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Fri, 27 Aug 2021 10:51:35 +0200
Police officer shot dead in Thembisa shop
A female officer was shot dead in a shop in Thembisa, Ekurhuleni, on Thursday.

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 10:43:42 +0200
Sudan says Ethiopian dam made no affect on floods this year
The giant dam Ethiopia has constructed on the Blue Nile made no affect on this year's floods in Sudan, which had taken costly precautions in the absence of any deal to regulate the flow of water, a Sudanese official said.

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 10:38:32 +0200
WHO begins shipping Chinese vaccines despite some misgivings
The World Health Organisation's pandemic programme plans to ship 100 million doses of the Sinovac and Sinopharm Covid-19 shots by the end of next month, mostly to Africa and Asia, in its first delivery of Chinese vaccines, a WHO document shows.

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 10:31:28 +0200
Young adults give vaccine rollout a shot in the arm
The enthusiasm among younger South Africans to be vaccinated has driven the daily numbers up, with average daily vaccinations topping 240,000 this week, health minister Dr Joe Phaahla said on Friday.

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 10:30:00 +0200
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Fri, 27 Aug 2021 10:04:09 +0200
Seven arrests in Babita Deokaran murder, top police team seizes two firearms
Seven suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder of senior Gauteng health department finance official Babita Deokaran.

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 10:00:00 +0200
US braces for more ISIS attacks after carnage at Kabul airport
US forces helping to evacuate Afghans desperate to flee Taliban rule braced for more attacks on Friday after an Islamic State suicide bomber killed scores of civilians and 13 US soldiers outside the gates of Kabul airport.

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 10:00:00 +0200
Thousands haven’t claimed their R350 grant from last time — Here’s how to check if you are on the list
Sassa is calling for approved R350 social relief of distress grant recipients to collect their payments from the last cycle.

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 09:30:00 +0200
Hong Kong court grants bail to student charged under security law
A Hong Kong court on Friday approved bail for a student leader who is among four charged with "advocating terrorism" after their union passed a motion mourning the death of a 50-year-old who stabbed a police officer before killing himself.

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 09:15:00 +0200
Spanish rescuers pull body from collapsed building, one still missing
Firefighters in the Spanish coastal town of Peniscola found the body of a teenager early on Thursday in the wreckage of a collapsed building and said they were still searching for another missing person.

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 09:00:00 +0200
‘Mighty Mack’s’ miracle continues: ‘There is no detectable cancer in her system’
Six-month-old Mackenzie 'Mighty Mack' Friedman no longer has detectable cancer cells in her system after her most recent round of chemotherapy.

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 08:44:02 +0200
Clerics buy a round in shebeen and preach ‘no’ to GBV and femicide
Young men enjoying beers at a tavern in Tyarha village in rural Libode gasped with disbelief on Thursday when a group of pastors and church leaders turned up and stood everyone to a round.

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 08:00:00 +0200
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Fri, 27 Aug 2021 08:00:00 +0200
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Fri, 27 Aug 2021 08:00:00 +0200
Sassa will pay at least six million R350 grant beneficiaries by the end of August
The social security agency will pay out R2.1bn this month alone

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 07:18:00 +0200
YOUR COVID-19 QUESTIONS ANSWERED | How long until we reach 'herd immunity'?
To date SA has vaccinated 11.6-million citizens, which is 29% of the goal.

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 07:00:00 +0200
SA crafts strategy for R28bn cannabis industry
The government has unveiled a master plan aimed at harnessing a R28bn cannabis industry that could create 25,000 jobs and attract foreign investment.

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 06:51:58 +0200
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Fri, 27 Aug 2021 06:15:00 +0200
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Fri, 27 Aug 2021 06:00:00 +0200
Foster organisation wants MEC held in contempt for failure to register homes
It has been more than a year since African Havens, an organisation which provides homes to orphaned children, obtained an order from the Gauteng department of social development that three of its homes be registered.

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 22:29:18 +0200
Blast heard in Kabul as US forces destroy munitions -Taliban
A large explosion was heard in Kabul late on Thursday as the US military destroyed ammunition, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on Thursday.

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 22:00:43 +0200
Islamic State claims responsibility for deadly Kabul airport attack
Islamic State claimed responsibility for a deadly attack outside Kabul airport on Thursday, the group's Amaq News Agency said on its Telegram channel.

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 21:39:19 +0200
'I saw doomsday', says Kabul airport blast survivor
Even for a city as used to violent death as Kabul, the scenes after twin blasts tore through crowds thronging outside the airport in hope of evacuation were apocalyptic.

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 21:17:01 +0200
Lamola opposes bid by Mozambican forum to stop corruption-accused former minister from leaving SA
Justice Minister Ronald Lamola has opposed an application by a coalition of Mozambican civil society organisations which seeks an order, on an urgent basis, interdicting former Mozambique finance minister Manuel Chang from leaving SA.

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 19:58:20 +0200
Attack on Kabul airport kills at least 13; airlift thrust into chaos
Suspected suicide bombers struck the crowded gates of Kabul airport with at least two explosions on Thursday, causing a bloodbath among desperate civilians hoping to flee and casting the final days of the Western airlift of its allies into chaos.

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 18:53:42 +0200
SA records 12,771 new Covid-19 cases, 357 deaths in 24 hours
KwaZulu-Natal continues to be SA's Covid-19 epicentre, with 3,610 of the country's 12,771 new cases recorded in the province in the past 24 hours.

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 18:48:48 +0200
Hlophe's conduct not in line with standards expected of judges, JSC says
Western Cape judge president John Hlophe’s conduct was not in line with the high standards the public could expect of SA’s judges, the majority view of the JSC said.

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 17:35:03 +0200
WATCH | Memorial unveiled for Nathaniel Julies a year after shooting
"That the big politicians in charge have forgotten about Nathaniel, this community and others like it, is a sin which they will one day have to answer for," ActionSA president Herman Mashaba said.

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 17:21:37 +0200
Nersa backs new nuclear generation
The National Energy Regulator of SA on Thursday backed a long-term government plan to build nuclear power units, a move that could help to shift the country away from coal.

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 17:14:00 +0200
‘You died a hero’: tears flow as corruption buster Deokaran laid to rest
Witness in an investigation into Gauteng PPE irregularities gets moving send-off



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