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Tue, 29 Jun 2021 09:22:52 +0000
News24.com | WATCH | Protests rock eSwatini, govt denies reports that King Mswati fled
The eSwatini government has denied reports that the king fled after protests erupted in the country.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 09:01:29 +0000
News24.com | How risky is public transport for infectious disease? We tested it
Every day, millions of people in SA have to take a taxi, bus or train. Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, how risky is this?

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 08:03:14 +0000
News24.com | Angry residents attack man after rape, attempted murder of Limpopo student
Angry community members have attacked the alleged perpetrators after they were reportedly seen carrying the woman's body into bushes.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 07:37:37 +0000
News24.com | VBS loot: Three more former officials from Gauteng municipalities to appear in court
Three former Gauteng municipal officials have been arrested for allegedly defrauding VBS Mutual Bank.

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 11:33:46 +0000
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Tue, 29 Jun 2021 07:10:19 +0000
News24.com | Adjusted Level 4: Postponed exams, no contact classes - universities deal with the third wave
Some higher education institutions are already taking steps to reduce the spread of Covid-19 amid the proclaimed third wave as an adjusted Level 4 lockdown is declared.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 06:43:05 +0000
News24.com | Covid-19: South Africa breaches 60 000 official deaths
The total number of people vaccinated is 2 787 996, with 97 202 vaccine doses being administered in the last 24-hour cycle.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 08:35:11 +0000
News24.com | Delta variant: ‘Government was not wrong, some of the scientists were wrong’ – expert
A leading infectious diseases expert involved in surveillance for Covid-19 variants, Dr Richard Lessells, has said scientists may have been wrong in thinking the Delta variant would not become dominant in South Africa.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 08:55:14 +0000
News24.com | Health department worried about low turn out at vaccine sites
The low turn out in the 60s cohort has led to the health department opening up registrations for people in their 50s to register for Covid-19 vaccination.

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 22:34:53 +0000
News24.com | FAKE NEWS | No, former president Thabo Mbeki has not died of Covid-19
The Thabo Mbeki Foundation has rubbished a WhatsApp message, by a person purporting to be from News24, which claims the former president has succumbed to Covid-19 after battling the virus for the past four days.

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 21:16:27 +0000
News24.com | WATCH | IT equipment, documents perish in fire at police station in Pretoria
Tshwane Emergency Services firefighters have contained the fire that gutted parts of the SAPS offices in Rosslyn.

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 21:16:27 +0000
News24.com | Taxi driver gets 75 years for causing five deaths during high-speed chase
An Eastern Cape taxi driver who caused an horrific head-on collision that claimed five lives has been sentenced to 75 years in prison.

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 22:19:19 +0000
News24.com | Acornhoek serial rapist sentenced to 8 life terms and 46 years in jail
The Mpumalanga High Court has sentenced serial rapist Thabiso Oscar Mathumba to eight life terms and 46 years in jail.

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 20:27:23 +0000
News24.com | Universities must prioritise student success, staff and curriculum development - Nzimande
Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande has called on universities to prioritise student success, staff development and curriculum development plan.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 09:47:47 +0000
News24.com | Park manager claims she received death threats after tiger killed worker in Gqeberha
The manager of the Seaview Predator Park in Gqeberha, where a Siberian tiger killed an employee on 16 June, is living in fear after receiving death threats.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 05:53:41 +0000
News24.com | Covid-19: More than 80 000 active cases in Gauteng, with nearly 40% recorded in the City of Joburg
According to Gauteng's figures, the City of Johannesburg accounts for nearly 40% of the total active Covid-19 cases as of Sunday, followed by Tshwane with 30% and Ekurhuleni accounting for approximately 19% of active cases.

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 18:32:11 +0000
News24.com | Active Covid-19 infections in Tshwane reach record highs, far exceeding second wave numbers
In a statement on Monday, Tshwane Mayor Randall Williams said the city had continued to witness significant week-on-week increases in the number of active cases.

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 18:32:11 +0000
News24.com | One killed, another injured in yet another shooting in Gugulethu
A 30-year-old man has died, while another one has been injured, during yet another shooting in Gugulethu, five days after eight people were killed.

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 17:55:12 +0000
News24.com | Duduzane Zuma hands out food parcels on campaign trail for ANC branch leadership
Former President Jacob Zuma's on appears to be on campaign trail for ANC presidency next year.

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 21:37:22 +0000
News24.com | IEC approaches Electoral Court for postponement of Wednesday’s by-elections
The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) will urgently approach the Electoral Court to postpone eight by-elections scheduled for Wednesday.



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