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Mon, 07 Feb 2022 12:00:00 +0200
Appointed by Zuma and making history: 5 things to know about recommended chief justice Maya
Supreme Court of Appeal president Mandisa Maya could become SA’s first woman chief justice.

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 11:40:00 +0200
All the news about the coronavirus pandemic in SA and abroad
For all the latest coverage on the Covid-19 pandemic.

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 11:31:33 +0200
Company owner arrested in City of Johannesburg 'office burglary'
A suspected "serial burglar" - a company owner registered as a supplier - has been arrested with computer hard drives inside City of Johannesburg offices.

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 11:28:00 +0200
Covid-19 in numbers: Get the latest figures
Daily updates on the coronavirus pandemic in SA.

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 11:24:05 +0200
WATCH | Thousands of litres of diesel burn as tankers catch alight in Durban
Residents in Clairwood, south of Durban, had to be evacuated on Sunday night when three diesel tankers at a local truck yard went up in flames.

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 11:04:43 +0200
WATCH LIVE | Singing of ‘shoot the Boer’ in court again
AfriForum wants the EFF and its leaders to apologise publicly and pay damages for singing the anti-apartheid song 'Dubul' ibhunu', which translates to 'shoot the Boer', on different occasions.

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 11:01:29 +0200
Durban teen flees for his life before being shot dead
A 17-year-old boy ran for his life and hid under a bus but could not escape gunmen, who fired at him on Butcher Road, Sydenham, on Sunday afternoon.

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 10:48:17 +0200
WATCH LIVE | Life Esidimeni inquest continues
The inquest into the deaths of 144 Life Esidimeni psychiatric patients continues in the Pretoria high court on Monday.

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 10:23:00 +0200
Pupils rushed to hospital after suspected Foskor gas leak in Richards Bay
Pupils from Richards Bay High School have been rushed to hospital after a suspected gas leak at the Foskor plant in northern KwaZulu-Natal on Monday.

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 09:55:00 +0200
Easing curbs in 'Covid-19-zero regions' could cause 2 million deaths in a year
Restoring normal population mobility to “Covid-19-zero regions” like China will cause some 2 million deaths in a year and the key to controlling the virus is developing vaccines that are better at preventing infection, Chinese researchers said.

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 09:24:06 +0200
Moroccan boy trapped in well dies before rescue
A small boy trapped in a well in northern Moroccan for five days died before rescuers were able to reach him late on Saturday and retrieve his body, two government officials said.

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 09:14:49 +0200
After two years of closed borders, Australia welcomes the world back
Australia said on Monday it will reopen its borders to vaccinated travellers this month, ending two years of misery for the tourism sector, reviving migration and injecting billions of dollars into the world No. 13 economy.

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 09:07:15 +0200
Hong Kong's zero-Covid-19 strategy under pressure as cases soar
Hong Kong is expected to report a record of around 610 new Covid-19 cases on Monday, broadcaster TVB reported, in the biggest test yet for the city's zero-Covid strategy as it grapples to contain a growing outbreak.

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 09:01:47 +0200
Julius Malema takes aim at ‘apartheid judges’
Malema and former EFF national chairperson advocate Dali Mpofu were among the panellists who grilled four senior judges shortlisted for the chief justice position.

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 08:28:31 +0200
Handbrake on policing as 1,169 vehicles are unavailable in Gauteng
Gauteng police stations continue to be hamstrung by transport challenges with 1,169 vehicles out of service in the province.

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 08:13:52 +0200
‘We do not hire child soldiers’: Army shoots down recruitment scam
The SA National Defence Force has lambasted "deceitful efforts by faceless criminals" using social media to target desperate youngsters in a recruitment scam.

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 07:52:49 +0200
‘It’s as if we had been bombed’: Cyclone kills at least 10 in Madagascar, destroys homes and cuts power
A cyclone killed at least 10 people in southeastern Madagascar, the second to hit the Indian Ocean island in two weeks, triggering floods, bringing down buildings and cutting power, officials said.

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 07:00:00 +0200
YOUR COVID-19 QUESTIONS ANSWERED | I’m unvaccinated and exposed to Covid-19, do I still need to self-isolate?
The revised quarantine and isolation guidelines apply to both vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals.

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 06:10:00 +0200
COVID-19 LIVE UPDATES | SAHPRA registers Sinopharm Covid vaccine
Coronavirus updates.

Sun, 06 Feb 2022 20:29:58 +0200
Eskom suspends load-shedding
Eskom announced that load-shedding would be suspended from 9pm on Sunday.

Sun, 06 Feb 2022 18:58:14 +0200
Fifteen arrested for truck blockade on N1
Fifteen people were arrested for public violence following a truck blockade on the N1 national road near Kraaifontein on Sunday.

Sun, 06 Feb 2022 17:00:30 +0200
Man dies after car lands in flooded Centurion river
The body of a man was pulled out of a vehicle submerged in the flooded Hennops River in the Centurion suburb of Clubview on Sunday.

Sun, 06 Feb 2022 16:45:05 +0200
KES pupil killed outside Sandton nightclub
A 17-year-old King Edward VII School pupil was stabbed to death outside Madison Avenue nightclub on Wessel Road in Rivonia, Johannesburg, on Saturday night.

Sun, 06 Feb 2022 16:20:15 +0200
Shepherd Bushiri doing 'OK' ahead of judgment on SA witnesses at extradition hearing
Self-proclaimed prophet Shepherd Bushiri is doing “OK” ahead of a judgment regarding the attendance of SA witnesses at his extradition hearing.

Sun, 06 Feb 2022 15:32:25 +0200
Gauteng motorist tried to stop 'drunk' cop before he drove van into man
A 27-year-old Gauteng police officer was arrested for culpable homicide and drunk driving after he allegedly knocked down a man in Vanderbijlpark on Friday.

Sun, 06 Feb 2022 15:04:06 +0200
Floods leave 138 homeless in KZN
At least 138 people were left homeless when their homes were flooded during torrential rains in the eMadlangeni and Greater Kokstad local municipalities in KwaZulu-Natal on Friday.

Sun, 06 Feb 2022 14:19:47 +0200
KZN principal and wife shot dead at south coast home
The SA Council For Educators (SACE) on Sunday said the murder of a KwaZulu-Natal school principal and his wife showed violence against teachers in SA was on the increase.

Sun, 06 Feb 2022 13:37:00 +0200
Basic education minister Angie Motshekga confident schools ready for full-time attendance
Basic education minister Angie Motshekga was confident on Sunday that schools are ready to welcome pupils back on a full-time basis.

Sun, 06 Feb 2022 12:41:00 +0200
Arson suspected after fire at St George's Cathedral
Arson is being suspected after a fire broke out in the basement of St George's Cathedral in Cape Town in the early hours of Sunday.

Sun, 06 Feb 2022 12:20:00 +0200
Miss SA Lalela Mswane: 'I could always count on the love and support from the people of KZN'
Miss SA Lalela Mswane couldn’t hold back her tears as she expressed her gratitude for the support she received from the people of KwaZulu-Natal during a homecoming tour at the weekend.



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