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Tue, 06 Sep 2022 10:53:48 +0200Operation Dudula heads to ConCourt after Zim exemption permit extension
Self-appointed illegal immigrant watchdog Operation Dudula says it is heading to the apex court to interdict the home affairs minister's extension of Zimbabwean exemption permits.
Tue, 06 Sep 2022 10:43:39 +0200Health Squared: A month’s reprieve for the most vulnerable, costly catches for some joining other medical schemes
More than 50 Health Squared members undergoing dialysis will have their treatment and medication covered by the close-to-insolvent scheme until the end of this month or until they join another scheme, the Joburg high court ruled at the weekend.
Tue, 06 Sep 2022 10:07:20 +0200WATCH LIVE | Senzo Meyiwa murder trial continues
The trial of the five men accused of the murder of former Orlando Pirates and Bafana Bafana goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa continues in the Pretoria high court on Tuesday.
Tue, 06 Sep 2022 10:00:00 +0200Your application for R350 grant unsuccessful? Here are 10 reasons why it may be declined
The SA Social Security Agency has explained why some applications for the R350 social relief of distress grant were declined.
Tue, 06 Sep 2022 09:53:33 +0200If you want SA's fastest fixed broadband speed, move to Joburg, survey finds
Johannesburg has the fastest fixed broadband speed in SA, according to research by Ookla.
Tue, 06 Sep 2022 09:48:54 +0200Farmer killed, wife tortured in Limpopo
A shoot-out with police officers tracking a stolen vehicle used to flee the scene of a farm attack has led to the death of one suspect and a second being wounded.
Tue, 06 Sep 2022 09:38:54 +0200Hungary to set up anti-corruption body in bid to unlock EU funds
Hungary will create an anti-corruption authority and a working group involving non-government organisations to oversee the spending of European Union funds, the government said in a decree in its official gazette late on Monday.
Tue, 06 Sep 2022 09:27:39 +0200Boris Johnson throws weight behind UK's Truss, says she will offer energy help
Britain's Boris Johnson said on Tuesday his successor Liz Truss would do everything to help people cope with sky-rocketing energy prices, using his departure speech to throw his support behind the country's new prime minister.
Tue, 06 Sep 2022 08:48:12 +0200How migrants who move between Zimbabwe and SA access health care in border towns
In Beitbridge, the health needs often related to chronic or infectious diseases such as hypertension and malaria. There was also high HIV prevalence among women.
Tue, 06 Sep 2022 07:22:44 +0200Kenyan opposition leader Odinga respects court ruling, Kenyatta vows to ensure smooth transition for Ruto
“We respect the opinion of the court although we vehemently disagree with their decision today,” Odinga said
Tue, 06 Sep 2022 07:15:30 +0200Load-shedding impact on GDP data a concern for government
The government is concerned about the impact power outages had on the economy in the second quarter, as Stats SA prepares to release data for the three-month period.
Tue, 06 Sep 2022 07:06:27 +0200Attack on vehicle kills 35 civilians in northern Burkina Faso
At least 35 civilians were killed and 37 injured in northern Burkina Faso when a vehicle in a convoy hit an improvised explosive device.
Tue, 06 Sep 2022 06:45:33 +0200Police identify suspects in Orlando tavern mass shooting
Gauteng detectives have issued warrants of arrest for five suspects wanted for the murder of 16 revellers at a Soweto tavern.
Mon, 05 Sep 2022 21:02:21 +0200Gauteng top cop praises detectives for investigations that led to lengthy sentences
Gauteng police commissioner Lt-Gen Elias Mawela on Monday commended detectives who, in the past few weeks, collectively secured 17 life terms with more than 1,100 years in prison for 51 accused in 40 separate cases.
