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Tue, 19 Jan 2021 11:56:30 +0200
KZN pensioner mauled in vicious dog attack
A 79-year-old man was seriously injured after being attacked by two pitbulls and a boerboel in Verulam, north of Durban, on Monday.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 11:53:21 +0200
KZN declares official funerals for veteran broadcaster and MEC
Renowned broadcaster Welcome Nzimande and transport, community safety and liaison MEC Bheki Ntuli will be honoured with provincial funerals reserved for "distinct people of national significance".

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 11:51:32 +0200
Farm attackers try to drown foreman in septic tank
A 77-year-old farm foreman survived a horror attack in which he was stabbed, tortured and forced into a septic tank, where he was pelted with stones.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 11:30:00 +0200
Mzansi reacts to NSFAS not reopening applications for 2021
Frustrated South Africans have expressed dismay with higher education minister Blade Nzimande after he announced that applications will not be reopened for National Student Financial Aid Scheme assistance for this year.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 11:13:13 +0200
How the illegal second-hand car business operates in the Eastern Cape
A man has lifted the lid on a multimillion-rand illegal car racket that sees foreign-made vehicles being sold to Eastern Cape residents at significantly reduced prices.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 11:02:30 +0200
Cyberpunk 2077’s team thought that the game was launching two years too early
According to the Bloomberg investigation that spoke with multiple CD Projekt Red employees, mismanagement, not enough staff, and a rush to push the game during the middle of a pandemic all resulted in the hot mess that frustrated many gamers.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 10:52:44 +0200
Girl's bravery exposes suspected serial child rapist
The bravery of a nine-year-old girl has led to the unmasking of a suspected serial child rapist in Daveyton, Gauteng.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 10:48:32 +0200
GTA 6 could feature much more random and intelligent NPC behavior
Grand Theft Auto 6 might not officially exist just yet, but it’s only a matter of time before Rockstar games lifts the lid on its incredibly lucrative franchise and gets the hype-ball rolling down the hill.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 10:46:24 +0200
Gems fails to block interim report on racial discrimination against doctors by medical schemes
The Pretoria high court has struck from the roll the application by the Government Employees Medical Scheme (Gems) and the Board of Healthcare Finders to interdict the public release of the interim report.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 10:41:35 +0200
Sinister5 announces new CS:GO roster
South African MGO Sinister5 has announced their brand-new CS:GO roster, filled to the brim with relatively young talent.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 10:40:02 +0200
Back-to-school stress on the rise
Whether your child is starting grade 1 or matric, Covid-19 has already messed up “back to school” for pupils across SA.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 10:33:50 +0200
Four Walter Sisulu University students found guilty of 2017 murder
Four Walter Sisulu University students have been found guilty of the murder of final year medical student Lwando Mantshontsho.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 10:21:21 +0200
Delays in resolving complaints of alleged police brutality in Gauteng spark call for intervention
Only five of 147 cases of alleged police brutality in Gauteng have been resolved in the past five years.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 09:54:35 +0200
Four nabbed for murder of Free State police captain’s son
Four people have been arrested for the murder of a Free State police captain’s son.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 08:31:38 +0200
Previous coronavirus infection may offer less protection from new variant
Previous infection with the coronavirus may offer less protection against the new variant first identified in SA, scientists said on Monday, though they hope that vaccines will still work.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 08:12:54 +0200
Why prisoners are a priority in vaccine rollout
Inmates comprise a vulnerable group in society and they are meant to receive Covid-19 vaccines earlier than the general population. This has sparked debate locally and globally.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 07:55:00 +0200
'Businesses need every hour to keep their doors open': Cape Town calls for a change in curfew time
The City of Cape Town has asked co-operative governance and traditional affairs minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma to change the current starting time of the curfew from 9pm to 11pm.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 07:52:54 +0200
SA's glass packagers face R1.5bn hit from alcohol ban — Consol
SA's glass packaging industry could lose a further R1.5bn in sales if the latest ban on alcohol sales continues for long, the CEO of glass bottle maker Consol said on Monday.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 07:48:20 +0200
SA to get 9 million Johnson & Johnson vaccine shots — health ministry
SA, which has yet to receive its first coronavirus vaccine doses, will be getting 9 million from Johnson & Johnson, the health ministry said on Monday.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 07:24:47 +0200
COVID-19 LIVE UPDATES | New variant spreads 50% faster than its predecessor
Coronavirus live updates.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 07:00:00 +0200
Don't call it the 'SA variant', scientists and researchers plead
A group of South African and international scientists have taken a strong stand against calling 501.V2, the latest variant of SARS-CoV-2 spreading like wildfire across the country, “the South African variant”.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 06:00:00 +0200
'I'll have the vaccine as soon as it's available to me': Desmond Tutu
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has vowed to be vaccinated against Covid-19 "as soon as one becomes available".

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 21:41:00 +0200
Everything we know about 501.V2, the new Covid-19 variant identified in SA
SA has more cases and deaths than anything we saw on any day during the first wave, says Prof Abdool Karim

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 21:20:22 +0200
Fewer than 10,000 new Covid-19 cases recorded in SA for first time since December
For the first time since December 29, SA recorded fewer than 10,000 new Covid-19 cases in a 24-hour period.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 18:55:34 +0200
Too early to celebrate, but Covid cases 'may be starting to decline': Mkhize
For the first time in a number of weeks, health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize shared some good news in the country's fight against the second wave of Covid-19 infections.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 18:21:19 +0200
Broke Amathole municipality says it will be able to pay salaries after all
The Amathole District Municipality has made a U-turn on its decision to freeze salary payments to its employees.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 18:10:55 +0200
Public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane on sabbatical 'to get some rest'
Public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane has announced that she on sabbatical until the end of March this year.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 17:55:00 +0200
Lesufi lays down the law as Curro moves to online learning
Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi has called for the postponement of schooling to be gazetted

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 17:51:52 +0200
Load-shedding stops at 11pm on Monday: Eskom
However, the power utility warned that the electricity network was “vulnerable and unpredictable”.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 17:34:17 +0200
Another Gauteng matric exam marker dies from Covid-19
A second matric exam marker from Jeppe High School for Boys marking centre in Gauteng has died from Covid-19.



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