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Mon, 05 Jul 2021 10:29:23 +0200
WRAP | Umzansi Esports League Season 3
Six weeks of gameplay have now concluded in the Umzansi Esports League, with tons of action over the course of the weeks five and six that has changed the tenor and tone of the league.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 09:47:31 +0200
WATCH | Zuma, Duduzane and Ace speak outside Nkandla after days of protests
Thousands gathered outside Jacob Zuma's Nkandla homestead to show their support for the former president on Sunday.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 09:40:05 +0200
Looking forward to IEM Cologne 2021
IEM Cologne will be the first S-tier event that sees teams from around the world travelling to a central location to take part in the event since March 2020, which is a landmark for international CS:GO.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 09:16:56 +0200
Microsoft will let developers keep 100% of Windows app profit… unless its a game
Microsoft appears to be taking a different approach with the way the company will be handling its Windows store as it will let developers keep 100% of the revenue they earn.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 09:10:00 +0200
IN QUOTES | ‘There’s no need for me to go to jail today’: 5 quotes from Zuma’s ‘defiant’ address
Former president Jacob Zuma on Sunday denied he refused to appear at the state capture inquiry, and claimed there is a narrative and propaganda to paint him as being defiant of the inquiry.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 09:08:24 +0200
Oxford second edition bilingual dictionary to address poor vocabulary in primary schools
Oxford University Press SA has launched 'The Brand-New Second Edition of the Oxford First Bilingual Dictionary, available in English, isiZulu, isiXhosa, Afrikaans, Sesotho sa Leboa, Setswana and Sesotho in response to weak language skills and lack of...

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:53:52 +0200
'This is hell': 80 missing after Japan landslide
Rescuers in Japan searched desperately on Monday for survivors among 80 people believed to be still missing two days after landslides tore through the seaside city of Atami, destroying houses and burying roads under mud and rock.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:47:27 +0200
Mali says four soldiers killed in ambush by suspected militants
Four soldiers were killed when their patrol was ambushed by suspected militants in central Mali on Sunday, the army said in a statement

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:44:31 +0200
Biden White House serves up burgers, nostalgia for July Fourth
US President Joe Biden will mark the nation's 245th birthday on Sunday with a traditional celebration looking forward to a rebound from the coronavirus pandemic.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:31:09 +0200
Ethiopia's Tigray demands troop withdrawals for ceasefire talks
Ethiopia's Tigray region wants a full withdrawal of troops from Eritrea and the neighbouring state of Amhara before it can engage in any talks with the federal government about a ceasefire, it said in a statement on Sunday.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:27:26 +0200
Settlement agreed to release ship that blocked Suez Canal
The owners and insurers of the Ever Given container ship that blocked the Suez Canal in March said on Sunday a formal settlement had been agreed in a compensation dispute, and the canal authority said the vessel would be allowed to sail on July 7.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:22:40 +0200
Pope announces trip to Slovakia and Budapest in September and calls for calm in Eswatini
Pope Francis announced on Sunday that he will visit Slovakia on September 12-15 after a brief stop in the Hungarian capital of Budapest.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 07:13:31 +0200
WATCH | Zuma ‘not vaccinated’ for Covid-19, says he cannot take responsibility for uncompliant supporters
Former president Jacob Zuma on Sunday dismissed several questions about his supporters gathered outside his home in KwaZulu-Natal without observing Covid-19 regulations.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 07:00:00 +0200
DA slams R2.2m PPE spent at KZN library that 'does not exist'
The KwaZulu-Natal arts and culture department is accused of spending R2.2m on personal protective equipment for the staff of a library that has not yet been built.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 07:00:00 +0200
YOUR COVID-19 QUESTIONS ANSWERED | Can my pet catch Covid-19?
SAVA president Leon de Bruyn said pets play a minor role in spreading the virus to people, but there have been cases of transmission from minks.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 06:38:36 +0200
Gauteng launches mobile vaccine drive in country’s Covid-19 epicentre
As the third wave of infections hits Gauteng hard, the provincial government has announced that a Covid-19 mobile vaccine drive will be launched this week.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 06:00:00 +0200
No paltry measures as poultry master plan aims to fix chicken industry challenges
The broiler business is beset with commercial challenges, including the rising cost of feed, disease control barriers to exports, as well as the influx of cheap imports from Brazil, the EU and the US, mainly of bone-in chicken portions.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 06:00:00 +0200
COVID-19 LIVE UPDATES | Vaccination programme for SAPS members starts today
Covid-19 live updates.

