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Fri, 18 Feb 2022 12:03:00 +0200
Canada police set to end siege of capital by protesters fighting Covid-19 measures
The drivers, joined by thousands of demonstrators and some 400 vehicles, turned the streets around Parliament into a noisy party zone since first arriving on January 28, in what has become one of the worst crises to hit Trudeau since he took power in...

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 11:48:17 +0200
Trump app 'Truth Social' opens to hundreds of testers ahead of expected launch
Details about former US President Donald Trump's new social media app are trickling out as about 500 beta testers have begun using an early version of “Truth Social,” two sources told Reuters.

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 11:38:47 +0200
WATCH | Live monkeys found stashed in bags in Thailand
Dozens of live monkeys tied up in small sacks have been found in an abandoned building in central Thailand, national media reported on Thursday, in what authorities believe was a failed operation by illicit wildlife traffickers.

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 11:33:23 +0200
'There was brightness then violence, blackness and water': Navy's worst tragedy 40 years on
The SAS President Kruger was rammed by the navy replenishment vessel SAS Tafelberg 145km southwest of Cape Point on February 18 1982.

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 10:21:45 +0200
Thousands of cars including Audis, Porsches adrift on burning cargo ship
The Felicity Ace, a Panama-flagged cargo ship carrying thousands of Volkswagen vehicles, caught fire near the Azores islands in the Atlantic Ocean Wednesday afternoon

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 10:10:27 +0200
QUIZ | Are you ‘shooting to kill’ or are you a news knowledge victim? Take our weekly quiz to find out
How well do you know your SA newsmakers?

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 10:10:00 +0200
WATCH LIVE | African literature scholar Elizabeth Gunner to take the stand at the EFF vs AfriForum case
The high court in Johannesburg to hear testimony from African literature scholar Prof Elizabeth Gunner in the case between the EFF and lobby group AfriForum.

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 09:55:37 +0200
New sponsor for Durban July as prize stake increases by 250%
The Durban July has a new sponsor and the race will carry a record stake of R5m - a 250% prize increase over last year's offering.

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 09:50:40 +0200
British man dies on KZN beach
Police have opened an inquest docket into the death of a British man at a beach in Ballito on the KwaZulu-Natal north coast.

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 09:50:00 +0200
WATCH LIVE | Life Esidimeni inquest continues
The Life Esidimeni inquest stands as a crucial accountability process for a national tragedy that ought never to have happened and should never happen again.

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 09:48:52 +0200
Heads must roll for failed 1 Military Hospital revamp project: defence minister
Defence minister Thandi Modise has promised to leave no stone unturned in making people accountable for irregular expenditure of more than R156m for a failed repair and maintenance project at 1 Military Hospital at Thaba Tshwane in Pretoria.

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 09:15:00 +0200
British diving instructor named as victim of fatal Sydney shark attack
A 35-year-old British diving instructor was identified as the person killed in a shark attack at a Sydney beach, Australian media reported on Friday, as officials reopened city beaches after the first fatal attack off Sydney in 60 years.

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 09:05:00 +0200
Cops behaving badly: One 'assaulted spouse over Valentine’s message', another 'beat gran for Sassa grant'
The Independent Police Investigative Directorate is this week investigating at least two cases in which police officers were allegedly implicated in horrific gender-based violence.

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 09:00:00 +0200
Trump, children are ordered to testify in NY attorney-general probe
A New York judge ruled on Thursday that former US President Donald Trump and two of his adult children must answer questions under oath within 21 days in the state attorney general's civil probe into their family company.

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 08:40:00 +0200
July unrest: Massmart flags annual loss to widen at least 60%
SA retailer Massmart Holdings flagged on Friday a wider annual loss, hurt by store damages and lower trading income due to looting as part of the civil unrest in July last year.

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 08:32:44 +0200
SA reacts to altercation between parents at Hoërskool Jan Viljoen
Social media users called for a resolution to the issues at the school.

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 08:09:34 +0200
LISTEN | Hoërskool Jan Viljoen parents clash as some black parents refused entry to parents' meeting with Lesufi
Gauteng education MEC Panyaza Lesufi was supposed to addressed Hoërskool Jan Viljoen parents on Thursday afternoon.

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 08:06:15 +0200
Firefighters find five bodies after dousing shack fire in Khayelitsha
Five people died early on Friday in a shack fire in Khayelitsha, Cape Town.

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 08:06:00 +0200
Sama chairperson Dr Angelique Coetzee steps down
The  chairperson of the SA Medical Association, Dr Angelique Coetzee has stepped down from the position.

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 07:58:00 +0200
Covid-19 in numbers: Get the latest figures
Daily updates on the coronavirus pandemic in SA.

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 07:55:00 +0200
All the news about the coronavirus pandemic in SA and abroad
For all the latest coverage on the Covid-19 pandemic.

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 07:30:00 +0200
Relax, Cape Town tap water is safe to drink and won't give you typhoid fever
The City of Cape Town has rubbished claims its tap water is "unsafe" to drink.

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 07:00:00 +0200
YOUR COVID-19 QUESTIONS ANSWERED | How can I tell if I have Covid-19 or typhoid fever?
According to the NICD, typhoid may have similar symptoms to Covid-19 and the regular cough, cold and flu, so it is important to see a doctor or healthcare professional if you develop any symptoms.

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 06:29:18 +0200
ANALYSIS | Why some South Africans who are willing to be vaccinated still haven’t had the jab
Why have Covid vaccination rates consistently lagged reported figures of vaccine acceptance?

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 06:28:11 +0200
Five talking points from Vrye Weekblad
Here’s what’s hot in the latest edition of the Afrikaans digital weekly

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 06:27:33 +0200
Nico rocks: New species named after North West University prof
A North West University (NWU) professor has been honoured by having a new species named after him.

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 06:23:46 +0200
Moderna patent application raises fears for Africa Covid-19 vaccine hub
Moderna Inc has applied for patents in SA relating to its Covid-19 vaccine, prompting fears the company could eventually seek to prevent a new African vaccine manufacturing hub from making its own version of the mRNA shot.

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 06:17:26 +0200
WATCH | Cape acrobatic aviators prepare to reach new heights in air show season
The Marksmen are a passionate team and since they came together they have been practising their carefully choreographed sequences in the sky.

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 06:10:11 +0200
COVID-19 LIVE UPDATES | Why some South Africans who are willing to be vaccinated still haven’t had the jab
Coronavirus updates.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 21:05:47 +0200
Public sector doctors 'live and work in constant fear': medical association
The SA Medical Association (Sama) has voiced concern over the attack on a doctor at a Mpumalanga public hospital and called for stringent security measures to be implemented to protect healthcare workers and patients.



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