- NewsTimesLIVE
Sad day for SA when families die at the hands of loved ones, says Bheki Cele
Speaking about the man who was arrested, Bhekithemba said he was a “quiet and calm man who drank alcohol and spent a lot of time out with his friends”. He said the man lived with him at his Dlangezwa home for a while but moved from Kranskop to Esikhawini for his job as a social worker. The reason he wanted a transfer was so that he could live closer to his two young children.
- BusinessTimesLIVE
'We don't need a PE or East London in SA' - Derek Hanekom hits back at former DA MP's renaming jab
Former ANC minister Derek Hanekom has defended the decision to rename Port Elizabeth Gqeberha and East London airport King Phalo international Airport amid criticism by former DA MP, Michael Waters. Waters took aim at the ANC by saying that it had achieved “a milestone” unemployment rate of 52.4% in the Eastern Cape while it was “fixated” on changing names in the province.
- EntertainmentTimesLIVE
Tiger Woods suffers serious leg injuries in car accident
Golf champion Tiger Woods was hospitalised in Los Angeles on Tuesday with severe leg injuries suffered when his car careened off a road and rolled down a hillside, requiring rescue crews to pry him from the crash wreckage, authorities said. The injuries were not believed to be life-threatening, Los Angeles county sheriff Alex Villanueva told a news conference, adding Woods was conscious and “able to communicate” when rescue personnel arrived.
- PoliticsThe Citizen
After winning trains tender, I had to pay ANC R80m – Swifambo boss
The Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture has revealed that Swifambo Rail Leasing director, Auswell Mashaba, admitted to the commission that he paid R80 million to the ANC after his company was awarded a R3.5 billion contract by the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) to deliver locomotives in 2012. The businessman defied summons to appear before the commission on Wednesday, following in the footsteps of former president Jacob Zuma who last week refused to comply with...
- HealthThe Citizen
WATCH: Don't rush Covid-19 vaccine rollout, cautions Dr Imtiaz Sooliman
The founder of Gift of the Givers, Dr Imtiaz Sooliman, wants South Africans to take another look before rushing into the current rollout of vaccines. He says that while 57% efficacy against the 501Y.V2 variant of the virus is a good start, more research is required. Several vaccines are being tested, and we may just get one that’s substantially more efficient against the South African strain of Covid-19.
- NewsSowetanLIVE
Order to block Bathabile Dlamini's pension payout came from Sassa
Former social development minister Bathabile Dlamini’s pension payout was blocked by the state after an instruction from the SA Social Security Agency (Sassa), the department of justice and constitutional development revealed on Wednesday. The revelation comes days after Sunday Times reported that Dlamini, who resigned from parliament in 2019, was unable to pay part of legal costs to two NGOs which won a landmark social grants case against her in 2018 due to her ministerial pension being blocked.
- Sportewn.co.za
Liverpool 'deeply saddened' by death of Alisson's father
LONDON - Premier League champions Liverpool said on Thursday they were "deeply saddened" by the death of goalkeeper Alisson Becker's father in Brazil. It is understood 57-year-old Jose Agostinho Becker drowned after going for a swim on his property in Lavras do Sul on Wednesday. Liverpool tweeted a picture of their goalkeeper accompanied by the title of the club's anthem -- "You'll Never Walk Alone".
