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Wed, 10 Mar 2021 11:57:32 +0200‘He still had so much to give’: tributes flow at Peter Matlare’s funeral
The Absa Group deputy CEO succumbed to complications related to Covid-19 on Sunday.
Wed, 10 Mar 2021 11:47:05 +0200Man ‘shot dead’ during clashes between police and Wits students
The man was allegedly hit by rubber bullets fired by the police.
Wed, 10 Mar 2021 11:40:41 +0200Indonesian island inhabitants protest against SpaceX 'invasion' of their land
Inhabitants of a colonised Indonesian island selected for use by Elon Musk’s SpaceX venture are protesting against the billionaire’s company 'invading their land', reports The Guardian.
Wed, 10 Mar 2021 11:28:59 +0200Ace Magashule’s former driver gets 15 years in jail for stealing R8m painting
Ricardo Mettler was twice requested to return the painting but he refused.
Wed, 10 Mar 2021 11:23:48 +0200Court picks first three jurors for trial in George Floyd's death, many saw video of arrest
The potential jurors entered a Minneapolis courtroom one by one on Tuesday and although they had never met Derek Chauvin in person, they said they knew exactly who he was: the police officer who kept his knee on George Floyd's neck during a deadly ar...
Wed, 10 Mar 2021 11:20:19 +0200Australian man pleads guilty to filming death of police officer
An Australian man has pleaded guilty to filming and taunting a police officer while she lay dying after she was struck by a vehicle, reports BBC.
Wed, 10 Mar 2021 11:13:24 +0200UK to return $5.8m to Nigeria from jailed politician's stolen assets
Britain has agreed to send to Nigeria £4.2m (around R88.8m) recovered from a former state governor who was jailed for laundering money in Britain, the two countries said on Tuesday.
Wed, 10 Mar 2021 11:13:01 +0200Limpopo health department backs down on roster changes amid strike threat
Unions representing health workers in Limpopo have suspended their plans to go on strike over a new roster following a meeting with the provincial health department.
Wed, 10 Mar 2021 11:03:06 +0200US woman won't be extradited for killing teen motorcyclist in the UK
A lawyer representing an American woman who fled back to the US after killing a teen motorcyclist in the UK claims she would not be prosecuted in her home country for the same offence, CNN reports.
Wed, 10 Mar 2021 10:53:16 +0200Man allegedly stabbed to death by his lover’s drunk sister
A 38-year-old woman is torn apart after her sister was arrested for allegedly stabbing to death the father of her child during an alcohol-fuelled attack.
Wed, 10 Mar 2021 10:51:30 +0200Court orders metro to fix sewage pump ruining mom’s life and Nahoon estuary
The courts have stepped in to defend a mother who has literally had to live in sewage for three years.
Wed, 10 Mar 2021 10:23:48 +0200One man’s journey from cleaner to academic
He started as a cleaner at a university and ended up becoming an academic at the institution.
Wed, 10 Mar 2021 09:51:47 +0200US state passes ban on all abortions except in medical emergencies
Arkansas will ban all abortions except in medical emergencies as of August under legislation signed by Governor Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday, a measure that will be the nation's strictest abortion regulation if it is not overturned in court.
Wed, 10 Mar 2021 09:30:37 +0200Spaza shop owners bust selling dagga to students in East London
Two spaza shop owners pretended to sell food and drinks to the students when their main generator of income was selling dagga, police said.
Wed, 10 Mar 2021 07:54:00 +0200Zimbabwe authorises Sputnik V, Sinovac coronavirus vaccines for emergency use
Zimbabwe has authorised the emergency use of four Covid-19 vaccines, including Russia's Sputnik V and China's Sinovac, the minister of information said on Tuesday.
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Wed, 10 Mar 2021 07:43:23 +0200RECORDED | Absa Group deputy CEO Peter Matlare laid to rest
Absa Group deputy CEO Peter Matlare is laid to rest after succumbing to complications related to Covid-19 on Sunday.
Wed, 10 Mar 2021 07:00:00 +0200Role of business is to do good, Pick n Pay founder Raymond Ackerman says as he turns 90
Pick n Pay founder Raymond Ackerman turns 90 on Wednesday.
Wed, 10 Mar 2021 06:00:00 +0200More than half of SA's children have been cyberbullied, survey finds
A survey of 200 South African parents found that 54% of their children had accessed inappropriate content via digital platforms, and 51.5% had been cyberbullied.
Wed, 10 Mar 2021 06:00:00 +0200WATCH | Malema & Ndlozi trial: Day one sees witnesses clarify 'assault' footage and burial entrance
EFF leader Julius Malema and MP Mbuyiseni Ndlozi appeared in the Randburg magistrate's court on Tuesday.
Tue, 09 Mar 2021 22:40:17 +0200Man injured when explosive device goes off in Makhanda
A scrap metal collector was injured when an explosive device he had collected from a military base exploded in Makhanda on Monday morning.
Tue, 09 Mar 2021 21:44:00 +0200Fewer than 1,000 Covid-19 cases in 24 hours, as positivity rate drops to 3.2%
SA recorded just fewer than 1,000 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize said on Tuesday night.
Tue, 09 Mar 2021 19:30:45 +0200Amatola Water Board fires supply chain boss for 'gross misconduct'
Supply chain manager Clayton Bhana was fired for gross misconduct but has vowed to challenge the decision, saying it was 'absolute rubbish'.
Tue, 09 Mar 2021 18:47:03 +0200Ghana MPs plan law criminalising promotion of LGBT+ rights
A group of lawmakers in Ghana want to criminalise the promotion of LGBT+ rights.
Tue, 09 Mar 2021 18:37:46 +0200South Africa's budget was an exercise in 'fiscal control' - S&P Global Rating
South Africa's 2021 budget did not focus enough on economic reforms, making a sustained rebound in its gross domestic product unlikely, S&P Global Ratings said on Tuesday.
Tue, 09 Mar 2021 18:13:48 +0200New York City schools perpetuate racism, lawsuit contends
A group of New York City students filed a sweeping lawsuit on Tuesday that accuses the largest public school system in the US of perpetuating racism by using a deeply flawed admissions process for selective programmes that favours white students.
Tue, 09 Mar 2021 18:04:48 +0200Prison visits allowed again, but only under strict conditions
Consultation visits between legal practitioners and inmates, which were banned in April last year, will now be allowed, the correctional services department said.
Tue, 09 Mar 2021 17:35:02 +0200Former Zim vice-president Joice Mujuru ‘not into politics any more’
Zimbabwe’s only ever female vice-president has called time on her political career, as women’s groups call for another female in the position.
Tue, 09 Mar 2021 16:47:44 +0200Police put brakes on training new recruits as it warns of job hoaxes
About 7,000 police recruits will have to wait a little longer to start their training.
Tue, 09 Mar 2021 16:03:41 +0200Missing Durban e-hailing driver found shot dead
A missing e-hailing driver was found dead in Isipingo, south of Durban, with gunshot wounds in his stomach.