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Sat, 19 Mar 2022 10:52:54 +0200
Western Cape police on high alert after clashes between seasonal workers from Zimbabwe and Lesotho
Public order police have been deployed to Robertson in the Western Cape after clashes between seasonal workers from Zimbabwe and Lesotho workers in the local township.

Sat, 19 Mar 2022 10:51:20 +0200
Ex-Goldman banker’s wife was a ‘co-conspirator,’ US argues
The wife of former Goldman Sachs Group Inc banker Roger Ng is becoming a key figure in his foreign-bribery trial, as prosecutors argue she helped him launder millions of dollars from the looting of 1MDB.

Sat, 19 Mar 2022 10:45:00 +0200
Billionaire Robert Brockman offers to put up $1.45bn to ease IRS liens
The billionaire facing the largest US tax-evasion case against an individual is urging a judge to accept his family trust’s offer to put up $1.45bn billion in exchange for the IRS relaxing liens on his property and assets.

Sat, 19 Mar 2022 10:30:00 +0200
Google sued by Black ex-employee ever ‘racially biased’ culture
Alphabet Inc.’s Google discriminates against Black people, who are “pigeon-holed into dead-end jobs” with low pay and subjected to harassment, a former employee claimed in a lawsuit.

Sat, 19 Mar 2022 10:00:00 +0200
China reports Covid-19 deaths for first time since January 2021
China reported its first Covid-19 deaths since January 2021 as the omicron variant continued to spread across the world’s most-populous nation.

Sat, 19 Mar 2022 09:46:31 +0200
About 87% Indonesians have Covid-19 antibodies, state survey shows
Indonesia estimates 86.6% of its population has developed antibodies against the coronavirus, even though only about half of them have been fully vaccinated.

Sat, 19 Mar 2022 09:25:13 +0200
UK police officer, jailed for murder, charged with more sex crimes
Wayne Couzens, 49, whose job was to guard diplomatic premises, abducted marketing executive Sarah Everard on a London street as she walked home from visiting a friend in March last year, using his police credentials to force her into his car.

Sat, 19 Mar 2022 09:15:19 +0200
UKRAINE UPDATES | Ukrainian mayor on his abduction by Russian troops
Ukraine updates.

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 20:51:00 +0200
Fifteen years behind bars for serial thief with dubious investment schemes
A man who stole millions from unsuspecting investors over a period of 13 years was on Friday sentenced to 15 years in prison after being convicted of 71 counts of theft.

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 18:50:00 +0200
High court issues new directives for surrogacy agreements
A recently reported Pretoria high court judgment has set new guidelines for courts to take into consideration before granting surrogacy agreements.

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 17:30:12 +0200
Businessman Edwin Sodi granted bail of R150,000
Sodi has been in custody since Tuesday after he handed himself over to the police. His estranged wife Nthateng Lerata laid charges against him.

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 17:24:35 +0200
SACAA turns its sights on SAA and Lufthansa technical teams which maintain Comair aircraft
SA's aviation regulator, the SACAA, is conducting safety audits of the two aircraft maintenance organisations used by Comair.

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 16:54:40 +0200
No more 'deadly air' as environmental activists win pollution court case
A legal battle, referred to as the "deadly air" case, in which environmental justice organisations took the government to court for violating their constitutional right to clean air, has finally been decided in the community's favour.

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 16:16:38 +0200
WATCH | DNA oversight board slammed for ‘disrespect’ after parliament meeting
The oversight board looking into the backlog in DNA results was slammed by parliament's police portfolio committee chairperson Tina Joemat-Pettersson after an apparent snub at a meeting this week.

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 15:21:15 +0200
Zim court dismisses bid to acquit New York Times freelancer Jeffrey Moyo
A court in Bulawayo this week dismissed an application by New York Times freelance journalist Jeffrey Moyo to be acquitted of charges of violating immigration laws.

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 15:09:18 +0200
Medical and tow-truck bills: Why you should always call your insurer first
Consumer journalist Wendy Knowler on airline prices, insurance premiums and preferred providers in her “watch-outs of the week”.

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 15:03:39 +0200
Hackers demand ransom after fraudulently accessing TransUnion SA's server
Credit bureau TransUnion SA says it has received an extortion demand from a third party that has obtained access to its server.

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 14:31:49 +0200
LISTEN | Clicks advert and racism: Black women won’t take it lying down, SAHRC told
On Friday the SA Human Rights Commission heard from women who went to court over a Clicks advert.

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 14:13:48 +0200
China turns to US corn as war puts Ukraine supplies at risk
China is ramping up corn purchases from the U.S. as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine snarls grain exports and puts spring plantings in doubt, pushing prices higher in Chicago.

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 14:09:59 +0200
Pakistan PM Khan pressured to quit as party members desert him
Some Khan loyalists demanded his resignation, claiming the 70-year-old leader lost the slim parliamentary majority he enjoyed for more than three years. His government vowed to stand firm, with Information minister Fawad Chaudhry telling a news confe...

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 14:00:04 +0200
War handcuffs Russian central bankers watching demise of economy
Russia’s central bank has been relegated to the role of bit-part player as war and international sanctions devastate the country’s economy.

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 14:00:00 +0200
Defeated by all the tax terminology? Sars now has a multilingual guide to help non-English speakers
The SA Revenue Service on Thursday launched a multilingual tax terminology guide aimed at ensuring the inclusion of all non-English speaking South Africans.

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 13:49:20 +0200
‘Dangerous moment’: Huge effort starts to curb polio after Malawi case
In February, Malawi declared its first case of wild poliovirus in 30 years when a three-year old girl in the Lilongwe district was paralysed as a result of her infection.The case raised alarm.

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 13:47:47 +0200
Fauci warns of potential rise in US Covid-19 cases as funding runs dry
The US could soon see Covid-19 cases rise again and vulnerable people are likely to need a fourth vaccine dose, one of President Joe Biden’s top health advisers warned as the White House calls for more money to fight the pandemic.

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 13:43:00 +0200
Anni Dewani’s murderer Zola Tongo granted parole
Family of the Swede killed on her honeymoon in Cape Town are dismayed at parole being granted to the former shuttle operator Zola Tongo.

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 13:40:22 +0200
Great Barrier Reef hit by bleaching as Unesco weighs “in danger” listing
The Great Barrier Reef has been hit by bleaching due to heat stress, the Australian agency that manages the reef said on Friday, ahead of a visit by United Nations officials reviewing whether the reef should be listed as being "in danger".

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 13:32:13 +0200
Blue Origin delays next space launch, 'SNL' star Davidson will not join flight
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin space tourism service has postponed until March 29 a flight initially set for next week, while "Saturday Night Live" comic Pete Davidson will not be a passenger on the launch, the company said on Thursday.

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 13:25:18 +0200
Tshwane ‘cannot be held to ransom by political interests': Mayor seeks further legal action against Samwu
City of Tshwane mayor Randall Williams says the “illegal strike” by the SA Municipal Workers’ Union seeks to drive narrow political interests and create chaos in the city.

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 13:08:29 +0200
Dali Mpofu to exit JSC, Kameshni Pillay to represent Advocates For Transformation
Advocate Dali Mpofu will no longer be a member of the Judicial Service Commission.

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 13:00:00 +0200
POLL | What do you make of Mbali Ntuli leaving the DA?
The resignation of former DA KwaZulu-Natal leader Mbali Ntuli has sparked sharp debate about the party's future, with some saying it will remain strong in her absence and others predicting "trouble" in the 2024 general elections.



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