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Parents want 'gun-toting' KZN teacher removed

The KwaZulu-Natal education department is probing allegations by parents of pupils at a Durban high school about a gun-toting teacher who often points the weapon at the students and her colleagues. Spokesperson Sihle Mlotshwa told TimesLIVE on Tuesday morning an investigation into the allegations is under way at the Phambili…

24 May 2022 11AM 3 min

Russian diplomat in Switzerland resigns over Ukraine invasion

A Russian diplomat at the country's permanent mission at the UN in Geneva said on Monday he was leaving his post because of his disagreement with Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, a rare political resignation over the war.

24 May 2022 7AM 2 min

‘City Power is open for business’: Joburg hosts its first Energy Indaba

Johannesburg executive mayor Mpho Phalatse said R26bn is needed to help fix City Power’s infrastructure, but the entire capital budget is R7.7bn, which includes not only electricity but other infrastructure such as water and roads.  “There is no way the city alone can turn around the energy problems in Johannesburg.”…

23 May 2022 9AM 4 min

Unpacking Eskom's Medupi power station explosion 

A site visit to Eskom's Medupi power station in Limpopo revealed that procedural non-compliance and lack of supervision and management oversight were the reasons for the plant losing unit 4 during an explosion in August last year. Speaking to the media, acting GM of the station Zweli Witbooi said the…

20 May 2022 6AM 2 min

Stellenbosch University commits to addressing racism and harassment

Stellenbosch University is committed to setting up an external independent commission of inquiry into incidents of racism and harassment. This comes after student Theuns Du Toit urinated on the belongings of fellow student Babalo Ndwayana this past weekend.   

19 May 2022 11AM 2 min

'Dismiss Mkhwebane interdict application with costs,' says parliament

Parliament legal team in the public protector’s impeachment interdict case has asked the Western Cape High Court to dismiss the case with costs. Busisiwe Mkhwebane is in court in a bid to stop President Cyril Ramaphosa and parliament from suspending her.

19 May 2022 11AM 5 min

SA’s water crisis a “slow onset catastrophe,” says water expert

SA's water crisis has been worsening over the past few years. It has become evident that in many areas, municipalities across the country are unable to provide basic water services for residents. A number of factors, such as climate change, are known to be the cause, but according to water…

19 May 2022 8AM 9 min

'Conflicted Ramaphosa can’t suspend Mkhwebane,' Mpofu argues in impeachment case

Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s legal team, led by Dali Mpofu, argued that President Cyril Ramaphosa can’t be involved in a bid to suspend her as he is implicated. In an attempt to halt Ramaphosa from suspending her, Mkhwebane laid her case before the Western Cape High Court. Mkhwebane is being victimised by…

18 May 2022 11AM 4 min

‘My son died for the criminal justice system which failed him when he’s no more’ — slain cop’s mother

The family of a slain police officer killed while on duty in Pretoria has expressed shock that his killer’s conviction and sentence have been overturned by the Constitutional Court. Const Kenneth Sithole was fatally stabbed in Sunnyside in Pretoria while taking part in a police operation that aimed to free…

17 May 2022 10AM 1 min

Zuma trial resumption pending SCA decision  

The corruption trial of former president Jacob Zuma and French arms firm Thales was postponed yet again in the Pietermaritzburg high court on Tuesday. The trial, which was set to start last month, was postponed pending a decision from the SCA Judge President Mandisa Maya on Zuma's reconsideration application for…

17 May 2022 7AM 3 min

Forget R50m, Dirco planning to give R350m to Cuba: AfriForum

AfriForum’s Campaign Officer for strategy and content Reiner Duvenage, says court records in the case lodged against the Department of International Relations and Cooperation's (Dirco) planned R50 million Cuba donation, shows the grand total of the donation to actually be R350 million and not just R50 million, as was initially…

17 May 2022 7AM 3 min

Why the surge in flu cases?

Many people have been complaining about flu symptoms. The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) explains the surge in infections and the effectiveness of flu vaccines.

17 May 2022 6AM 3 min

Malema: Ramaphosa 'can go to hell' if he cannot be investigated

EFF leader Julius Malema does not believe the removal of the public protector on the basis that her rulings were overturned in court is rational. “You cannot fire a public protector for losing [court] cases,. “To even think that we must destroy [the] public protector for a questionable character like…

16 May 2022 8AM 3 min

R3k bail for seven men accused of killing Elvis Nyathi 

The seven men accused of killing Zimbabwean Elvis Nyathi were granted R3,000 bail each in the Randburg magistrate’s court on Friday. Nyathi was killed in a mob attack during unrest in Diepsloot in April over increased crime in the area, allegedly committed by foreigners.  

13 May 2022 7AM 2 min

Poor public service: Alarming state of roads and how to claim for your damaged car or bodily injury

A recent study shows SA is the most dangerous country in which to drive. Residents in Greymont, Johannesburg, a local security company and a councillor reported a huge hole in a main road to the Johannesburg Roads Agency and Johannesburg Water several times before it swallowed a car four months…

13 May 2022 5AM 11 min

Swimming helped me find my passion for surfing, says CT surfer

At 13 years old, Cass Collier left swimming when he discovered his passion for surfing.

13 May 2022 5AM 1 min

My father inspired me, says CT surfer who is breaking racial stereotypes

Cass Collier attributed his 41-year journey in the ocean to his father who taught him how to swim when he was just nine years old. At the time, SA was still racially segregated but this did not prevent the two from doing what they loved.

13 May 2022 5AM 1 min

Violence erupts at Soweto school when parents demand release of schoolboy, arrested for death of fellow pupil

Mayhem broke out at Soweto school on Friday after the arrest of a Grade 9 pupil for allegedly stabbing to death a Grade 10 pupil over an alleged incident of bullying. Gauteng education department spokesperson Steve Mabona said Thaba-Jabula Secondary School in Pimville had to be dismissed early after parents…

13 May 2022 5AM 2 min

‘I hugged him’: How Cape Town nurse disarmed hospital gunman

A fearless nurse managed to calm a gunman inside a Cape Town hospital by hugging him and chatting until he agreed to be sedated. “I walked towards him and hugged him,” said Sister Diane Seale from New Somerset Hospital where Jaun-Paul Carl Malgas allegedly shot dead two patients and a…

11 May 2022 7AM 1 min

It's about much more than the flag, says Afriforum

Three years ago judge president Phineas Mojapelo found that the display of the apartheid flag was a form of hate speech after the court considered the matter brought by the Nelson Mandela Foundation and SA Human Rights Commission. Today, the debate continues as Afriforum heads to the Supreme Court of…

11 May 2022 7AM 5 min