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Sat, 02 Apr 2022 10:47:20 +0200
WSU gets clean bill of health after claims of unaccredited courses
Walter Sisulu University (WSU) has been given the all-clear after claims that dozens of courses were not accredited.

Sat, 02 Apr 2022 10:07:03 +0200
Sweet! Cane growers welcome 12-month delay in raising sugar tax
Sugar cane growers have welcomed the finance minister's announcement that a 4.5% increase in the sugar tax will be delayed by a year.

Sat, 02 Apr 2022 09:44:17 +0200
Black and packing for Perth? You'll need ‘proximity to whiteness’
Australia remains a popular choice among South Africans who want to work abroad ... but if you are black you may have to think twice before emigrating.

Sat, 02 Apr 2022 09:41:49 +0200
Most nursing home residents have families that have quit SA, study finds
Emigration by families, lack of support and feeling unsafe are the factors that push elderly people into nursing homes and frailcare centres, new research suggests.

Sat, 02 Apr 2022 08:35:00 +0200
Don't rush or leave late! — Eastern Cape MEC cautions motorists as Easter weekend approaches
Eastern Cape transport and community safety MEC Weziwe Tikana-Gxothiwe has made a passionate plea to road users to be extra careful on the roads.

Sat, 02 Apr 2022 07:57:59 +0200
Entire Shanghai Placed Under Lockdown amid Covid-19 outbreak
Shanghai’s 25 million residents are almost all under some form of lockdown as the financial hub struggles to contain the coronavirus’s highly contagious omicron variant.

Sat, 02 Apr 2022 07:43:37 +0200
No new trial for Ghislaine Maxwell despite juror's false statement
Ghislaine Maxwell on Friday lost her bid to overturn her US sex trafficking conviction, even after a juror acknowledged having falsely stated before the trial that he had not been sexually abused.

Sat, 02 Apr 2022 07:08:36 +0200
China says it's not deliberately circumventing sanctions on Russia
China is not deliberately circumventing sanctions on Russia, a senior Chinese diplomat said on Saturday, a day after the European Union warned Beijing against allowing Moscow to work around measures imposed after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Sat, 02 Apr 2022 07:01:45 +0200
UKRAINE LIVE UPDATES | Ukraine recaptures territories around Kyiv as it gears up for more Russian strikes
Rolling coverage of the situation in Ukraine after the military invasion by Russia.

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 22:18:15 +0200
IN PICTURES | Bathabile Dlamini fined R200k for perjury as the rest of the 'gang' have their say outside court
Despite being given two weeks, ANC Women’s League (ANCWL) president Bathabile Dlamini was unable to come up with the R100,000 needed to pay her fine and keep her out of jail.

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 19:04:03 +0200
Sars crosses the R1.5-trillion mark in tax revenues
The net tax revenue of the SA Revenue Service (Sars) for the 2021/22 financial year is R1.563-trillion.

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 18:36:46 +0200
Joburg fraud syndicate accused who allegedly scammed US company appear in court
Seven suspects alleged to be part of a Johannesburg-based fraud syndicate made their first appearance in the Palm Ridge commercial crimes court on Friday.

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 18:26:41 +0200
Kruger Avenue in Lyttleton Manor to temporarily close for investigation and repair of sinkhole
Kruger Avenue in Lyttleton Manor in Tshwane will be temporarily closed from Monday due to a sinkhole

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 17:45:49 +0200
Agrizzi case postponed, pulmonologist appointed to assess health condition
The corruption case of former Bosasa COO Angelo Agrizzi has been postponed until May 18 to obtain a high court date.

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 17:35:45 +0200
Muted and mild April Fool's Day loses its spark for battered South Africans
Corruption-weary, battered by a pandemic and struggling through load-shedding and unemployment, South Africans appear to have marked April Fool’s Day in muted fashion this year.

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 17:06:53 +0200
Cops offer R50k reward as search for Esther Mahlangu’s attacker continues
Mpumalanga police on Friday offered a R50,000 reward for information about the robbery at the home of renowned Ndebele artist Esther Mahlangu.

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 16:40:25 +0200
Bogus lawyer jailed for swindling businessman out of R500,000
A bogus Western Cape lawyer exchanged designer suits for orange prison garb this week after a court found him guilty of swindling a businessman out of R500,000.

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 16:32:59 +0200
Gen Sehlahle Fannie Masemola sets the agenda as he takes on top cop post
Newly appointed national police commissioner Gen Sehlahle Fannie Masemola says the immediate priority is to build and strengthen community-police relations and change the negative public perception of the police.

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 15:31:55 +0200
Some Russian troops still in Chernobyl exclusion zone, Ukraine says
"Russia behaved irresponsibly in Chernobyl on all accounts, from not allowing personnel of the station to perform their functions to digging trenches in the contaminated areas," Ukrainian foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Friday.

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 15:28:45 +0200
R14 for a hot dog roll 'doughnut'?! Baker's off-recipe choice is jaw-dropping
A supermarket bakery filled hot dog rolls with artificial cream, topped them with colourful sprinkles and called them doughnuts. No, it’s not an April Fool’s joke.

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 15:27:18 +0200
Game Review | Time Loader – not just physics, emotions too
Time Loader gave me a lot more than I expected. It’s got a bunch of fun puzzles to get through and is just the right length to be satisfying.

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 15:10:25 +0200
Gauteng health department reveals only 37% of eligible residents are fully vaccinated
Of 5.2-million people aged between 18 and 34 in Gauteng, only 1.7-million have been vaccinated against the coronavirus.

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 15:01:00 +0200
Gas safety during load-shedding, why your cellphone number may be recycled and online purchase delivery
Consumer journalist Wendy Knowler’s ‘Watch-outs of the week’.

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 14:57:43 +0200
Not a game review | Core Keeper - the next Valheim?
Core Keeper compares well to Valheim, Terraria, and even Minecraft and Stardew Valley. It hits all the right notes so far.

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 14:45:49 +0200
Game Review | Wanderer – an escape room, in your mind
Playing through Wanderer was the most immersed I've felt within a VR world and constantly trying to solve puzzles meant hours upon hours spent in the game.

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 14:28:21 +0200
RECORDED | New top cop Sehlahle Masemola introduced to media
Police minister Gen Bheki Cele is on Friday introducing the newly appointed national commissioner, Gen Sehlahle Fannie Masemola.

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 14:15:00 +0200
Transnet opens up freight rail network to private operators
Transnet, whose rail infrastructure has been underperforming after years of underinvestment, widespread copper cable theft and vandalism, will be taking bids from April 1 to May 31.

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 14:09:46 +0200
'A great tree has fallen': Family and friends pay tribute to popular Soweto doctor George Koboka
Murdered Soweto doctor George "Moobs" Koboka will forever be remembered as a genuine, happy man and a pillar of the community who went out of his way to help others.

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 14:08:59 +0200
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How well do you know your SA newsmakers? Take our weekly test to find out.

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 12:15:34 +0200
PIC slams Absa CEO appointment, demands transformation action plan
The Public Investment Corporation has slammed Absa over perceived boardroom instability and its “missed opportunity” to demonstrate a commitment to transformation.



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