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Fri, 11 Mar 2022 12:00:00 +0200
No longer use the phone number you gave when applying for the R350 grant? Here’s how to get help
Lost the sim card used to register, or put the wrong cellphone number into the system and need to change it? Here are three ways to change your Sassa details.

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 11:38:22 +0200
Judge rules R46m DUT security contract invalid amid allegations of ‘trickery’
The award of a R46m five-year contract by the Durban University of Technology for security at its Durban and Pietermaritzburg campuses has been declared unconstitutional and invalid amid allegations of “trickery”.

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 10:59:12 +0200
Alleged Gauteng drug manufacturing laboratory dismantled, three suspects arrested
Police have arrested three suspects and dismantled an alleged drug manufacturing laboratory in Gauteng.

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 10:18:00 +0200
WATCH | Fuel theft at Transnet pipeline results in spillage and environmental damage
Transnet says it is working with law enforcement agencies to tighten security at its pipelines after thieves tampered with a block valve chamber, resulting in a massive diesel spillage.

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 10:00:00 +0200
Ndlozi gets tongues wagging with ‘it’s hard to be a black woman in this country’ comments
While many agreed with Ndlozi, others said the EFF should appoint a woman as its president, and suggested Ndlozi give up his seat as an MP to a capable black woman in his party to demonstrate his seriousness about gender equality. The top six positi...

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 09:48:00 +0200
SA investors face quandary over offshore exposure
A major easing of foreign exchange controls presents SA money managers with the dilemma of whether to move more money offshore.

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 09:45:00 +0200
Facebook allows Ukraine war posts urging violence against invading Russians, Putin
Meta Platforms will allow Facebook and Instagram users in some countries to call for violence against Russians and Russian soldiers in the context of the Ukraine invasion, according to internal emails seen by Reuters on Thursday, in a temporary chang...

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 09:21:00 +0200
‘Unpaid rent’ shuts police Criminal Record Centre
Police spokesperson Col Athlenda Mathe said discussions are underway to resolve the impasse.

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 09:15:00 +0200
North Korea satellite tech also useful for manoeuvrable nuclear warheads
North Korea's latest launches appear to be aimed at developing and testing technology that can be used for spy satellites and in a massive intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) capable of launching multiple nuclear warheads, analysts said.

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 08:54:08 +0200
US, G7 allies to move to strip Russia of 'most favoured nation' status — sources
The US, together with the Group of Seven nations and the European Union, will move on Friday to revoke Russia's “most favoured nation” status over its invasion of Ukraine, multiple people familiar with the situation told Reuters.

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 08:46:54 +0200
US to miss deadline for release of 9/11 probe documents, court filing shows
The US Justice Department acknowledged on Thursday that it would miss a deadline set by President Joe Biden's executive order to review and release documents from the FBI investigation of the attacks of September 11, 2001.

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 08:30:00 +0200
Financial firms brace for more cyber threats after trying 2021
The Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center, known as FS-ISAC, said in its annual report on cyber threats that global tensions could fuel further attacks by state-backed hackers and patriotic hacktivists.

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 08:26:05 +0200
Good move or nah? SA split over Zondo getting the chief justice job
What do you think of the appointment?

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 08:10:41 +0200
‘You want to put us in a problem. Leave Putin alone’ — SA weighs in on Ramaphosa’s call with Russian president
"Cyril is busy calling Putin while SA is a dark country. Why not call Eskom rather and understand why citizens are plunged into the dark? Nibe nileqa into ezikude," wrote one user.

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 08:08:03 +0200
Shipping companies ask crew to abandon ships stuck in Ukraine
Some shipowners have begun to ask crew to abandon their ships stuck off the coast of Ukraine, as Russia’s invasion of its neighbor reached the end of its second week.

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 08:03:15 +0200
Coal still at heart of China energy strategy after parliamentary gathering
China will make full use of coal as a vital part of its energy strategy, leaders and officials said during the nation's annual gathering of parliament this week, as it bids to balance economic stability with its longer-term climate goals.

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 07:00:00 +0200
YOUR COVID-19 QUESTIONS ANSWERED | Which age group has the higher positivity rate at the moment?
The highest Covid-19 positivity rate is among children aged between 10 and 14 years.

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 07:00:00 +0200
Hybrid immunity: previous infection and vaccination means 'bullet proof'
According to a panel of experts, there is now very clear evidence that hybrid immunity - in other words, immunity from a combination of previous infection and vaccination - is highly potent against acquiring, and thus spreading, infection.

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 07:00:00 +0200
'Cele and his fellow travellers won't deter us': Cape Town defends its policing
A growing public spat over a Cape Town policing unit has the police minister and the city at loggerheads

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 06:50:04 +0200
This is Africa’s war too, plus five talking points from Vrye Weekblad
Here’s what’s hot in the latest edition of the Afrikaans digital weekly

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 06:46:13 +0200
Hamilton Ndlovu fights bid to declare contracts for Covid-19 PPE invalid
Matlhaba Manala, advocate for Ndlovu and Hamilton Holdings, questioned the quality of evidence submitted by the Special Investigating Unit and the National Health Laboratory Services.

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 06:30:59 +0200
UKRAINE UPDATES | Russian restaurant in NYC targeted over Ukraine
Ukraine updates.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 19:49:00 +0200
Mthokozisi Ntumba's death by rubber bullet was avoidable: rights institute
The Socio-Economic Rights Institute (Seri) has called for the urgent implementation of the Panel of Experts Report on Policing and Crowd Management and for a ban on the use of rubber bullets in public- order policing.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 17:33:39 +0200
Gauteng health department denies food shortage at hospitals, but admits bread did run out
The Gauteng health department on Thursday said media reports that the province’s hospitals had run out of food were inaccurate.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 17:28:11 +0200
Business rescue practitioners accuse NDPP of 'infringing' right to conduct business on Gupta-owned mine
The preservation order over Gupta-owned Optimum Coal Mine sought by the national director of public prosecutions is, according to the business rescue practitioners, infringing on the right to conduct their affairs without interference.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 17:13:11 +0200
Raymond Zondo is SA's new chief justice
President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed deputy chief justice Raymond Zondo as chief justice.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 17:01:30 +0200
Goodbye to millions as Hello Darlings CEO 'vanishes with holiday payments'
Durban couple Faizel and Nasreen Khan were meant to be fine-dining in Italy on Thursday, but instead they are trying to find the travel agent who allegedly took their R50,000 and didn't book their trip.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 16:25:00 +0200
WATCH | People are dying, says traumatised SA student back from Ukraine
‘We just thank God she is finally home,’ says woman whose cousin has arrived home from the war-torn country

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 15:57:51 +0200
WATCH | 'Racist banks must fall': Protesters march to equality court in Cape Town
Protesters marched to Cape Town's equality court to voice their frustration with South African banks, which they say are racist.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 14:45:09 +0200
Eskom to shift load-shedding to stage 3 and stage 2 for the weekend
Eskom is reducing load-shedding to stage 3 from 9pm on Thursday, saying it has regained some generating capacity.



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