Hospitality Studies Syllabus

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• News24 | #Health4Sale: Tribunal orders controversial ambulance companies to pay back over half-a-billion rand

  The Special Tribunal has ordered four ambulance companies run by Thapelo Buthelezi to pay back a total of over half-a-billion rand. The matter relates to contracts awarded by the Free State government, which were first reported on in Spotlight’s #Health4Sale series of investigative articles in 2018.

• News24 | Cape Town housing protest: Five arrested, motorists warned to avoid blocked roads chaos

  Five people have been arrested as authorities brace for day three of protest action in Dunoon in Cape Town.

• News24 | Suspected poacher shot, arrested for allegedly trespassing in Kruger National Park

  A suspected poacher was wounded and arrested while allegedly trespassing in the Kruger National Park.

• News24 | Joburg woman halfway through N1 walk to Cape Town, beating blisters, blessed by strangers

  When Nicole Liedemann-Telukram set out to walk from Alberton police station to take on the 1 400km journey to Cape Town, her goals were to complete the journey and raise awareness and funds for Dercum’s disease.

• News24 | Proportion of over 50s with HIV doubled in 10 years. What does this mean for healthcare?

  Today, people over 50 make up the second largest group of South Africa’s HIV-positive population. But as people age, health problems like high blood pressure, heart disease and diabetes rise too, which means more and more people will have to be treated for these conditions - on top of getting HIV care. We look at what the numbers show.

• News24 | Mbenenge Tribunal rules gender expert can testify – despite Judge President’s objections

  Retired Judge President Bernard Ngoepe has ruled that gender expert Dr Lisa Vetten can testify before the Judicial Service Commission Tribunal investigating sexual harassment accusations against Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge, despite his objections.

• News24 | Five gunmen wanted for 4 murders killed in shootout with KZN police

  Five gunmen wanted for four murders - that of two police officers, and a 66-year-old man and his wife were killed in a shootout with police in Mophela in Hammarsdale, KwaZulu-Natal on Sunday.

• News24 | Seven robberies, 3 rapes, 1 attempted murder: Limpopo attackers’ 150-minute reign of terror

  Limpopo police have launched an intensive manhunt for two people who, in less than three hours on Friday night and Saturday morning, robbed seven houses, raped three people and attempted to kill a man in Hoveni village.

• News24 | SANDF arrests five men, warns against criminal activity near military bases

  The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has warned civilians that its military bases were “sanctuaries of national security and not safe harbours for criminals”.

• News24 | Two Cape Town teens shot dead in separate incidents

  Two teenagers were shot and killed in separate incidents in Cape Town on Thursday.

• News24 | ‘Deeply appreciated’: Khayelitsha residents welcome crackdown on hijacking syndicates

  Khayelitsha residents, who have seen a noticeable increase in hijacking syndicates operating in the area, have welcomed the joint crack-down operation by the local police and City of Cape Town law enforcement.

• News24 | Nigerian televangelist Timothy Omotoso rearrested

  Police have arrested Nigerian televangelist Timothy Omotoso at a church in East London.

• News24 | Former defence minister Mapisa-Nqakula enlists new legal team

  Graft-accused former National Assembly speaker and defence minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has enlisted the services of a new legal team.

• News24 | Eastern Cape cop arrested for fraud and money laundering

  A female police officer at the Kabega Park police station in the Eastern Cape has been arrested for fraud and money laundering.