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Soft Drinks Range Launches With Kindness Campaign

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Online initiative encourages South Africans to share stories of kindness and joy Johannesburg, 31 August 2021: One of South Africa’s favourite water brands has extended its offering with a range of low kilojoule soft drinks, launched with a goodwill campaign encouraging kindness. aQuellé recently announced the addition of the Khula soft drinks range based on its unique spring water from its natural source in Kwa-Zulu Natal. The name Khula, which means “to grow” in isiZulu, was inspired by the brand team’s growth and learnings over the past year.Launching with the campaign “it’s Khula to share,” aQuellé is inviting all South Africans to share stories of kindness and joy on its KHULAtoShare map. This online platform is designed to ignite a sense of

South African Women to take Centre Stage at Upcoming Future Focussed Summit

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Johannesburg, 24 August 2021: When the highly anticipated SingularityU South Africa Summit 2021 takes place online from 12 to 15 October, South Africa’s top female thought leaders across various industries are set to take centre stage. This future-focussed summit aims to equip South Africans and Africans with the latest insights regarding exponential technologies and innovation across several fields. Topics to be addressed include leadership and investment, artificial intelligence, crypto/blockchain, biotechnology, future of banking, scaling, ESG, 5g, cybersecurity, scaling, social impact, food security, education, NFT’s (nonfungible tokens), gaming, virtual and augmented reality, robotics, 3D printing, space, digital marketing (SEO, Online Ads, Social) and DEFI (decentralized finance).   Rapelang Rabana, the acclaimed founder of Rekindle Learning & FFWD Innovation, who has been named Entrepreneur for

SingularityU SA encourages optimism at future focussed Summit

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SingularityU South Africa Summit in October set to host over 200 world-leading local and international speakers True to its commitment to nurture optimism and encourage future-readiness, SingularityU South Africa has announced a host of new thought leaders, set to speak at the upcoming SingularityU South Africa Summit 2021. Taking place from 12 to 15 October online, the summit aims to empower South Africans and Africans with the latest insights from over 200 of the world’s leading local and international speakers, regarding exponential technologies and innovation across several fields. Topics to be addressed include leadership and investment, artificial intelligence, crypto/blockchain, biotechnology, future of banking, scaling, ESG, 5G, cybersecurity, scaling, social impact, food security, education, NFT’s (nonfungible tokens), gaming, virtual and augmented reality, robotics,

Christian Leaders Fight Back Against Lockdown Restrictions

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Following the announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa on the 27th of June 2021, which included new restrictions prohibiting gatherings under level 4 citing a "3rd wave" as the reason. PASTORS AGAINST CHURCH CLOSURES (PACC) a group comprising over 100 pastors, came out condemning the move to prohibit churches from gathering. The group says there is no scientific evidence that points to Churches being a super spreader of any sort, even though they remained the most compliant institution adhering to all health regulations. It is also disturbing to see political events and social gatherings with obvious intention to disobey the Lockdown regulations, yet Churches must suffer the consequences under their fullest compliance. Maila also noted that they coordinated all Church services in the same manner as

Watch: Press Statement: The Capture of South Africa is Taking Place

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"South Africa, enough is enough!" states Ricardo Maarman. "For how long are you going to keep having blind faith in this government...?"This press statement comes out weeks after the court case, which took place on the 27th of May at the Western Cape High Court, where Ricardo took the presidency to court asking the president through his lawyers to show us the virus. Ricardo in an earlier video interview discussed the court's reaction and expressed his concerns and reactions in the following video. Watch the full video for this here. Watch the press statement by Ricardo Maarman below.

Leaked Document Shows Governments Intention to Change The Constitution to Enforce Land Reform

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In recent developments highlighted by Roman Cabanac on his YouTube channel, Morning Shot. He brings to light the ANC's intention to change The Constitution. The bill titled, CONSTITUTION EIGHTEENTH AMENDMENT BILL, seeks to change land reform regulations, making it easier for the ANC to expropriate land without compensation by adjusting section 25 of the constitution. Watch the full video below! Roman's quote states."I received a leak of the Bill that wants to amend the Constitution. It has all the worst elements of socialism in it - including custodianship of land." You can find a copy of the current Constitution as it stands here and compare it to the amendments listed in this document here.

Your employer can’t fire you for refusing to have Covid-19 jab

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Mandatory vaccine policies may be implemented as vaccines become widely available, but workers can't be dismissed for refusing to take the jab. But, you'll have to present a valid reason why you should be excluded from your company's vaccine drive. There are three main reasons employees can ask not to be vaccinated: religious, medical, and cultural beliefs. Employers can accommodate workers who reject the jab by finding alternative roles that don't pose Covid risks.As more and more vaccines arrive in South Africa, large companies are expected to assist with the vaccine drive currently underway. These companies are now considering mandatory vaccination policies, without knowing the implications of a vaccine that is not fully FDA approved. Some companies have already started

The Fauci emails – Jerm exposes SA connection, Glenda Gray, and more

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First appeared on Biznews and written by, Alec Hogg. Ever since the coronavirus pandemic hit the world, outspoken South African cartoonist Jeremy Nell has mercilessly poked fun (and more) at the official narrative. Questioning the message that Covid-19 was an existential threat to mankind, and officialdom’s not-negotiable line that the virus had passed from bats to humans via a Wuhan wet market. Nell’s obsession to uncover the truth morphed into an all-out campaign on his Jerm Warfare website that included regular video interviews and podcasts with other sceptics from all around the world. Because of its challenge to the popular message, Nell’s work was “deplatformed” from YouTube and he was widely criticised by the woke voices that dominate social media. His perspectives, written off by

LFN Seeks Five SCA Judges to Recuse Them from Dlamini Zuma’s Appeal

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This week, the social justice organisation Liberty Fighters Network (LFN) and its President Reyno De Beer lodged an application in the Supreme Court of Appeal on Tuesday, requesting that all allocated judges to the well-known Minister Dlamini-Zuma Lockdown Regulations appeal, recuse themselves. The hearing for the appeal by Dlamini-Zuma had, after a lengthy exchange of arguments, be changed from an actual open court hearing to a virtual appearance by the parties on Wednesday, 26 May 2021 (Wednesday). The judges named in the Application – Navsa, Ponnan, Mbatha JJA and Rogers and Unterhalter AJJA – are now bound to determine whether they can still be presumed to be independent. It's a common practice in South Africa that the judge accused of being

National Geographic “#ExploreWithNatGeo” Winners announced 

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Taryn Uytenbogaardt Photographer Through my eyes

Taryn Uytenbogaardt Photographer Through my eyes Over 1 200 entries received from amateur photographers that captured the epic in every day National Geographic has announced the winners of the #ExploreWithNatGeo Photo Competition 2021 brought to you by Samsung Galaxy S21 5G, in collaboration with The Sunday Times. Themed Find the epic in every day, over 1 200 qualifying entries were received from across the country, all conveying unique perspectives, moments, experiences and aspects of everyday life. Lara Roussouw from Bloemfontein won first prize with her extraordinary photo, “Living on the Edge,” showing a lizard facing the iconic Augrabies Falls in the Northern Cape. The photograph was taken earlier this year, during Roussouw’s first holiday since lock-down, in the Kgalagadi National Park. “I loved

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