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Wed, 24 Aug 2022 10:30:00 +0200
US to return $23m looted by late dictator Abacha to Nigeria - officials
The US will turn over to Nigeria $23m (about R391m) taken by former military ruler Sani Abacha, officials said at an event to sign the agreement on Tuesday.

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 10:26:12 +0200
Bow down and call me madam: Mkhwebane's alleged workplace demands gets tongues wagging
Former public protector COO Basani Baloyi claimed staff had to address Busiswe Mkhwebane as "madam" and bow down to her.

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 10:20:07 +0200
Defiant Ukraine marks Independence Day six months after invasion
Ukraine was "reborn" when Russia invaded six months ago, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday, marking 31 years of his country's independence from the Moscow-controlled Soviet Union with a vow to drive Russian forces out completely.

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 10:17:11 +0200
Fewer pupils at school, but teaching is unaffected: Gauteng on stayaway
An "average pupil attendance" has been noted at some schools, says the Gauteng education department.

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 10:13:28 +0200
KFC launches investigation into fake food inspector
SPONSORED | Recent social media coverage has unearthed bogus quality assurance inspectors soliciting free food

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 10:00:00 +0200
'New shock' for European markets as gas price spike fuels inflation fears
Another dramatic spike in natural gas prices appears to have ended any hopes that Europe's inflation battle is set to ease, with financial markets now bracing for higher prices, a faster pace of interest rate hikes and a deeper economic downturn.

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 09:31:09 +0200
Backlash after MEC blames, belittles Zim patient for squeeze on Limpopo health budget
Ordinary South Africans and EFF leaders have expressed dismay at the way a hospital patient was treated by the Limpopo health MEC.

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 09:07:05 +0200
Japan easing its Covid-19-test requirement for vaccinated travellers
Japan will scrap a negative Covid-19 test to enter the country for those vaccinated three times as it faces calls from the tourism industry and businesses to roll back some of the most stringent pandemic curbs among rich nations.

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 08:50:32 +0200
LISTEN | Limpopo health MEC blasts patient from Zimbabwe receiving treatment in SA hospital
Limpopo health MEC Dr Phophi Ramathuba says Zimbabweans think she is running a charity department.

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 08:49:24 +0200
Kenyan group sues UK government over what it calls colonial-era land theft
A group of Kenyans filed a case against the British government at the European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday over what it said was colonial-era land theft, torture and mistreatment.

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 08:45:43 +0200
Banning Russian travellers won’t help win the war in Ukraine
Ukraine’s president wants the West to ban Russian travelers in the hopes of boosting internal pressure against President Vladimir Putin.

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 08:41:38 +0200
SA welcomes China lifting wool import ban after animal disease scare
SA welcomed a decision by China on Tuesday lifting restrictions on imported wool products imposed following an outbreak of foot and mouth disease, two South African ministers said.

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 07:35:00 +0200
Shutdown stayaway: It's legal but salaries will be docked
The work stayaway organised by trade unions Saftu and Cosatu is legal, employers and the government confirm.

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 07:30:00 +0200
Why Namibia 'reluctantly' took over as Sadc organ chair from SA
When Namibian President Hage Geingob was told that he was next in line to take over as the chair of the Southern African Development Community organ on politics, defence and security co-operation from President Cyril Ramaphosa, he was reluctant.

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 07:03:00 +0200
Google Wallet launches in SA as digital payments boom
The Google Wallet app stores a consumer's credit or debit card information and allows shoppers to pay for goods by tapping their phone against a retail store's point of sale at the checkout counter.

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 07:00:00 +0200
All set for national strike by workers against socioeconomic conditions
Thousands of workers are expected to stay away from work and strike as two of the country’s trade union federations and unions affiliated to them embark on a national shutdown on Wednesday.

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 07:00:00 +0200
KFC hires a PI to catch fake food inspector who eats free at its stores
Fast-food franchise KFC says it has hired a private investigator to crack down on an alleged fake food inspector soliciting free food from its stores across the country.

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 06:16:05 +0200
SA SHUTDOWN UPDATES | It's legal but salaries will be docked
Thousands of workers are expected to stay away from work and strike as two of the country’s trade union federations and unions affiliated to them embark on a national shutdown on Wednesday.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 21:44:36 +0200
Arrest of two more alleged July unrest instigators brings total to 46
The Hawks arrested two more suspects linked to the July unrest last year, bringing to 11 the number of people arrested on Tuesday.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 21:35:38 +0200
R128m more needed to fight latest outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease
An estimated R128m is needed to control the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease which is plaguing the country.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 21:27:00 +0200
Watershed moment: superyacht linked to sanctioned Russian oligarch is auctioned in Gibraltar
The auction could be a benchmark for other banks looking to recoup losses from other sanctioned oligarchs

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 21:25:00 +0200
Parliament worried deadly attacks on long-distance buses will harm tourism
Intercape CEO called on police and transport ministers and the president to treat the attacks as a ‘matter of national importance’

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 21:25:00 +0200
Flood-struck homeless celebrate the privacy of a room, but where to go after 6 months?
Human settlements department steps in to save displaced victims from eviction and leases a building to house them for half a year

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 21:25:00 +0200
IN PICS | The road to shelter for eThekwini’s homeless is paved with bumps
The city unveiled plans to erect a shelter for the destitute in the inner city, but the area is the subject of land claims

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 21:00:00 +0200
Jailed shooter with a death wish is euthanised in Spain
Courts allowed the man's assisted death after rejecting several appeals by his victims who argued he had to face justice

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 20:11:30 +0200
Media concession keeps Zuma’s tax records safe from media — for now
Media houses made a concession about obtaining former president Jacob Zuma's tax records in the Constitutional Court on Tuesday -  saying they would “leave that fight for another day” - and focused on a constitutional challenge to  the legislat...

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 19:00:00 +0200
Zelenskyy vows tough response to any Russian attack on Independence Day
As Ukraine prepared to mark both its independence from Soviet-rule in 1991 and the six months since Russian troops invaded, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pledged that any Russian attacks in or around the date would provoke a powerful response.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 18:47:42 +0200
Man who raped, killed three-year-old girl sentenced to 25 years in jail
A 29-year-old man who raped a three-year-old child in Bela Bela before killing her in 2020 was sentenced to 25 years' imprisonment on Tuesday.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 18:00:45 +0200
China unbans SA wool products
SA  has welcomed the decision by China on Tuesday to lift restrictions on SA wool products after the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 17:25:59 +0200
Moving on up: women own or co-own more than half of SA’s homes
Research shows the percentage of properties bought by women-only has increased and a third of SA’s vehicles are bought by women.



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