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Tue, 30 Aug 2022 11:00:00 +0200WATCH | Duduzane Zuma hands over house to KZN flood victims
KwaZulu-Natal ANC ward 11 branch chairperson Duduzane Zuma has handed over a house to a family whose home was destroyed by the deadly floods in the province.
Tue, 30 Aug 2022 10:53:18 +0200Sadtu rejects call for traditional attire at schools to honour King Misuzulu
The SA Democratic Teachers' Union in KZN says a provincial education directive for teachers and pupils to wear traditional attire on Tuesday to honour King Misuzulu “has elements of indoctrination which must be rejected with the contempt it deserve...
Tue, 30 Aug 2022 10:35:59 +0200Second Comrades Marathon runner loses his life
SA's running fraternity is mourning the loss of another Comrades Marathon athlete who died close to the halfway mark on Sunday.
Tue, 30 Aug 2022 09:58:16 +0200Thieving teachers, assault convictions: Some with rap sheets slipping through the system
Educators' previous criminal convictions include theft (26.3%), assault (15.13%) and fraud (4.61%).
Tue, 30 Aug 2022 09:54:58 +0200Cash is king for South African banks planning digital transition
South African banks see physical money remaining key to their business as almost a third of their customers aren’t ready to go cashless, according to a survey.
Tue, 30 Aug 2022 09:42:39 +0200Comrades win earns Tete Dijana R100,000 and paid recovery leave from employer
Comrades Marathon winner Tete Dijana has scored a R50,000 cash bonus, R50,000 towards future training and a month’s paid leave to rest.
Tue, 30 Aug 2022 09:25:17 +0200WATCH LIVE | SAHRC hearing into discrimination in advertising — Day 2
The SA Human Rights Commission is holding a hearing into allegations of discrimination in advertising.
Tue, 30 Aug 2022 09:17:14 +0200'People's favourite' Durban metro police horse put down
A retired Durban metro police horse was put down on Monday.
Tue, 30 Aug 2022 08:41:36 +0200'Soweto doctors are under siege' with 10 armed robberies in five months
The Soweto Independent Practitioners Association says armed criminals are increasingly targeting private doctors, calling for police to do more to protect GPs.
Tue, 30 Aug 2022 08:41:14 +0200Information regulator summonses SAPS to explain leak of Krugersdorp rape victims' details
The information regulator has summonsed the SA Police Service to explain the alleged leak of personal information about the Krugersdorp rape victims.
Tue, 30 Aug 2022 08:39:26 +0200Deadly clashes rage in Baghdad in Shi'ite power struggle
Heavy clashes erupted in Baghdad, killing almost 20 people on Monday, after powerful Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr said he would quit politics, prompting his loyalists to storm a government palace and fight with rival groups.
Tue, 30 Aug 2022 08:03:46 +0200Solomon Islands to ban US navy ships from ports — US embassy
The Solomon Islands government has told the United States it will place a moratorium on navy vessels entering its ports, the United States embassy in Canberra said on Tuesday.
Tue, 30 Aug 2022 07:44:04 +0200Zelensky urges Russians to 'go home' as Ukraine presses offensive in south
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged Russian troops to flee for their lives as his forces launched an offensive near the city of Kherson, saying Ukraine's military were taking back their territory though Russia said the assault had failed...
Tue, 30 Aug 2022 07:37:54 +0200'You could have been more diplomatic': Zimbabwe embassy on Limpopo MEC's remarks to patient
The Zimbabwean embassy in Pretoria says it is shocked by the comments made by Limpopo health MEC Dr Phophi Ramathuba to a patient a week ago.
Tue, 30 Aug 2022 07:32:04 +0200NASA delays debut Artemis flight of new moon rocket after engine cooling issue
An engine-cooling problem forced NASA on Monday to postpone for at least four days the debut test launch of the colossal new rocket ship it plans to use for future astronaut flights back to the moon, more than 50 years after Apollo's last lunar missi...
Tue, 30 Aug 2022 07:00:00 +0200DA against pupils 'forced' to wear traditional attire to school to honour King Misuzulu
"SA is a culturally diverse country with the Bill of Rights ensuring the right to practice one’s religion and culture in keeping with the law. This must be respected by all," said the DA.
Mon, 29 Aug 2022 21:51:47 +0200Labour caucus rejects suspension of Tembisa Hospital CEO
The institutional labour caucus at the Tembisa Hospital has rejected the suspension of CEO Dr Ashley Mthunzi.
Mon, 29 Aug 2022 21:04:00 +0200Free land for all in Olievenhoutbosch, says EFF councillor
A group of people hope their lives will change for the better after they heeded a call, allegedly by the EFF, to occupy open land in Olievenhoutbosch, Tshwane.
Mon, 29 Aug 2022 20:37:00 +0200Justice train eventually rolls into the station for Transnet state capture accused
Arrest of Molefe ‘critical’ in holding those accused of state capture at Transnet to account: Investigating Directorate
Mon, 29 Aug 2022 20:32:10 +0200Murder suspect escapes and is rearrested in Mpumalanga
Police on Monday rearrested Karabo Chiloane, the man who escaped from custody at the holding cells in the Emakhazeni magistrate's court on Thursday morning.
Mon, 29 Aug 2022 20:29:00 +0200French industry may face energy rationing, PM warns
France and its European neighbours are seeking to shield consumers and businesses from a surge in energy prices on wholesale markets
Mon, 29 Aug 2022 20:28:00 +0200Shape-shifting SA creative makes his mark in Kenya
Rezah Sampson joins young African artists in Nairobi for two-day creative boot camp
Mon, 29 Aug 2022 20:28:00 +0200Single mother joins exodus of SA nurses in search of greener pastures abroad
Poor working conditions, low pay and persistent shortages of resources are pushing well-trained professionals out of the country.
Mon, 29 Aug 2022 20:28:00 +0200Anti-corruption campaigner Joao Lourenco gets second presidency term
While Lourenco has won many supporters for his crackdown on corruption, analysts say Angola needs serious reform
Mon, 29 Aug 2022 20:27:00 +0200Beyond face value: lookalikes show genetic and other similarities, study finds
Behavioural traits such as smoking and education level were correlated in lookalike pairs, says professor
Mon, 29 Aug 2022 20:27:00 +0200Lack of evidence slashes KZN murderer’s life sentence
Prison term reduced after appeal and judge finds state had not proven beyond a reasonable doubt 2011 murder was planned
Mon, 29 Aug 2022 20:26:00 +0200Free internet on tablets has matriXXX scrambling for porn sites
Mpumalanga education department issued 55,000 tablets to matric pupils for study purposes
Mon, 29 Aug 2022 19:44:37 +0200Aluminium canning demand outlook positive amid high energy cost concerns
In SA, the equation has also been ‘skewed a little bit’ by a shortage of glass
Mon, 29 Aug 2022 17:25:38 +0200Decision on ‘second docket’ in Meyiwa case to be taken after conclusion of trial, says Pretoria DPP
The director of public prosecutions in Pretoria, Sibongile Mzinyathi, says a decision on the so-called "second docket' in the Senzo Meyiwa murder case will be made at the conclusion of the trial.
Mon, 29 Aug 2022 17:02:59 +0200Operation Dudula members use skin colour and language test for hospital entry
The self-appointed illegal immigrant watchdog gathered outside Kalafong Hospital on Monday to vet entry to the establishment.