employers and employer organisations across the country in order to present the draft regulations, the application system and ways of calculating. The next briefing sessions are lined up as follows: Cape Town (22 March), George (23 March), Durban (27 March), Richards Bay (28 March), Lichtenburg (03 April), Springbok (05 April), Upington (06 April), East London (09 April), Port Elizabeth (10 April), Nelspruit (12 April), Piet Retief (13 April), Tzaneen (16 April), Polokwane (17 April), Bloemfontein (19 April) and culminating in Bethlehem on (20 April). Venues for the other provinces will be communicated in due course and can be viewed on the Department of Labour website. The briefing sessions will be held from 10:00 -13:00. -ENDS- Enquiries: Teboho Thejane on 082 697 0694

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Malawi: Civil Society Statement on Meeting with Minister of Finance Goodall Gondwe on the MK 4 Billion Saga As Human Rights Defenders working to protect the interests of the citizens of this country, we would like to make a statement on the meeting we had with the Minister of Finance Goodall Gondwe. The purpose was to provide an opportunity to the Ministry to explain the background and context that led to allocating MK 4.5 billion. The Minister attempted to explain how the money was allocated and the rationale for ‘the project’. What has come out clearly is the following: a. The Parliamentary processes that were followed were mare acts of ‘laundering’ the dirty intentions. b. It also came out clearly that the said amounts came after adjusting a few allocations in the budget including the allocations for governance institutions like the Anti-Corruption Bureau. c. The minister acknowledged that funds for some critical ministries like Ministry of Health or education were not tampered with (neither reduced nor added). The logical thing to be done being adding to the funds of such critical ministries. d. Further, the Minister admitted that there are no compliance systems so far set to safeguard how the funds would be protected. This was despite an admission that funds for local development have been so heavily abused in the present past. e. The Minister also admitted that initially 86 members of parliament were earmarked to benefit from the funds and he said that the responsibility was on Honourable Nankhumwa to identify the beneficiaries and that ‘there is a possibility that his first consideration was to those that are close to him like members of his own political party’. f. There are no clear budgets, proposals for projects of the members of Parliament or any set guidelines on how the funds will be used. g. The Minister opted for the new funding model because in their view the local development fund, constituency development Fund were inefficient and being abused by authorities. There are existing legal systems like the CDF, LDF and DDF which the minister acknowledged that they have decided to bypass for an experimental methodology. Unfortunately, all the technocrats from the ministry including the minister himself agreed that there are no specific set compliance mechanisms that have been put in place except that they intend to pay contractors directly from the central Government. This reminded members present of the evil cash-gate scandal. The following is the position of members of the civil society that attended the meeting: a. The whole MK4 billion saga is state sponsored money laundering scheme. The Parliamentary process being used merely as a façade. b. The position of members of the CSOs that attended the meeting remains unchanged: the minister should resign and the funds should not be disbursed. c. Our initial ultimatum ends today and we officially announce that shortly we will start organizing demonstrations and/or shortly we may take up these issues before a court of law. d. We are mindful and saddened by the state-sponsored propaganda to the effect that members of the CSO are not for. However, our resolve to push for accountability remains un-shaken.

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Ireland beat England to win Grand Slam

Ireland thump England on St Patrick's Day to win only the third Grand Slam in their history in thrilling fashion.

Mauritius President Gurib-Fakim to resign - lawyer

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RuPaul is first drag queen to get Hollywood star

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Paige Vanzant: UFC gave me an eating disorder

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Syria war: 'Civilians killed' as thousands flee Turkish air strikes

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Blossom in south-west China captured by drone

Apricot, cherry and azalea blossom create a stunning landscape in south-west China.

Prince Albert II of Monaco: Conmen use fake prince to extract money

The aim of the stings was to obtain money transfers to foreign bank accounts, reports say.

Everest clean-up campaign aims to airlift 100 tonnes of waste

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Russia spy poisoning: What happens when you expel a diplomat?

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Children drown as migrant boat sinks

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Don't arm teachers, say Florida school survivors

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FA Cup: Eriksen opens scoring for Tottenham at Swansea

Christian Eriksen gives Tottenham an early lead in their FA Cup quarter-final at Swansea with a superb strike from the edge of the area.

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UK to Russia: 'We will always defend ourselves'

Russia's counter-sanctions were handed to Britain's ambassador in Moscow Laurie Bristow.

Paige Vanzant: UFC gave me an eating disorder

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China anti-corruption chief Wang Qishan named Xi Jinping's deputy

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Russia spy poisoning: 23 UK diplomats expelled from Moscow

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Miami bridge collapse: Engineer reported cracks in voicemail

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FBI's Andrew McCabe sacked by US Attorney General Jeff Sessions

The justice department fires the FBI's ex-deputy director, whom President Trump had accused of bias.

UK police issues warning to Russia exiles

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Audio technology was used to recreate JFK's voice so that the 55-year-old speech could be heard.