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ANC KZN secretary Mdumiseni Ntuli speaks out about being booed outside court

ANC KZN secretary Mdumiseni Ntuli will tomorrow release a report into the people who booed him and provincial chairperson Sihle Zikalala when they showed support for former President Jacob Zuma who appeared in court today. This report, Ntuli told TimesLIVE, will show that people are being brought in "carrier bags"…

17 May 2021 1PM 12 min

Zuma’s corruption trial postponed as he launches application for state prosecutor Billy Downer’s recusal

Former president Jacob Zuma will plead not guilty to corruption charges and he wants the state’s lead prosecutor, advocate Billy Downer, out.Zuma’s legal team will file papers on Wednesday in support of the objection against Downer leading the trial against him.In the papers, Zuma will state reasons for calling for…

17 May 2021 7AM 2 min

There’s nothing new or anything to fear on vaccines, says Rev Chikane

Reverend Frank Chikane, the vice president of the SA Council of Churches, on Monday said he had heeded the call to come in for his Covid-19 vaccination on Monday as he was hoping it would inspire other elderly people to register and receive the jab.

17 May 2021 7AM 1 min

Remember that WhatsApp privacy policy? Here’s what happens if you don’t accept it by this weekend

Users of the popular WhatsApp messaging service have until this weekend to accept its updated privacy policy or risk living that “WhatsApp Lite” life. The internet lost its mind earlier this year when WhatsApp announced changes to its policy, including that it could share limited user data with Facebook and its…

12 May 2021 6AM 4 min

Israeli-Palestinian violence flares up

Palestinian protesters threw rocks and Israeli police fired stun grenades and rubber bullets in clashes outside al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem on Monday, as Israel marked the anniversary of its capture of parts of the city in the 1967 Arab-Israeli war.The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said more than 275 Palestinians were…

11 May 2021 8AM 1 min

'It's been a dream': SA artist pencils character for new Batman comic book

Visual artist Loyiso Mkize grew up reading Batman comic books, and now he has had the opportunity of working with American company DC Comics which commissioned him to draw a character called Batwing for a Batman comic series.Mkize, 34, from Butterworth, in the Eastern Cape, said he received an e-mail…

11 May 2021 8AM 5 min

LEAKED AUDIO | Mbeki warns of ANC breakaway

Former president Thabo Mbeki yesterday told the ANC national executive committee that the governing party should prepare for a possible split caused by “irreconcilable ideological difference”. Insiders told the Sunday Times that Mbeki made the comment in response to an input by NEC member Tony Yengeni at yesterday’s heated virtual…

10 May 2021 7AM 1 min

All eyes on the lab to see if Indian variant has landed in SA

Co-chair of the ministerial advisory committee (MAC) on Covid-19, Professor Koleka Mlisana, says they will know this week whether the B.1.617 variant, which has been responsible for thousands of deaths in India, is present in the country. Mlisana said SA's leading scientists remain concerned about a possible third wave and…

8 May 2021 7AM 10 min

What now for Ace?

ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule received a letter this week formally informing him that he has been suspended from the party. However, the suspension need not be permanent and the letter outlines the potential for an appeal process.  We caught up with Sunday Times political reporter Kgothatso Madisa, who has been…

6 May 2021 7AM 5 min

LEAKED: Zulu princess holds that the next king should come from Queen Mantfombi’s house

Princess Nondumiso Zulu, the daughter of Prince Vincent Zulu is heard in a leaked voice note, allegedly sent to the faction opposed to Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi. In the audio Princess Nondumiso can be heard claiming that the late Queen Mantfombi Dlamini Zulu is the legitimate queen regent and the next…

4 May 2021 6AM 5 min

Bill and Melinda Gates to divorce

Billionaire benefactors Bill and Melinda Gates have decided to seek a divorce following 27 years of marriage, the couple said on Monday in a joint announcement that rocked the philanthropic world. Their joint statement said; "after a great deal of thought and a lot of work on our relationship, we…

4 May 2021 3AM 1 min

It takes courage to blow the whistle

How do you write a book when you are unemployed for two years, have nine criminal charges against you, and your only sin is integrity and telling the truth? Mosilo Mothepu, who has just published her book, Uncaptured , says she went through that and more and lived to tell…

24 Apr 2021 1AM 1 hr 01 min

Closing the ICT gender gap one girl coder at a time

For nearly two years Tiisetso Modubu has been writing code in the United Kingdom for American Express. The young Pretoria woman's success has its roots in the empowerment initiatives of Zandile Mkhwanazi who does not want to see history repeat itself when it comes to women being left behind in…

23 Apr 2021 7AM 7 min

'We are waiting to find out if it's safe to go home' - Vredehoek resident speaks about evacuation

As runaway fires continue to rip through Cape Town, precautionary evacuations have been carried out in the Vredehoek area. One evacuee is 18 year old Shannon McAuliffe, who left her home in the early hours of Monday morning. She and her family are currently seeking refuge at the Mount Nelson…

19 Apr 2021 9AM 5 min

LEAKED AUDIO | Mbalula warns taxi owner , 'you're inviting trouble', for supporting Magashule

“You’re inviting trouble for yourself” this was a veiled threat transport minister and ANC heavyweight Fikile Mbalula issued to a taxi owner for branding their taxis ‘hands of Ace Magashule and Danny Msiza’. In a leaked recording of a telephone call that emerged on Wednesday Mbalula, a fierce of ANC…

14 Apr 2021 12PM 5 min

LEAKED AUDIO: Reveals how Jessie Duarte advised Jacob Zuma not to appear before Zondo commission

ANC deputy Secretary General Jessie Duarte told the party’s national officials that she believes former President Jacob Zuma should not appear before deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo. She told the officials, dubbed the top six, during their meeting with Zuma last month that “it’s not like we can’t see what’s…

13 Apr 2021 8AM 7 min

EXCLUSIVE: SA’s newly appointed director-general in the presidency sets out her agena

South Africa’s newly appointed director-general in the presidency and secretary of cabinet, Phindile Baleni, may be soft-spoken but when she speaks, she commands authority from her audience. This week the Sunday Times sat down with Baleni who talks tough on corruption, shares her hopes and fears for her new role…

10 Apr 2021 7AM 24 min

Sphamandla Khoza's family grieves

The man accused of murdering Durban call centre agent Sphamandla Khoza in a suspected homophobic attack will make a bid for bail on April 16. Thando Mgenge, 25, made a brief appearance in the Ntuzuma magistrate's court on Thursday, while Khoza's family, including his father Emmanuel Nkosinathi, waited outside the…

10 Apr 2021 4AM 8 min

'What affects Mozambique will affect neighboring countries' warns UN Refugee Agency

It's been two weeks since the city of Palma in Cabo Delgado province in Mozambique was attacked by heavily armed rebel forces on March 24. The attacks continued until April 2, leaving many people dead, displaced or injured. Those who managed to escape the violence arrived in surrounding areas like…

9 Apr 2021 6AM 11 min

PAC in KZN calls for Human Rights Commission to intervene in ‘experiment gone wrong’

The PAC in KwaZulu-Natal has come out in defense of One South Africa Movement Mmusi Maimane and are calling on the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) to investigate former DA leader Tony Leon for his “experiment gone wrong’ statement. Mmusi Maimane, a former DA leader was called an experiment gone…

7 Apr 2021 5AM 3 min