US troops to Nigeria will avoid combat, focus on training, military says
The Pentagon is planning to deploy the troops to train Nigerian forces fighting Islamist militants
By Reuters
Joburgers are exceeding bulk water supply, necessitating action, says mayor
The metro is consuming about 1,750ML of water a day – well above its licensed allocation of 1,550ML from Rand Water
By Seipati Mothoa
Teamwork and wooden log save Polish tourist from drowning in KZN
The NSRI pink rescue buoy was missing, believed to have been stolen recently
By TimesLIVE
WE’RE HIRING | Graphic designer
If static design isn’t enough for you and you think in movement, timing, and storytelling, this role is for you
By TimesLIVE
POLL | Should the water crisis dominate this year’s Sona?
On Wednesday residents in Parktown West headed to Jan Smuts Avenue to protest after enduring 20 days without water, with some households forced to spend up to R16,000 to fill water tanks.
By TimesLIVE
Poland charges teen with preparing attack on a school
Poland has charged an 18-year-old with preparing an attack on a school and being motivated by his support for Islamic State, special services spokesperson Jacek Dobrzynski said on Wednesday
By Reuters
Kenya’s Safaricom starts offering stock trading on its M-Pesa platform
Kenyan telecoms operator Safaricom on Tuesday launched stock trading for investors on its M-Pesa mobile phone financial platform, a move that could bring millions of new small investors into the bourse
By Reuters
Pupils from three Orange Farm schools in violent clash
A violent confrontation broke out between pupils from three high schools in Orange Farm on Tuesday morning after a pupil was allegedly stabbed.
By Kabungane Biyela
Ten dead after shooter opens fire at high school in Canada
Ten people, including the shooter, are dead after an assailant opened fire at a high school in western Canada on Tuesday in one of the country’s deadliest mass casualty events in recent history
By Reuters
After 23 days without water, Melville and Westdene residents hold protest
“The only communication we got from Joburg Water was that we need to use less water,” one resident says
By Mmatumelo Lebjane
Heineken to cut up to 6,000 jobs as beer demand falters
That constitutes almost 7% of the 87,000-strong global workforce
By Reuters
Police appeal for help after Eastern Cape gunman kills two, wounds third victim
Eastern police are seeking the public’s help in finding a suspect who allegedly shot dead his cousin and a neighbour, leaving the third victim wounded.
By Daily Dispatch Correspondent
Communities given a month to object to new town names
Communities across the Eastern Cape have been given just one month to object to sweeping town name changes after they were officially gazetted.
By Nomazima Nkosi
Opposition party furious as Erdogan names Gurlek as new Turkish justice minister
This is ‘an open reward for operations he has carried out against our party’, says CHP
By Reuters
Walk for peace: Buddhist monks arrive in Washington after 3,700km journey
Draped in burnt-orange robes, two dozen Buddhist monks arrived in Washington, DC, on Tuesday on a 3,700km “Walk for Peace”, a self-described spiritual journey across nine US states that has been cheered on by crowds of thousands.
By Reuters
