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Wed, 07 Sep 2022 11:00:00 +0200
‘SA belongs to South Africans’: Mashaba disappointed by home affairs extending Zimbabwean permits
"This indicate illegal immigration is not a priority for the home affairs ministry and poses a risk of a continued squeeze on our healthcare and social services," said Mashaba.

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 11:00:00 +0200
Putin says developing world being 'cheated' by Ukraine grain deal
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday Russia and the developing world had been "cheated" by a landmark grain deal designed to alleviate a looming food crisis.

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 10:55:15 +0200
Liz Truss's cabinet is Britain's first without white man in top jobs
The new British Prime Minister Liz Truss has selected a cabinet where for the first time a white man will not hold one of the country's four most important ministerial positions.

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 10:54:00 +0200
Eskom recovers R30m pension from Brian Molefe
Eskom says it has recovered the R30m unlawfully paid to Brian Molefe’s pension benefit.

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 10:47:28 +0200
Six ways the 'best vlog phone' trumps the competition
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Wed, 07 Sep 2022 10:42:31 +0200
Netflix warned by Gulf states to drop content 'violating Islam'
Six Gulf Arab states have told streaming service company Netflix to stop broadcasting material that they said violates the region’s Islamic values, and threatened legal action if it didn’t act.

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 10:34:34 +0200
'I'm not going to stand in the wind any more:' Street vendor is R86m Lotto winner
His dream is to be at every Springbok match at next year's Rugby World Cup in France.

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 10:32:38 +0200
US FDA considers offering annual booster shots for Covid-19
Health officials in the US said the country is considering offering Covid-19 booster shots in a similar fashion to influenza vaccines.

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 10:12:38 +0200
WATCH LIVE | Senzo Meyiwa murder trial continues
The trial dealing with the murder of former Bafana Bafana player Senzo Meyiwa will continue in the Pretoria high court on Wednesday.

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 10:00:00 +0200
‘Respect your Sassa grants and do not drink them away’: Deputy social minister gets tongues wagging
Deputy social development minister Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu has come under fire for telling beneficiaries of the SA Social Security Agency grants not to spend their payments on alcohol.

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 09:56:00 +0200
Baby powder product recall for Purity & Elizabeth Anne’s brands
Trace levels of asbestos were detected in test samples from a batch of pharmaceutical-grade talc powder used as raw material in the production of finished powder products.

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 09:46:38 +0200
Bleeding KZN man drives to hospital after 'attempted robbery' at beach
A KwaZulu-Natal man who was shot multiple times during an alleged attempted robbery on Tuesday night drove bleeding to a local hospital for help.

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 09:18:43 +0200
Hedge fund boss accused of rand-dollar manipulation to sell UK mansion
Neil Phillips, the embattled co-founder of the hedge fund Glen Point Capital LLP, is looking to sell a nine-bedroomed mansion in one of London’s most expensive areas as he prepares to face US charges that he rigged currency markets.

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 09:02:33 +0200
Burnt to death, killed in a beating: Two more GBV cases scar SA
Police are searching for a man who allegedly set a fire that killed his partner and her young child, and have arrested another suspect for questioning in connection with the murder of his teenage girlfriend and her grandmother.

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 08:57:08 +0200
Police plane crash: Was recommended ‘deep testing’ on wing struts carried out?
Corrosion and metal fatigue will be two of the most crucial aspects under the spotlight in the investigation into last week’s fatal crash of the police service’s Pilatus PC-6 Porter.

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 08:01:53 +0200
LISTEN | Number of SA Covid-19 orphans nears 150,000
Deaths associated with Covid-19 have left close to 150,000 children as orphaned. That number rises to 207,400 when including children who have lost their primary or secondary caregiver, such as a grandparent, says Unicef SA.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 23:09:58 +0200
Justin Bieber cancels world tour, SA dates likely to be affected
Canadian singer Justin Bieber announced he would take a break from tour as he needs to make his health a priority.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 22:33:52 +0200
Economy on the mend, government says, as GDP declines 0.7% in Q2
The government says despite SA’s GDP falling by 0.7% in the second quarter of 2022, there are signs that the economy is on the road to recovery.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 21:46:16 +0200
Two on money-laundering charges after 'receiving' proceeds of crime
Two men charged with money-laundering appeared in the Nelspruit specialised commercial crimes court on Tuesday.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 21:01:43 +0200
Most emigrants who left Zimbabwe are in SA or Botswana, statistics show
Statistics released by Zimstat, Zimbabwe's official statistics agency, show that SA and Botswana are the two main countries of residence for emigrants from Zimbabwe.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 20:56:00 +0200
Truss vows energy crisis action after becoming Britain’s new PM
New prime minister Liz Truss faces a daunting in tray of challenges as she takes office

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 20:56:00 +0200
California power use to hit record high, raising chance of blackouts
Temperatures soar as heat blankets the state, pushing its power supply to the limit

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 20:56:00 +0200
Helen Suzman Foundation: home affairs DG ‘contradictory’ over Zimbabwe exit permits
The HSF says the director-general’s position demonstrated there was no genuine intention to give individual exemptions

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 20:56:00 +0200
EDITORIAL | The Zimbabwe Exemption Permit saga is a ticking time bomb
Government’s lack of consultation and clumsy handling of the ZEP has been frustrating and incendiary

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 20:56:00 +0200
Four out of five diasporan Zimbabweans live in SA, stats agency says
SA is officially home to 773,246 of the 908,913 Zimbabwean nationals that make up the diaspora, according to Zim stats agency

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 20:51:43 +0200
Priest who was lost in mountains while performing rituals rescued by police
Limpopo police commissioner Lt-Gen Thembi Hadebe warned the public to be extra cautious when performing their rituals at hazardous places as this often leads to resources being diverted from crime prevention activities for search and rescue operation...

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 20:48:46 +0200
Editors condemn Zuma's action against journalist, will support News24
The SA National Editors’ Forum (Sanef) on Tuesday condemned the serving of criminal summons on Karyn Maughan, News24’s specialist legal writer.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 19:32:31 +0200
Diepsloot child rapist sentenced to life behind bars
A man who raped a seven-year-old girl in Diepsloot in July 2019 has been sentenced to life imprisonment.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 19:22:18 +0200
Two accused ‘seen loading Hillary Gardee’s body into car'
The third accused in the Hillary Gardee murder case was seen loading her body into a vehicle belonging to one of his co-accused, according to investigating officer Col Thamsanqa Mkhaliphi.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 19:18:15 +0200
Late policeman denies in statement he was in charge of Meyiwa crime scene
The late Brig Philani Ndlovu, through a statement he made before his death in May this year, denied that he was in charge of the crime scene where Senzo Meyiwa was murdered in 2014.



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