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Sat, 01 May 2021 10:47:45 +0200
Fire in hospital's intensive care kills 18 in India
At least 18 people, including two healthcare workers were killed in a fire at a Covid-19 hospital in the western Indian state of Gujarat late on Friday night

Sat, 01 May 2021 09:49:27 +0200
Samwu loses Kouga Covid-19 ‘danger pay’ fight
The SA Municipal Workers’ Union was given a bloodied nose on Friday when the labour court in Gqeberha prohibited its members from striking for a Covid-19 danger allowance and instructed it to pay the legal costs.

Sat, 01 May 2021 09:46:47 +0200
Desperate workers say the CCMA is failing them
Covid-19 and the dire financial state of the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) have left workers vulnerable to unfair dismissals.

Sat, 01 May 2021 09:34:02 +0200
Australia bans arrivals from India, says offenders face jail, fines
Australian residents and citizens who have been in India within 14 days of the date they plan to return home will be banned from entering Australia as of Monday and those who disobey will face fines and jail, government officials said.

Sat, 01 May 2021 09:21:09 +0200
COVID-19 LIVE UPDATES | India's daily Covid-19 cases pass 400,000 for first time as second wave worsens
Coronavirus live updates

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 21:37:00 +0200
Standard Bank apologises to customers for end-of-month glitch
Customers took to social media to complain when banking services were disrupted on Friday

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 20:21:22 +0200
Hawks arrest eight over R25m ‘toilet tender fraud’ in Free State
A company allegedly submitted fraudulent documents for a R25m toilet infreastucture tender in the Free State.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 20:08:11 +0200
Court hears ‘fantastical web of lies’ in ‘underworld plot to kill top cop’
State prosecutor pokes holes in story of fake grenade plan to trap and kill Nafiz Modack

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 19:51:32 +0200
Fleeing business robbery suspect killed in getaway car crash
During the robbery, a female cashier was shot in her leg.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 18:32:07 +0200
Free State police arrest suspect after homophobic attack in bar
'Five or six men were stabbing me with bottles.'

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 16:49:05 +0200
Solvent SAA comes out of business rescue after 17 months
South Africa's struggling national airline South African Airways has exited a local form of bankruptcy protection called business rescue, its administrators said in a statement on Friday.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 16:23:10 +0200
WATCH | Snow in Drakensberg, Eastern Cape and Lesotho
The SA Weather Service issued a warning of disruptive rain leading to localised flooding of low-lying bridges, bad driving conditions and possible mudslides in parts of the Eastern Cape and southern KZN.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 15:34:37 +0200
Years after eradication deadline, 25 Gauteng schools still contain asbestos
The DA has criticised the Gauteng education department for appearing to move at a snail’s pace to eradicate asbestos structures in schools around the province.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 14:40:00 +0200
Redefine Properties welcomes CRL Rights Commission’s cultural diversity training recommendations
Redefine Properties says it welcomes recommendations made by the CRL Rights Commission regarding the incident involving Ndebele cultural activist Thando Mahlangu and its centre manager Jose Maponyane.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 14:24:07 +0200
WATCH | Rare blue whale found dead at Walvis Bay after suspected ship strike
The Antarctic subspecies of blue whales — the world’s largest animal — are known to visit the deep waters off the Cape and Namibia but are rarely sighted.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 14:14:46 +0200
These 2 banks don't charge fees for Netflix, Spotify, Bolt & Booking.com payments
A cross-border transaction refers to the retailer being based outside SA and processing their card transactions internationally via Mastercard or Visa. These include brands such as Netflix, Spotify, Bolt and Booking.com.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 12:27:02 +0200
The Six Days in Fallujah dramageddon, explained
The game is based on the actual events (maybe, but I’ll get back to that in a moment) in 2004 of the Second Battle of Fallujah, code-named “Operation Phantom Fury”, as described in interviews with developer Atomic Games by “over 70” US Mari...

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 12:13:16 +0200
Coka brothers’ murder accused granted bail
The five men accused of the murder of the Coka brothers in Piet Retief, Mpumalanga, have been granted bail.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 12:11:18 +0200
Borderlands 3 Director’s Cut includes a deleted scene that makes its worst character more relatable
It’s no secret that Ava is seen as an aggravating and terrible character in Borderlands.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 12:06:28 +0200
Ndebele activist Mahlangu forgives Boulders manager for faux pas
“I am not angry at him. He needs to go back to work. I challenge all South Africans to practise their culture and learn their mother tongues,” says Thando Mahlangu.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 11:59:33 +0200
New Lost Soul Aside gameplay has big action and music from DMC 5’s composer
Today is probably the first time you’ve even heard of Lost Souls Aside, but after you see the video footage below? It’s probably going to be on your radar, especially if you’re the kind of gamer who gets a kick from over-the-top action and big ...

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 11:42:46 +0200
Kenya tells UN it will shut two camps with 430,000 refugees by June 2022
Reuters reports Kenya said on Thursday it had told the UN that by June 2022 it will shut two camps holding more than 430,000 refugees who fled from wars in the east and Horn of Africa.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 11:42:24 +0200
Uganda detects Indian variant, raising fears of Covid-19 surge
Uganda has detected the Indian variant of the novel coronavirus, igniting fears the East African nation could suffer a resurgence of cases just when its outbreak has waned, a senior health official said on Friday.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 10:52:34 +0200
Is the Omotoso trial about to collapse?
In an astounding development, the prosecution stands accused of withholding crucial evidence and allegedly causing complainants to lie in the witness box.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 10:43:03 +0200
Fraud case opened over toilet tender
On Monday, The Herald reported that Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Nqaba Bhanga had raised concerns about what he believed was a tender that may have been awarded fraudulently.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 10:28:22 +0200
SABC’s error leaves staff unpaid
An incorrectly programmed human resources system has led to several SABC fixed-term contract employees receiving no salaries following extensive deductions.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 10:15:21 +0200
PODCAST | The Profiler Diaries: from the case files of a police psychologist
We have finally been given a glimpse into the background, career development and experiences of a man who would be instrumental in apprehending some of SA’s most heinous criminals.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 09:34:00 +0200
The real threat to Chad’s military rulers: unemployed youth
Reuters reports the battlefield death of President Idriss Deby last week, after 30 years of autocratic rule, sent the central African country into a tailspin.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 09:33:42 +0200
AstraZeneca boosted by first quarter Covid-19 vaccine revenue of $275m
AstraZeneca said on Friday its Covid-19 vaccine contributed $275m in sales and shaved off three cents per share from its first-quarter earnings, as the drugmaker reported better-than-expected results and forecast sales growth.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 09:33:24 +0200
Lawyer defending Kremlin critic Navalny’s group detained: colleague
Reuters reports Russian security forces detained Ivan Pavlov, a lawyer who is defending Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation in an extremism case



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