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Mon, 12 Jul 2021 10:54:49 +0200
PODCAST | The Angel of Vanderbijlpark: revisiting the Krion scheme
We ask how the woman called “The Angel of Vanderbijlpark” managed to fool so many people.

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 10:46:17 +0200
Durban metro police were not looting, say city officials after video goes viral
eThekwini officials have quashed speculation that city police officers were participating in widespread looting and criminality that has plunged KwaZulu-Natal into anarchy.

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 10:38:49 +0200
Pulling out all the socks: Eastern Cape man tells African stories through footwear
Knocked down and sleeping on a friend’s couch during the level 5 lockdown, Thando Imam Stephans came up with an idea.

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 10:21:15 +0200
WATCH | ‘SA is burning’: Looting and violence chaos in KZN and Gauteng
Protesters have blockaded roads and some were seen walking off with appliances and shopping trolleys filled to the brim.

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 10:17:37 +0200
Mob sets mall in Vosloorus on fire — several shops looted, M2 closed in Gauteng
A violent mob on Monday morning set Naledi Mall in Vosloorus on fire, Ekurhuleni disaster and emergency management services said.

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 10:01:47 +0200
Private ambulance association pulls vehicles off the road as protests continue in KZN
More than 30 private ambulance services in KwaZulu-Natal stopped operating to protect their vehicles from rampaging protesters on Monday.

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 09:46:00 +0200
All the news about the coronavirus pandemic in SA and abroad
For all the latest coverage on covid-19 and coronavirus

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 09:39:00 +0200
Jacob Zuma's fate to be decided: Will he stay in jail?
The Constitutional Court on Monday began hearing the application by jailed former president, Jacob Zuma, to have its own ruling that sent him to jail, set aside.

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 09:34:01 +0200
We need the army — Durban Chamber of Commerce's plea to government as violence and looting escalates
The Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry has implored President Cyril Ramaphosa to deploy the South African National Defence Force and declare a state of emergency as civil unrest escalates in and around the city.

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 09:20:00 +0200
Amazon's online store down for many users globally
E-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc's online store was grappling with widespread outages on Sunday night, according to outage monitoring website Downdetector, the second broad disruption to services since late June.

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 09:16:51 +0200
Hluhluwe Game Reserve's fence has not been pulled down by protesters
Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife has debunked a social media post claiming that the fence around Hluhluwe Game Reserve in northern KwaZulu-Natal had been pulled down by protesters.

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 09:13:49 +0200
Billionaire Richard Branson soars to space aboard Virgin Galactic flight
British billionaire Richard Branson on Sunday soared more than 50 miles above the New Mexico desert aboard his Virgin Galactic rocket plane and safely returned in the vehicle's first fully crewed test flight to space, a symbolic milestone for a ventu...

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 09:10:00 +0200
Thousands of Cubans join biggest antigovernment protests in decades
Chanting "freedom" and calling for President Miguel Diaz-Canel to step down, thousands of Cubans joined street protests from Havana to Santiago on Sunday in the biggest anti-government demonstrations on the Communist-run island in decades.

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 09:00:00 +0200
Handful of cities driving urban greenhouse gas emissions
Just 25 big cities — almost all of them in China — accounted for more than half of the climate-warming gases pumped out by a sample of 167 urban hubs around the world, an analysis of emissions trends showed on Monday.

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 08:50:00 +0200
Haiti police arrest suspect in president's assassination
Haitian police said on Sunday they had arrested one of the suspected masterminds in the assassination of President Jovenel Moise, a Haitian man whom authorities accused of hiring mercenaries to oust and replace Moise.

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 08:41:32 +0200
London police says 19 officers injured around Euro 2020 final
British police said early on Monday that 19 of its officers were injured as they confronted volatile crowds while policing the Euro 2020 final between Italy and England on Sunday after fans clashed with each other and officials near Wembley stadium.

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 08:38:44 +0200
Shots fired online, Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla takes aim at president as Free Zuma campaign rages
Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla took a swipe at President Cyril Ramaphosa on social media, defending the “criminal elements” who were behind millions of rand worth of damage after violent looting, fiery protests and national road closures in KwaZulu-Natal...

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 08:00:00 +0200
Chief justice office warns public of parody Twitter accounts using Raymond Zondo's name
Acting chief justice Raymond Zondo is not on Twitter and no account has been created for him, says the chief justice office.

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 07:59:37 +0200
Gunshots and explosions ring out in KZN as violent protests continue
Protesters continued to loot shopping centres in KZN on Monday morning. Some were seen walking off with appliances including TVs and washing machines, and trolleys filled to the brim.

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 07:41:31 +0200
Former secretary of defence Dr Sam Gulube dies
Defence minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula paid tribute to Dr Sam Makhudu Gulube, who died at the age of 67.

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 07:30:00 +0200
YOUR COVID-19 QUESTIONS ANSWERED | What is a secondary Covid-19 contact, and do I need to isolate?
It can be really scary when someone you know gets Covid-19, but do you need to isolate if your friend's brother gets the virus?

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 07:26:16 +0200
Former KZN premier and Eskom board chair Ben Ngubane succumbs to Covid-19
Former KwaZulu-Natal premier and Eskom chairperson Dr Ben Ngubane died from Covid-19 complications on Monday morning.

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 07:15:38 +0200
Prove that booze ban curbs infections: Beer industry to file PAIA application to coronavirus council
The Beer Association of South Africa (Basa) says it will submit an urgent Promotion of Access to Information Act (Paia) application to the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) to obtain the data and evidence on which it based its decision to e...

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 07:15:04 +0200
'A business of tears,' says trucking industry targeted by rioters
The transport business in SA is “a business that only brings tears and more tears”, says Road Freight Association CEO Gavin Kelly after riots in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal where trucks were again a favourite target for rioters.

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 07:15:00 +0200
IN QUOTES | 7 things you need to know about SA remaining on alert level 4 lockdown
Here are seven important things you need to know from President Cyril Ramaphosa's address.

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 07:10:00 +0200
Covid-19 in numbers: Get the latest figures
Your one place to get daily updates on coronavirus in SA.

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 06:00:00 +0200
'Government is the bottleneck in the vaccine process': Solidarity calls for privatisation of vaccine procurement
Solidarity believes it is time to improve SA's vaccine rollout by opening up the process beyond government’s current monopoly.

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 06:00:00 +0200
COVID-19 LIVE UPDATES | Solidarity calls for privatisation of vaccine procurement
Coronavirus updates.

Sun, 11 Jul 2021 19:55:19 +0200
SA records 16,302 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours
There were 16,302 new Covid-19 cases recorded in the past 24 hours, the NICD said on Sunday.

Sun, 11 Jul 2021 16:37:05 +0200
WATCH | Gauteng protests result in rubber bullets being fired in Jeppestown
Violent riots erupted in Jeppestown and other parts of Johannesburg on Sunday.



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