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Fri, 25 Nov 2022 11:28:28 +0200
Painting pig splashes out for festive range – and if you're restrained, you won't get porky
Her artwork has featured for Swiss watch brand Swatch, graced the walls of international art collectors and been snapped up by a Hollywood celebrity. Now, in her latest feat, Pigcasso’s abstract art features on a Woolworths limited-edition chocolat...

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 11:08:49 +0200
Musk says Twitter will launch blue check subscription next week
Twitter will tentatively launch its blue check subscription feature next Friday, Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said in a tweet, after holding off on the launch earlier this week.

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 11:03:10 +0200
WATCH LIVE | 16 Days of Activism Campaign launch
The minister in the presidency for women, youth and persons with disabilities Maite Nkoana-Mashabane is expected to officially launch the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children Campaign in Johannesburg on Friday.

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 11:02:47 +0200
Amazon workers called to strike across globe on Black Friday
Workers at Amazon sites across the globe, including in the US, Germany and France, were expected to go on strike on Black Friday, targeting the online retailer on one of the busiest shopping days of the year with calls for better pay.

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 10:50:23 +0200
Pit bull ‘grabbed toddler by the throat’
People have described the horror of seeing a toddler seized by the throat by a pit bull on Wednesday on a smallholding in Gonubie, East London.

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 10:38:00 +0200
Schoolboy, 9, dies in West Rand scholar transport crash
A pupil has been killed and two others critically injured in a scholar transport accident on the West Rand.

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 10:34:38 +0200
SCA overturns controversial order to mute azaan
The Supreme Court of Appeal has overturned a controversial Durban high court ruling directing an Isipingo Beach madrasah to “mute” its azaan (call to prayer) so they could not be heard from a neighbour’s property.

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 10:24:00 +0200
'Buying for others, not myself' on Black Friday 2022
Black Friday got off to a slow start in Woodmead, north of Johannesburg, with many South Africans citing financial problems due to the ailing economy.

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 10:18:33 +0200
Zulu adviser who helped King Misuzulu ascend to throne shot dead
Police have been urged to speedily investigate after a senior member of the Zulu royal family close to King Misuzulu KaZwelithini was assassinated.

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 10:16:56 +0200
Cheers to that! SA to export more wine to UK
President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced plans to increase exports of South African wines to the UK.

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 09:54:16 +0200
'Where is he now?’ Kherson mother looks for son after Russian retreat
Clutching aid she'd received at a crowded humanitarian distribution point in Ukraine's liberated city of Kherson, Anna Voskoboinik, a one-legged woman in a wheelchair, finds it hard to imagine life without her only son.

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 09:32:00 +0200
Black Friday sales | Elated teen thanks grandma who saved for special treat
A Roodepoort family will soon sit down in front of a much-desired TV set - thanks to a grandmother planning ahead and the discount offered by “Black Friday” sales.

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 09:29:11 +0200
Investors look for clues on consumer health as holiday shopping kicks off
Investors are closely watching US retail stocks as a barometer of consumer confidence as inflation bites, as the most important shopping season of the year begins on Friday.

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 09:04:44 +0200
South Korea president warns of crackdown as trucker strike enters second day
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol warned the government might step in to break up a nationwide strike by truckers, describing it as an illegal and unacceptable move to take the national supply chain "hostage" during an economic crisis.

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 09:00:00 +0200
‘Picket n Pay’: Niehaus trolled over ‘renting a crowd’ for public protector protest
"At least Oom Carl didn't go solo today. He had a very small rented crowd," joked one social media user.

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 08:38:56 +0200
UK foreign minister to pledge further winter support on Ukraine visit
British foreign minister James Cleverly will pledge millions of pounds in further support for Kyiv during a visit to Ukraine to ensure the country has the practical help it needs through the winter, his office said.

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 08:24:10 +0200
In Mexico, Aztec dig sets new records as royal mystery deepens
An extensive cache of Aztec ritual offerings found underneath downtown Mexico City, off the steps of what would have been the empire's holiest shrine, provides new insight into pre-Hispanic religious rites and political propaganda.

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 08:05:34 +0200
Back to the future: Kenyans turn to tradition to tackle rising heat
For Kenyan schoolteacher Simon Ewoi, having an iron-sheet roof on his house has been a source of pride - and a symbol of prosperity - in a village where thatched-grass roofs are the norm.

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 08:00:00 +0200
Would you survive in ‘Call of Duty’? Here’s how to test your skills this weekend
We took part in the Burger King and 'Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II' Going Dark event, and here's how we did.

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 07:34:24 +0200
WATCH | ‘Robben Island is what comes out of the darkness’: Archbishop of Canterbury
The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd Justin Welby, delivered a sermon of hope at the St Georges Cathedral in Cape Town on Thursday night.

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 07:15:46 +0200
Ex-Steinhoff CEO Markus Jooste set for fraud trial in Germany next year — report
Former Steinhoff CEO Markus Jooste is among four people who will go on trial in Germany next year to face charges of accounting fraud.

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 07:14:57 +0200
Musk says Twitter to provide 'amnesty' to some suspended accounts from next week
Elon Musk said on Thursday that Twitter will provide a "general amnesty" to suspended accounts starting next week after running a poll on whether to do so for users who had not broken the law or engaged in egregious spam.

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 07:06:52 +0200
Nigerian gunmen kidnap 60 in latest attack in the northwest
Nigerian gunmen kidnapped at least 60 people in a remote community in northwestern Zamfara state who were mostly women observing Prophet Muhammad's birthday, residents said on Thursday in the latest wave of abductions to hit the state.

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 07:03:12 +0200
Zimbabwe provides first details of new mining royalty policy
Zimbabwe provided the first details of how a new mineral royalty policy will be enforced as the country considers more than doubling spending in 2023 to help revive an economy that exited a recession last year.

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 07:01:34 +0200
British nurses to down tools in December
Thousands of British nurses will go on strike on December 15 and 20 for more pay, their union said on Friday, adding to a winter of industrial action and putting further pressure on the state-run health system.

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 06:56:38 +0200
Amazon faces Black Friday strikes in 40 countries
Thousands of Amazon warehouse workers across about 40 countries plan to take part in protests and walkouts to coincide with Black Friday sales, one of the busiest days of the year for online shopping.

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 06:50:52 +0200
Apartment fire in China's Xinjiang region kills 10
An apartment fire on Thursday in the western Chinese region of Xinjiang killed 10 people and injured nine, state broadcaster CCTV reported, saying an electric socket extension was the cause.

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 06:30:00 +0200
Simon Nkoli’s fight for queer rights finally celebrated — 24 years after he died
Simon Tseko Nkoli had just turned 41 when he died in 1998 of an Aids-related illness. In his short life, the South African activist fought against different forms of oppression. He fought for those downtrodden because of their “race”. He stood u...

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 06:00:00 +0200
Toddler with clubfoot learns to walk properly but many cannot access therapy
Thobeka Makopo-Nojoko was looking forward to celebrating the birth of her grandson at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. But when the child was born with a  deformity, the grandmother from Strand, outside Cape Town, confessed to being wo...

Thu, 24 Nov 2022 22:12:00 +0200
Deputy principal stole milk from school nutrition scheme and fed it to her puppies
Hammanskraal school deputy principal and staff members stole 300 litres of milk, 204 fish packs, 40kg rice, 200kg maize and an unknown quantity of beans



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