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Wed, 23 Nov 2022 12:00:00 +0200
Here’s what you need to know about the new proposal for student loans
Private banks could soon offer a loan scheme to help students fund their high education studies.

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 11:33:44 +0200
Should parents do community service for not sending their children to school?
Parents who fail to send their children to school should “in extreme cases” be forced to do 12 months community service, according to the Malihambe Seventh Day Adventist Church.

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 11:00:00 +0200
From alleged poisoning to two motorcade accidents — when DD ‘The Cat’ Mabuza’s life has been in danger
Deputy president David Mabuza proved why he calls himself “The Cat” after he dodged a fatal car accident this week.

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 10:48:58 +0200
Multiple people dead in Virginia Walmart shooting, including shooter
Several people were killed and injured in a shooting at a Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia, on Tuesday night, including the shooter, police said, just days after a gunman killed at least five people and injured 25 at a Colorado LGBTQ nightclub.

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 10:47:50 +0200
IN PICS | Girl pupils at Diepsloot school learn how to fight back if attacked
Pupils from Itirele-Zenzele Secondary School in Diepsloot, Johannesburg took part in a self-defence class on November 16 ahead of the UN's 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based violence campaign.

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 10:15:19 +0200
Brazil's Bolsonaro formally challenges election loss
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro challenged the election he lost last month to leftist rival Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, arguing that votes from some machines should be "invalidated" in a complaint that election authorities met with initial skeptici...

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 10:00:00 +0200
WATCH | Ace Magashule the poet? Suspended ANC secretary-general drops bars
Move over Mzwake Mbuli, there's a new poet in town.

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 09:38:55 +0200
Violent protests erupt at Apple’s main iPhone plant in China
Hundreds of workers at Apple Inc.’s main iPhone-making plant in China clashed with security personnel, as tensions boiled over after almost a month under tough restrictions intended to quash a Covid outbreak.

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 09:00:52 +0200
EFF pick up the fight to ban pit bulls
Making reference to the three recent attacks on children under the age of 11, the party said it is telling that the dogs have a propensity to attack children.

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 08:53:09 +0200
Municipality fails to pay workers in time, promises salaries in stages
Employees of the Maluti-a-Phofung municipality in eastern Free State are not receiving their salaries as usual this month, but have been assured they will be reimbursed in staggered payments.

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 08:22:12 +0200
Kenyan building collapses spark alarm as cities swell
The National Building Inspectorate found in 2018 that the majority of buildings it had audited were unsafe. Scores of Kenyans have died in collapses during the past decade.

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 08:00:00 +0200
Cape Town man puts up satirical road signs to expose drug dealers in the area
A man in the middle-class Cape Town suburb of Rosebank has made light of the drug issue in the city by erecting road signs as a way to expose drug dealers in the area.

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 06:45:39 +0200
Police intervention team to be sent to OR Tambo region to tackle crime
The police ministry has authorised immediate national policing interventions to improve crime detection, investigations and the tracking and tracing of suspects in and around the OR Tambo district in the Eastern Cape.

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 06:41:35 +0200
US appeals court grills Trump lawyer in seized documents dispute
Judges in an Atlanta-based federal appeals court signaled sympathy on Tuesday toward the US justice department's bid to reverse the appointment of an independent arbiter to vet documents seized by the FBI from Donald Trump's Florida home as they pose...

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 06:17:30 +0200
Colorado nightclub shooting suspect moved from hospital to jail
The suspect in the mass shooting that killed five people and wounded 17 at a Colorado Springs LGBTQ nightclub has been transferred to jail from the hospital where he was in police custody, police said.

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 22:34:31 +0200
IN PICTURES | Ramaphosa assures British MPs parliament will be restored to its former glory
President Cyril Ramaphosa has given British MPs his word that the South African parliament, which was gutted by a fire in January, will be rebuilt soon.

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 22:33:43 +0200
Health services affected in Gauteng as public servants strike
As thousands of public servants embarked on a strike on Tuesday to demand better wages, government warned employees who fall within the essential services they are prohibited from participating in these protests during working hours.

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 21:25:14 +0200
Taxi strike fails to dampen spirits of Western Cape matrics who sat for Sepedi and Sesotho papers
About 100 Western Cape matric students sat for Sepedi and Sesotho papers on Tuesday amid a taxi strike.

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 21:00:00 +0200
EDITORIAL | Fifa’s LGBTQI stance at Fiefdom World Cup is cowardly greed
Compared with the 2010 spectacle in SA, it seems Fifa has different rules for different countries

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 20:43:11 +0200
KZN public servants take their wage grievances to government's door
Public servants who staged a march through the streets of central Durban on Tuesday have fired the first salvo in their bid to get government to meet their demands for 10% wage increase.

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 20:39:00 +0200
Violence in SA hits where it hurts as employees’ work suffers
Ructions close to home hurt productivity for corporates in three provinces, says study

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 20:11:03 +0200
Two businesses shut down in Pretoria due to non-compliance
The City of Tshwane on Monday shut down two businesses in Sunnyside, Pretoria, due to non-compliance with health regulations, and four businesses were issued with fines for operating with expired licences.

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 20:08:41 +0200
Hawks hold Durban man who had bag of explosives in fully laden taxi
The Hawks in KwaZulu-Natal intercepted and arrested a 23-year-old man with a bag of explosives in a fully laden taxi in Umhlanga while en route to Durban's CBD on Tuesday.

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 19:17:00 +0200
Opponents’ plan to topple Ramaphosa as ANC boss is foiled for now
But the losers can give it another shot at conference floor, subject to 25% of delegates agreeing

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 18:54:00 +0200
Presidential adviser Chauke, KZN’s Ntuli surprise with top 6 nominations
Treasurer-general and secretary-general picks sneak from behind with no backing from provinces

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 18:11:45 +0200
‘Forgotten’ QwaQwa plunged into darkness for six straight days, but it’s nothing new
A businessman in the area said some regions can go for a month without power, while a resident said if they aren't struggling with electricity, they're without water.

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 17:31:46 +0200
Camden sabotage suspect released on bail
A contractor working at Eskom's Camden power station in Mpumalanga was released on bail on Tuesday after being arrested last Tuesday for alleged sabotage.

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 16:52:33 +0200
Greece rescues hundreds of migrants adrift on fishing boat
Greece rescued hundreds of migrants on Tuesday after the fishing boat they were travelling on issued a distress signal off the island of Crete, the coast guard said.

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 16:36:11 +0200
Gaza beekeepers who survived blockade struggle with unstable climate
This time, it wasn't the bulldozers or the bullets, but the rain and the wind. Weather kept the bees confined to their hives in the spring, when they should have been out foraging for nectar.

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 16:31:13 +0200
Sars reinstates two employees dismissed during Bain 'restructuring'
The South African Revenue Service said on Tuesday it has settled the labour dispute with two former employees.



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