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Fri, 01 Oct 2021 11:00:00 +0200
John Steenhuisen: ‘Fighting for Cape independence is a waste of energy’
John Steenhuisen said people should focus on other things, like policing, taxation, water and electricity policies, instead of trying to separate the province from the rest of the country.

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 10:55:52 +0200
Anglican church tribunal clears reverend in rape case, but accuser vows to keep on fighting
The disciplinary tribunal of the Anglican Diocese of Cape Town has found Rev Melvin Booysen not guilty of raping Rev June Dolly-Major back in 2002.

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 10:40:14 +0200
Crèche children ‘terrified’ of tigers next door, but it seems no laws broken
Teachers at a daycare centre in Boksburg were shocked last week when, during outside playtime, they looked up and saw a white tiger watching them.

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 10:01:31 +0200
Nobel Medicine Prize for Covid-19 vaccine? It may be too soon
Scientists behind Covid-19 vaccines could be in the running to win the Nobel Prize for Medicine even though the pandemic is far from over.

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 10:00:00 +0200
QUIZ | Is your news knowledge at level 5 or are you a 'national state of disaster'?
How well do you know your SA newsmakers? Take our weekly test and find out.

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 09:22:00 +0200
National 'welcome prayer' planned for Jacob Zuma in KZN
A national welcome prayer has been planned for former president Jacob Zuma.

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 09:00:00 +0200
Alert level 1 is here, SA - here's how your life may change under the new restrictions
President Cyril Ramaphosa urged more eligible adults to help the fight against Covid-19 by vaccinating at public and private health facilities.

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 08:57:13 +0200
South Korean internet service provider sues Netflix
South Korean Internet service provider SK Broadband has sued Netflix to pay for costs from increased network traffic and maintenance work because of a surge of viewers to the US firm's content

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 08:18:33 +0200
Covid-19 in numbers: Get the latest figures
Your one place to get daily updates on coronavirus in SA.

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 08:10:58 +0200
Suspects sought after uncut diamonds seized in Kimberley
Unpolished diamonds worth about R41,000 were seized in the Northern Cape in a joint operation by the Hawks' Serious Organised Crime Investigation and Tactical Response Team.

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 08:05:05 +0200
All the news about the coronavirus pandemic in SA and abroad
For all the latest coverage on covid-19 and coronavirus

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 08:02:44 +0200
Ethiopia expels seven UN officials, accusing them of 'meddling'
Ethiopia is expelling seven senior UN officials, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 07:55:50 +0200
PODCAST | The national shift in vaccine thinking
In this episode of the Khwezi Science Report, host Tanya Farber is joined by Prof Keymanthri Moodley, director of the Centre for Medical Ethics and Law at Stellenbosch University.

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 07:53:38 +0200
Home Affairs to resume ID and passport applications
Home Affairs minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has given the green light for the resumption of identity document and passport applications.

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 07:30:00 +0200
'ANC election campaign' or false hope before a December lockdown? SA reacts to lockdown level 1
Here's what social media had to say about the change in lockdown level.

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 07:14:33 +0200
California gunman gets life without parole for synagogue murder, mosque arson
A man who admitted to killing one worshiper and wounding three others in a shooting spree inside a California synagogue about a month after setting fire to a nearby mosque was sentenced on Thursday

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 07:10:28 +0200
Eight pupils injured when vehicle transporting them crashes in W Cape
Paramedics were met with a scene of mayhem when a vehicle transporting children home from school capsized between Khayelitsha and Mitchells Plain in the Western Cape on Thursday afternoon.

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 07:00:00 +0200
'Yes, I'm fine': Uncle recalls slain Tshwane councillor's last words
Family, community members and comrades on Thursday held a memorial service in Mabopane to celebrate the life of slain councillor Tshepo Motaung.

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 07:00:00 +0200
YOUR COVID-19 QUESTIONS ANSWERED | Do I need to be vaccinated if everyone around me is?
When one person gets the virus, it can easily spread to other people and the more people who are vaccinated, the fewer chances a virus has to spread.

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 06:35:33 +0200
'Let's clean house,' plus five talking points from ‘Vrye Weekblad’
"We are all just residents and that is what brings us together. And what residents want is not massively complicated. They want safety, they want jobs, they want clean streets, they want clean water and that's it," says independent candidate Ruben Ri...

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 06:32:44 +0200
COVID-19 LIVE UPDATES | 'ANC election campaign' or false hope before a December lockdown? SA reacts to lockdown level 1
Coronavirus live updates

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 06:00:00 +0200
Compensation Fund withdraws rule to pay only medical service providers
The Compensation Fund has agreed at the last minute to withdraw the notice it made earlier this month, which would have made it compulsory for it to only pay claims into bank accounts of medical service providers who treat injured employees injured o...

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 20:33:49 +0200
Covid-19: 1,678 new cases and 101 deaths across SA in 24 hours
SA recorded 1,678 new Covid-19 cases and 101 fatalities in the past 24 hours, the NICD said on Thursday.

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 20:05:19 +0200
Eastern Cape education senior official and family members in the dock over R2.7m PPE fraud
A senior official at the Eastern Cape education department and some of her family members were arrested by the Hawks in connection with the irregular awarding of a personal protective equipment (PPE) tender.

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 18:30:37 +0200
UK vaccine border rules ignore Africa’s track record, WHO says
“Africa has huge experience in rolling out vaccines - we’ve eradicated viruses on the continent and many diseases are under control.”

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 18:23:13 +0200
Court grants R600k confiscation order against former crime intelligence boss
The Pretoria regional court on Thursday granted a confiscation order of R599,783 against former crime intelligence CFO Solomon Lazarus.

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 17:12:00 +0200
Somalia opens first public oxygen plant to help treat Covid-19 amid severe shortage
Somalia's first public oxygen plant opened on Thursday, in a ray of hope for a country where a lifesaving treatment for the coronavirus has been largely unavailable to patients during the pandemic.

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 16:37:00 +0200
Nkandla architect hearing to resume on Friday after hospital admission
Architect Minenhle Makhanya has been booked off by a medical doctor for one day only, Thursday, and the judge hearing his “Nkandla” matter says it will proceed on Friday.

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 15:56:14 +0200
Gauteng traffic cop killed as 'unroadworthy' taxi slams into roadblock
A Gauteng traffic officer died after an alleged unroadworthy taxi crashed into a roadside checkpoint on the R551 on Wednesday morning.

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 15:28:29 +0200
Man convicted of murdering girlfriend allegedly kills new lover while on parole
A man on parole after serving time for murdering his then girlfriend has been arrested again for allegedly killing his new lover, North West police said.



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