- SAFTU calls for a national shutdown.
- One of the robbers behind Kim Kardashian’sParis robbery says he doesn’t feel guilty.
- Manchester United fans express anger against owners over the club’s poor start to the season.
#NationalShutdown: Vavi says only solution to high cost of living is a fightback – TimesLIVE
According to TimesLIVE, on Monday afternoon, Zwelinzima Vavi, the general secretary of Saftu, said that the decision to have a national shutdown was made because of worsening economic conditions for the working class and “marginalised communities”.
“The cost of living is rising. Corruption and the neoliberal policies of the ANC have compromised the provision of public services. Unemployment has soared. And the government is accelerating the offensive on public corporations in the form of commercialisation, outsourcing and privatisation,” said Vavi. Read more here
Man Allegedly Involved in Kim Kardashian Paris Robbery Says He Doesn’t Feel Guilty: ‘I Don’t Care’ – Complex
One of the robbers who is suspected of taking part in the armed robbery of Kim Kardashian in Paris in 2016 says he doesn’t feel bad about it, but he does acknowledge the pain he and the other suspects caused her.
“Since she was throwing money away, I was there to collect it, and that was that,” Yunis Abbas said. “Guilty? No, I don’t care. I don’t care.” Read more here
Man United fans take aim at the Glazers in protest march – News24
Manchester United fans marched to Old Trafford in protest before Monday’s Premier League game against Liverpool. They blamed the club’s owners, the Glazer family, for the bad start to the season, reports News24.
Hundreds of fans marched behind a sign that read “United for $ale” and chanted, “We want the Glazers out!” Read more here
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Weather: Cool day for most of SA, but fire warning for parts of Northern Cape – News24
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