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Wed, 05 Jan 2022 11:47:14 +0200
‘As horrific and as painful as it has been, I would do it all again’: Athol Williams
Corruption whistle-blower and author Athol Williams, who fled the country for his own safety, says he feels vindicated by the release of the state capture report.

Wed, 05 Jan 2022 11:12:22 +0200
LISTEN | ‘My crime is being spokesperson for the most-hated man’ — Manyi
Mzwanele Manyi says state capture inquiry chairperson Raymond Zondo 'got it all wrong'.

Wed, 05 Jan 2022 11:02:13 +0200
Durban man ‘killed over stolen speakers’
A 22-year-old man was allegedly killed over a set of stolen speakers in Wyebank in Durban last Thursday.

Wed, 05 Jan 2022 10:34:27 +0200
Kidnapped Mayfair schoolgirl found alive
The 11-year-old girl who was kidnapped in front of the EP Baumann Primary School in Mayfair, Johannesburg, in November has been found.

Wed, 05 Jan 2022 10:32:41 +0200
Woman killed in Boksburg ‘planned to leave Gauteng for greener pastures’
The family of one of two women whose bodies were found in a dumping area in Boksburg, Ekurhuleni, say she had been planning to leave Gauteng before she was murdered.

Wed, 05 Jan 2022 10:11:38 +0200
UKZN threatens legal action against ‘illegal’ matric upgrade centres
The University of KwaZulu-Natal says it will institute legal action against any illegal matric upgrade centres purporting to be associated with the institution.

Wed, 05 Jan 2022 09:23:44 +0200
‘Capturing the state capturers’ or ‘a dog’s breakfast?’ — Mzansi weighs in on state capture report
The handing over of the first part of the state capture inquiry report to President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday has been met with mixed reactions online from politicians and citizens.

Wed, 05 Jan 2022 08:35:27 +0200
‘Nevermind’: Judge dismisses lawsuit by man who was naked baby on Nirvana album
A federal judge in Los Angeles has dismissed a lawsuit by a man who said the grunge rock group Nirvana sexually exploited him by putting a photo of him as a naked, four-month-old baby on the cover of its classic 1991 album "Nevermind".

Wed, 05 Jan 2022 08:27:14 +0200
US reports nearly 1m Covid-19 cases in a day, setting global record
Omicron appears to be far more easily transmitted than previous iterations of the virus. The new variant was estimated to account for 95.4% of the coronavirus cases identified in the US as of January 1, the US Centers for Disease Control and Preventi...

Wed, 05 Jan 2022 08:03:09 +0200
North Korea fires suspected missile as South Korea breaks ground for 'peace' railway
North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile off its east coast on Wednesday, just hours before South Korean President Moon Jae-in attended a groundbreaking ceremony for a rail line he hopes will eventually connect the divided Korean peninsula.

Wed, 05 Jan 2022 08:00:00 +0200
YOUR COVID-19 QUESTIONS ANSWERED | How can I make sure I am safe from Covid-19 at work?
You can still contract Covid-19 at work, but there are things you can do to protect yourself.

Wed, 05 Jan 2022 07:34:59 +0200
Tree touching PG&E power line sparked California's Dixie wildfire, investigation finds
The Dixie fire erupted on July 13, 2021, and destroyed 1,329 structures and damaged 95 additional structures.

Wed, 05 Jan 2022 07:29:35 +0200
Tempers fraying in Australia as Covid-19 cases hit new highs
Total infections have surged more than 50 times from around 1,200 since late November, when the first Omicron case was detected in the country.

Wed, 05 Jan 2022 07:04:39 +0200
Clifton beach reopens after officials remove humpback whale carcass
The 9m whale washed ashore on Tuesday and has since been towed off the beach.

Wed, 05 Jan 2022 07:02:00 +0200
‘Why would a vagrant burn down parliament?’: Politicians weigh in on alleged arsonist
Several politicians and public figures have weighed in on the arrest of alleged arsonist Zandile Christmas Mafe in connection with the fire that broke out in parliament over the weekend.

Wed, 05 Jan 2022 07:00:00 +0200
Metrorail trains reach Simon’s Town a month ahead of schedule
In what may be a first for railway timetabling, Metrorail commuter trains on Cape Town’s southern line will begin running to Simon’s Town a month ahead of schedule.

Wed, 05 Jan 2022 06:51:00 +0200
Covid-19 in numbers: Get the latest figures
Daily updates on the coronavirus pandemic in SA.

Wed, 05 Jan 2022 06:48:00 +0200
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Wed, 05 Jan 2022 06:30:09 +0200
WATCH | ‘He’s a shy guy’: Neighbours of parliament arson accused shocked by his arrest
Zandile Christmas Mafe was arrested on Sunday and was immediately linked to the arson.

Wed, 05 Jan 2022 06:00:00 +0200
COVID-19 LIVE UPDATES | US reports nearly 1m Covid-19 cases in a day, setting global record
Coronavirus updates.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 22:32:00 +0200
Thuli Madonsela welcomes release of state capture report to public
Former public protector Thuli Madonsela has welcomed the release of the state capture commission's report to the public on Tuesday, not long after President Cyril Ramaphosa received it.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 21:55:00 +0200
Police arrest six men with vehicles allegedly used for heists
Police in Gauteng have arrested six men in possession of high-performance vehicles that were reported stolen.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 21:45:00 +0200
SA records 139 deaths, 8,078 new Covid-19 cases in past 24 hours
The 139 deaths took the total number of fatalities in SA since the start of the pandemic in March 2020 to 91,451, the NICD said on Tuesday.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 18:58:00 +0200
South African Breweries may require staff to have Covid-19 vaccines
SAB, part of Anheuser-Busch InBev, said on Tuesday it was looking at making Covid-19 vaccinations mandatory for staff across its operations.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 18:56:00 +0200
Record 4.5-million Americans quit jobs in November
The number of Americans voluntarily quitting their jobs surged to a record 4.5-million in November

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 18:52:00 +0200
Britain extends pardons to all men convicted under scrapped gay sex laws
Gay and bisexual British men convicted over any consensual same-sex relations under now-abolished laws will be able to have their convictions removed from the public record

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 18:46:00 +0200
US judge skeptical of Prince Andrew's bid to dismiss sex-abuse accuser's suit
A US judge on Tuesday appeared skeptical of a bid by Britain's Prince Andrew to dismiss Virginia Giuffre's lawsuit accusing the Duke of York of sexually abusing her when she was 17

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 18:28:00 +0200
Man survives night in tree after kayak capsizes on flooded Vaal River
A 42-year-old man from Johannesburg survived a night huddled in a tree after his kayak was swept away and capsized on the flooded Vaal River on Monday.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 17:06:00 +0200
Warning issued as hail and thunderstorms possible in KZN
The KwaZulu-Natal government has warned the public to exercise extreme caution as severe thunderstorms and rain are expected on Tuesday evening.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 15:23:00 +0200
Back to school — here are the dates for coastal and inland provinces
Schools will reopen for pupils in inland provinces on January 12, and for coastal provinces a week later.



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