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Sat, 15 Oct 2022 10:35:17 +0200
Suspect nabbed for 'conspiring with woman to kill her cop husband'
The Eastern Cape Hawks have apprehended a suspect who allegedly conspired with a woman who wanted her police officer husband killed

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 10:08:55 +0200
Five 'July unrest instigators' released on bail
The Hawks swooped on five suspects linked to the July 2021 unrest in KwaZulu-Natal this week.

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 10:07:28 +0200
SpaceX capsule splashes down, returning 4 astronauts from Space Station
The fourth long-duration astronaut team launched by SpaceX to the International Space Station (ISS) safely returned to Earth on Friday, splashing down in the Atlantic Ocean off Florida after nearly six months of research aboard the orbital outpost.

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 09:13:52 +0200
Turkish mine blast's death toll rises to at least 22
An explosion in a coal mine in Turkey's northern Bartin province on Friday killed 22 people, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said, but it was not clear how many people were still trapped due to the blast that occurred as 110 people were working.

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 22:28:29 +0200
Rand Water limits flow to six municipalities to protect system
Rand Water says it will be implementing flow control management at its reservoirs from 8pm on Friday until the system recovers, after increased water consumption in the parts it supplies.

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 19:58:51 +0200
Father of Randfontein child found hanging from tree doesn't believe it was suicide
The father of 12-year-old Senzo Nhlapo, who is believed to have committed suicide, doesn’t believe his child was capable of taking his own life.

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 19:23:12 +0200
Seven EMPD officers arrested for murder released on R3,000 bail each
Seven Ekurhuleni metropolitan police department (EMPD) officers who were arrested following the death of a man in Tsakane last month were granted bail on Friday.

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 19:01:02 +0200
KZN encourages schools to invest in generators amid load-shedding crisis
The KwaZulu-Natal education department is hamstrung in dealing with the threats of exam disruptions caused by the rolling blackouts in recent weeks.

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 18:17:06 +0200
Distraught father of missing Benoni toddler says man last seen with his daughter 'is not talking'
The father of missing Benoni toddler Bokgabo Poo on Friday revealed that despite a suspect being arrested in connection with her disappearance, the four-year-old's whereabouts were still unknown.

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 16:54:39 +0200
Load-shedding reprieve from midnight
Eskom on Friday announced that it would be suspending load-shedding from midnight.

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 16:50:11 +0200
Umalusi gives green light for 2022 matric exams
The education quality assurance council said on Friday it had completed its role of monitoring and verifying the readiness of the public and private assessment bodies to manage and conduct the 2022 end-of-year exams.

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 16:50:04 +0200
President Cyril Ramaphosa appoints Mosotho Moepya IEC chair
President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Mosotho Moepya as chairperson of the Electoral Commission of South Africa, with immediate effect from Friday.

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 16:02:58 +0200
Limpopo man who kicked, stomped on 16-year-old boy found guilty
Corrie Pretorius, who was caught on camera assaulting a 16-year-old boy in June, was on Friday convicted in the Groblersdal magistrate's court of assault.

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 15:53:35 +0200
Eskom’s new land leases to unlock R40bn investment in renewables
This is the first batch of lease agreements the utility has signed with private companies to develop projects on land around its stations

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 15:44:00 +0200
One suspect arrested for murder of German tourist
One suspect has been arrested in connection with the murder of a German tourist in Mpumalanga last week.

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 15:34:19 +0200
Jeremy Hunt replaces Kwasi Kwarteng as Britain's finance minister
Former foreign minister Jeremy Hunt has been appointed Britain's finance minister, Prime Minister Liz Truss's office said on Friday, following Kwasi Kwarteng's resignation from the post after less than six weeks in the job.

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 14:44:47 +0200
Qatar World Cup will have areas for drunk fans to sober up, limits on beer hours
The Soccer World Cup being held in Qatar from next month will have areas for drunk fans to sober up, its CEO said in a television interview.

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 14:25:31 +0200
WATCH | Siya Kolisi visits mobile eye clinic as part of World Sight Day
Springbok captain Siya Kolisi partnered with OneSight and Oakley on Wednesday to assist disadvantaged children with free eye tests and glasses.

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 14:12:38 +0200
Product labelling, directory scammers and minimum spend rules — Wendy Knowler’s 'watch-outs of the week'
It may be sold in a fridge, but it can’t be labelled “fresh” if it’s spent time in a freezer.

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 14:09:47 +0200
UK finance minister Kwarteng has been sacked — BBC
Britain's finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng has been sacked after less than six weeks in the job, the BBC reported on Friday.

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 13:37:23 +0200
Police arrest suspect in search for missing child Bokgabo Poo, 4
Gauteng police have arrested a man who was allegedly last seen with missing four-year-old Bokgabo Poo who disappeared on Monday afternoon.

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 13:28:43 +0200
Fake news: police dispel mosquito tablet-related deaths in Cape Town
A voice note, accompanied by photographs of those who are said to have died after taking the tablets, has gone viral.

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 13:00:00 +0200
POLL | Should ministers be forced to use public healthcare?
Should ministers join the queue for public healthcare?

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 12:54:32 +0200
Pedestrian killed in Durban truck accident
A pedestrian was killed after a truck driver allegedly lost control and slammed into him in Bluff, south of Durban, on Friday.

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 12:50:44 +0200
Light exercise reduces risk of depression among women: study
A small amount of exercise — as little as half an hour of moderate physical activity, 5,000 steps or one gym visit a week — reduces the risk of women developing depression, a new study has found.

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 12:36:00 +0200
Dogs rescued from locked box on Cape Town property
The animals lived in faeces and darkness.

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 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
Transnet state capture-linked trial postponed for docket reveal
The Transnet fraud and corruption case involving about R400m has been postponed to next month for pretrial processes and possible transferral to the high court.

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...



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