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Mon, 18 Jan 2021 11:25:09 +0200
Poor forced to pay R120 to access R350 social grant
A R120 chunk of the R350 Nomangesi Ndwayana and Nandile Ngemntu will each receive from the Covid-19 social relief of distress grant will go to pay the driver who transported them 50km from Peddie to Makhanda to queue outside the post office.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 11:20:51 +0200
‘Are you detaining me?’ - Alexei Navalny flies home, and into trouble
Pobeda flight DP936 was a few minutes into its descent towards Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport, where thousands of supporters of poisoned Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny were waiting to meet him on his return to Russia, when the flight captain said he could...

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 11:17:12 +0200
Inquest into Dr Neil Aggett's death resumes
The inquest into the death of Dr Neil Aggett  - the first white person to die in police custody under the apartheid regime – is set to continue on Monday.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 11:05:57 +0200
Ratepayer owes municipality R1m, but will benefit from debt incentive scheme
A ratepayer in Bonnie Doon, East London, owes the Buffalo City municipality more than R1m even though the home has been unoccupied for more than a year.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 11:00:00 +0200
'Just provide electricity': Eskom dragged for offering 'load-shedding tips'
"I also have a tip for Eskom, the tip of my middle finger".

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 10:54:34 +0200
Gauteng hospitals overrun as Covid-19 cases skyrocket
Wards congested due to patients needing care for longer

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 09:54:55 +0200
'Legend' in fight against TB dies
A "veritable legend" in the fight against tuberculosis and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, Dr Iqbal Master, has died.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 09:51:35 +0200
Load-shedding 'cripples' water operations in parts of Durban, leaving residents without a drop
The eThekwini municipality has blamed load-shedding for several areas in Durban going without water at the weekend.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 08:29:34 +0200
Need a loan? Here’s what not to do
'Unregistered credit providers charge exorbitant interest rates and use other illegal collection mechanisms such as card retention”

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 08:01:44 +0200
Tax increases to pay for Covid-19 vaccine under consideration — report
As the government’s efforts to secure supplies of Covid-19 vaccines find growing success, the Treasury is considering raising taxes as one of several possible mechanisms to fund the biggest vaccination drive in SA’s history.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 07:51:13 +0200
SA mulls expunging criminal records of lockdown offenders, but not for multiple offenders
Government is considering expunging the criminal records of people who have violated lockdown regulations, but it will not do this yet because it wants to curb the spread of Covid-19.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 07:49:37 +0200
Man arrested for selling liquor in defiance of lockdown regulations
Three weeks after lockdown regulations were promulgated banning the sale of liquor, police in Kimberley arrested a 63-year-old man for selling liquor from his house at inflated prices

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 07:47:31 +0200
Gautrain reaches 40-million km since operations began in 2010
Rail equipment company Bombardier Transportation announced that its Gautrain commuter fleet in SA has successfully completed 40 million kilometres in service since operations began in 2010.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 07:37:00 +0200
COVID-19 LIVE UPDATES | Hospital staff who come to work despite Covid-19 risk hailed
Coronavirus live updates.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 07:22:44 +0200
Restaurants raided for serving alcohol during lockdown ban, booze confiscated
Police arrested the managers of two popular restaurants in Sandton and Silverton for selling liquor to patrons during the prohibition on booze sales under Covid-19 adjusted level 3 lockdown regulations.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 07:20:00 +0200
IN QUOTES | Sihle Zikalala warns against 'false sense of security', says Covid-19 reinfection is possible
KwaZulu-Natal premier Sihle Zikalala urged Covid-19 patients to seek medical attention when they have symptoms of illness.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 06:30:00 +0200
In awe: Compassionate hospital staff who come to work despite Covid risk hailed
A towel over his head at 3.35am to prevent him seeing the chaos of a Covid-ravaged hospital. But Power FM’s Denzil Taylor knew he was one of the lucky ones as he was pushed through along a corridor of Flora Clinic in a wheelchair to a vacant bed.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 06:04:16 +0200
‘We can’t afford to disinfect our taxis without Covid-19 relief funds’ - Limpopo operators
Limpopo taxi operators say they are not able to regularly disinfect their taxis without the Covid-19 emergency relief funds promised by transport minister Fikile Mbalula last year.

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 21:08:36 +0200
Law enforcement officials brace for pro-Trump protests at state capitol buildings
Law enforcement officials battened down statehouses across the country on Sunday in anticipation of potentially violent protests by Trump supporters who believe the baseless claim that electoral fraud robbed the president of a second term.

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 20:59:39 +0200
Guatemalan forces clash with migrant caravan, Biden team seeks to halt exodus
Guatemalan security forces on Sunday used sticks and tear gas to beat back a large migrant caravan bound for the United States, just days before the advent of a new U.S. administration, which urged travelers to abandon the journey.

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 20:54:28 +0200
Riots break out in several Tunisian cities for second night
Riots and violent clashes between Tunisian police and protesters broke out on Sunday in the capital Tunis and several other cities for the second consecutive day, as the country faces an unprecedented economic crisis.

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 20:43:21 +0200
In final Trump administration days, Israel approves new settler homes
Israel approved on Sunday plans to build hundreds of new settler homes in the occupied West Bank, projects it is advancing in the final days of the pro-settlement Trump administration.

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 20:40:44 +0200
Russian police detain Kremlin critic Navalny at passport control
Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was detained by Russian police at passport control late on Sunday after flying back to Russia from Germany for the first time since being poisoned last summer, a Reuters witness said.

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 17:36:02 +0200
Infrastructure takes a hit in load-shedding, power cuts again on Monday
Falling water pressure and vandalism have been reported during load-shedding, as Eskom on Sunday advised that stage 2 power cuts would continue on Monday.

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 17:18:59 +0200
Red tide hits Cape west coast town
The Cederberg Municipality has warned local residents not to collect any west coast rock lobster that has walked out on the beaches around Elandsbaai on the West Coast.

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 16:14:15 +0200
FACES OF COVID | 'I have walked out on my own two feet'
Veteran media personality and former government spokesman Denzil Taylor has shared his joy at being discharged from hospital after recovering from Covid-19.

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 15:53:00 +0200
Drakensberg and other KZN inland areas scored from holidaymakers
Holidaymakers avoiding Covid-19 hotspots such as eThekwini metro opted instead for KwaZulu-Natal inland tourist sites this past festive season.

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 15:14:25 +0200
Hijack suspects found with 2 luxury vehicles, plus weapons
Two suspects are expected to make their first appearance in the Vereeniging magistrate's court on Monday, on charges of possession of hijacked vehicles, possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition.

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 14:49:21 +0200
Free State spaza shopkeeper and a suspect killed during robbery
A trio robbed and murdered a shopkeeper on Saturday night, and after firing shots randomly in the street as they fled, one of them was found dead.

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 14:38:14 +0200
Homeowner wounded by men looking for booze
Two men kicked down the door of a home in Port Elizabeth in search of liquor, and when none was found, they opened fire.



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