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Sat, 23 Jan 2021 11:41:26 +0200
Severely burnt suspects bust for siphoning fuel from Transnet pipeline
Two men who attempted to steal fuel from a Transnet pipeline in Mpumalanga got badly burnt — and arrested.

Sat, 23 Jan 2021 11:28:05 +0200
Fugitive drug dealer rearrested at OR Tambo airport
A fugitive drug dealer who skipped bail and fled the country more than three years ago after failing to appear in court in Secunda was rearrested this week while trying to re-enter SA on a flight from Nigeria.

Sat, 23 Jan 2021 10:10:15 +0200
Teenagers among 14 arrested for e-hailing taxi robbery
Cape Town police have arrested 14 suspects, including six teenagers, for allegedly robbing an e-hailing taxi driver in Browns Farm on Friday morning.

Sat, 23 Jan 2021 09:56:42 +0200
'Choose — I kill you or rape you': abuse accusations surge in Ethiopia's war
The young coffee seller said she was split from family and friends by an Ethiopian soldier at the Tekeze river, taken down a path, and given a harrowing choice.

Sat, 23 Jan 2021 09:28:57 +0200
Another cyclone, growing stronger, set to hit central Mozambique
A powerful storm approaching Mozambique was upgraded on Friday to a tropical cyclone, on course to deluge an area already submerged by floodwaters and still recovering from Cyclone Idai less than two years ago.

Sat, 23 Jan 2021 09:18:59 +0200
Central African Republic declares state of emergency to combat rebels
Central African Republic declared a state of emergency on Thursday to help it crack down on armed groups, as the UN' envoy to CAR called for the deployment of many more peacekeepers in response to a recent surge in attacks.

Sat, 23 Jan 2021 09:10:19 +0200
COVID-19 LIVE UPDATES | Portugal identifies first case of SA coronavirus variant
The latest Covid-19 live updates

Sat, 23 Jan 2021 09:05:32 +0200
Portugal identifies first case of SA coronavirus variant
The first case of the SA coronavirus variant was identified in Portugal on Friday, health institute Ricardo Jorge told Lusa news agency, as the country struggles to contain a crippling surge in cases partially blamed on the rapid spread of the Britis...

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 22:11:20 +0200
40,000 now dead from Covid-19 in SA, but Mkhize says 'promising evidence' that second wave on the decline
Health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize reports 11,761 new Covid-19 cases and 575 more coronavirus related deaths, taking the total number of fatalities past 40,000

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 22:00:07 +0200
'He did not jump the queue': CEO defends billionaire Johann Rupert getting vaccine in Switzerland
SA billion Johann Rupert “did not jump any queue” by getting the Covid-19 vaccine in Switzerland.

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 19:28:39 +0200
'Your cheque is in the mail' no longer an excuse as FNB processes last batch
FNB processed the last batch of its cheques on Friday, ending an era of one of the oldest and most treasured payment methods used by SA banks and financial services institutions globally.

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 18:46:25 +0200
Netherlands and Dubai ban travellers from SA due to Covid variant
Many countries continue to bar travellers from SA, as they implement renewed lockdowns and travel restrictions due to new coronavirus variants.

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 18:22:27 +0200
Public schools to open from February 15, private schools 2 weeks earlier
Public schools will officially open from February 15, but private schools will be allowed to open two weeks earlier.

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 17:33:17 +0200
Search continues for missing child in Voëlklip cliff tragedy
The search for a missing two-year-old girl resumed on Friday after the vehicle her mother had been driving plunged down the notorious Voëlklip cliff near Herold's Bay in the Western Cape on Thursday.

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 17:10:05 +0200
Flooding and damaging winds expected as tropical cyclone Eloise hits
The KZN government has put disaster teams on high alert with Eloise expected to make landfall in SA from Sunday

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 16:54:11 +0200
LISTEN | 'This pain and suffering is relentless': Netcare CEO's tribute to doctors, pilot who died in KZN crash
Netcare group CEO Dr Richard Friedland has paid tribute to the four healthcare workers and pilot who died when their helicopter crashed in KwaZulu-Natal on Thursday.

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 15:44:17 +0200
Tshegofatso Pule murder accused expected to plead guilty in February
The man who stands accused of the murder of eight-months pregnant Tshegofatso Pule is expected to plead guilty, says the NPA.

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 15:17:33 +0200
Taxi fumes of the good kind in Limpopo as health department targets Covid hotspots
There was a celebratory atmosphere at the Polokwane taxi rank this week as Limpopo transport MEC Mavungu Lerule-Ramakhanya got her hands dirty by fumigating minibus taxis.

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 14:56:42 +0200
Suspected robber shot dead in Rustenburg
A suspect was killed and a woman injured in a robbery on Fatima Bhayat Street in Rustenburg on Friday.

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 14:52:58 +0200
Former Cell C executive arrested in connection with R64m fraud
A 44-year-old former IT manager from mobile network service provider Cell C has been arrested by the Hawks in connection with an alleged tender scam amounting to R64m.

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 14:50:32 +0200
Four dead, one arrested after cash-in-transit heist in Langlaagte
Four alleged cash-in-transit robbers were killed in a shoot-out with police in Katlehong in Ekurhuleni on Friday morning and a fifth suspect was arrested.

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 14:45:34 +0200
Brendin Horner murder case postponed to March, suspects remain in custody
The case against two men accused of killing 21-year-old Senekal farm manager Brendin Horner was postponed until the end of March to allow further investigations to take place

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 13:24:01 +0200
It's 'no' to annual Valentine's Day weddings on Robben Island
The annual historic Robben Island Valentine’s Day weddings have been cancelled for this year, Robben Island Museum said on Friday.

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 12:54:10 +0200
Interim order by tribunal prevents removal of GovChat from Whatsapp
The Competition Tribunal on Friday issued an interim order that WhatsApp and Facebook may not remove GovChat from the WhatsApp platform.

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 12:34:22 +0200
Western Cape, KZN saw biggest decreases in road deaths over festive season: Mbalula
The Western Cape recorded the biggest decline in road accident fatalities over the festive season, closely followed by KwaZulu-Natal.

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 12:23:14 +0200
R20 Lotto ticket nets FNB player R38m
A person who avoided a queue to buy a Lotto ticket through a banking app received a higher return than any interest could offer - R38m for R20 input.

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 12:06:55 +0200
Capitec to refund thousands of its clients as part of Covid-19 relief
80,000 of the bank's clients to share R160m

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 11:42:38 +0200
Thales SA must face racketeering charges, court rules
Thales SA will have to face racketeering charges, the Pietermaritzburg high court ruled on Friday when it dismissed the French arms company's review application.

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 11:39:43 +0200
A lot of accidents are happening after curfew, says Fikile Mbalula
Most accidents occurred on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, after the curfew time, said transport minister Fikile Mbalula on Friday, as he announced the 2020 festive season road statistics.

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 11:15:42 +0200
Man suspected of killing mom and toddler at Limpopo lodge arrested in Johannesburg
Police made a breakthrough in the murders of a 20-year-old mother and nine-month-old infant at a lodge in Limpopo this week.



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