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Fri, 27 May 2022 10:58:00 +0200
Former Transnet boss Siyabonga Gama appears in court
Former Transnet CEO Siyabonga Gama and Trillian's Eric Wood appeared in the specialised commercial crimes court in Palm Ridge on Friday together with three other executives.

Fri, 27 May 2022 10:55:50 +0200
Boris Johnson nicks a big idea from Labour to save himself -- for now
It’s rare to see the Labour Party offer such a fulsome embrace of a set of Conservative policy announcements.

Fri, 27 May 2022 10:13:24 +0200
RECORDED | Advocate Malesela Teffo appears in court
Advocate Malesela Teffo, defence attorney in the Senzo Meyiwa matter, will face his own legal battles in court on Friday morning.

Fri, 27 May 2022 10:10:33 +0200
Turkey's rising anti-refugee sentiment adds to Erdogan's challenges
During shifts as a factory interpreter, Syrian refugee Khalil Al-Hossein nervously tracks his application for Turkish citizenship.

Fri, 27 May 2022 10:00:00 +0200
Bishops condemns ‘elitist’ behaviour at rugby match against Wynberg Boys High
“There is an internal investigation and those we identify as being responsible for this incident will be dealt with,” Bishops headmaster Tony Reeler told TimesLIVE.

Fri, 27 May 2022 09:48:33 +0200
First Japan tourists face tests, chaperones and little free time
For the first time in two-plus years, tourists are coming back to Japan. The few allowed in under a trial program were subject to tight hygiene measures and closely monitored, giving a glimpse of what visiting will be like after next month’s limite...

Fri, 27 May 2022 09:20:38 +0200
Texas doctor says it's 'crushing' as she treats mass shooting victims for second time
A trauma doctor tending to three children wounded in the school shooting in the Texas City of Uvalde said it is “crushing” to treat victims of the second mass shooting in the area within the last five years.

Fri, 27 May 2022 09:07:51 +0200
Buildings shaken as magnitude 6.4 earthquake strikes off East Timor
An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 struck off the coast of East Timor on Friday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said, prompting some people in the capital Dili to flee buildings, though a tsunami was ruled out.

Fri, 27 May 2022 08:54:02 +0200
Pakistani stock market jumps over 2% after government ends fuel price freeze
The Pakistani stock market jumped over 2% shortly after opening on Friday, reacting positively to an overnight decision by the government to end a months-old fuel price freeze.

Fri, 27 May 2022 08:52:55 +0200
Depeche Mode keyboard player Andrew Fletcher dies aged 60
Andrew Fletcher, the keyboard player and founder member of British electronic pioneers Depeche Mode, has died, the group said on Thursday. He was 60.

Fri, 27 May 2022 08:50:09 +0200
Makana anti-corruption official killed, follows deaths of other Eastern Cape civil servants
Senior Makana official Jeff Budaza was shot in the driveway of his Joza home.

Fri, 27 May 2022 08:37:00 +0200
Five former Transnet executives arrested for fraud and corruption
Five former senior Transnet executives have been arrested for allegedly contravening the Public Finance Management Act, fraud, corruption and money laundering.

Fri, 27 May 2022 08:34:59 +0200
Another blow for Jacob Zuma — Billy Downer is going nowhere
Former president Jacob Zuma will have to face prosecutor Billy Downer SC when he stands trial in the Pietermaritzburg High Court in August.

Fri, 27 May 2022 08:17:33 +0200
Court highlights need to protect gay community as pastor sentenced
Former Mpuma Kapa TV resident pastor and founder of the God is Love Ministry Luthando Matodlana has been sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment for the rape of a young man in 2013.

Fri, 27 May 2022 08:08:06 +0200
What is behind Nelson Mandela Bay hits?
ANC Eastern Cape chair Oscar Mabuyane cites syndicate after fishing co-op boss is slain.

Fri, 27 May 2022 07:46:38 +0200
Orania aims for ‘energy independence’
The town's 900kw solar plant supplies electricity to residents during the day.

Fri, 27 May 2022 07:23:38 +0200
Thousands of struggle veterans to benefit from new military pension – Thabang Makwetla
Thousands of military veterans will soon receive their long awaited government military pension.

Fri, 27 May 2022 07:00:00 +0200
YOUR COVID-19 QUESTIONS ANSWERED | Will we see a Covid-19-like lockdown over monkeypox?
Should we prepare for a lockdown for monkeypox?

Fri, 27 May 2022 06:50:35 +0200
Eastern Cape Black Fishers’ Association chair killed outside Gqeberha home
Eastern Cape Black Fishers’ Association chair Xola Ngcangca was gunned down outside his home in KwaDwesi home in Gqeberha on Wednesday night.

Fri, 27 May 2022 06:30:28 +0200
UKRAINE UPDATES | Hunger fears mount over Ukraine grain blockade
Ukraine updates.

Fri, 27 May 2022 06:24:46 +0200
Father of three siblings who died at school after drinking ‘energy drink’ he gave them found unconscious
The father of three children who died after consuming energy drinks he had allegedly given them on Thursday was found unconscious at their home in Ratanda near Heidelberg, said Gauteng police.

Fri, 27 May 2022 06:22:29 +0200
Ramaphosa to attend AU’s 16th extraordinary summit in Equatorial Guinea
President Cyril Ramaphosa is on Friday expected to undertake a working visit to Equatorial Guinea to attend the African Union's 16th extraordinary summit on terrorism and unconstitutional changes of government in Africa.

Fri, 27 May 2022 06:21:42 +0200
We are the result of our experiences, plus 5 highlights from ‘Vrye Weekblad’
Here’s what’s hot in the latest edition of the Afrikaans digital weekly

Thu, 26 May 2022 22:09:00 +0200
26kg of rhino horn destined for Singapore found in hand luggage
Police arrested a 42-year-old man and seized a number of rhino horns weighing 26kg at OR Tambo International Airport on Thursday afternoon.

Thu, 26 May 2022 21:46:00 +0200
'Admin challenges' in SCA general office led to Zuma appeal delays
The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) said on Thursday the delays in two matters concerning former president Jacob Zuma before the court were as a result of administrative challenges within the SCA's general office.

Thu, 26 May 2022 20:35:00 +0200
Impostor who tried to claim Sam Chabalala's impounded G-wagon sent to mental hospital
An Emalahleni man who faked a letter from the presidency along with a high court order and tried to have an impounded vehicle of controversial businessman, Sam “Mshengu” Chabalala released to him has been ordered to a mental institution.

Thu, 26 May 2022 20:25:00 +0200
Six life terms and 300 years in jail for North West serial rapist
The North West high court on Thursday sentenced a 24-year-old man to five life terms for rape and 300 years for other offences which included housebreaking and robbery with aggravating circumstances.

Thu, 26 May 2022 19:44:00 +0200
Toddler found murdered, chopped up and stuffed in bag dropped along N1
Limpopo police were on Thursday seeking the public's help in identifying a child, believed to be aged between two and three, who was found murdered and mutilated last week.

Thu, 26 May 2022 18:12:00 +0200
Pietermaritzburg fatal shooting leads to pelting of shop and cars
KwaZulu-Natal  police have confirmed that they are investigating an incident in which a man is alleged to have been killed by a security guard at Siyaya Cash and Carry - a large supermarket in the Pietermaritzburg central business district.

Thu, 26 May 2022 17:30:43 +0200
Three siblings die in Gauteng school, another critical after drinking 'energy drink' allegedly given by dad
The Gauteng education department on Thursday said three pupils who are siblings died in Ratanda, Heidelberg, after allegedly consuming energy drinks they had been given by their father.



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