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Thu, 04 Feb 2021 11:25:08 +0200
Survey will tell department how health workers feel about Covid-19 vaccines
The national health department is conducting a survey among health-care workers to gauge how they feel about the Covid-19 vaccine.

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 11:00:00 +0200
WATCH | Liquor board slams viral video of youth celebrating return of booze sales
The Eastern Cape Liquor Board (ECLB) has condemned a viral video showing mask-less East London residents celebrating the lifting of booze ban.

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 10:30:56 +0200
WATCH | Overworked doctors strike for more staff at Northern Cape hospital
Disgruntled doctors at Dr Harry Surtie Hospital in Upington held a protest during their lunch hour on Wednesday to draw attention to a lack of staff and overtime hours they say are leading to burnout.

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 10:30:00 +0200
Upset about the rain? The Vaal River system's water levels just rose to 82% because of it
This time last year, water levels were at 64.9%.

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 10:20:47 +0200
Trauma as family loses six members to Covid-19
The Malatsi family gathered on December 29 in the small village of Tafelkop, near Groblersdal in Limpopo, to mourn and pay their last respects at the funeral of 80-year-old Mike Malatsi.

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 09:56:15 +0200
Brothers turn dumpsite into art gallery in Motherwell, Eastern Cape
The Nyendwana brothers sell their art from the gallery in front of their home and have now launched a clothing label that is attracting global attention and raising awareness about Covid-19.

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 09:49:57 +0200
Managing your boss: adjusting to narcissists, 'ghosts,' gaslighters
Most people think of managing as a top-down process, but you also "manage" your boss, whether you realize it or not.

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 08:25:56 +0200
Headmaster's supporters heckle official over disciplinary hearing, stone home
"Intimidatory and abusive behaviour" by supporters of the principal of Heathfield High School in Cape Town, who faces disciplinary action after refusing to open the school during the Covid-19 pandemic peak, has been denounced.

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 08:17:56 +0200
On road to ending pandemic, more people vaccinated than total cases to date — data
More people are now vaccinated against Covid-19 than have been infected by the virus that has swept the globe over the past year, a milestone on the road to ending the pandemic, based on data reported on Wednesday.

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 08:12:54 +0200
COVID-19 LIVE UPDATES | South Korea orders revamp of Covid-19 social distancing rules
The latest Covid-19 updates

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 08:09:52 +0200
Friend's son, 21, who raped boy aged 8 is jailed
A child rapist has been sentenced in the Grahamstown high court to 20 years' imprisonment.

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 07:00:00 +0200
Limpopo police station stoned as protesters demand 19 murder suspects be released
The Masisi police station in Limpopo has been attacked by locals who were allegedly demanding that police release 19 people arrested for deadly mob justice.

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 07:00:00 +0200
Religious body halts court action against government as churches reopen
Church organisation Freedom Of Religion SA (For SA) says it has halted its urgent court application which sought to force the government to lift the ban on church gatherings under alert level 3 lockdown.

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 06:00:00 +0200
11 mistakes on your tax return that could land you in jail for two years
Failure to register your details with revenue service Sars or not notifying it of changes to your details could result in up to two years' imprisonment, says Tax Consulting SA.

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 22:54:00 +0200
Covid-19 death toll passes 45,000 as 400 fatalities recorded in 24 hours
SA recorded 398 Covid-19 related deaths in the past 24 hours, as the country breached the 45,000 mark for confirmed fatalities.

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 20:23:00 +0200
Greyhound blames its demise on Covid-19, travel bans and closed borders
Just five days ago, coach service Greyhound was punting its Valentine’s Day journeys on its website.

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 19:29:00 +0200
Delay in sentencing KZN officials who 'helped' drivers get learner's licenses
Five former employees of the uMngeni licensing office in Howick, near Pietermaritzburg, will have to wait until next month to know the consequences of their corruption and fraud.

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 19:24:00 +0200
KZN massacre: man arrested for 'execution-style' killing of five people
A 23-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the callous execution-style killings of five people from KwaNdengezi, west of Durban, in September last year.

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 19:14:00 +0200
Docs challenge ivermectin ‘window dressing’ in legal bid to save their lives
While Sahpra says it will authorise the drug’s use on compassionate grounds, the doctors say this is not good enough.

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 18:09:00 +0200
Protesters demanding jobs disrupt production at Limpopo mine
Production at Foskor's mine in Phalaborwa came to a halt on Wednesday as community members protested outside.

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 17:49:48 +0200
WATCH | 'War-like' barricades, one death and police clashes: what's happening in India
A farmer died on Tuesday after a speeding tractor overturned in central Delhi, according to Indian police, amid clashes with farmers.

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 17:44:00 +0200
Beach vs Bellville: Bheki Cele admits police double standards in Cape Town
Police minister Bheki Cele has conceeded that SAPS management "dropped the ball" in their treatment of Sassa grant applicants who were were sprayed by a water cannon in Cape Town.

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 17:18:00 +0200
Four Durban men granted bail after alleged robbery of foreigner and girlfriend
The four men accused of assaulting and robbing a South African woman and her foreign boyfriend were granted bail in the Durban magistrate's court on Wednesday.

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 17:04:00 +0200
Consumer Commission probes major retailers for alleged garlic and ginger price gouging
The National Consumer Commission says it has started investigations into seven food retailers over price hikes - and others could be added.

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 15:51:05 +0200
Greyhound, Citiliner shutting shop after 37 years on the road
Greyhound and Citiliner announced on Wednesday that they are closing down in the next two weeks.

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 14:45:31 +0200
No schmoozing and boozing as the Mining Indaba goes online
For the mining industry, it means not only forgoing Cape Town's famed wines, vistas and sun but also a key deal-making and networking opportunity.

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 14:20:48 +0200
Man dies in shoot-out over apparent tender disagreement
A man died on Tuesday after a shoot-out that allegedly followed a heated altercation about a subcontract at the site of a mall that is to be built in Roodepoort.

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 13:59:26 +0200
Death toll from Vanderbijlpark shooting increases after two die in hospital
Two of the people shot in Vanderbijlpark in the Vaal Triangle have died, Gauteng police confirmed on Wednesday afternoon.

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 13:46:16 +0200
WHO team probing Covid-19 visits Wuhan lab, meets 'Bat Woman'
A team of investigators led by the World Health Organisation visited a virus research laboratory in China's central city of Wuhan and met with a prominent virologist there in its search for clues to the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 13:11:09 +0200
Thailand's Phuket plans private vaccination drive, aims for October reopening
Thailand's resort island of Phuket is planning private coronavirus vaccinations for 250,000 residents in the hope the government will allow it to fully reopen to foreign tourists by October and save its battered economy, industry officials said.



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