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Sat, 26 Feb 2022 11:59:19 +0200
WATCH: Hundreds gather in Klawer for funeral of murdered Jerobejin, 13
Hundreds of people gathered at the community hall in Klawer in the Western Cape on Saturday for the funeral of Jerobejin van Wyk, 13, who was murdered earlier this month.

Sat, 26 Feb 2022 10:50:43 +0200
Mozambican rhino poachers in Kruger National Park hit with hefty jail terms
Two poachers caught with a high-powered rifle and poaching equipment close to the carcasses of two rhinos have each been sentenced to 23 years in jail.

Sat, 26 Feb 2022 10:49:50 +0200
UKRAINE LIVE UPDATES | Russian forces launch missile strikes on Ukrainian cities; president defiant
Rolling coverage of the situation unfolding in Ukraine after the military invasion by Russia.

Sat, 26 Feb 2022 10:41:19 +0200
SA has spent R6bn so far on Covid-19 vaccines, health minister reveals
SA has spent R6bn on Covid-19 vaccines, health minister Joe Phaahla has revealed.

Sat, 26 Feb 2022 10:26:45 +0200
Sheriff swoops on Pretoria radiology practice over R52m tax bill
The assets of a diagnostic radiologist at a Pretoria hospital have been attached in a dispute with the SA Revenue Service (Sars) over outstanding tax returns and a debt of R52m.

Sat, 26 Feb 2022 10:19:40 +0200
Russian forces launch missile strikes on Ukrainian cities; president defiant
Russian forces launched co-ordinated missile and artillery attacks on Ukrainian cities on Saturday including the capital, Kyiv, where gunfire erupted near government buildings in the city centre.

Sat, 26 Feb 2022 10:14:17 +0200
Massive mine acid leak hits Loskop Dam and threatens farm irrigation
A massive mine acid leak in Mpumalanga has reached Loskop Dam, threatening SA’s second-largest agricultural irrigation scheme.

Sat, 26 Feb 2022 09:38:17 +0200
COVID-19 LIVE UPDATES | Hong Kong to let some Covid-positive children stay home amid separation fears
The latest Covid-19 updates

Sat, 26 Feb 2022 09:36:12 +0200
Makgoba backs pope's call for day of prayer and fasting over Ukraine
The Anglican archbishop of Cape Town, Thabo Makgoba, on Saturday supported Pope Francis's call for prayer and fasting on March 2 - Ash Wednesday - for peace in Ukraine.

Sat, 26 Feb 2022 09:34:13 +0200
SA allocates 10 leopards, 10 rhino and 150 elephants to trophy hunters
Ten leopards, 10 black rhino and 150 elephants have been earmarked for trophy hunters in 2022, forestry, fisheries and environment minister Barbara Creecy announced on Friday.

Sat, 26 Feb 2022 09:11:18 +0200
‘Dismal’ Sars taken to the cleaners in court dispute over R8.4m tax bill
After being slapped with an R8.4m tax bill, a company in the Western Cape followed the letter of the law in its attempts to challenge the assessment.

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 22:11:00 +0200
Russian troops stop near northeast city of Konotop -Ukraine's land forces
Russian troops have stopped near the northeast city of Konotop after suffering heavy losses during a fight, Ukraine's land forces said.

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 19:57:00 +0200
IN PICTURES | Ukrainians protest outside Russian embassy in Cape Town
Ukrainians living in Cape Town gathered outside the Russian embassy in the city centre to protest against Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 19:56:00 +0200
Covid-19: SA records 2,111 cases, 127 deaths in the past 24 hours
Of the new cases, 778 were in Gauteng, while the Western Cape was the only other province to pass the 500 mark, with 510 infections in the past day.

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 17:41:26 +0200
WATCH | Tearful Ukrainians protest outside Russian embassy in Cape Town
Ukrainians and Russians living in Cape Town gathered outside the Russian embassy in the Cape Town city centre to protest against Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 15:44:03 +0200
Mother jailed for 18 years for rape, attempted murder of her son aged 3
A woman has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for attempted murder, rape and sexual offences committed against her son when he was only three years old.

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 14:55:48 +0200
LISTEN | SA animal rescuer in Ukraine speaks about Russian invasion
Gqeberha wildlife rescuer Lionel de Lange, who flew to Ukraine on Monday as part of a relocation project for a bear named Masha, finds himself amid the country’s tense conflict with Russia and with his rescue plans temporarily placed on hold.

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 14:50:13 +0200
Don’t even think of buying a car privately before doing this
If you buy a car from a private individual, as opposed to a dealership, you are taking a major risk as the Consumer Protection Act does not cover private sales.

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 14:00:00 +0200
Here’s how KZN is dealing with high unemployment rates
According to premier Sihle Zikalala, contributing to the province's high unemployment rate are corruption and the failure of companies to invest in self-development.

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 13:57:55 +0200
Gauteng crime: 3,033 sexual offences reported in three months
More than 3,000 sexual offences were recorded in Gauteng in the third quarter of the 2021/22 financial year.

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 13:56:42 +0200
UN 'appalled' at killing of polio vaccine workers in Afghanistan
The United Nations condemned the killing of eight polio workers by unknown gunmen in Afghanistan, which it said had set back the campaign to eradicate the disease in the country.

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 13:44:34 +0200
Gauteng’s murder rate is the highest in the past five years
Gunmen killing multiple victims in shootings led to a surge in Gauteng’s murder rate in the last months of 2021.

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 13:28:00 +0200
Covid-19 in numbers: Get the latest figures
Daily updates on the coronavirus pandemic in SA.

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 13:18:00 +0200
All the news about the coronavirus pandemic in SA and abroad
For all the latest coverage on the Covid-19 pandemic.

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 13:18:00 +0200
RECORDED | National investigative hearing into the July unrest
The July unrest exacerbated, amongst other things, inequality between certain communities, unemployment levels, poverty, hunger and food insecurity.

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 13:16:36 +0200
Joburg council reveals R2.7bn loss in six months due to ‘slow revenue collection’
Over six months, the City of Johannesburg lost a staggering R2.7bn because of slow revenue collection.

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 13:00:00 +0200
POLL | Do you trust intelligence and security forces to prevent a repeat of the July unrest?
Would government be able to stop a repeat of last year's unrest and looting?

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 12:20:09 +0200
French finance minister Le Maire: We want to isolate Russia financially
French finance minister Bruno Le Maire said on Friday that the European Union wanted to isolate Russia financially, as he spoke alongside his German counterpart Christian Lindner at a European Union finance ministers' meeting.

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 12:20:00 +0200
RECORDED | 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, 25 Feb 2022 12:17:04 +0200
Three Minneapolis ex-police officers guilty of violating George Floyd's rights
Three former Minneapolis police officers were found guilty by a federal jury on Thursday of depriving George Floyd of his civil rights by failing to give aid to the handcuffed Black man pinned beneath a colleague's knee.



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