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Thu, 24 Nov 2022 12:00:00 +0200POLL | Will you be hitting the shops on Black Friday?
Are you going to grab that "great deal" or is it all just a giant scam?
Thu, 24 Nov 2022 11:50:36 +0200Russia's parliament passes law banning 'LGBT propaganda' among adults
Under the new law any event or act regarded as an attempt to promote homosexuality - including online, in film, books, advertising or in public - could incur a heavy fine.
Thu, 24 Nov 2022 11:30:00 +0200Steenhuisen wants Ramaphosa to come home to declare Eskom a state of disaster
The DA has repeated its call for Eskom to be declared a state of disaster after a visit to the Kusile power station.
Thu, 24 Nov 2022 10:56:31 +0200Toddler mauled by pit bull dies, police confirm
A 15-month-old boy who was mauled by a pit bull in the Eastern Cape on Wednesday has succumbed to his injuries, police have confirmed.The child was mauled by the animal in Gonubie Farm, East London.
Thu, 24 Nov 2022 10:30:18 +0200Three children among six killed in shack fire, parents suffer burns
Six people, including three children, died in a shack fire in the early hours of Thursday in Kamesh, a settlement near Uitenhage in the Eastern Cape.
Thu, 24 Nov 2022 10:27:15 +0200WATCH | Public sector workers throw cans at Thulas Nxesi, demanding 10% increase
Acting public service and administration minister Thulas Nxesi received a hostile reception when he tried to address protesting public sector workers.
Thu, 24 Nov 2022 09:38:24 +0200WATCH LIVE | Mkhwebane's suspension case before the ConCourt
Public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane's suspension case is before the Constitutional Court on Thursday.
Thu, 24 Nov 2022 09:33:07 +0200120,000 people have spoken: Government must end 'slaughter of children' by banning pit bulls
The Sizwe Kupelo Foundation will hand over a petition with more than 120,000 signatures calling for a ban on pit bulls to agriculture, land reform and rural development minister Thoko Didiza as soon as her department gives it a date.
Thu, 24 Nov 2022 09:22:10 +0200No patrol vehicles for JMPD, says fleet management company
Afrirent vehicles operating in 12 City of Johannesburg user departments and entities are grounded.
Thu, 24 Nov 2022 08:55:51 +0200Walmart supervisor opens fire on Virginia co-workers, killing six and himself
A Walmart supervisor armed with a handgun and several magazines of ammunition opened fire on fellow employees in a Virginia store, killing six people before turning the gun on himself in a break room, witnesses and police said on Wednesday.
Thu, 24 Nov 2022 08:00:00 +0200Gearing up for Black Friday? Watch out for these scams
Here's five tips to stay safe while shopping on Black Friday.
Thu, 24 Nov 2022 07:23:13 +0200Thieves steal ancient gold coins in German museum heist
German police are appealing for witnesses after thieves broke into a Bavarian museum on Tuesday night and made off with a horde of nearly 500 ancient gold coins worth several million euros.
Thu, 24 Nov 2022 07:09:40 +0200Adult sex-abuse victims in New York can sue over decades-old incidents
Adult sexual abuse victims in New York will get an opportunity to sue over decades-old allegations beginning Thursday when a law revives a range of cases including ones against hospitals, Wall Street banks and former U.S. President Donald Trump.
Thu, 24 Nov 2022 06:59:36 +0200Operation Dudula asks to join ZEP case
Operation Dudula wants to be joined in a court application by the Helen Suzman Foundation seeking a review of the lawfulness of the decision by home affairs minister Aaron Motsoaledi to terminate the Zimbabwe exemption permit (ZEP).
Wed, 23 Nov 2022 22:41:58 +0200Pit bull kills East London toddler
An East London toddler has reportedly been mauled to death by a pit bull.
Wed, 23 Nov 2022 22:13:37 +0200Measles now an imminent global threat due to pandemic, say WHO and CDC
There is now an imminent threat of measles spreading in various regions globally, as Covid-19 led to a steady decline in vaccination coverage and weakened surveillance of the disease, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the US public health agenc...
Wed, 23 Nov 2022 21:50:31 +0200Owner of pit bulls who killed Free State toddler granted bail
The 30-year-old arrested in connection with the death of three-year-old Keketso Saule made his second appearance at the Hennenman magistrate’s court in the Free State on Wednesday.
Wed, 23 Nov 2022 21:50:20 +0200Correctional services to apply to appeal Zuma parole judgment
The department of correctional services says it will apply for leave to appeal against the judgment handed down by the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) concerning medical parole granted to former president Jacob Zuma.
Wed, 23 Nov 2022 21:15:00 +0200Msunduzi’s cemetery plan may already be dead in the water
Descendants of those buried in the cemetery have strongly opposed the development, and the real owners of the land are actually five churches
Wed, 23 Nov 2022 21:15:00 +0200SA researchers take lead to tackle and oust hospital ‘superbugs’
With 1.3-million deaths caused by antibiotic-resistant infections in 2019, this global health emergency requires urgent action
Wed, 23 Nov 2022 21:14:00 +0200SA company to produce oral cholera vaccine as WHO warns of ‘unprecedented’ outbreaks
The production of raw materials is largely the missing step in the jab-manufacturing value chain across Africa
Wed, 23 Nov 2022 21:01:57 +0200Magistrate from outside North West to preside over former prosecutor's trial
The Ga-Rankuwa regional court on Wednesday postponed until next year the case against a former prosecutor charged with defeating the ends of justice. This was so a magistrate from outside the North West could to be appointed.
Wed, 23 Nov 2022 21:00:29 +0200Vosloorus becomes SA's kidnap capital, Joburg CBD leads in robberies at non-residential premises
Johannesburg Central also came a close second in kidnapping cases between July and September
Wed, 23 Nov 2022 19:13:50 +0200A gradual upward trend in government audit outcomes, says AG
Auditor-General (AG) Tsakani Maluleke reported a gradual upward trend in the national and provincial government audit outcomes.
Wed, 23 Nov 2022 19:12:00 +0200Jovial Zuma urges ANC unity but mum on SCA judgment
Former president urges the Musa Dladla community to rally behind the ANC to see change
Wed, 23 Nov 2022 19:05:21 +0200Gender commission calls for 'law to take its course' after suicide of high school pupil accused of rape
False rape accusations will undo the progressive work done to eliminate gender-based violence, acting chair of the Commission for Gender Equality Nomasonto Mazibuko said on Wednesday.
Wed, 23 Nov 2022 18:38:00 +0200City rubbishes claims over multi-million refuse tender to controversial business forum
DA accuses Durban mayor of bowing to pressure from Delangokubona business forum to award solid waste tender
Wed, 23 Nov 2022 18:34:18 +0200European Space Agency to receive €16.9bn from members, says ESA Director General
The European Space agency will receive €16.9 billion ($17.56 billion) from its 22 member-nations, ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher told reporters on Thursday.
Wed, 23 Nov 2022 18:12:02 +0200Russian missile strikes knock out power in Kyiv region
Russia knocked out electricity in the whole of the Kyiv region on Wednesday in missile strikes that pummelled energy facilities across Ukraine and caused blackouts in neighbouring Moldova.
Wed, 23 Nov 2022 17:13:13 +0200Britain appoints barrister to investigate complaints about Deputy PM Raab
Britain on Wednesday said a barrister had been appointed to lead an independent investigation into Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab after two formal complaints about his behaviour, the latest case of alleged bullying in government.