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Wed, 31 Aug 2022 10:45:07 +0200
Taiwan vows to counterattack if China's forces enter its territory
Taiwan said on Wednesday it would exercise its right to self defence and “counterattack” if Chinese armed forces entered its territory, as Beijing increased military activities near the democratic island.

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 09:24:00 +0200
WATCH LIVE | Attorney-general tables audit report on flood relief funds
Auditor-general Tsakani Maluleke is on Wednesday tabling her office's first real-time audit report to parliament's joint ad hoc committee.

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 09:04:44 +0200
A honeymoon cruise, cash and all things wedding for Comrades groom and Prudence
Comrades Marathon runner Joseph Kagiso Ndlovu and his fiancé, only identified as Prudence, will marry in April next year.

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 08:50:33 +0200
Law enforcement agencies to pilot new legislative tool targeting unexplained wealth
Government departments together with law enforcement agencies are piloting an initiative expected to bring a more cost-effective, faster and easier approach to investigating and recovering assets acquired through suspected unlawful activities such as...

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 08:12:50 +0200
More South Africans are feeling unsafe as crime rate increases, says Stats SA
Feelings of safety in SA have been declining since 2019/20, data released by Stats SA show.

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 08:10:28 +0200
Durban drug dealer gets three life terms for murdering business associates
The Durban high court has sentenced a whoonga drug dealer to three life terms for killing his business associates in April 2019.

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 08:00:00 +0200
Biden declares emergency over Mississippi water crisis
US President Joe Biden's administration approved an emergency declaration over a water crisis in the State of Mississippi and ordered Federal assistance late on Tuesday to supplement the state's response.

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 08:00:00 +0200
Covid-19 drives down US life expectancy for the second straight year, data shows
Deaths from Covid-19 contributed to half of the overall decline in life expectancy last year, with drug overdoses and heart disease also major contributors, CDC data showed

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 07:55:34 +0200
WATCH | SpaceX launches its next batch of Starlink satellites
SpaceX launches its next batch of Starlink satellites into space.

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 07:42:53 +0200
Last Soviet leader Gorbachev, who ended Cold War and won Nobel prize, dies aged 91
Mikhail Gorbachev, who ended the Cold War without bloodshed but failed to prevent the collapse of the Soviet Union, died on Tuesday at the age of 91, hospital officials in Moscow said.

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 07:11:41 +0200
Ukraine makes push along entire front, Zelensky says, as Russia halts gas
Ukraine, now armed with sophisticated Western-supplied weapons, launched a fresh push this week to reclaim territory in the south.

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 07:00:00 +0200
Mandla Mandela claps back at Meghan's comparison of her wedding with his grandfather's release
Mandla Mandela said the celebration of his grandfather’s freedom was far more important than Meghan Markle's marriage 'to a white prince'.

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 07:00:00 +0200
TimesLIVE Video reaches 200,000 YouTube subscribers - Here's our recent top 6 videos
The TimesLIVE Video channel on YouTube reached the milestone of 200,000 subscribers on Tuesday afternoon.

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 06:57:54 +0200
US Justice Dept sees evidence of obstruction in Trump documents case
The US Justice Department said on Tuesday it found evidence to suggest that documents removed from the White House when Donald Trump left office were later concealed at his Florida home to obstruct a federal investigation into their whereabouts.

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 06:22:21 +0200
Musk adds whistle-blower as new reason to cancel $44 billion Twitter deal
Elon Musk has cited the recent accusations from a Twitter Inc. whistle-blower as a new reason to terminate the $44 billion takeover of the social media platform.

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 22:06:13 +0200
WATCH | Gayton McKenzie would switch off foreigner's oxygen 'to save a South African'
Patriotic Alliance leader Gayton McKenzie said he will switch off oxygen supply to a foreign national in order to save a South African life.

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 22:05:00 +0200
Questions remain over Phala Phala as parliament abandons Q&A session
MPs argue president Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala matter is not sub judice and that he is accountable to parliament

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 22:03:31 +0200
Serial rapist convicted on four counts to be sentenced on Thursday
The high court in Mbombela on Tuesday convicted a 34-year-old serial rapist on four counts of rape.

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 21:49:11 +0200
Government condemns victimisation of suspected foreigners
The government on Tuesday condemned the actions of some people who prevented others from accessing healthcare services at Kalafong Hospital  in Atteridgeville, based on the colour of their skin and the language they spoke.

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 21:24:52 +0200
Cataclysmic floods in Pakistan kill 1,100, including 380 children
Torrential rains and flooding have submerged a third of Pakistan and killed more than 1,100 people, including 380 children as the United Nations appealed for aid on Tuesday for what it described as an "unprecedented climate catastrophe."

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 20:57:00 +0200
Graphic designer’s affordable chemo cap offers hope
Paula Estrada’s cooling cap has given cancer sufferers around the world a new lease on life

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 20:56:00 +0200
Shortage of birth control options for women in public health care ‘alarming’
Stockouts are a ‘visceral blow’ to women’s health and constitutional rights, says expert

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 20:55:00 +0200
Bank of America tests no-down-payment mortgages for blacks, Hispanics
With banks long accused of discriminating against minority buyers, prospective borrowers are evaluated based on their payment history

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 20:54:00 +0200
Musk’s drive to sell 20-million EVs could cost Tesla hundreds of billions
The firm’s planned 13-fold increase would see it grow to the size of VW and Toyota combined

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 20:45:52 +0200
Trump's Truth Social app 'not approved on Google Play Store'
Former US president Donald Trump's social media platform Truth Social has not yet been approved for distribution on Alphabet's Google Play Store due to insufficient content moderation, Axios reported on Tuesday, citing a Google spokesperson.

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 19:35:00 +0200
Safe as houses: VBS cannot take Zuma’s multimillion-rand Nkandla home
The former president has an outstanding loan debt of R7.8m

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 19:26:00 +0200
Russian Comrades winner Alexandra Morozova gets her money
The runner wins yet again as she secures her R260,000 booty

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 19:02:00 +0200
DG in KZN premier’s office to spend another night in cell over Mhlathuze Water probe
Dr Nonhlanhla Mkhize and her co-accused face charges of corruption, intimidation, obstructing the course of justice and fraud

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 17:29:12 +0200
Special Tribunal rules that PMB police unit's 17-year lease is invalid
The Special Tribunal has ruled that a lease entered into by the public works department 17 years ago for offices for the police’s Pietermaritzburg family violence, child protection and sexual offences unit is invalid.

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 17:18:26 +0200
Five killed, pilot critical as police light aircraft crashes at Rand Airport
Five people have died after a light aircraft belonging to the police crashed at Rand Airport in Gauteng on Tuesday afternoon.



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