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Source: © 123rf The IAS Media Assurance Masterclass Series reveals that 70% of procurement professionals are
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High Court orders Meta to shut down accounts linked to child sexual abuse

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Source: © 123rf South Africans will not be denied their constitutional right to access to news and information after the Gauteng High Court suspended the analogue TV switch-off date of 31 March 2025

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Counting chickens before they’re dunked? ARB rules in favour of KFC in "wings" dispute

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Source: © 123rf The legal bid of eTV, Media Monitoring Africa and SOS Support public broadcasting continues today, Wednesday 19 March in the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria

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