Mon, 05 Sep 2022 21:01:00 +0200NWU probes student teacher who allegedly made ‘homophobic utterances’ that led to pupil’s suicide
The Gauteng education department has confirmed the trainee teacher has been relieved of her duties
Mon, 05 Sep 2022 20:58:27 +0200State wants special entry application regarding ‘irregularities’ on Meyiwa trial dismissed
Meyiwa’s girlfriend Kelly Khumalo, her mother, sister and several other people are implicated in his killing in the second docket
Mon, 05 Sep 2022 20:43:43 +0200Seven arrested in Gauteng for driver's licence fraud
Seven suspects were arrested at Fochville licensing department on the West Rand on Monday on allegations of fraud relating to the issuing of driving licences.
Mon, 05 Sep 2022 20:26:00 +0200Earthquake in China’s Sichuan kills more than 40, shakes provincial capital
The quake was the biggest in the tectonically active area since August 2017
Mon, 05 Sep 2022 18:12:47 +0200WATCH | Parties demand probe into claims of ANC ‘brown envelopes’ in Da Gama ousting
Members of the multiparty coalition that governs in the City of Johannesburg gathered at the Hillbrow police station, where they laid charges against the ANC and its partners in council.
Mon, 05 Sep 2022 17:19:38 +0200Fire closes OR Tambo runway, operations not affected
A runway at the OR Tambo International Airport was temporarily closed on Monday afternoon as a result of a veld fire but this has not affected airport operations.
Mon, 05 Sep 2022 17:04:50 +0200LISTEN | SA could extract its own oil to keep fuel prices low: economist
As the fuel price drops from Wednesday, Investec chief economist Annabel Bishop says SA could reassess oil and gasoline imports to lower prices.
Mon, 05 Sep 2022 16:57:52 +0200Video footage critical to Krugersdorp rape case uncovered by cops, says Cele
The investigators probing the gang rape of eight women in Krugersdorp, on the West Rand, in July are making headway as police have obtained a video that will help solve the case, says police minister Bheki Cele.
Mon, 05 Sep 2022 16:52:37 +0200Fifteen injured as taxi rolls over in Grasmere
Fifteen people were injured when the taxi they were travelling in rolled off the N1 near Grasmere on Monday morning.
Mon, 05 Sep 2022 16:49:16 +0200Bogus doctor accused of raping teenager denied bail
A bogus doctor accused of raping a 17-year-old patient was denied bail by the Kimberley magistrate's court on Monday.
Mon, 05 Sep 2022 16:30:21 +0200Liz Truss named as Britain's next prime minister
Liz Truss was named as Britain's next prime minister on Monday, winning a leadership race for the governing Conservative Party at a time when the country faces a cost of living crisis, industrial unrest and a recession.
Mon, 05 Sep 2022 15:42:33 +0200Bus sector sheds 7,000 jobs, unions lose members
The bus passenger sector has lost 7,000 jobs from the start of the Covid-19 outbreak and 32 companies have closed down, the SA Road Passenger Bargaining Council said on Monday.
Mon, 05 Sep 2022 15:21:15 +0200Pupils allegedly torch Durban school over confiscated cellphones
Ndengetho High School pupils set fire to several classrooms after police confiscated about 400 phones during a spot search on Thursday, says the KZN education department.
Mon, 05 Sep 2022 14:50:00 +0200Family optimistic inquest will reveal truth behind anti-apartheid activist’s death in police custody
The family of anti-apartheid activist Imam Abdullah Haron has expressed confidence in the inquest into the circumstances of his death five decades ago, saying an investigation will bring closure to his children and grandchildren.
Mon, 05 Sep 2022 14:13:10 +0200LISTEN | ‘Material evidence’ in Meyiwa docket should have been given to defence before plea, says lawyer
The defence for one of the accused in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial, Zandile Mshololo, told the Pretoria high court the prosecution’s previous non-disclosure of the contents in the second docket opened in 2019 has led to the violation of her client...
Mon, 05 Sep 2022 13:11:02 +0200Ipid report flags ‘assault investigations’ at 70 police stations in Western Cape
One third of the 662 cases referred to the Independent Police Investigative Directorate for investigation in the Western Cape in the 2021/22 financial year required action be taken against police for incidents including deaths in custody, assaults an...