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Sun, 06 Feb 2022 11:10:00 +0200Tshwane emergency services chased away by flood-hit Mamelodi residents
Tshwane emergency services were working around the clock at the weekend providing assistance in flood-hit areas, with one person still missing after being swept away by floodwaters.
Sun, 06 Feb 2022 10:19:00 +0200Carnival City casino reopens after main entrance engulfed by fire on Saturday evening
Carnival City says authorities have given the clearance for the Gauteng casino to reopen after its main entrance was engulfed by fire on Saturday evening.
Sun, 06 Feb 2022 09:59:00 +0200COVID-19 LIVE UPDATES | Thousands protest vaccine mandates in Canada, further fraying nerves
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Sat, 05 Feb 2022 19:04:43 +0200JSC recommends that President Ramaphosa appoint Mandisa Maya as Chief Justice
Just after 6pm on Saturday, as a marathon day of deliberations behind closed doors at the Judicial Service Commission, Julius Malema tweeted “It’s a girl”.
Sat, 05 Feb 2022 18:33:00 +0200Covid-19 in numbers: Get the latest figures
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Sat, 05 Feb 2022 18:30:00 +0200All the news about the coronavirus pandemic in SA and abroad
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Sat, 05 Feb 2022 15:09:00 +0200Gqeberha community loots booze from hijacked liquor truck
Gqeberha police recovered a hijacked liquor truck after the community looted its cargo.
Sat, 05 Feb 2022 14:42:00 +0200Canine officer apprehends cable thief after airport power supply is disrupted
A police dog apprehended a suspect after cable theft affected the power supply at the airport in Gqeberha on Thursday.
Sat, 05 Feb 2022 14:17:00 +0200DStv religious channel Daystar told to apologise for Covid-19 conspiracy show
Multichoice’s religious channel 342 – Daystar – has been found guilty of contravening the Broadcasting Complaints Commission code of conduct in a segment about Covid-19 vaccinations and instructed to set the record straight.
Sat, 05 Feb 2022 14:00:00 +0200Funding, remote learning among challenges faced by higher education for two years: Blade Nzimande
Higher education and training minister Blade Nzimande says the sector has faced unprecedented challenges in the past two years, including adapting to Covid-19 restrictions and new ways of teaching, learning and providing student funding.
Sat, 05 Feb 2022 14:00:00 +0200'Don't despair': DBE calls on unsuccessful matriculants to apply for June exams
Pupils who missed one or more exams in November for reasons of injury, illness or death in the family may apply for the June exams provided their school principals produce the required reports.
Sat, 05 Feb 2022 13:41:00 +0200WATCH | Shouting match between Malema and Lamola at JSC hearing as body interviews Zondo
Deliberations over who should be nominated for the role of chief justice take place on Saturday.
Sat, 05 Feb 2022 13:23:00 +0200Cape Flats plant thought to be extinct returns to Cape Town, this time likely to be fire resistant
A Cape Flats plant thought to have been extinct for two centuries is home again ... and surprising botanists.
Sat, 05 Feb 2022 12:16:00 +0200Two pupils dead, six injured after ‘drunk’ minibus taxi driver loses control
Two pupils died and six others were injured when a minibus taxi driver transporting schoolchildren lost control of the vehicle in Pietermaritzburg on Friday.
Sat, 05 Feb 2022 11:49:00 +0200Floods, road closures and power cuts plunge Joburg suburbs into misery
Persistent rain, lightning, load-shedding, flooded houses and bridges, stormwater drains blocked by debris and areas sealed off caused misery for many Joburg residents on Saturday.
Sat, 05 Feb 2022 11:33:00 +0200Suspect bust for possession of railway signalling cable
Cape Town police have arrested a 32-year-old suspect for possession of more than 100m of railway copper cable.
Sat, 05 Feb 2022 10:09:00 +0200Rape scandal rocks UCT after student’s Twitter claim
The University of Cape Town (UCT) has launched an investigation after a student’s Twitter claim that she was sexually assaulted and raped by a student leader.
Sat, 05 Feb 2022 09:41:00 +0200Raymond Zondo seemed out of touch with the judiciary, says expert
Acting chief justice Raymond Zondo was consumed by the commission of inquiry into state capture and seemed out of touch with issues affecting the judiciary.
Sat, 05 Feb 2022 09:19:00 +0200Stellenbosch University students angry after residence head utters k-word
Stellenbosch University has launched an investigation after a residence head used the k-word while telling students it was unacceptable.
Sat, 05 Feb 2022 09:07:00 +0200Pupils taken to hospital after bees disrupt primary school athletics day
A swarm of bees interrupted an athletics day at a Western Cape school on Thursday.
Sat, 05 Feb 2022 07:54:00 +0200COVID-19 WRAP | SA records 3,357 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours
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Fri, 04 Feb 2022 20:45:00 +0200No 'risky' behaviour in floods, emergency services plead with Tshwane drivers
Motorists in Tshwane have been urged to avoid “risky behaviour” as the Gauteng metro experiences severe storms and flooding.
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 20:25:00 +0200WATCH | Zondo faces questions on state capture inquiry, allegations of 'pro-Ramaphosa bias'
Acting chief justice Raymond Zondo, unsurprisingly, faced several state capture inquiry-related questions during his interview for chief justice including allegations of “pro-Ramaphosa bias”.
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 19:40:00 +0200Covid-19: 221 deaths and 2,782 new cases recorded in SA in 24 hours
There were 221 Covid-19 related deaths recorded in the past 24 hours, the NICD said on Friday.
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 18:58:00 +0200LISTEN | I am not pro-Ramaphosa, I just made a lot of enemies, says Zondo
Acting chief justice Raymond Zondo says he is being accused of being pro-Ramaphosa with no facts to support the accusations
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 18:44:00 +0200IN PICTURES | EFFSC threatens to make DUT ungovernable if demands over slain student not met
The EFF Students Command has given the Durban University Technology until Wednesday to meet its demands for justice and accountability for the death of student Mlungisi Madonsela or it will render the university ungovernable.
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 17:59:28 +0200KZN pummelled by storms, but weather service says it's not linked to cyclone Batsirai
Disaster management teams are on high alert in KwaZulu-Natal after the SA Weather Service issued a warning for severe storms.
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 17:26:41 +0200Load-shedding downgraded to stage 1 from 9pm on Friday: Eskom
Load-shedding will be reduced from stage 2 to stage 1 from 9pm on Friday, says embattled power utility Eskom.
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 16:10:25 +0200LISTEN | Time for court modernisation and innovation, says chief justice hopeful Mlambo
Chief justice candidate Dunstan Mlambo wants modernisation and innovation in SA courts.
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 14:38:46 +0200Twelve Minutes – a good night for a murder
Overall, Twelve Minutes is one of the most fun games I've played in a long while.