SA’s latest Covid-19 statistics as of 2 November
South Africa had 772 new Covid-19 coronavirus cases, according to health minister Zweli Mhkize.
There have been a total of 19,465 deaths to date from...
Myrtle the flying turtle touches down in PE
Thanks to care and collaboration, Myrtle the flying turtle is recovering at Bayworld.
The green turtle was discovered last week stranded on the East London...
Fourth Covid testing vehicle hijacked in Eastern Cape
While the rate of Covid-19 infections continue to rise in Nelson Mandela Bay — with 200 to 300 new cases registered daily — a...
SA’s latest Covid-19 statistics as of 1 November
South Africa had 1,371 new Covid-19 coronavirus cases, according to health minister Zweli Mhkize.
There have been a total of 19,411 deaths to date from...
The secret is out! Zondo had a child with a sister...
Deputy chief justice Raymond Zondo had a child with a sister of one of former president Jacob Zuma's wives more than 25 years ago.
Zondo...
Man who defrauded Sars of R1.7m sentenced – a decade after...
A Limpopo man who defrauded revenue service Sars of nearly R1.7m was sentenced in the Mankweng regional court on Wednesday to an effective four...
SASSA Grant Payments for the month of November 2020
SASSA has recently released a payment schedule for the month of November, and are as follows:
Older Person’s Grants will be paid from 3...
‘Idols SA’ winner to sign with Kalawa Jazmee
The winner of Idols SA season 16 will be signed to independent record label Kalawa Jazmee.
The show’s contract with Gallo Records came to an...
Cricket SA independent board member resigns‚ with rest of the board...
Cricket South Africa (CSA) independent director Dheven Dharmalingam has resigned and the entire board is also expected to follow in his footsteps and step...
For richer or poorer: homeless couple ties the knot in dream...
Lockdown has been brutally difficult for many homeless people who have had to endure not only harassment from authorities but had to frequently grapple...
Brown locusts a big threat to cereal crops
Agri EC chair applauds government for tackling potential disaster head-on
If the brown locusts hatch in the Sarah Baartman and Chris Hani districts, the pests...
Fort Hare university confirms 125 Covid-19 cases
The University of Fort Hare has announced that there are 125 confirmed Covid-19 cases at the Eastern Cape tertiary institution.
According to spokesperson Tandi Mapukata,...
Nadal wins 13th French Open to claim record-equalling 20th Grand Slam...
Spain's Rafael Nadal demolished world number one Novak Djokovic of Serbia 6-0 6-2 7-5 in the French Open final to claim a record-equalling 20th...
New weather warning service on the cards for SA — here’s...
A new weather warning service is expected to be introduced across the country‚ the SA Weather Service (SAWS) said on Monday.
The system‚ known as...
October 2020 social grant payment dates:
Older Person's Grants will be paid from 05 October 2020 (THIS INCLUDES ANY GRANTS LINKED TO THESE ACCOUNTS)
Disability grants will be paid from 06...
Controversial ex Eastern Cape HOD shot dead
Former Eastern Cape social development and Cogta head Stanley Khanyile was shot dead on Saturday.
Khanyile was serving as municipal manager of Sedibeng district municipality and was...
Meeting could decide future make-up of Cricket SA
Cricket South Africa’s board and its member’s council will be engaged in a meeting on Saturday that for all intents and purposes could decide...
Former domestic worker to inherit Camps Bay guest house and flat
Court finds Intestate Succession Act discriminates against unmarried life partners
Jane Bwanya‚ a former domestic worker who was “swept off her feet” six years ago...
Mdantsane-born academic is Unisa’s new dean of students
Once a student leader, now a respected academic, Mdantsane-born Dr Olwethu Sipuka has been appointed dean of students at Unisa — a position that is...
Millions of Africans pushed into extreme poverty by Covid-19: Mkhize
Millions of Africans have been pushed into extreme poverty since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic‚ health minister Zweli Mkhize told delegates at a...
Mthembu says Ramaphosa is ‘really sick’ – but spokesman says it’s...
President Cyril Ramaphosa is recovering from a common cold‚ his acting spokesperson Tyrone Seale told TimesLIVE on Monday.
Seale was responding to questions about Ramaphosa's...
IN FULL | Ramaphosa on the move to lockdown level 1
President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the nation on Wednesday evening after months of lockdown regulations to slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
Read his address,...
