South Africa: No Water Means No Service - Hundreds Turned Away At Gqeberha Labour Office

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South Africa: No Water Means No Service - Hundreds Turned Away At Gqeberha Labour Office

[GroundUp] Dozens of UIF applicants were turned away from the Department of Labour in Gqeberha because the office has had no water for about a week.

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Zoom is lifting limits on the free version of its videoconferencing software over the festive season to help families around the world socialise safely in the midst of the pandemic. Normally, free accounts are limited to 40-minute-long calls, which abruptly end at the time limit. Zoom has announced

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US jobless claims rise to 885,000 amid resurgence of virus - Black News Channel

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California consumer confidence plunged this month to a near eight-year low as a resurgent pandemic and a pending change in the White House spooked shoppers. The Conference Board reports its consumer confidence index for California was at 65.1 for December — down from a revised 91.2 a month earlier

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