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Unions set to sign 7% Eskom wage offer

The National Union of Mineworkers and National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa have accepted Eskom's 7% wage offer in principle.
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Copper and other metals haven't crashed this hard since the 2008 global financial crisis

Industrial metals are on track for the worst quarter since the 2008 financial crisis as prices are pummeled by recession worries.
Bitcoin falls below $20 000 for the first time since 2020
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Meet the new owners of Mara Phones in South Africa which include the owners of Arena

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China rebuts NASA chief's claim that the country is trying to land on and occupy the moon

NASA chief Bill Nelson told a German news outlet that he was concerned China would land on the moon and say, "It's ours now, and you stay out."
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