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Mon, 27 Jun 2022 10:15:30 +0200Bus carrying mourners overturns, leaving at least 45 injured
A bus transporting mourners from a funeral overturned in Waterloo, north of Durban, on Sunday.
Mon, 27 Jun 2022 10:15:28 +0200Biden condemns ‘terrible’ court decisions but has few powers
President Joe Biden’s administration is still exploring legal options to buttress protections for abortion services, but a top spokeswoman signaled his team sees few or none after what Biden called a “terrible” ruling.
Mon, 27 Jun 2022 10:00:00 +0200Thuli Madonsela: ‘Zuma knew of his relationship with Zondo and didn’t object’
"If we don’t ensure the state capture report is implemented, we have state capture 2 loading,” Madonsela said.
Mon, 27 Jun 2022 09:30:00 +0200Japan braces for power crunch as temperatures climb, rainy season ends
Japan braced for a possible power crunch on Monday as temperatures climbed across the country and the rainy season ended in the Tokyo area at its earliest point since 1951, raising fears of a long, hot summer amid fuel price rises.
Mon, 27 Jun 2022 09:30:00 +0200Almost a quarter of households rely on social grants as their main source of income: StatsSA
Mpumalanga and Limpopo had the highest number of young people who received the R350 social relief of distress grant introduced in 2020 to limit the impact of Covid-19.
Mon, 27 Jun 2022 09:12:27 +0200FREE TO READ | Sunday Times Empowerment magazine
Among other topics we examine the leadership conundrum facing black CEOs as they transition to top leadership roles, as well as why inclusion and mentorship are critical to a successful leadership changeover
Mon, 27 Jun 2022 09:09:11 +0200Zimbabwe plans triple-digit interest rate hike to tame inflation
Zimbabwe’s central bank plans to more than double the benchmark interest rate -- already the highest in the world -- to 190%, a member of its monetary policymaking committee said, as it seeks to put a brake on soaring inflation.
Mon, 27 Jun 2022 09:00:00 +0200WATCH | Bheki Cele breaks down at Enyobeni Tavern tragedy
The police minister said what he witnessed inside the tavern was horrifying.
Mon, 27 Jun 2022 08:58:25 +0200Pentagon under pressure after Supreme Court’s abortion decision
The Supreme Court decision ending a constitutional right to an abortion puts immediate pressure on the Pentagon, which has struggled to clarify how it will address the health-care expectations of female troops, and female spouses of troops.
Mon, 27 Jun 2022 08:43:00 +0200Covid-19 in numbers: Get the latest figures
Daily updates on the coronavirus pandemic in SA.
Mon, 27 Jun 2022 08:35:37 +0200Many winters are coming. Start saving energy now
The European manufacturing sector is crumbling under the weight of sustained high electricity and natural gas prices. With little prospect of relief, another wave of curtailments and closures looms.
Mon, 27 Jun 2022 08:26:32 +0200YOUR COVID-19 QUESTIONS ANSWERED | Can getting the vaccine protect my unborn child?
Will getting the jab help protect your baby?
Mon, 27 Jun 2022 07:31:20 +0200Two suspects to appear in court for allegedly torching a house and three high-end vehicles
A BMW 320i, Ford Ranger double cab and Mercedes Benz Sprinter 22 seater were torched.
Mon, 27 Jun 2022 07:25:17 +0200From marijuana to abortion and everything in between — Malema’s Sunday quotes
Charismatic EFF leader Julius Malema is known for off the cuff comments during speeches, and his Sunday address at the party’s Freedom Charter rally in Kliptown, Soweto was no different.
Mon, 27 Jun 2022 07:15:00 +0200Russian forces turn sights on Lysychansk in battle for eastern Ukraine
Russian forces were fighting to achieve one of their strategic objectives in Ukraine on Monday as Moscow-backed separatists said they were pushing into Lysychansk, the last major city held by Ukrainian troops in eastern Luhansk province.
Mon, 27 Jun 2022 07:01:20 +0200Cannabis use has risen with legalisation and Covid-19 lockdowns — UN report
Places including US states that have legalized cannabis appear to have increased its regular use, while Covid lockdowns had a similar effect, raising the risk of depression and suicide, a UN report said on Monday.
Mon, 27 Jun 2022 06:54:44 +0200R100,000 reward for Tulbagh mass murder culprits
The Western Cape serious and violent crime investigation unit has been assigned to probe the circumstances surrounding the murder of four men who were gunned down at a house in Tulbagh.
Mon, 27 Jun 2022 06:10:00 +0200UKRAINE UPDATES | Kyiv hit by Russian shelling
Ukraine updates.
Sun, 26 Jun 2022 21:52:34 +0200‘She drew her last breath crying for help’: tavern survivor relives ordeal
A survivor has told how a dying victim begged her to save her life as young patrons made their way out of the Enyobeni tavern in Scenery Park, East London, in the early hours on Sunday.
Sun, 26 Jun 2022 17:18:12 +0200Load-shedding to continue at stage 4 until Wednesday or longer
Stage 4 load-shedding will continue until Wednesday.
Sun, 26 Jun 2022 16:52:00 +0200UPDATE | Youngest victim in Eastern Cape tavern tragedy was 13 years old
Police minister Bheki Cele broke down in tears outside a morgue where he had viewed the bodies of the children killed at a tavern in the Eastern Cape in the early hours of Sunday.
Sun, 26 Jun 2022 15:30:07 +0200Two pilots killed as their light aircraft crashes in Kinklebos, Eastern Cape
Two people died when their light aircraft crashed in Kinklebos on Saturday night, said Eastern Cape police.
Sun, 26 Jun 2022 14:42:00 +0200Parents must also take accountability, says Cele after tavern deaths of 20 youngsters in East London
Police minister, Bheki Cele on Sunday did not hold back when he lashed out at community members of Scenery Park in East London where 20 young people died at the Enyobeni tavern in the early hours of the morning.
Sun, 26 Jun 2022 12:20:41 +0200UPDATE | Owner of Eastern Cape tavern 'devastated' after inexplicable death of 20 patrons
The owner of the Enyobeni tavern in Scenery Park in East London where at least 17 patrons inexplicably died in the early hours of Sunday is reportedly devastated by the incident.
Sun, 26 Jun 2022 11:25:15 +0200Numsa shop steward gunned down in Rustenburg
Mahlomola Hlothoane is reportedly the second shop steward in Implats to be killed in a year.
Sun, 26 Jun 2022 08:45:10 +0200WATCH | Explosions shake Kyiv's centre, fire at residential building — officials
Several explosions shook Kyiv's central Shevchenkivskiy district early on Sunday, causing a widespread damage and a fire at a residential building, officials said, in the first assault on Ukraine's capital since early June.
Sun, 26 Jun 2022 08:09:57 +020022 killed in East London tavern
Twenty-two people have been found dead at an East London nightclub, with the cause unknown.
Sun, 26 Jun 2022 06:11:52 +0200UKRAINE WRAP | Russia's Putin to make first foreign trip since launching Ukraine war
The latest from the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
Sun, 26 Jun 2022 06:07:38 +0200WATCH | Sievierodonetsk falls to Russia after one of war's bloodiest fights
Russian forces fully occupied the eastern Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk on Saturday, both sides said, confirming Kyiv's biggest battlefield setback for more than a month following weeks of some of the war's bloodiest fighting.
Sat, 25 Jun 2022 14:34:20 +0200Plane in Stellenbosch road landing drama developed engine problems midair, Civil Aviation Authority finds
The light aircraft that landed in the middle of a road near Stellenbosch in the Western Cape recently developed engine problems during pilot training.