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South Africa

ACTING national police commissioner Khomotso Phahlane has filed legal papers in the Pretoria High Court to stop an investigation by the Independent Police Investigative Directorate. Read More

South Africa

BREAKING: Joost van der Westhuizen has died

South African rugby legend and scrumhalf Joost van der Westhuizen has died in Johannesburg at the age of 45, the J9 foundation confirmed on Monday. Read More

South Africa

Cops supporting sex workers in Rosettenville: Mashaba

Johannesburg mayor Herman Mashaba will request an urgent investigation into claims that prostitutes in Rosettenville are being “supported by officers from Moffat View Police Station”. Read More

News

IN PICTURES: The life of Joost van der Westhuizen

Former Springbok captain Joost van der Westhuizen died on Monday in Johannesburg, after a six year long battle against motor neuron disease (MND). Read More

South Africa

Ford tells customers to check indicator lights - every day! And that's not all

The tightness of wheel nuts and the operation of air conditioning systems‚ lights and indicators are just some of the checks and balances Ford requires its Kuga owners to do to ensure their vehicles do not catch alight. Read More

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Politics

Public Protector to get legal opinion this week on Zuma’s state capture review

Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane will be getting “a legal opinion” this week on whether or not to oppose President Jacob Zuma’s review of her predecessor Thuli Madonsela’s State of Capture report.

South Africa

Shock as rugby player drops dead after match

Family and friends of a Uitenhage rugby player are in shock after the rising sports star died shortly after a game at the weekend.

The Times

Armyworm march a threat to all SA

Maize farmer Adele Prinsloo is in a panic. The entire crop on her 100ha farm has been devastated by the fall armyworm. The Prinsloos live only 40km from the Pretoria CBD.

Politics

ANCWL to Madonsela: Accept that your term as a public protector is over

Thuli Madonsela must accept that her tenure as a public protector has come to an end‚ the ANC Women's League said on Monday.

Sex Talk

Turn in to get turned on: sleep tips to boost your sex life

Researchers have discovered a link between sleep and women's sex drives.

Fashion

Work these hot trends from SA Menswear Week into your wardrobe

Local designers are being internationally recognised for their bold, subversive take on menswear. When you look at the exciting collections shown at the recent Lexus SA Menswear Week in Cape Town, it's easy to see why they're garnering global attention.

News

Watchdog tackles car-repair warranty provisions

Carmakers are under the Competition Commission's microscope for what it terms "restrictive and exclusionary practices" related to after-sales service.

South Africa

Cars being smashed in protest east of Johannesburg

Residents of Delmore Gardens in Boksburg‚ on Monday embarked on protest action - blockading a road and attacking cars.

Business

Mining indaba delegates expected to spend serious money in Cape Town

More than 6000 delegates have landed in the Mother City for the Investing in African Mining Indaba. This spells dosh for the Western Cape economy.

Lifestyle

Twitter police + 'Date My Family' = a great night in

If you tell tall tales on telly, Twitter will catch you out, writes Rebecca Davis

Opinion

Clock ticks for migrants with special permits

Companies and individuals who employ foreigners because they think they can get away with paying lower wages and extracting longer working hours are partly to blame for the end of special permits.

News

Protector backs Zuma on Guptas

Public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane is backing President Jacob Zuma's argument that Thuli Madonsela's recommendation that the chief justice should appoint a judge to head the inquiry into state capture is flawed.

Cook

Supper sorted: easy stuffed peppers

Roasted red peppers stuffed with couscous, baby marrows, goat's cheese and lemon zest - delicious!

Travel

Fancy your very own Caribbean island? Buy one online for R12.7-million

A private Caribbean island off the coast of Belize was recently up for sale on eBay, with a starting bid of almost R7-million.

News

Patients condemned to a slow, agonising death as cover-up's lies multiplied

Fifty-year-old Virginia Machpela died 47 days after the Gauteng health department shunted responsibility for her care onto an NGO in Atteridgeville last year.

News

Guptas eye government's new propaganda newspaper

The Gupta family want to celebrate the work of Mpumalanga premier David Mabuza's provincial government with a new taxpayer-funded daily newspaper expected to cost millions of rands to run.

The Times

ANC Women's League lashes AfriForum for 'creating an alternative government'

ANC Women's League president Bathabile Dlamini claims AfriForum is creating an alternative government and has lashed Save SA leader Sipho Pityana for presuming to speak for the "masses".

Business

SA's nuclear build contract still wide open, says France minister

France's finance minister Michel Sapin believes the race between suppliers to win South Africa's nuclear build is still wide open and that France has a trick up its sleeve.

The Times

Students sold on self-testing for HIV

South African students, who make up one of the highest sexually active groups in society, would rather self-test at home for HIV than go to a health facility.

The Times

Face the wrath, pastor

John Smyth, the lawyer accused of savagely beating teenagers at Christian holiday camps, counselled male university students at his church in Cape Town, the pastor has admitted.

The Times

New twist in Noakes case

The Medical Research Council is expected to probe a senior employee accused of teaming up with "big sugar" to discredit Banting-diet champion Tim Noakes.

Fashion

Athleisure 101: how to wear sportswear to work & still look chic

With the runways and celebrity collaborations making frequent nods to sports-inspired looks, and the ever rising popularity of the athleisure trend, the line between sportswear and mainstream fashion has become infinitely blurred.

News

Pay me same as white colleague, man demands

Phathuxolo Maqavana was the first person in his family to get a degree. The future looked bright when he began working in the merchandising department at Massmart, and he was eager to move up the corporate ladder.

The Times

Blitzboks' formula for success

Four finals, three wins. The Blitzboks team is a shining light on the South African high-performance landscape.

Opinion & Analysis

Sure, there is a lot wrong with SA, but we are not uniquely badly run

I spent some time in the Western Cape over the past week and was amazed by something I had never noticed before. It is how many Chinese tourists there are in South Africa — or at least in the Cape.

Cook

Yummy Nutella buns

Turn an easy bun recipe into something really special with swirls of soft hazelnut chocolate spread

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