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Wed, 19 Jan 2022 11:45:37 +0000News24.com | Man accused of dousing wife in petrol before raping her has bail bid disrupted by heavy rain
Heavy rainfall has disrupted the bail application of a man who allegedly poured petrol over his estranged wife and raped her.
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 10:57:54 +0000News24.com | 'He was everything to me': Mother of Ladysmith flooding victim speaks out
A heartbroken KwaZulu-Natal mother is in a state of despair and anguish after losing the light of her life, her 14-year-old son during the recent flooding in Ladysmith.
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Wed, 19 Jan 2022 11:21:24 +0000News24.com | No bail for alleged underworld figure Nafiz Modack in Kinnear murder case
Alleged underworld figure Nafiz Modack has been denied bail in the Charl Kinnear murder case.
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 10:21:40 +0000News24.com | WATCH | Drama on the N7 - Cash van robbed, suspects arrested and passersby loot money
Four people have been injured following a cash-in-transit heist on the N1 at the N7 offramp in Goodwood, Cape Town.
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 09:02:43 +0000News24.com | Public Protector probes state of higher education sector
The Public Protector South Africa has embarked on an own-initiative investigation into the state of affairs in the higher education sector.
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 08:42:17 +0000News24.com | Mbalula hopes to launch digital driving licence renewal system in February
The government says it intends to fix the controversial and unreliable driver's licence system by going digital.
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 09:52:06 +0000News24.com | Matric results: 'A challenging year' - but Mohamed Zidan bags 10 distinctions
Support others and let others support you. This is the valuable lesson that Mohamed Zidan Cassim, 18, says he can take from his matric year.
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 07:41:02 +0000News24.com | 30 heavily armed suspects kill Eskom security guard during cable theft incident
Around 30 heavily armed suspects have shot at seven Eskom security officers during an alleged attempt to steal copper cables in Soweto, killing one of the guards.
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 05:56:52 +0000News24.com | Matric results: Shannon Wolpe dances his way to medical school with 9 distinctions
Shannon Wolpe has always liked to be different from other children. When his mates signed up for soccer, rugby and other sports, he was not interested. What stole his heart was dance.
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 05:56:51 +0000News24.com | Matric results: Joshua Dacre gets 8 distinctions despite 'extremely stressful' matric year
Time management, a strong support structure and the ability to never give up on yourself when it gets difficult. This was the crucial winning formula Joshua Dacre relied on to get through a challenging matric year, which helped him land eight distinc...
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 07:31:38 +0000News24.com | Striking workers remove Clover products from shop shelves
Striking Clover workers marched through Johannesburg city centre on Tuesday stripping the company’s products from shop shelves and leaving them in shopping trolleys.
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 05:56:52 +0000News24.com | Matric results: Jade bags A in Greek as she scores 10 distinctions
Jade Harrison's full house of distinctions also includes Afrikaans, English, Life Orientation, Life Sciences, Mathematics, Physical Sciences, Visual Arts, Advanced Programme English and Advanced Programme Mathematics.
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 05:56:53 +0000News24.com | Matric results: Teen grieves murdered father by excelling in school, attaining 6 distinctions
When Lexi Davies' father was murdered last April, the matric pupil says she chose to grieve him - her biggest fan - by excelling in her last year of high school.
Tue, 17 Aug 2021 18:48:07 +0000News24.com | Covid-19 vaccine myths debunked: Get the facts here
While recent research found that over 71% of South Africans are willing to take the Covid-19 vaccine, government has indicated its concern with increasing reports of vaccine hesitancy.
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 06:55:04 +0000News24.com | Woman handed jail sentence for shooting man on steps of Kimberley court
A Northern Cape woman has been found guilty of shooting a man on the steps of the Kimberley Magistrate's Court.
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 06:45:04 +0000News24.com | Mother of Baby M finally charged with child abuse alongside father in Pretoria court
More than a year after a 29-year-old Pretoria man was arrested for allegedly severely assaulting his four-month-old baby, the mother has now been charged alongside him for child abuse.
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 06:20:16 +0000Businessinsider.co.za | The world is slowly reopening to South Africans – but visa backlog delays travel
South African travellers face another covid-induced hurdle to overseas travel, the long waiting time for visas.
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 06:18:17 +0000News24.com | Covid-19: 29 million vaccine doses administered in SA
According to the Department of Health, 29 084 975 vaccine doses have been administered. Of those, 85 885 were administered on Tuesday.
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 05:54:41 +0000News24.com | Matric 2021: IEB schools score 98% pass rate after 'mentally, emotionally tough' year
Despite completing their final year of high school amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the class of 2021's National Senior Certificate pass rate was 98.39%.