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Tue, 26 Jul 2022 10:44:17 +0200
Patient falls to death from seventh floor of Free State hospital
A 33-year-old male patient has fallen to his death from the seventh floor of the Pelonomi Tertiary Hospital in Bloemfontein.

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 10:27:29 +0200
WATCH LIVE | Mkhwebane returns to court to challenge suspension
Suspended public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane returns to the Western Cape High Court on Tuesday to challenge her suspension by President Cyril Ramaphosa.

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 10:21:37 +0200
Zim’s central bank issues 2,000 gold coins as country battles soaring inflation
Zimbabwe's central bank hopes the coins will act as a store of value in the country struggling with soaring inflation.

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 09:57:32 +0200
Russian gas cut to Europe hits economic hopes, Ukraine reports attacks on coastal regions
Russia said it will cut gas supplies to Europe from Wednesday in a blow to countries that have backed Ukraine, while missile attacks in Black Sea coastal regions raised doubts about whether Russia stick to a deal to let Ukraine export grain.

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 09:52:41 +0200
Nhlanhla Lux cuts ties with Operation Dudula — here's why
Nhlanhla "Lux" Dlamini will now focus on his activities with Soweto Parliament and its programmes.

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 09:06:11 +0200
Pensioner, 72, and her two sons found with slain traffic cop's car — police
Police investigating the hijacking and murder of a 35-year-old off-duty traffic officer have arrested a 72-year-old pensioner and her two sons after his vehicle was found on their property.

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 08:32:21 +0200
Hello world: Academics Tshilidzi Marwala and Thuli Madonsela land global roles
Prof Tshilidzi Marwala of the University of Johannesburg is moving to Japan to become rector of the UN University.

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 08:31:21 +0200
Lagarde, Putin, Biden and the trouble with drawing red lines
Christine Lagarde, the president of the European Central Bank, is svelte, urbane and French. She knows better than to show up at a press conference and say brutish things — such as “Bring it on,” or “Go ahead, make my day.” Or even: “Don...

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 08:30:00 +0200
RATE IT | 8 interventions announced by Ramaphosa to fix SA’s energy crisis
Will they work, or is it too little, too late?

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 08:13:45 +0200
Yosemite wildfire burns out of control, forcing thousands to flee
Firefighters limited the growth of a wildfire that is advancing toward Yosemite National Park, the second blaze in the area this month.

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 08:10:26 +0200
Shooter wanted for attack on students traced to Sea Point hotel
Gqeberha police have arrested a suspect for the murder of a university student and attempted murder of another after tracking him to Cape Town.

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 08:09:36 +0200
Telkom files notice to oppose SIU investigation into Nigeria's MultiLinks acquisition
Telkom has filed court papers opposing President Cyril Ramaphosa’s proclamation order instructing the Special Investigating Unit to investigate the company’s acquisitions and other corporate activities dating back to 2006.

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 07:30:00 +0200
'That could’ve been an email!' — SA weighs in on plan to keep the lights on
Do you think the interventions will fix SA's energy crisis?

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 07:30:00 +0200
Covid-19 in numbers: Get the latest figures
Daily updates on the coronavirus pandemic in SA.

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 07:15:00 +0200
Can government implement electricity crisis plan?
"What is still required is a clear execution plan, set against hard deadlines and accountability for delivery," says Busa, representing the private sector.

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 07:00:00 +0200
YOUR COVID-19 QUESTIONS ANSWERED | Can high blood pressure increase risk of severe Covid-19?
High blood pressure can more than double your chance of being hospitalised with severe Covid-19, a study has found.

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 06:15:00 +0200
40 stories you need to read about one year after the July 2021 unrest
Twelve months later South Africans are still trying to make sense of the riots and pick up the pieces.

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 06:10:00 +0200
UKRAINE UPDATES | Russia's Lavrov defends Odesa missile strike
Ukraine updates.

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 22:56:39 +0200
JSC to advise suspension for Hlophe
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) will advise President Cyril Ramaphosa to suspend Western Cape judge president John Hlophe, it decided at a meeting on Monday night.

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 22:30:52 +0200
Light at the end of the tunnel? Ramaphosa details plans to add megawatts to avert power crisis
Over the next three months, Eskom will take steps to urgently add new generation capacity to the grid.

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 20:15:00 +0200
‘I put my life on the line for SA’: medical interns from African countries hit a brick wall
Foreign graduates studied medicine in SA and now can’t get placed for an internship after the removal of doctors from the critical skills list.

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 20:15:00 +0200
‘Don’t wear ANC regalia to loot’: a year since riots, eThekwini Shutdown member speaks out
WhatsApp group member said most of the people advocating for violence were from the Hammarsdale and Nyuswa areas

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 20:02:37 +0200
‘He told me he wanted to come home a hero,’ says uncle of SA boy who drowned in Palestine
A sombre mood filled the hall of Orchards Primary School in Norwood, Johannesburg, on Monday afternoon when family members, teachers and parents gathered to bid farewell to 11-year-old pupil Kabelo Masalela who drowned in Palestine during a soccer tr...

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 19:19:06 +0200
Gauteng education department online applications reach 350,000 mark
The Gauteng education department says 350,207 Grade 1 and 8 online admissions applications have been received since applications opened on Friday.

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 18:59:51 +0200
JJ Tabane appointed chairperson of electric vehicle company Agilitee
Electric vehicle manufacturer Agilitee on Monday announced the appointment of JJ Tabane as chairperson of its board of directors.

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 18:50:06 +0200
SA cannot afford to ditch coal-fired power stations, says EFF
Red berets admin boss insists emerging economies can’t move away from coal at the behest of developed counterparts

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 18:41:15 +0200
Sangoma tip-off in Gardee murder case was possibly from a scorned ex- lover
The SMS tip-off police used to arrest Sipho Mkhatshwa and charge him with Hillary Gardee's murder was allegedly sent from the number of his fiancee's former mother-in-law.

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 18:20:10 +0200
Transformation in Banking Report reveals black women executive directors still only a fraction
While the proportion of black people working at all management levels is growing steadily in SA’s banking sector, albeit behind the Financial Sector Code’s targets, the number of black women executive directors is still only a fraction of what is...

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 16:57:16 +0200
Extradition request for Gupta brothers submitted to UAE
An extradition request for Atul Kumar Gupta and Rajesh Kumar Gupta has been submitted to the United Arab Emirates, says justice and correctional services minister Ronald Lamola.

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 16:32:13 +0200
Russia’s Lavrov courts Africa in quest for more non-Western friends
Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov visited Congo Republic on Monday, the second leg of an African tour aimed at strengthening Moscow's ties with a continent that has refused to join Western condemnation and sanctions over Russia's invasion of Ukr...



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