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    1917 wins top Golden Globe as Netflix favourites fall short

    By Agency Staff6 January 2020

    The Golden Globes lived up to their reputation as Hollywood’s most unpredictable awards show. World War 1 epic 1917 beat four other pictures including three contenders from Netflix.

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    Eskom extended power cuts that started on 4 January until Monday after a conveyor belt failure at its Medupi plant – just as Andre de Ruyter officially takes over as head of the cash-strapped company.

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