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Sat, 29 Jan 2022 11:09:48 +0200
SABC news chief’s firing points to ANC interference, say editors
The firing of SABC editor-in-chief Phathiswa Magopeni is a backwards move which points to "clear political influence from the ANC", the SA National Editors’ Forum (Sanef) said on Saturday.

Sat, 29 Jan 2022 10:41:44 +0200
Parliament fire suspect applies for bail in Cape Town court
Alleged parliament fire suspect Zandile Mafe is set to apply for bail on Saturday in Cape Town.

Sat, 29 Jan 2022 10:10:05 +0200
Brick homes and rural holidays make poorer children resilient, study finds
Where you live matters for your health and wellbeing. And taking a break from city life to spend time in a rural setting is vital, a new study suggests.

Sat, 29 Jan 2022 09:53:00 +0200
Far East Rand Hospital says Jabu Mahlangu 'was not admitted' after crash
Jabu Mahlangu "was not admitted" to the Far East Rand Hospital last Saturday morning after a horror accident because his injuries were not serious enough, a spokesperson for the hospital has said.

Sat, 29 Jan 2022 09:34:38 +0200
COVID-19 LIVE UPDATES | Australia wants Kanye West fully vaccinated before any concert tour
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Fri, 28 Jan 2022 22:13:00 +0200
First salvo fired over Tongaat's bid for R4bn rights issue
​A consortium of shareholders hoping to block Tongaat’s bid to undertake an up to R4bn rights issue have fired their first salvo.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 21:50:00 +0200
All online applicants for grades 1 and 8 in Gauteng placed
All grade 1 and 8 learners who applied for admissions through the 2022 online admissions have been successfully placed, the Gauteng education department said on Friday.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 20:01:00 +0200
EFF students descend on KZN campuses to demand in-person registration
Majozi argued that disadvantaged students – most of whom are black – are on the back foot because they have to pay a portion of their outstanding fees and the registration fee before they can register.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 19:39:00 +0200
Above-normal rainfall in mid-December, January: weather service
SA had above-normal rainfall over almost the entire country from mid-December last year, the SA Weather Service said.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 17:35:50 +0200
SABC head of news Phathiswa Magopeni shown the door
The SABC has fired its group executive of news and current affairs, Phathiswa Magopeni, with effect from Friday.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 15:50:13 +0200
SA explorer Kingsley Holgate on transcontinental mission to tackle malaria
South African explorer and humanitarian Kingsley Holgate made his first stop in Johannesburg on Friday to launch his gruelling 30,000km transcontinental expedition to help fight malaria.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 15:14:25 +0200
Huawei’s Petal Search can unlock e-learning for millions of SA learners
SPONSORED | Here's how this intelligent, mobile-friendly search engine can help students stay on their A-game

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 15:01:03 +0200
Alleged mastermind of Tshegofatso Pule’s murder pushes back on killer's testimony
Murdered Tshegofatso Pule's on-again, off-again boyfriend Ntuthuko Shoba has discounted all the evidence presented by the state’s star witness in court this week.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 14:52:26 +0200
PODCAST | When a wife kills: How would the Krebs murder trial play out today?
The façade presented to the world by the Krebs family did not match reality.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 14:46:55 +0200
Laerskool Theresapark SGB defends move to scrap Afrikaans
Tension is brewing at Laerskool Theresapark, Pretoria, over a call by the school governing body to terminate Afrikaans as a medium at the parallel medium school.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 14:43:27 +0200
Game Review | Road 96 – a constantly evolving road trip
Road 96 is a choice-based procedurally generated game set in the 90s. Yet, there is something very familiar, relevant and strikingly “trump-like” about the fictional country shown.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 14:25:13 +0200
Game Review | Lawn Mowing Simulator - weirdly intriguing
Lawn Mowing Simulator is available on Steam for and Xbox Series X|S and Xbox Game Pass on both PC and Xbox Series X | S consoles.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 14:15:29 +0200
Gqeberha businessman accused of ordering wife’s murder is denied bail
Vicki Terblanche was drugged and then suffocated before being buried in a shallow grave.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 14:12:23 +0200
KZN man gets life for murder of stepbrother
A 22-year-old KwaZulu-Natal man has received a life sentence for the 2019 premeditated murder of his stepbrother.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 14:00:00 +0200
Bheki Cele: Policewomen should first be ‘mothers’ to GBV victims before they are officers
Police minister has slammed officers who tell women to return home to sort it out with their abuser, warning it may lead to the victim's death.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 13:54:51 +0200
Bidens welcome Willow the cat to the White House
The Biden family finally has a cat.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 13:42:32 +0200
Italy parliament to hold two votes on new president on Friday
Italy’s parliament will vote twice on Friday to elect a new president, as the lack of progress after four days of inconclusive ballots adds to pressure to end a process that’s left the country in limbo.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 13:38:27 +0200
WATCH | This letter arrived more than 50 years late
A letter written to a 12-year-old girl in Lithuania was delivered in December, almost 51 years after it was sent by a pen pal in Poland.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 13:31:46 +0200
Porn star Stormy Daniels testifies ex-lawyer Michael Avenatti 'lied to me'
Testifying as a prosecution witness, Daniels said in Manhattan federal court that Avenatti — whom she had retained to help her escape a non-disclosure agreement with then-US President Donald Trump — told her he would “never take a penny” from...

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 13:27:37 +0200
Rockets hit Baghdad airport compound, disused civilian plane damaged
Several rockets landed in the Baghdad International Airport compound and near an adjacent US air base on Friday, damaging at least one disused civilian aeroplane, Iraqi police sources said.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 13:04:08 +0200
WATCH | Five years stranded in Durban harbour: Sailors speak of dire conditions on abandoned vessels
At least 18 international seafarers have been abandoned in Durban's port aboard three vessels, their employers having failed to pay salaries on time, repatriate them and provide adequate food, medical care and accommodation.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 13:00:00 +0200
POLL | Do you agree with the CCMA upholding a woman’s dismissal for refusing to vaccinate?
The CCMA ruling drew sharp debate, with some backing the woman and others claiming she should have followed the vaccination policy of her employer.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 12:52:11 +0200
Omicron behind nearly all infections in Italy, health body says
The highly contagious Omicron coronavirus now accounts for nearly all new infections in Italy, the National Health Institute said on Friday, accounting for almost 96% of cases in a flash January 17 survey.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 12:05:18 +0200
Rifle stolen in Eastern Cape recovered in Free State
Free State police have apprehended a man in possession of a stolen rifle, silencer and live rounds of ammunition.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 12:00:06 +0200
Businesses near Durban’s gutted China Emporium evacuated
Businesses in the precinct in Durban in which the China Emporium was gutted have been evacuated, the eThekwini municipality said on Friday.



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