Sun, 04 Jul 2021 21:06:00 +0200
Sanef 'deeply worried and outraged' after journalists attacked in Nkandla
Sanef claims that Edward Zuma, the former president's son, had 'threatened to burn one of the media vehicles parked outside his father’s house'.

Sun, 04 Jul 2021 19:12:00 +0200
SA records 16,585 Covid-19 cases in 24 hours as positivity rate climbs above 30%
SA recorded 333 new Covid-19 deaths and 16,585 infections in the past 24 hours, the National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) said on Sunday

Sun, 04 Jul 2021 17:54:00 +0200
SAPS boosts KZN forces as Covid-19 fears loom over Nkandla
The SA Police Service announced on Sunday that it had “enhanced” its deployment of “security forces” in KwaZulu-Natal as large crowds flocked to Nkandla, in defiance of lockdown regulations.

Sun, 04 Jul 2021 16:00:00 +0200
Ekurhuleni mayor's tweet about Mugg & Bean closing labelled as 'fake news'
Ekurhuleni mayor Mzwandile Masina tweeted on Sunday morning that Mugg & Bean was shutting its doors across the country. His tweet has since been deleted as the restaurant chain said this was 'fake news'.

Sun, 04 Jul 2021 14:58:00 +0200
All the news about the coronavirus pandemic in SA and abroad
For all the latest coverage on covid-19 and coronavirus

Sun, 04 Jul 2021 14:17:00 +0200
Covid-19 in numbers: Get the latest figures
Your one place to get daily updates on coronavirus in SA.

Sun, 04 Jul 2021 13:52:34 +0200
Provocations such as UK warship demand tough response from Russia
A British warship that Russia says illegally entered its territorial waters near Crimea last month is the kind of provocation that will elicit a tough response from Russia, the RIA news agency cited the Kremlin as saying on Sunday.

Sun, 04 Jul 2021 13:37:23 +0200
Egyptian court adjourns Suez Canal ship dispute to July 11
An Egyptian court on Sunday adjourned hearings to July 11 in a compensation dispute over the container ship that blocked the Suez Canal in March, to allow the canal and the vessel's owner to finalise a settlement, court sources and a lawyer said.

Sun, 04 Jul 2021 12:49:31 +0200
Egypt’s Sisi opens naval base close to border with Libya
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi inaugurated a naval base on Saturday 135km from the border with Libya, flanked by close ally Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan and Libya's unity president.

Sun, 04 Jul 2021 12:13:35 +0200
HIV generic drug for babies distributed in Africa, says UNITAID
Aid agencies have distributed a strawberry-flavoured tablet for children living with HIV in six African countries, the first generic pediatric version of a key anti-retroviral, global health agency UNITAID said on Sunday.

Sun, 04 Jul 2021 11:57:00 +0200
Chlorine leaks in Russian city of Izhevsk, no casualties reported
Chlorine gas has leaked from a water pumping station in the central Russian city of Izhevsk but there were no casualties, the regional emergency service said on Friday, advising people to avoid low ground where it can accumulate.

Sun, 04 Jul 2021 11:36:09 +0200
At least 43 migrants drown in shipwreck off Tunisia, Red Crescent says
At least 43 migrants drowned in a shipwreck off Tunisia as they tried to cross the Mediterranean from Libya to Italy, while another 84 were rescued, the Tunisian Red Crescent told Reuters on Saturday.



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