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Tue, 13 Apr 2021 10:36:00 +0200
Bushiris resume church duties after short break to mourn their daughter
On Monday evening the couple hosted a virtual service via their prophetic channel. Mary thanked their supporters and her husband for teaching her "how to accept the will of God".

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 10:23:09 +0200
'Homophobic murder' suspect to appear in Eastern Cape court
The body of Andile Ntuthela was found buried in the yard.

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 09:53:45 +0200
Zimbabwean man killed in Mozambique was beheaded: Zim government
Nyasha Mugwagwa, 38, a Zimbabwean man who died during terror attacks in Palma, Mozambique, is one of the 12 people who were beheaded, the Zimbabwean government says.

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 09:48:56 +0200
Police killing of Daunte Wright near Minneapolis sparks second night of unrest
The police chief of a Minneapolis suburb where a young black man was shot to death by police during a traffic stop, sparking two nights of civil unrest, said on Monday the officer in question apparently drew her gun instead of her Taser by mistake wh...

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 09:35:22 +0200
Police capture suspects linked to murder of Cape Town father
Riyaad Lewis, 41, was shot dead in front of his Thornton home in full view of his child.

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 09:30:44 +0200
Japan to release contaminated Fukushima water into sea after treatment
Japan will release more than 1 million tonnes of contaminated water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear station into the sea, the government said on Tuesday, a move opposed by neighbours including China, which called it "extremely irresponsible".

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 09:22:00 +0200
'My name is ... and I suffer from depression & anxiety': SA's big names reveal their mental health status
SA's public figures have joined many in opening up about their mental health status and how they deal with it.

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 09:05:00 +0200
2.8% salary increase on table for municipalities' staff
Some municipalities are already unable to afford the current wage costs and would have to apply for "no more than a zero percent increase" in the 2021/22 period, Salga said

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 08:56:53 +0200
Africa falling behind in Covid-19 vaccination race, must expand vaccine production, say leaders
Africa has struggled to acquire coronavirus vaccines and imports the vast majority of its medicines and medical equipment, leaving it at the mercy of overseas supplies.

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 08:52:25 +0200
No blood clots seen in SA vaccinations
Nearly 300,000 health-care workers have had Covid-19 J&J vaccinations in SA and no very rare blood clots have been detected despite close monitoring.

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 08:47:57 +0200
Regeneron drug proves effective in preventing Covid-19
Regeneron is pursuing US approval for its Covid-19 monoclonal antibody cocktail as a preventive treatment after it helped cut the risk of symptomatic infections in households where someone else is ill, the US drugmaker said on Monday.

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 08:43:18 +0200
Student shot dead at Knoxville high school after police say he fired on them
Police shot and killed a Knoxville, Tennessee, high school student on Monday after they said he opened fire on them in a campus bathroom, wounding an officer.

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 08:18:50 +0200
Two men accused of shooting taxi driver and assaulting passengers in Limpopo appear in court
Two suspects arrested in connection with taxi-related violence in Limpopo at the weekend appeared at the Mokopane magistrate’s court on Monday.

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 07:41:52 +0200
Student accommodation and social housing plan as Eskom sells properties
Eskom’s disposal of non-core immovable property helps meet student housing needs and affordable social housing while raising capital

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 07:00:00 +0200
'Sometimes I work 5 days in a month': The artisans hunting for work on the streets
Skilled workers line the streets in towns and cities across the country, hoping to get any job they can. But the odds of being picked are small, and some spend weeks waiting.

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 06:25:00 +0200
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Tue, 13 Apr 2021 06:18:33 +0200
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Tue, 13 Apr 2021 06:12:00 +0200
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Tue, 13 Apr 2021 06:00:00 +0200
Study: Why girls continue to experience violence at SA schools
Often intervention strategies in SA schools rely on psychological interventions - but violence is rooted in both individual and broader social and economic conditions in which children are located, researchers found.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 22:51:32 +0200
655 new Covid-19 cases, 34 deaths in 24 hours
SA recorded 655 new Covid-19 cases and 34 deaths in the past 24 hours, health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize said on Monday.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 22:49:49 +0200
Too much focus on reconciliation and not enough on transformation, says would-be ConCourt judge
In the transition to democracy, SA had perhaps focused too much on reconciliation and not enough on transformation, said Gauteng Judge Jody Kollapen on Monday.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 22:30:00 +0200
JSC must still meet and decide whether to confirm finding that Hlophe is guilty of gross misconduct
The Judicial Service Commission was still to meet and decide whether to confirm the decision that Western Cape judge president John Hlophe was guilty of gross misconduct, its spokespersons said on Monday.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 21:40:00 +0200
Officer mistakenly fired gun instead of Taser in Daunte Wright killing: police
The fatal police shooting of a 20-year-old Black man in a Minneapolis suburb appeared to be an "accidental discharge" by an officer who drew her gun instead of her Taser during a struggle following a traffic stop, the city's police chief said on Mond...

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 21:23:00 +0200
Chauvin lawyer loses bid to sequester jury after police shoot Black man near Minneapolis
The judge in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis policeman charged with George Floyd's deadly arrest last May, denied a defense request on Monday to sequester the jurors after police in a neighboring city fatally shot a Black man.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 21:16:00 +0200
Mali's failure to ban female genital mutilation challenged in West Africa's top court
Mali's failure to outlaw female genital mutilation (FGM) is being challenged in West Africa's highest court by rights groups, who accused the country on Monday of failing to protect girls and women from "a grave and systematic violation".

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 21:12:00 +0200
At least 34 migrants dead as boat capsizes off Djibouti, IOM says
At least 34 people drowned when a boat carrying migrants from Yemen capsized off the coast of Djibouti, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said on Monday.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 21:07:00 +0200
Congo names new Cabinet, cementing Tshisekedi's power over predecessor, Kabila
Democratic Republic of Congo's Prime Minister announced a new Cabinet on Monday, completing a government overhaul by President Felix Tshisekedi that strengthens his hold on power.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 19:58:00 +0200
Two in court for murder of Jostina Sangweni who they accused of witchcraft
Two men on Monday made a brief appearance in the Protea magistrate’s court in Soweto for the brutal murder of a mentally ill woman in Mapetla.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 19:09:00 +0200
Four Mkhondo farmers accused of killing brothers to remain behind bars
The four men implicated in the murder of two alleged job seekers in the Mkhondo area near Piet Retief appeared in the local magistrate’s court on Monday.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 19:03:00 +0200
Police brutality 'of serious concern', says Bheki Cele
Police brutality is "of serious concern", police minister Bheki Cele said, as he admitted that allegations of wrongdoing had damaged SAPS' image.



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