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Fri, 14 Oct 2022 11:01:40 +0200
Gauteng may be freed from heatwave this weekend
The South African Weather Service says there is a 30% chance of showers in the Heidelberg and Nigel areas on Saturday, with a 30% chance of rain over the entire province on Sunday.

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 11:00:00 +0200
Give them time: Mantashe claps back at load-shedding criticisms, says crisis is global
The minister says South Africans are understandably upset about high stages of load-shedding, but see themselves as 'an island'.

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 10:14:09 +0200
SAMRC cautions people with ill health to wear masks after spike in Covid-19 traces in Western Cape wastewater
The South African Medical Research Council has advised people who are sickly or at high risk of Covid-19 complications to consider wearing face masks after it noticed a spike in Covid-19 traces in several wastewater treatment plants in the Western Ca...

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 10:05:30 +0200
Brian Molefe, Siyabonga Gama, Anoj Singh due back in court for state capture-linked trial
The former Transnet executives are charged with contravening the Public Finance Management Act and fraud, while others are charged with fraud and money-laundering.

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 10:00:00 +0200
US House January 6 committee votes to subpoena Trump
The US House of Representatives committee probing the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol by Donald Trump's supporters voted unanimously on Thursday to subpoena the former president, a move that could lead to criminal charges if he does not com...

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 10:00:00 +0200
'I pay nearly R10k a month for medical aid': Gungubele on ministers using public healthcare
“They [ministers] pay for their medical aid ... I think I am paying nearly R10,000 a month as a minister. A lot of things are not subsidised. [This is] a job that you can leave at any time and [it is] a job that [requires one to be] involved 24/7....

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 09:34:33 +0200
Primary school pupil allegedly takes his own life
A 12-year-boy who recently underwent counselling after concerns about his mental health were raised has died.

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 09:13:00 +0200
Striking Transnet workers clog road to Durban terminal
Transnet workers have gathered outside Durban port entrance 3 on the Victoria Embankment as they enter the fifth day of their strike.

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 09:04:46 +0200
Child malnutrition soars in central Somalia area on verge of famine
Acute malnutrition is surging among children displaced by drought and conflict in a part of central Somalia teetering on the edge of famine, according to a survey conducted by humanitarian agencies.

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 08:55:36 +0200
Mpumalanga police find drugs hidden in ‘Cremora boxes’, suspect arrested
Police in Mpumalanga have clamped down on an alleged drug den which was being fronted as a supermarket in Standerton.

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 08:53:53 +0200
Nigerian court drops terrorism charges against separatist leader Kanu
Nigeria's Court of Appeal on Thursday dropped terrorism charges against separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu that had been brought by the government, in a unanimous decision by all three judges hearing the case.

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 08:44:19 +0200
Florida jury spares Parkland shooter from death penalty
Jurors reached a verdict on Thursday for Nikolas Cruz in a 2018 school shooting in Parkland, Florida, that killed 17 people. They were expected to reveal their decision to the judge shortly.

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 07:49:46 +0200
E-hailing driver among four suspects arrested for hijacking and kidnapping Soweto man
An e-hailing driver and three alleged accomplices are expected to appear at the Protea magistrate’s court for their bail applications on Friday morning.

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 07:48:39 +0200
Police launch manhunt for three suspects who killed two on-duty cops in Boksburg
Police in Gauteng have launched a manhunt for three suspects who are alleged to have killed two on-duty police officers in Benoni on Thursday evening.

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 07:27:45 +0200
Five shot dead in North Carolina capital; juvenile suspect arrested
Five people including an off-duty police officer were shot dead in the North Carolina capital of Raleigh on Thursday, triggering a massive manhunt that shut down part of city for hours and resulted in the arrest of a juvenile suspect, officials said.

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 07:06:09 +0200
Elon Musk is under federal investigation, Twitter says in court filing
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is being investigated by US federal authorities over his conduct in his $44bn (about R800bn) takeover deal for Twitter Inc, the social media company said in a court filing released on Thursday.

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 07:00:00 +0200
Dis-Chem, Absa pledge R200,000 for Jagersfontein community after mine dam wall burst
Dis-Chem is donating R100,000 in toiletries and food and Absa pledged to match the donation in cash

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 21:27:06 +0200
Netflix ad-supported plan to launch in November at $7 a month
Netflix Inc said on Thursday it will introduce a streaming plan with advertising for roughly $7 per month in November, a move to attract new subscribers after the company lost customers in the first half of the year.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 21:15:58 +0200
Eight killed in two incidents in Eastern Cape township
Eight people were killed and one wounded in two separate incidents in KwaNobuhle near Kariega on Thursday.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 20:07:42 +0200
Popia twist in Nelson Mandela University's student elections
The student elections at the Nelson Mandela University in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape have been hit by allegations that they were hosted on a server that is outside SA - potentially in conflict with the new legislation that protects personal data.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 18:06:28 +0200
Transnet workers set to intensify protests with motorcade on Durban streets
Transnet workers are set to take to the streets around the port of Durban on Friday as they “intensify” their strike.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 17:20:50 +0200
Transnet worker shot en route to work in Gqeberha
A Transnet employee was shot and wounded on her way to work in New Brighton, Gqeberha, on Thursday morning.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 15:40:14 +0200
Teenagers arrested for Facebook Marketplace scam, attempted robbery
Police have arrested six teenagers who attempted to rob a man selling an item on Facebook Marketplace.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 15:27:56 +0200
Measles alert for Limpopo district
Three cases of measles from two healthcare facilities have been detected in the Greater Sekhukhune district, Limpopo.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 15:12:00 +0200
We will take NPA services to the people, says Northern Cape DPP
Northern Cape director of public prosecutions advocate Livingstone Sakata has assured the province prosecutors will defend all victims of crime, including those who are marginalised.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 14:07:10 +0200
Former cop 'found with Krugersdorp gang rape victim's possessions'
A former warrant officer has been arrested after being found in possession of property belonging to a victim of a gang rape in Krugersdorp.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 14:04:40 +0200
Caring young shoppers are turning back time
Millennials and Gen Z are fuelling a boom in the second-hand watch market.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 13:08:08 +0200
Transnet strike: We need decisive, urgent action now, says business
Even before knock-on effects are considered, South Africa is conservatively losing between R100m and R1bn a day, according to the SA Association of Freight Forwarders.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 12:58:31 +0200
'Lone arsonist' suspect trying to reach family to hire a lawyer
A man alleged to be responsible for a spate of arson attacks in Johannesburg appeared in the Randburg magistrate's court on Thursday.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 12:46:40 +0200
SpaceX to fly first space tourist, Dennis Tito, around the moon
SpaceX plans to announce two new space tourists slated to fly on the Starship rocket: Dennis Tito, the world’s first-ever space tourist in 2001, and his wife, Akiko.



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