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Sun, 30 Jan 2022 11:52:39 +0200Three drownings and one rescue in the Western Cape at the weekend
Police have opened an inquest after the death of a 10-year-old girl who drowned on Saturday at Gordons Bay in the Western Cape, while police divers are still searching for the bodies of two men who went missing on the same day in the province.
Sun, 30 Jan 2022 10:50:34 +0200Do you worry a lot? Have a cup of rooibos, SA university research suggests
Research done on zebrafish suggest that rooibos can help reduce anxiety.
Sun, 30 Jan 2022 06:47:00 +0200WATCH | Zandile Mafe takes the stand, reveals 'friendship' with Eugene Terreblanche, denies setting fire to parliament
Alleged parliament fire starter, Zandile Mafe, testified in his bail hearing on Saturday January 29 2022 and denied ever setting foot inside parliament.
Sun, 30 Jan 2022 06:20:52 +0200COVID-19 LIVE UPDATES | New tracing, testing and quarantine on cards — but confusion irks scientists
Friday marked a month since the government did an about-turn on contact tracing and quarantine guidelines — after relaxing them a few days earlier.
Sat, 29 Jan 2022 15:56:53 +0200200 Masiphumelele residents left homeless by shack fire
More than 200 people from the Cape Town community of Masiphumelele were left without homes after a fire early on Saturday.
Sat, 29 Jan 2022 15:52:22 +0200Southern Africa felt nastiest sting of Omicron travel bans, new study finds
Southern Africa was the most targeted region by the "emergency brake" travel bans imposed by high-income countries after the identification of the Omicron variant by SA scientists in November, a new study suggests.
Sat, 29 Jan 2022 14:52:59 +0200Scopa sends 8 questions to Ramaphosa on misuse of state funds
Scopa chair Mkhuleko Hlengwa tells Ramaphosa committee will decide after having received his responses whether to summon him.
Sat, 29 Jan 2022 11:09:48 +0200SABC 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‘That was Christmas!’ — Mafe’s alleged reaction to parliament fire video
Zandile Christmas Mafe, the man accused of torching parliament, allegedly slapped his chest and said “That was Christmas!” when he was shown a video of the fire after his arrest.
Sat, 29 Jan 2022 10:10:05 +0200Brick 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 +0200Far 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 +0200COVID-19 LIVE UPDATES | New Zealand PM Ardern is self isolating after exposure to Covid positive case
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Fri, 28 Jan 2022 22:13:00 +0200First 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 +0200All 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 +0200EFF 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 +0200Above-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 +0200SABC 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 +0200SA 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 +0200Huawei’s Petal Search can unlock e-learning for millions of SA learners
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Fri, 28 Jan 2022 15:01:03 +0200Alleged 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 +0200PODCAST | 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 +0200Laerskool 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 +0200Game 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 +0200Game 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 +0200Gqeberha 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 +0200KZN 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 +0200Bheki 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 +0200Bidens welcome Willow the cat to the White House
The Biden family finally has a cat.
Fri, 28 Jan 2022 13:42:32 +0200Italy 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 +0200WATCH | 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.