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Sat, 12 Mar 2022 11:03:42 +0200
BREAKING | ANC benefactor Edwin Sodi wanted by cops after gun incident at marital home
Charges of assault and pointing of a firearm have been opened up against ANC benefactor and businessman Edwin Sodi after he allegedly attacked his estranged wife, Nthateng Lerata, and her friend.

Sat, 12 Mar 2022 10:50:41 +0200
Hawks’ ‘Project Disprin’ nets suspect with steroids worth R300,000
An Mpumalanga man has been arrested for selling steroids.

Sat, 12 Mar 2022 09:51:44 +0200
Pfizer jab safe and effective, regulator says in response to social media alarm
The Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine remains safe and effective, says SA's medicines regulator.

Sat, 12 Mar 2022 07:49:12 +0200
Ukraine at 'turning point', Zelenskyy says as Russians regroup near Kyiv
Air raid sirens blared across most Ukrainian cities on Saturday morning urging people to seek shelters, local media reported, after President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the war had reached a "strategic turning point".

Sat, 12 Mar 2022 07:30:47 +0200
UKRAINE UPDATES | Ukraine expects new wave of Russian attacks as mosque 'shelled'
Updates on the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 22:10:01 +0200
'We just want to get home': Family that fled Ukraine with 3 children in limbo waiting for papers to return to SA
South African Anneke Naydenov, her Ukrainian husband Arkadiy and their three children left Ukraine and crossed into Hungary on February 28. The children are aged 12, nine and three months.

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 20:47:35 +0200
SA records 1,671 Covid-19 cases, 28 deaths in 24 hours
Only Gauteng (520), the Western Cape (439) and KwaZulu-Natal (292) passed the 100 mark for new cases in the past day.

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 20:29:05 +0200
Spectrum auction raises more than R8bn, says regulator
The Independent Communications Authority of SA said on Friday that the ongoing spectrum auction had so far raised more than R8bn.

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 17:46:14 +0200
Mkhwebane applies to ConCourt to rescind impeachment judgment
Two days after the Constitutional Court sent public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane packing in an application to reverse its judgment against her, Mkhwebane has filed a second rescission application.

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 16:49:49 +0200
Covid-19 vaccines must be affordable for everyone, says Open Society Foundations
The Open Society Foundations has called for Covid-19 vaccines, diagnostics and treatments to be made affordable and accessible to everyone, everywhere.

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 16:27:49 +0200
DNA evidence helps send Mpumalanga rapist to jail for life
The Mpumalanga high court sentenced a 24-year-old rapist to four life terms plus 59 years’ imprisonment on Friday.

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 15:30:08 +0200
WATCH | McDonald's, Starbucks and Pepsi among companies in corporate boycott of Russia
Europe and US have called for Russia to lose its 'most favoured nation' status.

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 15:20:57 +0200
Child drowns in Midrand pool
A two-year-old child has been declared dead after drowning in a swimming pool at a house in President Park, Midrand, on Friday.

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 15:08:26 +0200
Assaulted Amathole councillor wants R20m for physical and emotional 'trauma'
Amathole district municipality councillor Nanziwe Rulashe is claiming R20m in damages from executive mayor Nceba Ndikinda and the municipality for “humiliation” and “assault” after she was attacked at her office two months ago.

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 14:27:00 +0200
‘The powerful play football with our livelihoods’: Community marches to Optimum coal mine
A group from the communities of Middelburg, Hendrina and Emalahleni marched to Optimum coal mine on Friday to protest against court action over the mine’s future.

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 14:02:22 +0200
QUIZ | Do you know the news, or do you need to call a friend? Take our weekly quiz to find out
How well do you know your SA newsmakers?

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 13:56:08 +0200
Raymond Zondo is SA's new chief justice: 5 things you need to know about him
How well do you know our new chief justice?

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 13:54:36 +0200
Tropical storm Gombe hits Mozambique, poses no threat to SA
While Mozambique braces as tropical storm Gombe hits, the SA Weather Service on Friday said there was no immediate indication it would affect SA.

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 13:14:38 +0200
PODCAST | Rape and sexual violence in SA: interview with Rape Crisis Cape Town Trust
We discuss issues related to rape and sexual violence including consent and coerced consent within relationships and marriages, and how we can start conversations that will help stem the tide of this scourge.

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 13:08:10 +0200
Zero deaths during summer initiation season in Western Cape: Here's how they did it
Medical screening for physical fitness and the provision of water tanks and firefighting equipment in case of wildfires are among the precautionary measures introduced to ensure initiates' safety.

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 13:00:00 +0200
POLL | Do you agree with the appointment of Raymond Zondo as chief justice?
Do you agree with President Cyril Ramaphosa's decision to appoint Zondo?

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 12:59:19 +0200
LISTEN | Government must spend to improve SA’s economy, even if it means borrowing, says analyst
Duma Gqubule of the Centre for Economic Development and Transformation discussed this year’s national budget as a guest on Eusebius on TimesLIVE.

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 12:41:26 +0200
Being single and smart is bad for young women’s careers, study finds
“You’re being penalized early on because you don't fit this communal image of a woman and you're not a man, and then later you're penalized because you have these other commitment pieces,” Merluzzi said.

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 12:30:00 +0200
SA to mediate in Russia-Ukraine conflict: 4 other times SA was asked to intervene, and how it went
Here are four times SA has been called on to intervene in other countries, and whether it was a success.

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 12:13:46 +0200
Home loan heartbreak for widower, debit card refunds and card charges
Although a KwaZulu-Natal man paid the bond regularly on the home he bought with his wife, in both their names, he wasn’t prepared for what happened when she passed away.

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...



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