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Thu, 03 Nov 2022 11:00:00 +0200
Here's what you need to know about the amended tariffs for passports and travel documents
Home affairs minister Aaron Motsoaledi has amended the tariffs for South African passports and travel documents.

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 10:59:33 +0200
Durban doctor warns of possible sixth wave after spike in Covid-19 cases
A Durban doctor has warned of a possible Covid-19 sixth wave based on the number of positive patients he has treated since Monday.

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 10:40:01 +0200
Kenya Airways flights proceed as scheduled, pilots say in talks
Scheduled Kenya Airways flights were taking off as planned on Thursday morning, hours after the expiry of a strike notice by the pilots union, an airline source and the union told Reuters.

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 10:28:28 +0200
Five dead after methane leak at ArcelorMittal coal mine in Kazakhstan
Five people died after a methane gas leak at an ArcelorMittal coal mine in Kazakhstan on Thursday, the company said, and four more people have been hospitalised.

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 10:21:15 +0200
Lisa weakens to tropical storm after leaving Belize's main port in dark
Lisa weakened into a tropical storm as it moved across Belize Wednesday, leaving much of the country's largest city in the dark, although there were no reports of deaths or major damage so far in the Caribbean nation famed for its tourist appeal.

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 10:12:42 +0200
Major glaciers, including Dolomites and Yosemite, to disappear by 2050 - UN report
Some of the world's most famous glaciers, including in the Dolomites in Italy, the Yosemite and Yellowstone parks in the United States and Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania will disappear by 2050 due to global warming, whatever the temperature rise scena...

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 09:22:28 +0200
Ethiopia, rebels agree to new ceasefire after two years of war
Ethiopia’s government and leaders of the dissident Tigray region agreed to renew a ceasefire in a civil war that has claimed thousands of lives, raising hopes that an end to the two-year conflict may be in sight. The nation’s eurobonds rallied.

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 08:36:19 +0200
Unit at Kusile power station expected to remain offline after duct failure
Unit 1 at Eskom’s Kusile power station is expected to remain offline for a few months after a duct failure.

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 08:26:34 +0200
Factory worker suffers burns after falling into chemical storage tank
A worker slipped and fell into a nitrogen storage tank at a chemical manufacturing plant in Benoni on the East Rand this week.

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 07:53:22 +0200
Emergency plan to tackle electricity crisis remains work in progress
President Cyril Ramaphosa promised in late July to implement emergency measures within three months to tackle record blackouts. But those have only been partially implemented and outages continue.

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 07:47:26 +0200
Unforgivable deeds deserve life in jail: Cousin of Ekurhuleni serial rapist
Judgment in the trial of Ekurhuleni serial rapist Nkosinathi Phakathi, 32, is expected next week after his guilty plea statement was read to the Palm Ridge magistrate’s court on Wednesday.

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 07:00:00 +0200
Helen Zille gives Twitter's R145 monthly subscription the thumbs-up
DA federal council chair Helen Zille has given Twitter's $8 (about R145) monthly subscription for blue tick the thumbs up

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 07:00:00 +0200
Mbalula welcomes SCA decision against Siyangena on Prasa contracts
An appeal court judgment dismissing a bid by Siyangena Technologies to overturn a finding it was complicit in corruption when it scored contracts valued at about R5.5bn from Prasa, will enable the transport department to move at a brisker pace in imp...

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 06:41:29 +0200
19 zama zamas found dead, after suspected accident in illegal mine
No foul play is suspected at this stage.

Wed, 02 Nov 2022 21:13:00 +0200
No immediate closure for SA victim after Aussie sex pest coach dies in custody
Australian swimming coach facing charges of molesting boys dies in detention in Queensland

Wed, 02 Nov 2022 21:11:58 +0200
Zimbabwe’s teenage pregnancy crisis: 5,000 pregnancies in one month
Under Zimbabwe’s Termination of Pregnancy Act, abortion is only legally permitted under certain circumstances of rape, incest and health

Wed, 02 Nov 2022 21:08:00 +0200
Doctor on personal fundraising mission aspires to inspire
Gauteng trailblazer hopes to raise enough cash to buy an ECG machine for patients

Wed, 02 Nov 2022 21:08:00 +0200
Rising inflation is driving more South Africans to rent
The move work towards remote working has resulted in an even spread of rental demand across the country, even in smaller towns

Wed, 02 Nov 2022 21:07:00 +0200
Visa application figures soar as South Africans take to the skies after Covid
With the opening of international borders, visa applications have shot up by 700% since last year

Wed, 02 Nov 2022 21:07:00 +0200
Principal accused of witchcraft by parents takes department to court
The principal of Freedom Park Secondary in Rustenburg assaulted by parents resulting in ‘emotional and psychological trauma’

Wed, 02 Nov 2022 21:06:00 +0200
EDITORIAL | If SA wants to end GBVF, it needs to hack into the brains of children
School is where South Africa needs to increase its focus on beating the scourge of gender-based violence and femicide

Wed, 02 Nov 2022 20:45:17 +0200
Life imprisonment for Mpumalanga man who murdered girlfriend
The Mpumalanga high court in Delmas, on Wednesday convicted and sentenced Christopher Graham Watson to life imprisonment for murdering his girlfriend Angelique Fourie, 27, last year.

Wed, 02 Nov 2022 19:28:19 +0200
Director’s comments on BEE to Sunday Times ‘misrepresented’: Eskom chair
But Makwana’s defence of Nyati didn’t go unchallenged

Wed, 02 Nov 2022 18:09:18 +0200
Traffic officers kidnapped in Vrede released in Walkerville
Robbers travelling in three vehicles disarmed and kidnapped two traffic officers in Vrede in the Free State on Wednesday morning.

Wed, 02 Nov 2022 18:08:30 +0200
Glencore flew millions in cash for bribes across Africa in private jets
Glencore officials delivered cash in private jets to officials across Africa, UK prosecutors said as they laid out a web of bribery and corruption orchestrated by the London oil trading desk.

Wed, 02 Nov 2022 17:57:28 +0200
Water-shedding in Gauteng halted due to good weather
Rand Water has lifted water restrictions in Gauteng, the department of water and sanitation has told parliament.

Wed, 02 Nov 2022 17:04:50 +0200
Kroonstad hospital without water supply after pipe bursts
The 1,013-bed Boitumelo Hospital in Kroonstad was without regular water supply from Saturday until Monday and from Tuesday after two pipe bursts at the facility.

Wed, 02 Nov 2022 16:29:38 +0200
Mariannhill crash driver in court as cousin says 'no-one deserves to die in that manner'
A truck driver who ploughed into 13 cars on Tuesday made a brief appearance in the Pinetown magistrate's court on Wednesday.

Wed, 02 Nov 2022 15:46:27 +0200
Protect us and help us improve our skills, councillors ask KZN cogta MEC Sihle Zikalala
eThekwini council speaker Thabani Nyawose has asked the provincial department of co-operative governance and traditional affairs for help protect and empower councillors.

Wed, 02 Nov 2022 14:49:40 +0200
LISTEN | Mkhwebane ‘held hostage’ at parliamentary inquiry
Busisiwe Mkhwebane says the section 194 committee hearing is 'holding her against her will'.



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