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The situation outside Nkandla as the nation awaits Jacob Zuma's imminent arrest

South Africans all over the country are on the edge their seats as we await the imminent arrest of former president Jacob Zuma. Reporting from outside Zuma's Nkandla homestead, reporter Orrin Singh describes the scene on the ground.

7 Jul 2021 2PM 2 min

Dr Lara Norris pleads with SA

A frustrated medical doctor has caused a stir on social media after an open letter she wrote on social media went viral. Dr Lara Norris is a community service doctor based at George Hospital in the Western Cape. Like many others, she is tired, battered down and struggling against the…

7 Jul 2021 11AM 5 min

THE LAW EXPLAINED | Will Jacob Zuma report to police on Wednesday or be arrested?

All eyes will be on the police on Wednesday, with a Constitutional Court-imposed deadline to arrest former president Jacob Zuma by midnight still in place. On Tuesday, the former president made an urgent application to the high court to “stay” the execution of his arrest, but judge Bhekisisa Mnguni said…

7 Jul 2021 7AM 3 min

"Life doesn't always mean life" - devastated victims families share their stories

After leaving the country and maintaining years of silence over her brother’s murder – which her husband only found out about through an online search – Leigh Visser is now speaking out loudly. She was prompted into action when the Department of Correctional Services informed her that Adam Woest, the…

6 Jul 2021 6AM 19 min

FULL ADDRESS | Zuma speaks in Nkandla after meeting with lawyers

Former president Jacob Zuma on Sunday delivered what his foundation called an “address to the nation” after meeting with his legal team in Nkandla. The Constitutional Court this week found Zuma guilty of contempt of court and sentenced him to 15 months in prison. But he was given a reprieve…

4 Jul 2021 1PM 1 hr 11 min

Jacob Zuma guilty of contempt of court, sentenced to 15-month jail term

Former president Jacob Zuma is guilty of contempt of court for failure to comply with an order of the Constitutional Court to honour a summons to appear before the state capture commission, the apex court found on Tuesday.

29 Jun 2021 6AM 3 min

FULL ADDRESS | SA moves to alert level 4 for 14 days: Cyril Ramaphosa

All gatherings are prohibited, effectively immediately, except for funerals with a maximum of 50 people, said President Cyril Ramaphosa. The sale of all alcohol is banned and a curfew will be in effect from 9pm.Travel in and out of Gauteng is prohibited, although residents may return home. Beaches and parks…

27 Jun 2021 1PM 40 min

EXCLUSIVE | One-on-one with acting health minister Mmamoloko Kubayi

In this exclusive Sunday Times interview by reporter Amanda Khoza with acting health minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane, we get down to the nitty-gritty around SA's Covid-19 response, its vaccine rollout and the major challenges the health department is facing while trying to enforce the country's lockdown and save lives.

25 Jun 2021 11AM 1 hr 01 min

EXCLUSIVE | Interview with Rob Matthews, father of kidnapped and murdered Leigh Matthews

He did not know what evil looked like until he looked in the face of Donovan Moodley, the man who kidnapped and murdered his daughter 17 years ago, Rob Matthews says. Leigh Matthews’ father speaks about survival in an exclusive interview with the Sunday Times.

25 Jun 2021 6AM 17 min

Pretoria News editor Piet Rampedi apologises for his '10 babies' story

Pretoria News editor Piet Rampedi has apologised to his colleagues for the damage his story on SA’s so-called “Thembisa 10” babies did to Independent Media’s reputation. Two weeks ago, Rampedi broke the “story” of how Gosiame Sithole had “given birth to 10 babies at a Pretoria hospital”. But almost immediately…

23 Jun 2021 3AM 4 min

‘I think they stole my iPad’: Ramaphosa puzzled as gadget goes Awol

Moments before delivering an important announcement in Cape Town on Tuesday, President Cyril Ramaphosa, who is a stickler for time, had a moment of panic when he could not locate his iPad. His announcement that the National Ports Authority was now an independent subsidiary of Transnet was briefly delayed because…

23 Jun 2021 2AM 1 min

Will ID documents hinder transgender women from taking part in Miss SA?

The prestigious Miss SA beauty pageant has caught the attention of many in recent weeks after the announcement that it is open to transgender women. However, internationally, women entering beauty pageants are required to have their ID reflect that they are female — raising concerns that IDs may become a…

22 Jun 2021 1AM 2 min

Miss SA is more than a beauty pageant 

After the announcement that the prestigious beauty pageant, Miss SA, is now open to transgender women, KwaZulu-Natal based LGBTQIA+ activist Muzi Zuma told TimesLIVE that the pageant has been about more than “just beauty” for years. 

22 Jun 2021 1AM 1 min

What does it mean to be transgender? 

The Miss SA pageant has caught the attention of many in recent weeks after the announcement that it is open to transgender women. The talk about Miss SA has not only received positive feedback from the public, but it has also raised questions about what it means to be transgender…

22 Jun 2021 1AM 1 min

Transgender inclusion at Miss SA pageant couldn't have come at a better time, says activist 

The prestigious Miss SA beauty pageant has caught the attention of many in recent weeks after the announcement that it is open to transgender women. It isn't clear why the inclusion of transgender women did not receive much public attention until now, but KwaZulu-Natal based LGBTQIA+ activist Muzi Zuma told…

22 Jun 2021 1AM 1 min

FULL ADDRESS | President Cyril Ramaphosa moves SA to Level 3

President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday announced that the country would be moved to lockdown level 3 restrictions. This means that, among other things, the curfew has been tightened, alcohol sales restricted, and the number of people allowed to gather reduced.

15 Jun 2021 3PM 24 min

IEC to approach Constitutional Court if 2021 local government elections are postponed due to Covid-19

The Electoral Commission (IEC) will approach the Constitutional Court to seek an appropriate remedy should former deputy chief justice Dikgang Moseneke – who has been tasked with investigating whether it will be viable to hold a free and fair election October – recommend a postponement. “The commission would have to…

11 Jun 2021 8AM 11 min

'They're fighting for their lives,' says aunt as family strives to protect the Tembisa 10

SA's most famous babies — the “Tembisa 10" — are in an undisclosed hospital in Pretoria “fighting for their lives”. This is according to the babies' aunt, who spoke to TimesLIVE on Wednesday evening. She asked not to be named.

10 Jun 2021 1AM 1 min

SA's GDP figures show better-than-expected growth in Q1 of 2021

A pickup in household spending and robust activity in SA's mining and finance industries helped the country’s pandemic-battered economy grow a better-than-expected 4.6% in the first three months of 2021, marking a third consecutive quarter of recovery. Annabel Bishop, chief economist at Investec, outlines the Q1 GDP result, drawing particular…

8 Jun 2021 6AM 2 min

UK public expresses mixed reactions to name of Harry and Meghan’s new baby

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry welcomed their second child, Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor or “Lili” for short, into the world on June 4. The baby was named after her grandmother, Princess Diana, and great-grandmother, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. However, given the strenuous and widely publicised split between the young couple…

8 Jun 2021 5AM 3 min