South Africa Times Live
Wed, 11 May 2022 10:41:34 +0200WATCH LIVE | AfriForum appeals judgment to ban apartheid flag
AfriForum has applied to overturn the equality court ruling that declared the display of the flag a form of hate speech. The appeal is being heard by the Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein.
Wed, 11 May 2022 10:06:27 +0200WATCH | ‘Looter of the year’ — Woman running away with cow head goes viral
SA has been left in stitches after a video of woman seen making away with a cow’s head went viral.
Wed, 11 May 2022 10:02:14 +0200South Korea's Yoon faces early test as it braces for North Korea nuclear test
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol's plans to offer economic aid in return for denuclearisation could face an early challenge amid signs of an imminent North Korean nuclear test - and such proposals have been rebuffed before, analysts say.
Wed, 11 May 2022 09:53:03 +0200Blow to Roche's cancer immunotherapy prospects as second trial fails
Development of a new cancer immunotherapy pioneered by Roche was thrown in doubt on Wednesday when its drug tiragolumab failed to slow the progression of lung cancer in a second trial.
Wed, 11 May 2022 09:52:00 +0200How education systems can bounce back from Covid
Policy and research experts discuss ways to make investment in education work as well as possible, particularly for disadvantaged learners
Wed, 11 May 2022 09:44:52 +0200‘I drove past where my daughter was held captive and abused’: Godrich Gardee
Former EFF secretary-general Godrich Gardee says it's painful knowing that while searching for his daughter, he drove past the house where she was possibly held captive and raped.
Wed, 11 May 2022 09:12:09 +0200ANC Women’s League criticises KZN police for ‘not protecting’ murdered pupil
The ANC Women's League in KwaZulu-Natal has criticised police after the murder of an 18-year-old pupil at a school in Ndwedwe, north of Durban.
Wed, 11 May 2022 08:59:00 +0200SA Post Office will no longer pay R350 grants at it branches
The SA Post Office has stopped paying R350 SRD grants at its branches.
Wed, 11 May 2022 08:57:58 +0200Half of Shanghai achieves 'zero Covid-19'; city presses on with 'unsustainable' fight
Shanghai officials said on Wednesday half the city had achieved "zero Covid" status, but uncompromising restrictions had to remain in place under a national policy which the head of the World Health Organization described as "unsustainable."
Wed, 11 May 2022 08:51:24 +0200Russia downed satellite internet in Ukraine -Western officials
The digital assault against Viasat's KA-SAT network in late February took place just as Russian armour pushed into Ukraine. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the cyberattack was intended “to disrupt Ukrainian command and control during the ...
Wed, 11 May 2022 08:41:46 +0200New Zealand to open international borders fully to visitors from end-July
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Wednesday the country will fully reopen its international borders from 11:59 p.m. on July 31, with cruise ships also welcome back to local ports on the same day.
Wed, 11 May 2022 08:31:07 +0200Suspects in court over fatal shooting of five people in Khayelitsha
Two suspects are scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday in connection with the shooting of five people in Khayelitsha, Cape Town.
Wed, 11 May 2022 08:15:18 +0200Private US group says it has secured release of Russian-held American in Ukraine
A US citizen in Ukraine who had been accused of espionage and held by Russian forces was being evacuated to Poland with two family members after his release was secured by a private volunteer group from Florida, the group said on Tuesday.
Wed, 11 May 2022 08:00:00 +0200Court throws out case against air force cadets with traces of cannabis in their bodies
The high court in Pretoria has struck off the roll an application by four people who were removed from the 2022 intake in the army’s military skill development system programme.
Wed, 11 May 2022 08:00:00 +0200Contralesa lobbies for a public holiday for ‘Ancestors’ Day’ every May 8
Contralesa said Ancestors' Day won't be "romanticised" but will be dedicated to reflection, prayer and appeasement of the ancestors.
Wed, 11 May 2022 07:38:23 +0200End of an era: Apple discontinues its last iPod model
Apple's iPod, a groundbreaking device that upended the music and electronics industries more than two decades ago, is no more.
Wed, 11 May 2022 07:15:00 +0200Trump-backed candidates lose in Nebraska, win in West Virginia
Donald Trump's favored candidate fell short in Nebraska's Republican primary election for governor on Tuesday, but the former president's pick prevailed in a congressional primary contest in West Virginia.
Wed, 11 May 2022 07:00:00 +0200US House passes $40bn bill to bolster Ukraine against Russian invasion
The US House of Representatives approved more than $40 billion more aid for Ukraine on Tuesday, as Congress races to keep military aid flowing and boost the government in Kyiv as it grapples with the Russian invasion.
Wed, 11 May 2022 07:00:00 +0200How many people have come in contact with Covid-19 in SA?
Health minister Joe Phaahla said on Tuesday almost 70% of the population has come into contact with Covid-19.
Wed, 11 May 2022 06:54:36 +0200eThekwini municipality ‘doing everything its in power’ to ensure donated millions reach flood victims
eThekwini municipality is doing "everything in its power" to ensure millions donated by countries go to victims of the recent floods in KwaZulu-Natal.
Wed, 11 May 2022 06:43:05 +0200Ukraine to halt some Russian gas flows, claims battlefield gains
Ukraine prepared to suspend the flow of some Russian gas to Europe through a key transit point on Wednesday, as it claimed battlefield gains over invading Russian forces, including the recapture of four villages around the second city of Kharkiv.
Wed, 11 May 2022 06:32:35 +0200PhD candidate whose long road began as car guard at a Pretoria mall
Fabrice Kapya might have been known to shoppers at Wonderpark Mall in Akasia, Pretoria as a friendly car guard, but what they would not have known is that he holds a degree in chemical engineering.
Wed, 11 May 2022 06:15:48 +0200UKRAINE UPDATES | Putin preparing for prolonged war in Ukraine, US spy chief says
Ukraine updates.
Wed, 11 May 2022 06:13:00 +0200Covid-19 in numbers: Get the latest figures
Daily updates on the coronavirus pandemic in SA.
Wed, 11 May 2022 06:12:00 +0200KwaZulu-Natal Floods
News, facts, figures, interviews, views and analysis of the impact of the KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape floods
Tue, 10 May 2022 22:12:11 +0200Liquidators had authority to sell Bosasa assets in 2019, SCA rules
The liquidators of the Bosasa group of companies were clothed with the requisite power or authority to sell the assets of the six Bosasa companies by public auction which was held in December 2019.
Tue, 10 May 2022 20:31:17 +0200Mkhwebane applies to ConCourt to rescind its order refusing to rescind its judgment
In a first for the Constitutional Court, the public protector has applied to the court to rescind its order of last week in which it refused to rescind its previous judgment against her.
Tue, 10 May 2022 19:55:26 +0200NUM bemoans workers' safety after four miners die at Harmony Gold
The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said it was disturbing that poor mineworkers "continue to die like flies" in a "careless" industry.
Tue, 10 May 2022 16:54:32 +0200Hospitality horror: EFF calls for evacuation of students at guest house 'where Hillary Gardee was kept'
The EFF is calling for the immediate evacuation of students who reside at Insika Guest House in Mbombela, Mpumalanga.
Tue, 10 May 2022 16:37:29 +0200Traffic cop's motorcycle with blue lights and sirens stolen in Krugersdorp
A fully branded Gauteng traffic police motorbike has been stolen in the Krugersdorp area.