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Fri, 15 Jul 2022 11:00:00 +0200
Togo's army says civilians killed by airstrike, mistaken for jihadists
A group of civilians, all teenagers, killed on Saturday night in northern Togo were hit by an airstrike after the army mistook them for jihadists, the army said in a statement on Thursday.

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 10:36:19 +0200
MTN Group in buyout talks with rival Telkom SA
The MTN Group is in buyout talks with smaller rival Telkom SA for a stock or cash-and-stock deal.

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 10:25:44 +0200
Protest march and auctions ensue in Denel unpaid salaries saga
The National Union of Metalworkers of SA will march to the department of public enterprises on Friday. It says workers at Denel have not been paid for the past three months.

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 10:00:00 +0200
US doctor threatened with probe over abortion on 10-year-old rape victim
Indiana's attorney general said on Thursday he was investigating whether the Indiana physician who performed an abortion on a 10-year-old Ohio rape victim abided by state laws requiring doctors to report the termination of a pregnancy and suspected c...

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 10:00:00 +0200
‘He is disrespectful and has made the case about him’: Malema’s tirade against advocate Teffo
"I have chickens where I stay in Polokwane. If they steal those chickens, I will not call advocate Teffo to represent me. He has no skill, no decorum and no respect for the bench at all," said Malema.

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 09:32:00 +0200
Here's how DA proposes to slash fuel price to R17.50/l
DA has proposed a bill that would reduce fuel by about R9/l, taking the fuel price to R17.50.

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 09:15:09 +0200
Multiple cellphones, cigarettes and toy guns: Trio bust in Mpumalanga
Three suspects found with multiple cellphones, cigarette cartons and toy guns have appeared in a Mpumalanga court and been remanded in custody.

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 09:04:00 +0200
Alex FM employee shot dead by gang terrorising Joburg suburb
A music compiler and presenter at Alex FM, Joshua Mbatha, 32, was fatally shot on Thursday night in Alexandra, northern Johannesburg.

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 08:40:27 +0200
Sri Lanka's parliament speaker accepts president Gotabaya Rajapaksa's resignation
Sri Lanka's parliamentary speaker accepted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's resignation on Friday after he fled to Singapore to escape a popular uprising brought about by his country's worst economic crisis in seven decades.

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 08:30:00 +0200
Biden defends Saudi trip, says he will not avoid human rights
US President Joe Biden said on Thursday he would not avoid talking about human rights when he visits Saudi Arabia on the second leg of his Middle East trip, and stressed his position on the murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi was "absolutely" clear.

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 08:21:17 +0200
‘Bank following robbers’ with police gear arrested by Gauteng police
The robbery suspects allegedly followed people from banks after they had withdrawn money.

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 08:05:55 +0200
‘It’s very painful’: Newly purchased car destroyed in Joburg CBD fire
Three vehicles were destroyed in a fire at parking garage in a block of flats in Vrededorp, central Johannesburg, including a newly purchased car.

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 08:00:00 +0200
Why men as young as 23 are choosing vasectomies in post-Roe America
Connor Speed never imagined he would be asking for a vasectomy at the age of 23, but after the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, he decided to take the plunge.

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 07:34:52 +0200
We need to flex our muscle to get bodybuilding on the national agenda, say buff athletes
A lack of national funding and a misconception that bodybuilding is a "dirty" sport hinder its growth at a competitive level.

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 07:15:00 +0200
Bank of America fined $225m for 'botched' disbursement of jobless benefits during pandemic
Bank of America has been fined $225 million by a pair of US banking regulators over what they called a "botched" handling of jobless benefits during the pandemic.

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 07:00:00 +0200
WATCH | Illegal initiation schools in Eastern Cape 'outnumber legal ones'
'Boys under the legal age of 16 are admitted and traditional surgeons are not always properly trained.'

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 07:00:00 +0200
Haiti protests over fuel shortages go on even as deliveries resume
Haitian demonstrators on Thursday burned tires and blocked streets of the capital to protest ongoing fuel shortages even as the country's main fuel terminal renewed deliveries that had been suspended due to an outbreak of gang violence.

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 06:49:54 +0200
The nerd who took on Bheki Cele, plus 5 highlights from ‘Vrye Weekblad’
Here’s what’s hot in the latest edition of the Afrikaans digital weekly

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 06:45:00 +0200
Facebook users will be able to have up to five profiles
Meta Platforms Inc. will start letting more users create multiple profiles with their Facebook accounts, the company’s latest attempt to encourage posting and sharing on its social network.

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 06:38:19 +0200
UKRAINE UPDATES | Deadly missile strike denounced as war overshadows G20 meeting
Ukraine live updates

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 06:30:00 +0200
Soweto tavern manager ‘haunted’ by souls of 16 who died at the premises
The manager of Mdlalose's tavern in Nomzamo, Orlando East in Soweto on Thursday said he had suffered sleepless nights following the deaths of 16 people gunned down at the premises over the weekend.

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 06:15:00 +0200
Southern African bloc extends troop deployment in Mozambique
A southern African bloc provisionally prolonged the stay of its soldiers in northern Mozambique to help fight an Islamic State-linked insurgency.

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 05:00:00 +0200
High Court judge should apologise to clerk for wrongly implying mistake
Judge Fayeeza Kathree-Setiloane ordered to email ConCourt justices and clerks correcting wrong impression that her clerk made an error.

Thu, 14 Jul 2022 23:09:00 +0200
Covid-19 in numbers: Get the latest figures
Daily updates on the coronavirus pandemic in SA.

Thu, 14 Jul 2022 22:44:31 +0200
Fewer than half of applications for Covid-19 distress grants approved
The department of social development says it is concerned at the low numbers of approvals for the Covid-19 social relief of distress (SRD) grants.

Thu, 14 Jul 2022 22:35:09 +0200
Bodyguard of member of Zulu king's coronation committee shot in Durban
A bodyguard of Zululand district municipality mayor, Thulasizwe Buthelezi, was shot and injured during a coronation committee meeting in Mayville on Thursday.

Thu, 14 Jul 2022 22:32:00 +0200
26 stories you need to read about one year after the July 2021 unrest
Twelve months later South Africans are still trying to make sense of the riots and pick up the pieces.

Thu, 14 Jul 2022 22:02:28 +0200
Ivana Trump, first wife of Donald, dies at age 73
Donald Trump's first wife Ivana, 73, has died, the former US president said on Thursday.

Thu, 14 Jul 2022 20:33:00 +0200
US ‘weaponising’ socioeconomic circumstances by denying SA performers visas: actor
SA actor and cultural activist Jack Devnarain has slated US visa entry requirements for preventing local actors from participating in a global competition there

Thu, 14 Jul 2022 20:29:00 +0200
Teen dies after Scenery Park tavern brawl, but his ‘killer is still free’
Likho Mandondo was allegedly beaten by the venue’s resident DJ, who is yet to be arrested, say family members



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