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Fri, 09 Sep 2022 11:00:00 +0200Sassa urges R350 grant beneficiaries not to repeatedly change their bank details
According to Sassa, among other reasons, payment delays were due to beneficiaries repeatedly changing their bank details.
Fri, 09 Sep 2022 10:23:48 +0200More than a dozen school pupils injured in taxi crash on M19 in KZN
More than a dozen school pupils were injured in a minibus taxi accident on the M19 near Reservoir Hills, Durban, at about 7am on Friday.
Fri, 09 Sep 2022 10:20:33 +0200WATCH LIVE | Senzo Meyiwa murder trial continues
The murder trial of former Bafana Bafana soccer player Senzo Meyiwa continues in the Pretoria high court on Friday.
Fri, 09 Sep 2022 10:15:00 +0200EU boosts military support to gas-rich Mozambique amid energy crisis
The European Union said on Thursday it would provide additional support to an African military mission in Mozambique, as Islamist attacks threaten gas projects meant to reduce the bloc's reliance on Russian energy.
Fri, 09 Sep 2022 10:10:58 +0200Putco expected to be fully operational on Monday
The Public Utility Transport Corporation is expected to resume operations on Monday after the wildcat strike which saw services disrupted and commuters stranded.
Fri, 09 Sep 2022 10:00:00 +0200Britain's King Charles to address a nation in mourning
Britain's King Charles will address a nation in mourning on Friday following the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth, the only monarch most Britons ever knew.
Fri, 09 Sep 2022 09:39:57 +0200Gambia probes link between dozens of child deaths and paracetamol syrup
Gambia's government is investigating whether the deaths of dozens of young children from kidney failure in recent months are linked to paracetamol syrup, the head of the country's health service said on Thursday.
Fri, 09 Sep 2022 09:18:40 +0200WATCH | Langa residents agree to move off central line train tracks
Cape Town is one step closer to having its central railway line up and running again after people living on the tracks in Langa agreed to move.
Fri, 09 Sep 2022 09:12:52 +0200‘When state is captured at the level of the presidency, there can be no democracy’: Thuli Madonsela
Former public protector Thuli Madonsela says it is essential for countries to work together to eradicate corruption.
Fri, 09 Sep 2022 08:24:33 +0200EFF says it doesn’t mourn the queen’s death
Hours after the announcement that Queen Elizabeth II had died, the EFF on Thursday issued a statement saying the party was not among those mourning the British royal.
Fri, 09 Sep 2022 08:00:00 +0200Proposal to replace R350 SRD grant unconstitutional, says Institute for Economic Justice
The Institute for Economic Justice (IEJ) rejects what it calls a devastating proposal by the government to replace the R350 social relief of distress (SRD) grant with a jobseeker or caregiver grant.
Fri, 09 Sep 2022 07:32:37 +0200ANC presidential hopeful Duduzane Zuma joins musicians and City of eThekwini to clean streets
The “Spring Cleaning” initiative was also joined by mayor Mxolisi Kaunda, deputy mayor Phumlani Mavundla and artists from Afrotainment led by owner Mthokozi “DJ Tira” Khathi and volunteers.
Fri, 09 Sep 2022 07:00:00 +0200About the queen? Malema’s ‘good riddance; only one remains in SA’ comments get tongues wagging
It was not clear what Malema's tweet was in reference to, but many on social media speculated it may have been related to news of the queen's death and his political rivals.
Fri, 09 Sep 2022 06:48:10 +0200LISTEN | Senzo Meyiwa trial: More discrepancies in police witness testimony
Testimony from the second state witness in the murder trial of soccer star Senzo Meyiwa, Sgt Mlungisi Mthethwa, highlighted more discrepancies in the high-profile case in the Pretoria high court on Thursday.
Fri, 09 Sep 2022 06:43:10 +0200Cop in Senzo Meyiwa murder trial contradicts crucial evidence given by his colleague
Sgt Mlungisi Mthethwa, the second witness to testify in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial, was expected to return to the stand on Friday.
Fri, 09 Sep 2022 06:30:00 +0200Cops face stand-off with hippos as they retrieve body of farmworker whose canoe was capsized by crocodile
Limpopo police officers aligned to the search and rescue unit have recovered the body of a farmworker who drowned after his canoe was capsized by a crocodile at the Thiergaten farm dam.
Thu, 08 Sep 2022 22:13:00 +0200Lindani Myeni’s widow denied visa extension by home affairs
Lindsay Myeni has 10 days to appeal or face being banned from the country for five years
Thu, 08 Sep 2022 22:12:00 +0200Protests on the increase, public violence arrests decline
Municipal IQ says it has seen an uptick in disgruntled people taking their grievances to the streets, an ominous sign of things to come
Thu, 08 Sep 2022 22:12:00 +0200The ‘real capture’ is local, but the failure is national, Ramaphosa tells mayors
The president’s address to them follows the auditor-general’s report on the dismal state of municipalities
Thu, 08 Sep 2022 22:09:00 +0200Ramathuba may face the chop from register as ‘overwhelmed’ NGO guns for her
In a letter co-signed by other organisations, Lawyers for Human Right says MEC’s ‘disrespectful comments’ were not consistent with the code of ethics
Thu, 08 Sep 2022 21:51:07 +0200Five life terms for man who attacked patrons in a tavern in 2018
A repeat offender who went on a shooting spree by killing four patrons and a cashier at a tavern in Mankutshana near Port Shepstone was sentenced to five life terms by the high court sitting in Scottsburg on Thursday.
Thu, 08 Sep 2022 21:24:49 +0200Royal Commonwealth Society saddened by death of its patron
The Royal Commonwealth Society said it was saddened to learn of the passing of its patron, Queen Elizabeth II.
Thu, 08 Sep 2022 21:06:27 +0200Charles mourns death of ‘beloved mother’ in first statement as king
New king shares statement on queen just hours after her death was announced.
Thu, 08 Sep 2022 20:58:53 +0200Queen Elizabeth II has died at 96
Queen Elizabeth II, the UK's longest-serving monarch, has died, the BBC announced on Thursday.
Thu, 08 Sep 2022 20:56:17 +0200Hawks link convicted robber to murder of policeman in Ivory Park
Akim Phathisani Masuku, who is currently serving a 25 year prison term for robbery since 2017, will now also face a charge of killing a policeman in Ivory Park, Gauteng, in 2016.
Thu, 08 Sep 2022 20:41:16 +0200'End of an era': SA reacts to death of Queen Elizabeth after 70-year reign
South Africans have contributed to the millions of tributes from around the world for the late British monarch Queen Elizabeth II, who died on Thursday.
Thu, 08 Sep 2022 20:32:16 +0200NEWSMAKER | Charles, Britain's conflicted new monarch
With the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth on Thursday, Prince Charles has finally become king of the United Kingdom and 14 other realms, ending a wait of more than 70 years - the longest by an heir in British history.
Thu, 08 Sep 2022 20:08:12 +0200Queen Elizabeth has died, surrounded by family at Balmoral Castle
She was Britain's longest-reigning sovereign and, at 96, the world's oldest monarch.
Thu, 08 Sep 2022 20:06:02 +0200Queen Elizabeth's death: Reaction from politicians and officials
Queen Elizabeth, Britain's longest-reigning monarch and the nation's figurehead for seven decades, has died aged 96, Buckingham Palace said on Thursday.
Thu, 08 Sep 2022 20:01:38 +0200FACTBOX | The scandals that dogged Queen Elizabeth's reign
Queen Elizabeth, who died on Thursday aged 96, was praised for her devotion to duty, but her reign was often overshadowed by scandals involving her extended family.