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Sat, 01 Oct 2022 09:49:06 +0200
Cow’s milk becomes pricier than non-dairy alternatives in UK
The cost-of-living crisis has pushed the price of cow’s milk, a staple for households across the UK, above dairy-free alternatives for some shoppers.

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 09:37:52 +0200
World Bank to give Ukraine $530m in additional aid
The World Bank has said it will provide an additional $530m in support to Ukraine, bringing the total aid by the bank to $13bn, as Russia's invasion of the country continues.

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 09:37:23 +0200
Tesla's robot waves but can't walk, yet. Musk plans to make millions of them
Tesla CEO Elon Musk showed off on Friday a prototype of its humanoid robot 'Optimus', predicting the electric vehicle maker would be able to produce millions and sell them for under $20,000 - less than a third of the price of a Model Y.

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 09:23:55 +0200
Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant director-general detained by Russian patrol — Energoatom
The director general of Ukraine's Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant was detained by a Russian patrol, Energoatom, the state agency in charge of the plant, said on Saturday.

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 09:20:23 +0200
Burkina Faso soldiers announce overthrow of military government
Armed soldiers in fatigues and masks appeared on television in Burkina Faso on Friday night to confirm the ouster of President Paul-Henri Damiba, the second coup in the troubled West African country this year.

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 21:32:01 +0200
Four charged for R400m tender corruption relating to SA Express
Four people accused of tender corruption relating to SA Express appeared in the Molopo magistrate’s court in Mmabatho on Friday.

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 20:31:09 +0200
Regional court dismisses Maasai eviction case against Tanzania government
A regional court on Friday dismissed a case brought by a group of Maasai villagers claiming the Tanzanian government used violence to evict them from their ancestral lands in the north of the country.

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 20:17:29 +0200
New Eskom board's first task is to remove CEO and COO: Black Business Council
The Black Business Council (BBC) says the first order of business for the new Eskom board is to release CEO Andre de Ruyter and COO Jan Oberholzer. The council has accused the pair of plunging the country into darkness and consequently paralysing th...

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 19:40:51 +0200
Protect matriculants from protest action, KZN education MEC pleads as countdown to matric finals begins
KwaZulu-Natal education MEC Mbali Frazer has appealed to communities to protect and safeguard the education of pupils who often have to bear the brunt of community protests.

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 19:38:55 +0200
SIU obtains order freezing former Eskom senior manager’s pension benefits
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has obtained a preservation order to freeze the pension benefits of Duduzile Babalwa Moyo, a former senior Eskom manager who allegedly unlawfully benefitted to the tune of R24.5m.

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 19:35:20 +0200
Ten things Elon Musk's texts reveal about the Twitter deal
A new trove of text messages between Elon Musk and Twitter Inc. executives, close friends, potential investors and Silicon Valley bros sheds light on how a $44 billion deal by the world’s richest person to buy the social media company came about --...

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 19:31:05 +0200
Putin says annex of four regions is ‘forever’
President Vladimir Putin on Friday said that Russia is annexing four occupied regions in Ukraine “forever” and repeated warnings that Moscow will use all available means to defend the territories.

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 18:57:52 +0200
Public protector finds department of defence's procurement of unregistered Cuban Covid-19 drug was 'improper'
The office of the public protector has found the department of defence's procurement of an unregistered Covid-19 drug worth R35m from Cuba constituted improper conduct and maladministration.

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 18:25:59 +0200
Constantia clients' cars withheld by repair shops as liquidation is finalised
Many clients of the Constantia Insurance Company, caught up in the company’s liquidation drama, are battling to get their cars released to them by panel beaters who haven’t been paid by the insurer.

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 17:50:03 +0200
LISTEN | 'We must protect the most vulnerable': Sama on load-shedding exemption for healthcare facilities
Calls have been growing for healthcare facilities to be exempt from load-shedding as SA continues to face rolling blackouts. The load-shedding has affected the provision of health care and has hit patients and hospital personnel.

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 17:33:46 +0200
Meet the new Eskom board members
Public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan on Friday appointed business leader Mpho Makwana as chair of the new board of Eskom, which will assume its duties on Saturday.

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 17:14:42 +0200
Ukraine tells Russia to appeal if it wants imperilled troops freed
Ukraine said on Friday it had all the supply routes to the Russian stronghold of Lyman in the crosshairs of its artillery in the east, and told Moscow it would have to appeal to Kyiv if it wanted its forces to be allowed out.

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 17:07:54 +0200
US extends debt relief to Pakistan after floods
Washington on Friday rolled over an agreement to suspend service payments on $132 million of Pakistan's debt, the US embassy in Islamabad said, as the South Asian nation faces an economic crisis exacerbated by devastating floods.

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 17:01:38 +0200
Ukraine announces fast-track Nato membership bid, rules out Putin talks
President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday Ukraine was formally applying for fast-track membership of the Nato military alliance and that Kyiv was ready for talks with Moscow, but not with President Vladimir Putin.

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 15:49:00 +0200
Former Newcastle municipal manager, CFO in court for alleged R7.8m fraud
Richmond municipal manager Bhekani Mswane was granted R20,000 bail after appearing in the Durban commercial crimes court on fraud and money laundering charges.

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 15:39:00 +0200
Mpho Makwana appointed new chair of Eskom board
Public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan has appointed business leader and Nedbank chairperson Mpho Makwana as chairperson of the new board of Eskom which will assume duties on Saturday.

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 14:36:00 +0200
WATCH LIVE | Pravin Gordhan names new Eskom board members
Public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan is announcing a new board for Eskom on Friday afternoon.

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 14:21:06 +0200
Thief transfers R630k from woman's bank accounts after phone snatch
Our consumer journalist Wendy Knowler is assisting a woman who had R630,000 transferred out of her bank accounts after her cellphone got snatched.

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 13:54:00 +0200
Acting public protector drops ‘Sphithiphithi Evaluator’ case
Acting public protector advocate Kholeka Gcaleka has declined to further investigate the conduct of Hawks officers during a search and seizure of items belonging to Zamaswazi Majozi, also known as “Sphithiphithi Evaluator”, and her family in Aug...

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 13:31:28 +0200
No evidence Pravin Gordhan used his position to irregularly appoint chief of staff — public protector
The report also cleared the public enterprises department of irregularity in the appointment of Abacus Financial Crime Advisory to look into leaks.

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 13:15:43 +0200
LISTEN | ‘A life-saving investment’: Phaahla on load-shedding exemption for health facilities
Health minister Joe Phaahla briefed the media on Friday about the impact of load-shedding on healthcare facilities, including hospitals.

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 12:42:49 +0200
Pursuing us has no merit, says McKinsey on state capture prosecution
McKinsey & Co on Friday leapt to the defence of the company's operations in SA, saying it has cleaned house since the “dark era” of state capture.

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 12:19:38 +0200
Durban reopens some beaches as school holiday kicks off
Some Durban beaches closed because of “poor water quality” reopened on Friday in time for the school spring break.

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 12:06:11 +0200
Acting public protector finds against Mapisa-Nqakula over ANC’s hitchhike to Zim on military plane
State resources were inappropriately used to improperly benefit a political party when former minister of defence Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula allowed other ANC leaders to travel with her to and from Zimbabwe in a military aircraft, says a report by the p...

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 11:31:16 +0200
Security officers' actions against 'peanut butter shoplifter' unjustifiable: PSiRA
The Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority has slammed security officers caught on video assaulting an alleged shoplifter, calling their actions “unjustifiable”.



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