#FiveThingsYouNeedToKnow: KZN feeding scheme company claims it hasn't received tender payment

#FiveThingsYouNeedToKnow: KZN feeding scheme company claims it hasn't received tender payment

10 South Africans previously stuck in Sudan returned home, There is a shortage of snake antivenom in South Africa and much more.

Pacina Retail, the company contracted by the KZN Education Department to supply the National Schools Feeding programme says it has not pulled out of the tender.
The education department released a circular earlier this week saying it was reverting to the old format following the withdrawal of Pacina's tender. Image: KZN DOE

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Ten South Africans previously stuck in conflict-torn Sudan arrived safe and sound at the OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg on Saturday evening. 

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2. 

According to the African Snakebite Institute in a February newsletter. There is a shortage of snake antivenom in South Africa. According to the W.H.O, it's a problem worldwide

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South Africa has a shortage of snake antivenom. This is why it matters.
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3.

The company contracted by the KZN Education Department to supply the school's feeding scheme has claimed that it has not received any payment for the R2.1 billion tender.

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Pacina Retail, the company contracted by the KZN Education Department to supply the National Schools Feeding programme says it has not pulled out of the tender.
The education department released a circular earlier this week saying it was reverting to the old format following the withdrawal of Pacina's tender. Image: KZN DOE

4. 

A Dutch man suspected of fathering more than 550 children through sperm donation has been ordered to stop.

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5. 

Katy Perry lost a trademark dispute brought by an Australian designer called Katie Perry. Katie Perry filed the lawsuit in 2019 and claimed the pop singer disregarded her trademark by selling clothing merchandise on her Australian tour.

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