Scores of Sassa beneficiaries in the dark about their R350 grant...
Four months after the Covid-19 social relief of distress (SRD) grant for unemployed individuals was announced, scores of people have still not received their...
JUST IN: Iran refutes alleged involvement in ‘plot’ to kill US...
The Islamic Republic of Iran has denied it was involved in an alleged plot to assassinate East London-born US ambassador to SA Lana Marks.
US...
SASSA Grant Payment in October 2020:
OLDER PERSON’S GRANTS will be paid from 05 October 2020
DISABILITY GRANTS will be paid from 06 October 2020
This includes any grants linked to these...
Judge rebukes East London attorney for ‘extreme greed’
East London attorney Frans Maritz has been severely rebuked by the high court for his “questionable integrity” and “extreme greed” in helping himself to...
Former SAA board chair Dudu Myeni ‘ran Eskom’ from Jacob Zuma’s...
The state capture inquiry on Tuesday heard how controversial former SAA board chair Dudu Myeni knew intimate details about the inner workings of Eskom,...
Three new GBV bills to ‘restore’ women’s confidence in SA justice:...
President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that three bills have been introduced by parliament as part of the government’s fight against gender-based violence (GBV).
According to...
Clicks to remove TRESemmé products, close for a day as senior...
Clicks has accepted the resignation of a senior executive responsible for an offensive hair product advertisement and said staff responsible for publishing it had...
SAHRC intervenes in Clicks hair row
The SA Human Rights Commission wants to meet Clicks officials to get a better understanding into the health and beauty retailer's publication of an...
Dams at 18.9%: Water crisis & broken infrastructure in Nelson Mandela...
Gatvol!
That is how residents and business owners feel as large parts of Nelson Mandela Bay continue to struggle without water after almost a week.
The...
‘The sooner we can get to level 1 lockdown the better’:...
Health minister Zweli Mkhize says the sooner the country can reduce the level of lockdown restrictions, the better.
Speaking to media on Monday morning, Mkhize...
Japan coastguard suspends search for crew from capsized cattle ship due...
Japan's coastguard on Saturday suspended its search for crew missing from a cattle ship in the East China Sea due to bad weather from...
Police seek mom and daughter missing since November
Port Elizabeth detectives are appealing to the public for assistance in tracing a mother and her six-year-old daughter who went missing in November.
Police spokesperson...
Lego sales surge as housebound families turn to play
Sales of Lego jumped 14% in the first six months of 2020 as families under coronavirus lockdown spent more time playing together at home,...
Corruption has become SA’s other ‘pandemic’
August saw a surge in anger from South African citizens across the board about corruption related to Covid-19 funds. Several reports on various media...
Brace for strong winds and wet weather to herald arrival of...
Heavy rainfall, severe thunderstorms and gale force winds have been forecast for some parts of the country as spring sets in.
“A cut-off low pressure...
SA latest Covid-19 statistics – 1 September 2020
As of last night, Dr. Zwelini Mkhize, SA Minister of Health released the latest Covid-19 statistics.
A cumulative total of 627 041 confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa have...
Corruption accused Bongani Bongo to step aside as MP and NEC...
ANC MP Bongani Bongo will take a leave of absence from his position in parliament and the ANC national executive committee (NEC) ahead of...
Pensioner arrested for R4.7m UIF-Ters ‘fraud’
The Hawks on Sunday arrested a 62-year-old man for allegedly pocketing R4.7m from the Covid-19 Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) temporary employer/employee relief (Ters) scheme.
Hawks...
Two cops accused of murdering Eldorado Park teen to appear in...
The two police officers who are accused of murdering Nateniel Julies in Eldorado Park, are expected to appear in the Protea magistrate’s court on...
15 arrested, including cops, for multi-million police car branding tender fraud
Police have arrested 15 people, some of whom are former or serving cops, in connection with fraud, corruption, money laundering and theft.
The accused were...
Taxi driver who killed Anni Dewani has parole scrapped on eve...
Zola Tongo, the taxi driver mastermind of the 2010 murder of Swedish honeymoon bride Anni Dewani, had his parole withdrawn a day before he...
DA eyes takeover of four EC municipalities
The DA in the Eastern Cape has set its sights on winning more municipalities in the province.
While delivering his keynote address at the DA's...
Lockdown has left South Africans drowning in debt
New studies of the impact of lockdown on the economy paint the picture of a country locked in a downward spiral of rising joblessness...
