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Tue, 06 Dec 2022 11:45:09 +0200
KZN traffic officer dies after being struck by vehicle
A KwaZulu-Natal north coast traffic officer died when he was struck by a car on Tuesday.

Tue, 06 Dec 2022 11:35:14 +0200
Brutus Malada’s ‘fiancée’ shocked after he ties the knot with Joburg mayor Mpho Phalatse
“At first, my engagement ring disappeared in our bedroom. I left it on top of the chest of drawers and when I told him about it, he just brushed it off."

Tue, 06 Dec 2022 10:22:17 +0200
Several Joburg suburbs plunged into darkness as storm damages electricity infrastructure
City Power says close to 2,000 outage calls logged after the storm on Monday.

Tue, 06 Dec 2022 10:13:36 +0200
Musk’s Neuralink faces federal probe, employee backlash over animal tests
Elon Musk’s Neuralink, a medical device company, is under federal investigation for potential animal-welfare violations amid internal staff complaints that its animal testing is being rushed, causing needless suffering and deaths, according to docu...

Tue, 06 Dec 2022 10:00:00 +0200
Depleted Kariba Dam leaves Zimbabweans without power for 19 hours a day
Zimbabweans are being subjected to 19 hours of power cuts a day, because there is insufficient water in the Kariba dam to drive the nation’s main hydropower plant.

Tue, 06 Dec 2022 09:30:00 +0200
Apple sued by women over ‘dangerous’ AirTag stalking by exes
Apple Inc. was sued by two women who say its AirTag devices make it easy for stalkers to track and terrorise victims.

Tue, 06 Dec 2022 09:00:00 +0200
Indonesia set to pass new criminal code that will ban sex outside marriage
Indonesia is expected to ratify sweeping changes to its criminal code on Tuesday, senior officials confirmed, in a legal overhaul that critics say could curb freedoms and police morality in the Southeast Asian nation.

Tue, 06 Dec 2022 08:46:24 +0200
Trees toppled, walls collapsed and roads flooded as storms wreak havoc in Joburg
Clean-up operations are underway in several parts of Johannesburg after severe storms on Monday afternoon which left a trail of destruction.

Tue, 06 Dec 2022 08:38:51 +0200
IN PICS | 'Storm from hell' — Spike hailstones batter Gauteng
Spike hailstones covered parts of Gauteng in a white blanket after a thunderstorm swept across the city on Monday afternoon.

Tue, 06 Dec 2022 07:50:08 +0200
Weather permitting, search to resume for victims of Jukskei River baptism tragedy
The search for missing church members swept away by flood waters in the Jukskei River in Johannesburg on Saturday is expected to continue on Tuesday morning if the weather permits.

Tue, 06 Dec 2022 07:00:00 +0200
Missed a matric exam due to load-shedding or protests? Here’s when you can rewrite this week
The basic education department has granted permission for pupils to rewrite missed exams due to disruptions.

Mon, 05 Dec 2022 21:39:00 +0200
Outa calls for Mabuza, 12 others to be charged for organised crime
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse has referred a criminal complaint which names Deputy President David Mabuza and 12 others to the ID.

Mon, 05 Dec 2022 21:13:18 +0200
Truck driver with cocaine disappears at Lebombo border post
Police seized a truck and confiscated 200kg of cocaine hidden inside it at the Lebombo border post on Saturday morning.

Mon, 05 Dec 2022 21:09:00 +0200
First winter cold snap tests French power grid
French government ministers have warned of possible power outages in case of disparity between supply and demand

Mon, 05 Dec 2022 21:04:00 +0200
High-ranking Basotho gangster claims he’s innocent, Soweto tavern massacre was a mistake
The leader claimed the killings were carried out by their rival gang, who killed their own members in the mass murders

Mon, 05 Dec 2022 21:04:00 +0200
‘The rain is making things worse’: family of missing woman after Jukskei drownings
Families struggle to come to grips with losses after flash flood tragedy

Mon, 05 Dec 2022 21:03:00 +0200
Vodafone CEO Nick Read to leave after frustrating four years for shareholders
Shares down more than 40% since Read took helm, CFO Margherita Della Valle will take over on interim basis

Mon, 05 Dec 2022 21:03:00 +0200
Our kiddies are battling to learn to read English as a second language
Study finds early grade reading is not measured in SA at district, provincial or national levels

Mon, 05 Dec 2022 20:46:00 +0200
Phala Phala panel ‘was most unfair to me’, says Ramaphosa
President files court papers at the apex court asking it to set aside report that said he had a case answer to impeachment

Mon, 05 Dec 2022 18:24:31 +0200
Accolade for Sars head of technology and solutions delivery Intikhab Shaik
The South African Revenue Service (Sars) on Monday congratulated its head of technology and solutions delivery (TSD) Intikhab Shaik in winning the Institute of Information Technology Professionals SA's president’s award.

Mon, 05 Dec 2022 17:18:45 +0200
WATCH | Newcastle deputy mayor allegedly spins 'gusheshe' into spectators
A video of Newcastle deputy mayor Musa Thwala allegedly losing control of his BMW “gusheshe” and crashing into spectators has gone viral.

Mon, 05 Dec 2022 17:03:29 +0200
Police arrest 1,300 people in crime operations in KZN, seize 61 pistols
Twelve rifles, 61 pistols and a semi-automatic firearm were among dangerous weapons the police seized during operations in KwaZulu-Natal in the past seven days.

Mon, 05 Dec 2022 16:34:41 +0200
Grade 6 pupil dies during school trip in Gauteng
A grade 6 pupil from Refalotse Primary School in Winterveld, Tshwane, was found “unresponsive” in a swimming pool and died during a school trip on Friday.

Mon, 05 Dec 2022 16:01:23 +0200
Two businessmen who allegedly defrauded Sars of R116m in court
Two businessmen from Gauteng who are facing 35 counts of tax fraud were released on bail of R10,000 each after they appeared in the Bloemfontein magistrate’s court on Monday.

Mon, 05 Dec 2022 15:44:12 +0200
Tshwane saves R200m from annual vehicle leasing costs by cutting middleman
Mayor Randall Williams says the city has been paying more by leasing vehicles than buying them as he hands over first batch of 100.

Mon, 05 Dec 2022 15:21:52 +0200
WATCH | Goal is to get price as low as possible, says HIV jab producer as Sahpra registers drug
South Africa’s medicine regulator, Sahpra, has registered CAB-LA, a new anti-HIV jab. But for how much will drugmaker ViiV Healthcare sell it to the government?

Mon, 05 Dec 2022 15:01:21 +0200
Children among recovered bodies in Jukskei River drowning tragedy
A female toddler believed to be about three months old is among the 12 recovered bodies of church members who drowned on Saturday when they were swept away.

Mon, 05 Dec 2022 14:53:18 +0200
Intercape driver shot in another attack on long-distance bus company
An Intercape bus driver was shot on Sunday in Cape Town in yet another attack on the long-distance passenger transport company.

Mon, 05 Dec 2022 13:32:04 +0200
Weather to determine if search for Jukskei drowning victims can continue
Johannesburg emergency services remain on standby to resume the search for missing church members swept away by flash floods at the Jukskei River on Saturday.

Mon, 05 Dec 2022 13:00:00 +0200
POLL | What will you be doing for the festive season holidays?
Where will you be this December?



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