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Sat, 08 Jan 2022 11:56:04 +0200Australia treasurer tests positive for Covid-19 as cases hit a record
Australian leaders, including Frydenberg, have been urging the country to move on from a strategy of stop-start lockdowns now that more than 90% of the population aged over 16 is fully vaccinated.
Sat, 08 Jan 2022 11:51:21 +0200Facebook parent's head of communications leaves company
The head of communications at Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc, John Pinette, is leaving the company, the social media company said late on Friday.
Sat, 08 Jan 2022 10:16:55 +0200US forces in South Korea raise Covid-19 alert amid record infections
US Forces Korea raised its health protection alert on Saturday after posting its highest weekly tally of new coronavirus infections, at 682.
Sat, 08 Jan 2022 10:11:00 +0200COVID-19 LIVE UPDATES | Dutch scream and smash to vent Covid rage
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Sat, 08 Jan 2022 09:57:04 +0200Sidney Poitier, first Black actor to win best actor Academy Award, dies at 94
Sidney Poitier, who broke through racial barriers as the first Black winner of the best actor Oscar for his role in “Lilies of the Field,” and inspired a generation during the civil rights movement, has died at age 94, Bahamas Prime Minister Phil...
Sat, 08 Jan 2022 09:31:56 +0200WATCH | Lawyer for alleged parliament arsonist denies links to EFF
Luvuyo Godla, the attorney for alleged arsonist Zandile Christmas Mafe, has dismissed allegations linking him to the EFF.
Fri, 07 Jan 2022 22:27:00 +0200Three Georgia men sentenced to life in prison for Ahmaud Arbery murder
A Georgia judge sentenced Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael and William "Roddie" Bryan to life in prison on Friday for the 2020 murder of Ahmaud Arbery, a black man running through their mostly white neighborhood in the southern US state.
Fri, 07 Jan 2022 21:24:00 +0200MTN to oppose Telkom attempt to interdict issuing of radio spectrum licences
MTN said it will oppose Telkom's urgent interdict aimed at stopping the regulator from proceeding with the issuing of radio frequency spectrum licences.
Fri, 07 Jan 2022 19:16:00 +0200Almost all Gauteng Grade 1 and 8 online applicants have been placed
The Gauteng education department announced on Friday that 276,564 Grade 1 and 8 online applicants have been successfully placed.
Fri, 07 Jan 2022 19:15:00 +02009,200 Covid-19 cases, 140 deaths recorded in SA in 24 hours: NICD
Of the new cases, most were in the Western Cape (2,435), followed by KwaZulu-Natal (2,303) and Gauteng (1,813).
Fri, 07 Jan 2022 18:05:00 +0200Six Durban beaches closed after 'high levels of E-coli' found in sea water
The eThekwini municipality has closed six of Durban's beaches with immediate effect after "unacceptable" levels of E-coli bacteria were found in the sea water following the vandalism of one of the city's sewage pump stations.
Fri, 07 Jan 2022 15:41:48 +0200Military has 2,700 troops deployed to help police until March at cost of R233m
Soldiers deployed just ahead of the festive season to help police combat crime will keep their boots on the ground until March at a cost of R233m.
Fri, 07 Jan 2022 14:50:00 +0200Don’t get conned into signing a gym contract: Wendy Knowler’s ‘watch-outs of the week’
In this weekly segment of bite-sized chunks of useful information, consumer journalist Wendy Knowler summarises news you can use.
Fri, 07 Jan 2022 14:22:14 +0200SA government extends Zimbabwean exemption permit by 12 months
The government has extended the Zimbabwean exemption permit (ZEP) granted to Zimbabwean nationals to the end of this year.
Fri, 07 Jan 2022 14:04:34 +0200Game Review | Metroid Dread: The Mother is Back
Metroid: Dread is stellar. It’s easy to see how Metroid is the mother of a genre when they keep dropping hits like Dread.
Fri, 07 Jan 2022 14:00:00 +0200WRAP | From buildings to artwork — the parliament fire in numbers
Firefighters have withdrawn from the parliamentary precinct and the buildings have been handed over to the Hawks for investigation.
Fri, 07 Jan 2022 13:59:00 +0200Covid-19 in numbers: Get the latest figures
Daily updates on the coronavirus pandemic in SA.
Fri, 07 Jan 2022 13:56:00 +0200All the news about the coronavirus pandemic in SA and abroad
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Fri, 07 Jan 2022 13:08:01 +0200WATCH | ConCourt hammer attack case postponed to March 25
Paul Makaula appeared in the Hillbrow magistrate’s court on Friday for allegedly breaking windows at the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg with a hammer, causing about R50,000 in damage.
Fri, 07 Jan 2022 13:02:00 +0200POLL | Do you believe the fire at parliament is related to the July unrest?
National Assembly speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula told journalists on Wednesday she could not speculate on whether the incident at parliament could be linked to last year's unrest.
Fri, 07 Jan 2022 13:00:00 +0200New year, same old load-shedding? Eskom allays fears of pending blackouts
The power utility told TimesLIVE the announcement was for load reduction on Thursday and not an indicator of imminent load-shedding.
Fri, 07 Jan 2022 11:48:45 +0200Forensic experts comb scene of fire at department of justice office in Cape Town
Forensic investigators are combing the scene at the department of justice regional office in Cape Town where a wooden door was allegedly set on fire.
Fri, 07 Jan 2022 11:34:12 +0200Report reveals slip-ups and faulty equipment fuelled fire in parliament
An incident report based on observations by fire safety officers paints a disturbing picture of slip-ups and equipment failure during the blaze that gutted parts of the parliamentary precinct in Cape Town.
Fri, 07 Jan 2022 11:00:00 +0200More than 1,500 people sign Mmusi Maimane's petition to end 30% pass mark for matrics
Mmusi Maimane says the 30% pass mark hurts pupils, the education system, and the economy in the long run.
Fri, 07 Jan 2022 10:52:40 +0200WATCH | ConCourt hammer attack suspect is a convicted murderer
The man arrested for allegedly breaking windows at the Constitutional Court with a hammer on Wednesday is a parolee with a 2010 murder conviction.
Fri, 07 Jan 2022 10:42:54 +0200KZN south coast beach remains closed after sewage spill
A week after a sewage spill contaminated the water at Uvongo Beach on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast, it remains closed to the public despite a drop in toxicity levels.
Fri, 07 Jan 2022 10:30:00 +0200WATCH | Jordanian creates handbags out of orange peels
Jordanian food artist Omar Sartawi creates high-end environmentally friendly handbags out of orange peels.
Fri, 07 Jan 2022 10:00:14 +0200Biden, Harris urge Americans to protect democracy on Capitol attack anniversary
"The lies that drove the anger and madness we saw in this place, they have not abated. So we have to be firm, resolute and unyielding in our defense of the right to vote and to have that vote counted," Biden said from the US Capitol, where a mob of T...
Fri, 07 Jan 2022 09:59:18 +0200Mauritius lifts travel ban on SA and neighbouring countries
The Covid-19 travel ban imposed by Mauritius on SA, Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia is being lifted on Friday.
Fri, 07 Jan 2022 09:52:01 +0200Change your car's colour with an app: BMW unveils colour-changing car
The concept car, called the BMW iX Flow, uses electronic ink technology normally found in e-readers to transform the car's exterior into a variety of patterns in gray and white.