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Tue, 15 Mar 2022 11:00:00 +0200
Mashaba on Prof Saber Tayob shooting —‘I would not give these criminals another chance to kill’
ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba says the killers of University of Limpopo lecturer Prof Mohamed Saber Tayob should be apprehended before they get a chance to kill someone else.

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 10:57:03 +0200
Covid-19 spurs SA’s Discovery to seek low income clients
The administrator of the country’s largest medical-insurance provider, which has more than 40% market share, will offer primary care for about 350 rand ($23) a month, giving customers access to a network of doctors, emergency procedures and treatme...

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 10:29:41 +0200
Ukraine hopes to open 9 humanitarian corridors, get aid to besieged Mariupol
Ukraine hopes to open nine corridors on Tuesday to evacuate civilians trapped by Russian forces and will try to deliver humanitarian supplies to the besieged port of Mariupol, said Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk.

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 10:16:43 +0200
'Mind-boggling' locked gate on Durban beach removed
Former ward councillor Peter Graham captured a photograph of the gate last week as a "piece of art that managed to find relevance in society".

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 10:10:25 +0200
FlySafair defends R3k flights amid Comair grounding — Here’s why tickets get more expensive over time
Low-cost airline FlySafair has defended its hefty price surge following the grounding of Kulula and British Airways flights.

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 10:00:00 +0200
WATCH LIVE | e.tv in court over digital migration deadline
e.tv is in court against communications minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni over the analogue TV switch-off deadline.

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 09:46:00 +0200
'Stop the war': Protester in studio disrupts live Russian state TV news
An anti-war protester interrupted a live news bulletin on Russia's state TV Channel One on Monday, holding up a sign behind the studio presenter and shouting slogans denouncing the war in Ukraine.

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 09:30:00 +0200
North Korea appears to be restoring its dismantled nuclear test site
North Korea appears to be "restoring" its Punggye-ri nuclear test site, South Korea has said, with signs of new construction spotted in satellite imagery for the first time since it was shuttered in 2018.

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 09:27:15 +0200
WATCH LIVE | Inquiry into racial discrimination in advertising — Day 2
The SA Human Rights Commission will on Tuesday convene the second sitting of an inquiry into racial discrimination in the advertising industry.

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 09:22:42 +0200
WATCH LIVE | Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources and Energy
National Assembly briefing by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy, Central Energy Fund, National Treasury and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), respectively, on the impact of the increasing fuel prices on the econo...

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 09:20:00 +0200
Victim’s family 'shocked' at samurai sword killer’s release on parole
"He is emotionless. I don’t think he’s mentally stable," says victim's aunt, as she spares a thought for the killer's family.

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 09:14:24 +0200
French ride-hailing app aims to reinvent taxis experience in Senegal
Maguette Mbaye had always taken taxis to her banking job in Senegal's capital Dakar, but haggling over prices and inhaling fumes through the open windows every day wore her down.

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 09:06:00 +0200
Introducing SA’s 'sleepiest' criminal
A man, who fell asleep in the vehicle he allegedly broke into, was arrested in Phoenix, north of Durban on Monday.

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 09:00:00 +0200
Australian court overturns ruling requiring mine approvals to weigh climate harm
An Australian court on Tuesday overturned a groundbreaking ruling from last year that required the country's environment minister to consider harm to children from climate change as part of the approval process for a coal mine.

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 08:51:44 +0200
Protesters march across Sudan as economy spirals
Sudanese protesters decried sliding economic conditions as they marched in cities across the country and the capital Khartoum on Monday in continued demonstrations against military rule.

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 08:40:00 +0200
Samurai sword killer’s release on parole 'bizarre' and 'absurd': clinical psychologist
'Ninja schoolboy killer' Morne Harmse had been involved in numerous incidents during his incarceration that included acts of violence, substances, self-harm and damage to property, says criminologist.

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 08:32:48 +0200
Will the national state of disaster end today? Here’s why Dear SA believes it won’t
Dear SA says it was informed by Cogta minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma of the government's intention to extend the national state of disaster.

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 08:30:00 +0200
LISTEN | Ndlozi to SAHRC: 'Impose R50bn fines for racism in advertising'
EFF head of political education Mbuyiseni Ndlozi has suggested fining the SA advertising industry R50bn for practising racism over the years.

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 08:05:19 +0200
China's Covid-19 cases rise as Jilin outbreak grows
China's case load is still tiny by global standards, but health experts said the rate of increase in daily cases over the next few weeks will be a crucial factor in determining whether its tough "dynamic clearance" approach - which aims to contain ea...

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 07:55:00 +0200
Covid-19 in numbers: Get the latest figures
Daily updates on the coronavirus pandemic in SA.

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 07:38:20 +0200
French NGOs threaten court action unless TotalEnergies leaves Russia
Two leading French NGOs plan to take legal action against TotalEnergies over possible human rights abuses unless it cuts its business ties with Russia following the country's invasion of Ukraine, they said in a letter to the energy major's CEO.

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 07:01:48 +0200
YOUR COVID-19 QUESTIONS ANSWERED | Why do I need two Covid-19 boosters after one J&J vaccine?
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) says booster shots of the Covid-19 vaccine are effective in improving protection against the virus.

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 07:00:00 +0200
Ukraine turmoil leads to drastic price increases for mealie meal and flour in Zimbabwe
The Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe announced an increase in the price of mealie meal and bread flour in the country.

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 06:55:08 +0200
Japan imposes new sanctions on Russian billionaire, 16 others
Japan has decided to freeze assets of an additional 17 Russian individuals, bringing the total number targeted by sanctions over Russia's invasion of Ukraine to 61, the Ministry of Finance said on Tuesday.

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 06:51:14 +0200
Wheat rises as Russia restricts exports; corn, soybeans drop
US wheat futures rose on Tuesday, supported by concerns about the US crop following drought in the growing region and a temporary ban on grain shipments by top exporter Russia to former Soviet countries.

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 06:00:45 +0200
UKRAINE UPDATES | Trump's track record shows support for Russia, not Ukraine
Ukraine updates.

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 06:00:00 +0200
Painted surfboard sells for near-record price at charity auction
A surfboard painting fetched R115,000 at  an auction of eight surfboards that raised a total of R301,000 for a range of ocean charities at Jack Black’s Taproom in Cape Town last week.

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 05:00:00 +0200
WATCH | Fine advertisers R50bn for racism, says EFF
The SA Human Rights Commission is holding interviews into allegations of racism in advertising.

Mon, 14 Mar 2022 20:43:00 +0200
Independent law firm to probe death of Tsakane pupil involved in 'scuffle'
An independent law firm has been appointed to probe whether a school teacher and groundsman played any part in the death of a Grade 10 pupil in Tsakane, the Gauteng education department said on Monday.

Mon, 14 Mar 2022 20:35:00 +0200
No Covid-19 deaths in SA in past two days, only 671 cases in 24 hours: NICD
There were no known Covid-19 related deaths in the past two days, and just 671 new cases recorded in the past day.



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