Gambling machine, insecticides, medicine and branded shoes seized in R30m fake goods busts
A gambling machine, hundreds of pairs of branded footwear, a sewing machine, insecticides and cell phone accessories were among R30m of counterfeit and illicit goods seized nationally.
By TimesLIVE
BHP liable for 2015 Brazil dam collapse, UK court rules in mammoth lawsuit
BHP BHP.AX is liable for the 2015 collapse of a dam in southeastern Brazil, London’s High Court ruled on Friday, in a lawsuit the claimants’ lawyers previously valued at up to £36bn (R810bn).
Flying squad arrests 15 suspected gang members en route to cemetery with guns and ‘stolen’ goods
Western Cape Flying Squad members this week arrested 15 suspects who were en route to a funeral at Mowbray cemetery for possession of unlicensed firearms, ammunition and presumed stolen property.
By TimesLIVE
Pope hosts Hollywood stars at Vatican, laments decline in movie-going
Pope Leo told a group of leading Hollywood actors and filmmakers at an audience in the Vatican on Saturday that cinemas were struggling to survive and that more should be done to protect them and preserve the shared experience of watching movies.
Search teams rescue missing Polish tourists after Mpumalanga hiking ordeal
A police search and rescue team worked with Hoedspruit farmers and Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency (MTPA) rangers to rescue two Polish women who were missing for two days after going on a hiking trail.
By TimesLIVE
Fatal crash between bus and truck in the Free State claims 10 lives
Ten people died and 30 others suffered critical to moderate injuries in a collision between a truck and a bus on the N8 road between Bloemfontein and Botshabelo on Saturday.
By TimesLIVE
Whirlwind weekend for East London entrepreneur of the year nominee
Chuma Memela, nominated for prestigious award, travels to Nigeria for a TTY Brand Africa summit. His work empowers small businesses, earning him recognition and a speaking role on integrating AI in entrepreneurship.
By Alison Stent
Search continues for missing skipper believed to have jumped into water to retrieve personal items
Rescue efforts will continue on Saturday for a missing fisherman who is believed to have jumped overboard to retrieve items which fell into the water near Hawston harbour, between Hermanus and Kleinmond in the Western Cape, on Friday.
By TimesLIVE
Family of five die in KZN south coast accident
Five family members died in a head-on collision between a car and seven-seater vehicle in uMzumbe on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast on Friday night.
By Mfundo Mkhize
Students protest at Wits over handling of GBV
Anger over an alleged rape incident at Wits University has triggered widespread outrage, a campus protest and a formal list of students’ demands calling for accountability, transparency and structural reform.
By Gugulethu Mashinini
WATCH | Horror attack on two friends, leaving one dead, adds fuel to anti-GBV shutdown plan
Messina Moremi is fighting for her life in the intensive care unit of a Johannesburg hospital. She was shot twice in the head while out with a friend to celebrate getting a job.
By Nandi Ntini
Court sentences son to life for killing mother
A 37-year-old man from Taung in North West who murdered his 55-year-old mother in March has been sentenced to life imprisonment.
By Ernest Mabuza
Capitec and FirstRand near R500bn valuation in banking race
The groups have surged as fintech and value-added services increase competition
By Kabelo Khumalo
Boeing ordered to pay more than $28m to 737 MAX crash victim’s family
A jury in federal court in Chicago ordered Boeing on Wednesday to pay more than $28m (R476.58m) to the family of a UN environmental worker killed in the 2019 crash of a 737 MAX jet in Ethiopia.
IN PICS | ‘We are living in hell’ - grandmother of Wentworth shooting victim
Two gunmen opened fire on a group of people sitting outside a flat, killing two and injuring seven others
By Lwazi Hlangu
