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Thu, 22 Apr 2021 10:56:39 +0200
Mother of killed cash-in-transit robbery suspect breaks down in court
A woman broke down in tears as she looked at a photo of her son, who was shot dead during a high-speed car chase through Gqeberha after the brazen robbery of a CIT van.

Thu, 22 Apr 2021 10:55:57 +0200
Woman, 78, gives harrowing account of alleged rape by trusted gardener and handyman
A 78-year-old Gqeberha grandmother was no match for her alleged rapist — 34 years her junior and far stronger.

Thu, 22 Apr 2021 10:39:17 +0200
EOH ordered to pay back R40m for irregular defence contracts
The JSE-listed company has agreed to pay back the money over a period of three years, with interest.

Thu, 22 Apr 2021 09:36:06 +0200
Tembisa hospital's suspended CEO heads to court over Shonisani Lethole report
Dr Lekopane Mogaladi said he was launching the application in terms of the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act to compel the health minister to appoint a tribunal to oversee his appeal

Thu, 22 Apr 2021 09:26:45 +0200
'I had to confront my fears': Cop helps woman give birth at Mpumalanga police station
Having safely delivered the baby, the officer faced the task of cutting the umbilical cord. She turned to Google for help

Thu, 22 Apr 2021 09:15:20 +0200
Red flag for India as it smashes record for world's biggest single-day rise in coronavirus cases
India marked a new milestone in the Covid-19 pandemic on Thursday.

Thu, 22 Apr 2021 09:12:27 +0200
Biden thinks bar is too high for convicting violent cops
President Joe Biden thinks "the bar is too high" for convicting violent U.S. police officers and will use his speech to Congress next week to push for reform, a spokeswoman said on Wednesday.

Thu, 22 Apr 2021 09:03:58 +0200
At Black-owned and activist bookstores, talk of the next chapter in US civil rights
The histories, poems and novels were all there, lining the shelves of some of the best known Black-owned and activist bookstores in the United States.

Thu, 22 Apr 2021 08:56:20 +0200
Indonesia sentences six inmates to death over deadly prison riot
Indonesia has sentenced to death six prisoners for involvement in a deadly 2018 riot and hostage crisis at a maximum security jail, a court official said on Thursday.

Thu, 22 Apr 2021 08:35:37 +0200
Russia arrests over 1,400 at rallies for hunger-striking Navalny
Police rounded up more than 1,400 protesters on Wednesday as Russians in dozens of cities took part in rallies organised by allies of hunger-striking Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny over his failing health in jail.

Thu, 22 Apr 2021 08:23:23 +0200
Black man killed by sheriff's deputies serving search warrant in the US
North Carolina state officials have opened an investigation into the fatal shooting of a black man in his car by local sheriff's deputies serving him with a search warrant, authorities and local media reported on Wednesday.

Thu, 22 Apr 2021 08:15:21 +0200
Cape Flats housing estate pioneers solar via online leasing platform
People anywhere in the world can buy individual solar cells with cash or bitcoin and then lease them to power solar projects in emerging economies, resulting in lower electricity costs for residents.

Thu, 22 Apr 2021 07:54:57 +0200
Digital scams now hitting Gen Z generation the hardest: Research
Gen Z consumers (born 1995–2002) are currently the most targeted of any generation

Thu, 22 Apr 2021 07:26:03 +0200
Buthelezi accuses Zulu king's siblings of attempts to torpedo his 'wishes and arrangements'
The royal family feel it is important to clarify its position, to undo any confusion that has been created, says Mangosuthu Buthelezi

Thu, 22 Apr 2021 07:15:02 +0200
COVID-19 LIVE UPDATES | India records over 300,000 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours
Coronavirus live updates

Thu, 22 Apr 2021 06:30:00 +0200
Black farmers to march on health products regulator over 'cannabis exclusion'
The Black Farmers' Association of SA (Bfasa) and their affiliates plan to embark on a mass protest march to the offices of the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (Sahpra) over the “exclusion” of indigenous people from being grante...

Thu, 22 Apr 2021 06:00:00 +0200
Explore nature and help Cape Town win the City Nature Challenge — here's how
Experts will go through all the submissions and identify the species.

Thu, 22 Apr 2021 06:00:00 +0200
Military doctors were right: WhatsApp is not right for orders to deploy
A military court has exonerated 12 medical members who refused to be deployed on a Covid-19 operation in 2020.

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 22:57:38 +0200
Car bombing at hotel in southwest Pakistan kills 4, wounds 11
A car bomb blast ripped through a luxury hotel's parking area in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta, killing four people and wounding 11, officials said.

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 21:26:23 +0200
SA researchers hope to resume J&J vaccination study next week
South African researchers hope to next week resume a study using Johnson & Johnson's Covid-19 vaccine to immunise healthcare workers, one of the scientists leading the programme said on Wednesday.

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 21:13:38 +0200
Ohio authorities probe fatal police shooting of Black teenage girl
State investigators in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday were probing the fatal police shooting of a Black teenage girl in a confrontation caught on body-camera footage that appeared to show her lunging at two people with a knife.

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 20:44:52 +0200
Who's attending Biden's climate summit?
US President Joe Biden invited leaders from the world's largest countries, including the other big polluters, to a two-day virtual climate summit that starts Thursday.

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 20:40:03 +0200
Putin warns West of harsh response if it crosses Russia's 'red lines'
President Vladimir Putin warned the West on Wednesday not to cross Russia's "red lines", saying Moscow would respond swiftly and harshly to any provocations and those responsible would regret it.

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 19:13:49 +0200
Navalny's life in 'serious danger', must be treated abroad - UN experts
UN human rights experts called on Russia on Wednesday to allow jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny to be medically evacuated and treated abroad, saying they believed his life was at risk.

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 19:00:00 +0200
Chad in turmoil after Deby death as rebels, opposition challenge military
The son of Chad's slain leader Idriss Deby took over as president and armed forces commander on Wednesday as rebel forces threatened to march on the capital, deepening the turmoil in a country vital to international efforts to combat Islamist militan...

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 18:57:43 +0200
'Coffin assault' case judge put forward for deputy JP post in Mpumalanga
In all her years as a judge, only one judgment of Judge Segopotje Mphahlele had ever been overturned and this was the coffin assault case.

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 18:00:00 +0200
One killed, 4 injured in dispute between Albania's opposing parties ahead of Sunday vote
A supporter of Albania's ruling political party was killed and four people including a police officer were injured in a shooting following a dispute between two opposing political camps running in a parliamentary election on Sunday, police said on We...

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 17:38:00 +0200
Pick n Pay eyes lower to mid-income communities with new stores
Pick n Pay plans to invest a further R2.5 bln in new stores in lower to middle-income communities as it looks to get a bigger piece of the R595 bln rand food and grocery retail market.

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 17:18:00 +0200
EXPLAINER: Who are the rebels threatening to take Chad's capital?
Libya-based rebels have set their sights on Chad's capital N'Djamena after the battlefield death of President Idriss Deby on Monday.

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 17:14:00 +0200
Primary school teacher guilty of assaulting pupil over bottle of water
Annelise Boot, 54, from Springvale Primary School appeared in the Pretoria magistrate’s court in connection with the incident.



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