News24 | Nestlé begins SA layoffs as part of global overhaul
Nestlé has begun issuing retrenchment notices to more than 400 employees in South Africa as part of a global overhaul.
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Chelsea v PSG, Man City v Real & Newcastle v Barca in Champions League last 16
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Nestlé has begun issuing retrenchment notices to more than 400 employees in South Africa as part of a global overhaul that reorganizes the company around four core divisions, according to people familiar with the matter.
R700 million wasted on an organisation that outsources its work
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News24 | Trump administration to boost Afrikaner ‘refugee’ numbers despite some delays
The US aims to process 4 500 refugee applications from white South Africans per month, far above US President Donald Trump’s stated refugee programme cap, and is installing trailers on embassy property in Pretoria to support the effort, a US contracting document said.
Maria McCloy gig guide and the art of surviving the Joburg water crisis
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News24 | Netflix shares surge as it walks away from Warner Bros
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Gordon needs to stay ‘fully focused’ after Arsenal talk – Howe
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Italian Pavan seriously hurt after lift shaft fall
Italian golfer Andrea Pavan is seriously injured after falling multiple floors down an open lift shaft before this week’s South African Open.
News24 | EFF opens case against O’Sullivan after Parliament walkout
The EFF opened a case against former British Military Intelligence officer Paul O’Sullivan on Friday morning, after he walked out of the ad hoc committee investigating the underworld’s encroachment on the criminal justice system the day before.
Soham murderer Ian Huntley remains in hospital following prison attack
Huntley, who is serving a life sentence for murdering two schoolgirls, has significant head trauma, the BBC understands.
John Steenhuisen’s replacements line up
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