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Thu, 05 Aug 2021 11:00:00 +0200
WATCH | Bear breaks into car in California
This curious bear decided to check out a Sierra County officer's vehicle parked in the parking lot.

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 10:30:00 +0200
Pfizer charged 'unfairly high' prices for epilepsy drug, UK regulator says
Drugmakers Pfizer Inc and Flynn broke competition law by charging Britain's National Health Service (NHS) “unfairly high” prices for an epilepsy medicine, a regulator said on Thursday after reassessing a fine imposed in 2016.

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 10:00:00 +0200
Turkish power plant's main units not damaged by wildfires, says government
Turkey's wildfires did not damage the main units of the Kemerkoy coal-fired power plant in the southwestern part of the country, President Tayyip Erdogan's communications director, Fahrettin Altun, said on Twitter on Thursday.

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 09:48:27 +0200
Call for breastfeeding moms to donate milk for preterm infants in Gauteng
Gauteng's health department has called on breastfeeding mothers to donate breast milk.

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 09:44:28 +0200
SA's worsening power cuts laid bare in CSIR loadshedding data report
SA has already experienced load-shedding for 650 hours, in the first half of 2021.

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 09:30:00 +0200
Nigeria seizes record $54 million in pangolin parts, elephant tusks
Officials in Nigeria — a hub for illegal wildlife trafficking — have seized a record amount of pangolin scales and claws and elephant tusks as the government attempts to combat the trade, the head of customs said on Wednesday.

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 09:20:55 +0200
Groom injured, at least 17 dead as lightning hits wedding party in Bangladesh
What was supposed to be a celebration of the union of two families in Bangladesh turned out to be the worst day of their lives as lightning struck their wedding party, killing at least 17 people.

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 09:00:00 +0200
Australia to offer redress payments to some of its 'Stolen Generation'
Australia said on Thursday it will offer redress payments of A$75,000 ($55,000) to some members of its Indigenous population who were forcibly removed from their families as children.

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 08:35:00 +0200
When will I get the R350 grant? Five of your burning questions answered
Can you apply if you are on NSFAS? What if you are owed money from the initial phase of the grant? What if you cancel the grant and then need it again?

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 08:30:00 +0200
Kidnappers in Nigeria demand ransom to release 80 schoolchildren
Kidnappers are demanding a ransom of one million naira each to release around 80 children snatched from a boarding school in northern Nigeria last month, according to a pastor involved in the negotiations for their release.

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 08:04:01 +0200
Joburg man arrested for 'fraudulently' claiming R14m of late father's estate
Suspected fraud involving the deceased's will under investigation

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 08:00:00 +0200
Truck collides with bus in Mali, killing 41
Forty-one people were killed in a road accident in south-central Mali on Tuesday, when a truck carrying goods and market workers collided with a passenger bus, the transport ministry said.

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 07:28:56 +0200
SA has grown black middle class but wealth gap unchanged since apartheid — report
While blacks have outnumbered whites in the richest 10% of the population for about seven years, the gap between SA’s richest and poorest hasn’t narrowed.

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 07:06:13 +0200
War on Covid-19 increases disinfectant accidents in homes
Fighting Covid-19 may be increasing accidental poisoning in homes with one of the country’s poison centres reporting a steep spike in calls related to disinfectant exposure.

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 07:00:00 +0200
YOUR COVID-19 QUESTIONS ANSWERED | What adverse effects should I watch out for after getting the vaccine & where can I report them?
"Adverse event" is any harmful health event that happens after a person receives a vaccine.

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 06:40:00 +0200
Covid-19 in numbers: Get the latest figures
Your one place to get daily updates on coronavirus in SA.

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 06:40:00 +0200
All the news about the coronavirus pandemic in SA and abroad
For all the latest coverage on covid-19 and coronavirus

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 06:10:00 +0200
COVID-19 LIVE UPDATES | WHO calls for halting Covid-19 vaccine boosters in favor of unvaccinated
Coronavirus updates.

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 06:00:00 +0200
Deadly result as state forces seize ‘loot’ in Durban
Before the fatal shooting on July 29, activists had expressed grave concern over the manner of the recovery of looted goods.

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 19:47:13 +0200
Another 423 Covid-19 deaths recorded in SA in 24 hours
SA recorded another 423 Covid-19 deaths and 13,264 cases in the past 24 hours, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases said on Wednesday.

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 18:35:34 +0200
Standard Bank deploys extra ATMs in KZN to support Sassa grant payments
Standard Bank says it is deploying 11 mobile automated teller machines (ATMs) to KwaZulu-Natal as part of a collective response from banks to assist and streamline the grant payment process in the province.

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 18:15:12 +0200
Case closed for disgraced advocate Seth Nthai as readmission denied
Nthai's name was removed from the roll of advocates by the high court in Pretoria in 2013 after he was found to have attempted to solicit a bribe from an Italian businessman four years earlier.

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 17:49:21 +0200
IN PICS | Beirut marks year since port blast with demands for justice
Thousands of Lebanese gathered in Beirut on Wednesday to mark the first anniversary of a catastrophic explosion at the port, holding pictures of the dead and demanding justice.

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 16:55:54 +0200
Man airlifted to hospital after being crushed by buffalo at game farm
A 29-year-old man employed at a game farm in Hekpoort near Magaliesburg in Gauteng was badly injured when he was attacked by a buffalo on Monday.

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 16:54:26 +0200
Court says billionaire Douw Steyn was not married to partner Donne Botha
There was no marriage between insurance billionaire Douw Steyn and Donne Botha, the high court in Durban ruled this week as it dismissed a claim instituted by Botha.

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 16:06:09 +0200
Ibiza seeks detectives to crash illegal raves as Covid-19 surges
Authorities on the Spanish party island of Ibiza are hiring undercover 'detectives' to stop illegal house parties.

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 15:54:18 +0200
WHO calls for moratorium on Covid-19 vaccine booster doses
The World Health Organisation's head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday the WHO was calling for a moratorium on Covid-19 vaccine boosters until at least the end of September.

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 15:40:01 +0200
RECORDED | Social development minister Lindiwe Zulu outlines Covid-19 relief measures
Social development minister Lindiwe Zulu is on Wednesday outlining the government's Covid-19 relief measures to help ease the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 15:38:42 +0200
Teacher unions rail against 'virtually impossible' primary school social distancing
The unions said the decision must be supported by scientific evidence showing the reduction would not lead to further infections for pupils, educators and members of the community.

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 15:13:00 +0200
‘If only they had just killed them’: shock after ‘dedicated’ cops burnt to death
The two ‘humble’ North West officers were found dead in their patrol car after apprehending suspected goat thieves



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