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Sat, 13 Aug 2022 10:36:25 +0200
Hawks security officer arrested for 'submitting fake matric certificate'
A security guard has been arrested for allegedly submitting a fake matric certificate to land a job at the Hawks offices in Cape Town.

Sat, 13 Aug 2022 09:18:18 +0200
WATCH | 'Some people sleep on the floor because of stray bullets,' Delft residents tell police
Residents of Delft marched to the local police station on Friday, demanding that police take action against gangsters after Aqeelah Schroeder was killed by a stray bullet .

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 22:22:17 +0200
Johannesburg’s Mlandu resigns after report against Shadrack Sibiya concealed
Mesuli Mlandu, the executive director in the city manager’s office in Johannesburg, on Friday tendered his resignation with immediate effect.

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 22:21:44 +0200
Ex-Louisville detective to plead guilty to charges related to Breonna Taylor killing
A former Louisville, Kentucky, police officer will plead guilty to helping falsify a search warrant in the botched 2020 raid that killed Breonna Taylor, in a case that sparked nationwide protests, the Washington Post reported on Friday, citing the of...

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 22:12:44 +0200
Fourth suspect nabbed for murder of Hillary Gardee
A fourth suspect has been arrested in connection with the murder of Hillary Gardee.

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 21:13:43 +0200
Younger workers take growing share of US unemployment insurance
The share of young US workers filing for unemployment has surged during the pandemic.

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 20:37:13 +0200
FBI removed top secret documents from Trump's home
FBI agents who searched former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home in Florida on Monday removed 11 sets of classified documents including some marked as top secret, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing documents it reviewed.

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 20:25:05 +0200
Attack on author Rushdie widely condemned, UK PM Boris Johnson 'appalled'
UK PM Boris Johnson says he is appalled that author Rushdie was stabbed

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 20:20:34 +0200
Police identify suspect who tried to breach Ohio FBI building
Police in Ohio on Friday identified a 42-year-old Columbus man as the armed individual who tried to breach the FBI building in Cincinnati before being shot dead by officers following a car chase, gun battle and standoff in a cornfield northeast of to...

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 20:13:43 +0200
EXPLAINER-When will Americans feel the Inflation Reduction Act's impact?
The $430 billion US Inflation Reduction Act, expected to pass in the House of Representative on Friday, aims to lower healthcare costs, promote clean energy and increase corporate taxes at a time when inflation is at its highest in decades.

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 20:08:49 +0200
Pastor sentenced to life for rape of three children, sexual grooming
A 36-year-old pastor who raped three young girls and sexually groomed six others was sentenced to two life terms on Friday.

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 18:54:25 +0200
Novelist Salman Rushdie attacked, wounded on stage at New York event
Salman Rushdie, the Indian-born novelist who was ordered killed by Iran in 1989 because of his writing, was attacked on stage at an event in New York and suffered an apparent stab wound to the neck, according to New York State Police and an eyewitnes...

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 17:50:58 +0200
Five Congolese police officers killed in protest over eastern jailbreak
Five Congolese police officers were killed in the eastern city of Butembo on Friday and security vehicles were burnt, local authorities said, as public frustration mounted after suspected Islamists freed more than 800 inmates from the central prison.

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 17:27:09 +0200
Pyjama-clad 'parliament arsonist’ refuses to enter courtroom
The man accused of setting fire to parliament refused to enter the courtroom for his first high court appearance on Friday.

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 17:08:44 +0200
Eastern Cape has three new deputy directors of public prosecutions
Advocates Joel Cesar, Nomapa Mvandaba and Nickie Turner have been appointed as deputy directors of public prosecutions (DDPPs) for the Bhisho, Makhanda and Mthatha local divisions respectively.

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 16:47:04 +0200
Employers must do more to provide equal opportunities for women: report
More than 95% of employees believe companies should do more to ensure equal opportunities and salaries for women in the workplace, according to a new research report.

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 16:07:58 +0200
Putin’s war hurls his economy back four years in one quarter
President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine set Russia’s economy back four years in the first full quarter after the attack, putting it on track for one of the longest downturns on record even if less sharply than initially feared.

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 15:54:50 +0200
Bain apologises amid calls for SA ban
Bain South Africa's managing partner Stephen York has penned a letter appealing for "constructive dialogue", saying recent calls for the consulting firm to be banned from operating in SA have made clear the need to communicate directly with South Afr...

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 15:38:00 +0200
Gordhan welcomes SIU probe into allegations of corruption at Alexkor
Public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan on Friday welcomed investigations by the Special Investigating Unit into the affairs of a company allegedly linked to state capture and corruption at Alexkor, the state’s diamond mining company.

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 15:29:11 +0200
Duduzile Zuma's name comes up in Hawks' July riots investigation
The daughter of former president Jacob Zuma, Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, has been named in statements obtained by the Hawks relating to the July unrest.

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 15:17:03 +0200
Ministers ordered to pay military cops R500,000 after 'humiliating' arrests
Two long-serving members of the Natal Mountain Rifles have successfully sued the ministers of defence and police for R200,000 each after they were arrested by military police at a shooting range and detained, in leg irons, for two days in police cel...

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 15:02:59 +0200
Inmates charged with scamming users of online prostitution service
Four convicted inmates aged between 26 and 32 have been charged with running an extortion scam from prison. They would pose as police officers.

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 14:51:30 +0200
Trump says 'nuclear weapons issue is a hoax' after Washington Post report
Former US president Donald Trump said on Friday on social media that the "nuclear weapons issue is a hoax" in response to a report that FBI agents sought nuclear documents in a search of his Florida home earlier this week.

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 14:00:00 +0200
Hyperinflation spurs Zimbabwe to halt payments to contractors
Zimbabwe has suspended payments to government contractors as part of efforts to halt a slump in its currency that is fuelling hyperinflation.

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 13:59:37 +0200
WATCH | School pupils forcibly demand to address Ramaphosa at Vaal imbizo
The fourth district development model presidential imbizo, held in Sedibeng, almost descended into chaos on Friday after basic education minister Angie Motshekga refused to allow pupils to address the gathering, saying they should have been in school...

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 13:20:09 +0200
POLL | Which Zulu prince do you support for the throne?
The coronation of a new Zulu king has split the nation and seen a battle for the throne.

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 12:55:29 +0200
ANCYL KZN official among 22 in court for ‘instigating’ July riots
A senior ANC Youth League leader in the Musa Dladla region, Sanele Masuku, is among 22 people who appeared briefly in the Durban magistrate's court on Friday in connection with last year's July riots.

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 12:52:08 +0200
DA protests for removal of Tembisa Hospital CEO after allegations of dodgy procurement contracts
Members of the DA descended on Tembisa Hospital in Ekurhuleni on Friday to picket and call for the immediate suspension of CEO Ashley Mthunzi, who they allege has turned a blind eye to financial mismanagement.

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 12:05:39 +0200
Meet SA’s youngest and first female head of vascular surgery, Dr Asha Malan
Dr Asha Malan, the youngest and first female vascular surgeon to head an academic unit in the country, is on a mission to recruit other women in the medical field to follow suit.

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 11:36:00 +0200
City of Tshwane monitors water supply as 53-hour disruptions start
The City of Tshwane is monitoring levels at its reservoirs and at Rand Water reservoirs Bronberg and Vlakfontein 1 and 2 that supply the city.



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