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Sat, 24 Jul 2021 10:52:37 +0200
Crop-spraying pilot died in Eastern Cape orchard crash after clipping tree
A pilot who had spent more than 4,000 hours at the controls died after clipping the top of a tree on a citrus farm in the Eastern Cape.

Sat, 24 Jul 2021 10:48:57 +0200
Celebrity chef Mario Batali agrees to $600,000 settlement over sexual harassment
Celebrity chef Mario Batali and his business partner have agreed to pay $600,000 to at least 20 former employees after an investigation found their Manhattan restaurants were rife with sexual harassment, the New York attorney general announced on Fri...

Sat, 24 Jul 2021 10:29:44 +0200
Suspended council boss left to his own devices after being forced to hand over gadgets
A suspended municipal manager accused of mismanaging R1.5bn has been ordered to hand over his laptop, iPad and cellphone to investigators.

Sat, 24 Jul 2021 10:29:27 +0200
Family of five killed in ‘devastating’ Cape Town Wendy house fire
A family of five died in a what the City of Cape Town described as a "devastating fire" in Mitchells Plain early on Saturday.

Sat, 24 Jul 2021 10:29:08 +0200
‘We are ready’: Motshekga says school restart hinges on Ramaphosa family meeting
Schools are still expected to reopen on Monday, basic education minister Angie Motshekga said on Saturday.

Sat, 24 Jul 2021 10:28:41 +0200
Violent protests mar funeral of slain Haiti president
Haiti bid a rowdy farewell to assassinated president Jovenel Moise on Friday as his funeral was roiled by nearby gunfire and protests, prompting a high-level U.S. delegation to leave abruptly and other dignitaries to duck into vehicles for safety.

Sat, 24 Jul 2021 09:41:29 +0200
Teacher banned from working with children after sex with 14-year-old
A teacher at a Northern Cape high school has been fired and banned from working with children after he had sex with a grade 7 girl from a nearby primary school.

Sat, 24 Jul 2021 09:25:24 +0200
WATCH LIVE | Education minister Angie Motshekga gives an update on the reopening of schools
Basic education minister Angie Motshekga holds a media briefing to provide an update on the state of readiness for the reopening of schools.

Sat, 24 Jul 2021 09:17:42 +0200
Talk about sex? Your doctor would rather not ... and you'll be lucky to even get a greeting
Deidré Pretorius, from the school of family medicine at Wits, filmed 151 routine consultations with patients suffering from diabetes and hypertension - conditions where sexual dysfunction is common - and found only five in which sex was discussed.

Sat, 24 Jul 2021 09:00:05 +0200
COVID-19 LIVE UPDATES | Indonesia's Bali running out of oxygen as government ponders curbs
Coronavirus updates.

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 21:02:36 +0200
'I fear for my safety but must put bread on the table': Women walk to work as taxi violence rattles Cape Town
'I know of women walking up to 50km through the night, or in the rain, to get to work': taxi war in Cape Town

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 21:02:07 +0200
Warehouse burnt in KZN looting stored 1,600 chemicals causing 'considerable' environmental damage
About 1,600 chemicals were stored in a warehouse burnt during looting and KwaZulu-Natal faces considerable environmental damage in the aftermath.

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 19:40:41 +0200
SA's recorded deaths related to Covid-19 edge closer to 70,000
A further 450 Covid-19 related deaths were reported on Friday in SA.

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 19:26:52 +0200
Hawks commander due in court for 'whisky and cash bribe' is dead
A Hawks unit commander due in court over an alleged bribe has died.

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 18:54:01 +0200
Denosa student movement rejects 'directive to deploy student nurses' to vaccination sites
Some student nurses are not happy about being roped in to help administer Covid-19 vaccinations on weekends.

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 17:22:36 +0200
Big winter freeze smashes 19 chilly temperature records in SA
Nineteen icy temperature records were broken in the last 24 hours in SA.

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 16:26:04 +0200
UK imposes sanctions on adviser to Zimbabwean president
The UK has effected an asset freeze and imposed sanctions against Kudakwashe Regimond Tagwirei, wealthy adviser to Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa.

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 15:14:48 +0200
Student makes history at NWU with doctorate at 25, fighting financial hardship and anxiety disorder
When Dr Nicolene Steyn realised she may become the youngest person to obtain a doctoral degree at North West University's faculty of law, she thought how proud her father would have been.

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 15:07:49 +0200
Ouch! Gauteng woman suffers R64,000 loss to 'pre-auction sale' scam
In debt? Sell your car yourself to avoid repossession, plus how not to buy a car.

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 14:33:13 +0200
Risk of Covid-19 resurgence remains high, Gauteng government warns
Provincial government spokesperson Vuyo Mhaga said on Friday the number of Covid-19 deaths and the test positivity rate remained high.

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 14:22:15 +0200
Police officer and two suspects killed during shoot-out with gang in Gauteng
A police officer and two suspects were fatally wounded during a shoot-out in Brakpan on Friday, and 19 other suspects have been arrested.

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 14:04:27 +0200
Study: Spacing Pfizer Covid-19 shots boosts antibody levels after initial drop
A longer gap between doses of Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine leads to higher overall antibody levels than a shorter gap, a British study found on Friday, but there is a sharp drop in antibody levels after the first dose.

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 14:04:26 +0200
PODCAST | Kindness betrayed — the crimes of Sheree Prince
In episode 55 of True Crime South Africa we delve into the psyche of a female killer who charmed the world with her sunny smile, but hid horrendous fantasies in her mind.

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 13:50:00 +0200
Covid-19 in numbers: Get the latest figures
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Fri, 23 Jul 2021 13:49:00 +0200
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Fri, 23 Jul 2021 13:47:15 +0200
Transnet goes manual after suspected cyber attack, ‘isolates source of disruption’
Transnet on Friday afternoon said it had identified and isolated the source of the disruption to its IT systems.

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 13:44:23 +0200
Western Cape shuts down taxi route after violence, pending arbitration
Western Cape transport minister Daylin Mitchell on Friday closed route B97 between Paarl and Bellville, as law enforcement agencies combat a taxi feud attributed to two organisations.

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 13:23:32 +0200
Tshwane expects to switch on power soon as substation repair nears completion
The City of Tshwane expects to restore electricity this afternoon when work on the Wapadrand substation is completed.

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 13:17:40 +0200
WATCH | ‘Keep fighting, my love’ — husband on ‘serenading’ his wife outside hospital
As the loneliness kicked in and communication became difficult, Lukas du Preez knew the only way to let his wife Marinda know she needed to fight harder in hospital was through his music.

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 13:12:00 +0200
POLL | Will authorities ever recover SA's famous blue couch?
The San Pablo Corner Sofa, which is priced from R67,999, was stolen as huge crowds looted shops during violent demonstrations in parts of KwaZulu-Natal.



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