Новости за 03.10.2020

The Health Department has recorded 29 more Covid-19 related deaths on Saturday, bringing the total number of deaths in South Africa to 16 938.

Two children and their grandmother were burnt to death after their house was engulfed in flames in KwaNongoma, KwaZulu-Natal.

KwaZulu-Natal police claim they are clamping down on drug dealing in the province following the arrest of a 26-year-old suspect.

The novel coronavirus has killed at least 1 029 593 people since the outbreak emerged in China last December, according to a tally from official sources compiled by AFP on Saturday.

The Springbok Showdown's much-hyped flyhalf duel between Damian Willemse and Elton Jantjies failed to ignite as the former suffered a chastening afternoon.

World Cup-winning skipper Siya Kolisi has led the Green side to victory over Gold at the Springbok Showdown at Newlands in Cape Town.

Controversial Sedibeng municipal manager and former Eastern Cape social development HOD Stanley Khanyile has been shot dead.

One person died and authorities listed some 20 as missing on Saturday after heavy storms lashed southern France and northern Italy with hundreds of aid workers deployed to villages cut off by the deluge.

Western Cape police have launched a manhunt for armed suspects who shot and killed a man and his three-year-old brother.

Three KwaZulu-Natal men have been arrested in connection with the execution-style murders of four other young men.

A former head of the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Agriculture has appeared in the Durban Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in connection with a R3.5-million corruption case.

US President has been breathing well on his own and is not receiving supplementary oxygen in his hospital treatment for Covid-19, his medical team said.

Live scoring and interactive commentary from the Springbok Showdown clash between 'Team Green' and 'Team Gold' at Newlands.

As we map out a post-Covid-19 recovery, we need to consider if we have the right public-private partnerships in place.

A KwaZulu-Natal paramedic has been seriously injured in Pinetown while at the scene of an accident.

Climate change activist Greta Thunberg has withdrawn from the Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation’s annual peace lecture.

KwaSizabantu - the KwaZulu-Natal mission which finds itself at the centre of claims of sexual abuse, physical violence, impropriety, virginity testing, racism and patriarchy - has been described by IFP founder and President Emeritus Mangosuthu Buthelezi as a “shining light of community development and industriousness”.

Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina has launched a capsule version of a herbal drink he touts as a coronavirus treatment and cure. The COV+ is derived from artemisia and other indigenous herbs. The World Health Organization has repeatedly warned that there are no published scientific studies of the herbal tea and that its effects have not been tested.

For months US President Donald Trump mocked Joe Biden for his cautious campaigning during the coronavirus pandemic. With the president in quarantine, Biden has the stage to himself one month before the election day.

A young Fin24 reader looking to retire at 50, wants to know the different retirement investment options that will allow her to access all her funds when she retires.

Speaking at Charl Kinnear’s funeral in Cape Town, Police Minister Bheki Cele said that it was vital the police take action against their own implicated in corruption, and that politics should be set aside in the battle against criminality.

US stocks finished a volatile session lower as investors responded to news that President Donald Trump tested positive for Covid-19 and recent jobs data.

The Hawks have arrested three suspects for allegedly scamming a woman of over R200 000 by preying on her traditional beliefs.

Dian Spear delves into what could be behind the increase of ticks in the Western Cape.

According to the City of Cape Town, dams from which the city takes its water supply have filled to the 100% mark – for the first time since 2014.