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LGBTQIA+ community calls for progressive school uniform guidelines

There have been growing calls from civil groups, activists, pupils and parents for the implementation of progressive school uniform guidelines for LGBTQIA+ pupils across South African schools. School uniform policies have previously been focused on affordability and accessibility. The current uniform policies are draft guidelines which allow departments and schools…

6 May 2022 5AM 12 min

Soweto man gets eight years in jail for raping his neighbour's dog

A Soweto man who raped his neighbour’s 11-month-old puppy has been sentenced to eight years behind bars by the Roodepoort magistrate's court. Mojalesa Mofokeng was found guilty of bestiality.

5 May 2022 9AM 2 min

"I must not be the first one to catch them," says Malema

During a visit to the Gardee family home, EFF leader Julius Malema said he could not guarantee what would happen if he was to find those responsible for the murder of postgraduate student Hillary Gardee, 28, daughter of former EFF secretary-general and attorney Godrich Gardee. 

4 May 2022 10AM 4 min

More darkness this winter as Eskom expects high power demand

Eskom anticipates its “old and unreliable” system will be unable to handle the demand for power this winter. COO Jan Oberholzer said they will try their best to keep the lights on but SA should not count on it. The power utility implemented stage 2 load-shedding on Tuesday.

4 May 2022 6AM 3 min

Your children will not be able to escape the impact of climate change, says experts

It is too late to avoid the impact of climate change which, according to experts at the Centre for Environmental Rights, can already be felt across the country. After SA experienced devastating flooding in parts of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape which devastated infrastructure, displaced thousands and led to the…

4 May 2022 4AM 11 min

Is the ANC too far gone, or can it change with the times?

Is the ANC too far gone to modernise? That was the framing question of this episode of Eusebius on TimesLIVE, in which ANC member Chrispin Phiri articulated his critique of his party’s suboptimal internal electoral processes.

3 May 2022 3AM 4 min

At the foothills of the Maluti mountains Clarens launches their first art festival

The small eastern Free State town on the foothills of the Maluti mountains had its first annual Clarens Arts Festival at the end of April 2022. Tshepo Lesole was there. For 4 days starting from Friday April 30th, tourists, locals and art fanatics had a great time with exhibitions of…

2 May 2022 6AM 2 min

Eskom reviewing damning state capture report, wants 'miscreants' brought to book

Eskom has set up a team to review the latest state capture report which found that former president Jacob Zuma played a key role in helping the Gupta family capture the entity. Eskom board chair Professor Malegapuru Makgoba said on Friday that state capture and its agents had caused immense…

29 Apr 2022 6AM 1 min

New SA driving licence card and no further extension for expired licences

Motorists with expired driving licences will face the music from May 5. “There will be no further extension of the grace period,” transport minister Fikile Mbalula said on Thursday. There are currently 1.3-million motorists with expired licences yet to be renewed.

28 Apr 2022 6AM 4 min

'I don’t suspect any tampering,' says forensics expert in Meyiwa trial  

The first witness in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial, Sgt Thabo Mosia, told the high court in Pretoria that there was no evidence of tampering at the crime scene where the soccer player was killed in October 2014. The place in question was the home of the mother of singer…

26 Apr 2022 11AM 4 min

Funds for KZN floods will be audited in real time, Ramaphosa tells parliament

President Cyril Ramaphosa has told parliament there will measures to strengthen oversight and accountability for funds allocated for flood relief. Ramaphosa said the funds must be spent effectively and briefly outlined how they will be monitored.

26 Apr 2022 9AM 5 min

SA on the conflict and ‘Kyiv returns to normal’ after two months of Ukraine-Russia battles

The Ukraine-Russia conflict will mark two months on Sunday. We look back at SA’s stance and hear from a Ukranian citizen in the capital Kyiv.

22 Apr 2022 8AM 5 min

What you said: Ramaphosa is wrong, corrupt are going to get their hands on KZN relief money

Don't have time to read? Listen to a summary of what you had to say about the president’s pledge that no money meant for relief in KZN will land up in the hands of the corrupt.

22 Apr 2022 1AM 1 min

'We want to debunk the myth that we are Xenophobic' - Operation Dudula outlines its goals

Operation Dudula has long held that it is not a xenephobic or violent movement and that it is being greatly misrepresented by the media and certain politicians. Operation Dudula again formed a major feature of SA's news cycles following a death in Pimville in Soweto on Monday. A group of…

21 Apr 2022 7AM 12 min

Cele addresses Kliptown violence  

Police minister Bheki Cele was in Soweto on Wednesday April 20 2022 following violent clashes and shootings in Kliptown and surrounding areas earlier this week, after a march sparked by cable theft in the area and a lack of adequate policing to deal with such crimes.  

20 Apr 2022 12PM 3 min

Load-shedding moves to level 3 at 10pm on Wednesday

Load-shedding will be reduced to stage 3 at 10pm and remain in force until Friday, Eskom said in an update on Wednesday afternoon.

20 Apr 2022 8AM 1 min

Stage 4 load-shedding expected to be reassessed and suspended by Friday, says Eskom 

Speaking at a press briefing, Eskom group executive for generation Philip Dukashe said load-shedding would be reassessed on Friday. The briefing came shortly after the power utility announced load-shedding would be ramped up to stage 4 for the remainder of the week.The rolling blackouts are due to a loss of…

19 Apr 2022 5AM 1 min

FULL ADDRESS | National state of disaster declared after devastating floods in KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape

President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday evening that cabinet had resolved to declare a national state of disaster to provide relief to KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape which had been extensively damaged by floods. Nearly 4,000 homes had been destroyed in KwaZulu-Natal and more than 40,000 people had been displaced…

18 Apr 2022 3PM 28 min

New Omicron sub-variants being probed by Botswana and SA researchers

A new sub-lineages of the Omicron variant of the Covid-19 has been discovered by Researchers in Botswana and South Africa. The WHO announced that the sub-lineages have so far been identified in four people in Botswana and 23 in South Africa. Outside Africa, the BA.4 and the BA.5 sub-lineages have…

14 Apr 2022 5AM 7 min

Eskom warns of the possibility of more load-shedding next week as demand returns

While Eskom says it is still on track to suspend load-shedding at 5am on Friday, it has warned of the possibility of load-shedding next week. Eskom said the planned suspension of load-shedding is due, in part, to the lower demand expected over the weekend, however the power utility said the…

14 Apr 2022 4AM 1 min