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South African News

Tertiary education is under scrutiny as many young graduates struggle to find employment. The Gautrain has lost half of its commuters in five years, sparking criticism that it only serves the elite. A Capetonian was murdered in the US, and her husband has been arrested.

Politics and International

Russia plans to increase cooperation with African countries in areas like defense and security. The US and global politics are abuzz with Elon Musk's changing status, and Donald Trump's actions are being criticized. Ghana has endorsed Morocco's autonomy plan for Western Sahara.

Social Issues and Environment

Many South African households struggle with food insecurity, while farmers are adopting eco-friendly approaches to boost crop yields. The Gates Foundation will prioritize Africa in its $200bn spending over the next XX years, focusing on health and wellbeing. Sustainable seafood choices are being promoted as a vote for thriving oceans and collective wellbeing.

Business and Sports

Several South African retailers, including Mr Price and Spar, are investing in new stores, products, and upgrades. Pepkor plans to open 250-300 new stores by the end of the year. In sports, Novak Djokovic is uncertain about his future at Roland Garros, while

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"France handed over control of its last major military facility in Senegal on Thursday marking the end of its armed forces' long presence in the West African country and a milestone in a withdrawal from the wider region"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-18 06:30:38 UTC 2.2M followers, 2084 engagements

"Social media users have raised more than R38000 to "buy two cows" for KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi as a token of appreciation for his work in the province"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-11 10:27:20 UTC 2.2M followers, 1.1M engagements

"Would Madiba be proud of the state of the country or is he turning in his grave"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-18 09:30:19 UTC 2.2M followers, 30K engagements

"SPONSORED Its time for medical aid you dont have to decode. Built on the core values of simplicity and trust @FedhealthMed and Sanlam have created a reimagined scheme where what you see is what you get. Learn more"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-17 06:30:00 UTC 2.2M followers, 2029 engagements

"Western Cape detectives are investigating another triple murder in which three men were shot dead in Harare Cape Town"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-18 07:52:14 UTC 2.2M followers, 2600 engagements

"South African motorists love vehicular accessories and the game has come a long way"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-18 13:15:00 UTC 2.2M followers, 1896 engagements

"Instead of trying to reset relations with the US SA should instead reset relations with Israel and it could start now by reopening our embassy in Tel Aviv writes @Bruceps"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-20 04:56:20 UTC 2.2M followers, 25.2K engagements

"Meta Platforms has been given until midday on Tuesday to permanently remove more than XX Instagram handles and WhatsApp channel accounts posting graphic pornography involving schoolchildren and provide information about who is behind them"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-15 13:30:00 UTC 2.2M followers, 3133 engagements

"Red Bull boss Christian Horner says the 2025 Formula One season is turning into a two-horse race between the McLaren drivers after his team had a home Austrian Grand Prix to forget on Sunday"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-06-30 10:54:31 UTC 2.2M followers, 2433 engagements

"The Gauteng department of education has reminded parents and guardians that the online admissions application period for grade X and X pupils for the 2026 academic year opens this Thursday"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-20 12:58:54 UTC 2.2M followers, 2383 engagements

"The mother of 11-year-old Jayden-Lee Meek is appearing in court on Friday for the alleged murder of the child"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-18 08:19:46 UTC 2.2M followers, 2410 engagements

"Relay sprint stars Akani Simbine and Zakithi Nene return to Diamond League action in London on Saturday as they step up their preparation for the world championships in Tokyo in September"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-18 09:50:00 UTC 2.2M followers, 1583 engagements

"EDITORIAL Contrary to reassuring the public and investors her ill-considered statements may have served instead to unsettle citizens and to place South Africa in a category of countries under threat of their government being overthrown by force"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-20 05:34:52 UTC 2.2M followers, 3697 engagements

"Police arrested four men on Monday afternoon in connection with the murder of popular DJ Oupa John Sefoka popularly known as DJ Sumbody"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-21 18:10:15 UTC 2.2M followers, 5244 engagements

"The Sunday Times has learnt that the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption is investigating possible tender corruption amounting to more than R6.7m against Nhanhla Mkhwanazi and Fannie Masemola"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-13 11:00:00 UTC 2.2M followers, 449.8K engagements

"The Supreme Court of Appeal has overturned a ruling by the Pretoria High Court that had held a father personally liable for a fraudulent travel scheme orchestrated solely by his daughter"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-21 04:00:39 UTC 2.2M followers, 2104 engagements

"South Africa are the World Rugby U20 Championship winners for the first time since 2012 after deservedly beating New Zealand 23-15 in Rovigo with Junior Springboks captain Riley Norton calling it the greatest day of my life"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-20 14:00:01 UTC 2.2M followers, 2298 engagements

"The third G20 finance forum had a firm focus on youth and private sector-led growth"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-18 03:01:19 UTC 2.2M followers, 2685 engagements

"Transnet Engineering has extended the spirit of Mandela Day well beyond July XX with a meaningful hands-on campaign aimed at tackling poverty and food insecurity"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-20 17:00:00 UTC 2.2M followers, 2205 engagements

"POLL Should the constitution be amended to deny illegal foreigners access to public health care"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-03 19:40:31 UTC 2.2M followers, 212K engagements

"From modelling outfits to hiking gear 15-year-old Mpho Sehapi is swapping her school shoes for boots as she prepares to summit Tanzanias Mount Kilimanjaro"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-15 09:21:37 UTC 2.2M followers, 1727 engagements

"Volkswagen Group Africa has celebrated one year since it became the German brands sole exporter of the Polo for left- and right-hand drive European and Asia-Pacific markets"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-18 11:31:00 UTC 2.2M followers, 2732 engagements

"US-based software company Astronomer CEO Andy Byron has resigned after a video of him spotted with head of HR Kristin Cabot at British rock band Coldplay's concert in Boston went viral last week"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-21 08:35:37 UTC 2.2M followers, 2125 engagements

"The ANCs national working committee is considering five options to reconfigure the government of national unity after several standoffs with the DA"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-20 04:06:05 UTC 2.2M followers, 2588 engagements

"Disbarred attorney Malesela Teffo claims Kelly Khumalo accidentally killed Senzo Meyiwa"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-18 08:21:53 UTC 2.2M followers, 21.1K engagements

"After a month of investigations the police have urged anyone with information to come forward and assist in the investigation"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-22 04:22:55 UTC 2.2M followers, 1715 engagements

"Some Trump supporters have demanded the release of more information on Epstein causing a rare fracture within his base of support. Trump has pushed back calling the matter a hoax"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-18 07:26:14 UTC 2.2M followers, 2165 engagements

"Johannes Teboho Motse who posed as a legal practitioner and unlawfully represented unsuspecting clients in various courts between February and November 2022 has been sentenced to six years in jail"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-21 17:39:04 UTC 2.2M followers, 2637 engagements

"Pepkor the owner of Pep Tekkie Town and Bradlows furniture stores plans to open between XXX and XXX new stores by the end of the year"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-05-27 17:57:20 UTC 2.2M followers, 61.6K engagements

"Who authorised him to dress up in combat uniform with a dozen men on either side of him to demonstrate hes a tough guy and hes going to take on the government That man needs to be held accountable by the people of this country"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-07 10:17:31 UTC 2.2M followers, 574.3K engagements

"Mohau Nkota possibly ended last week in Spain with Orlando Pirates oblivious he will soon be across the border in Portugal wearing the colours of Al-Ettifaq a Suadi Pro League side he may not have heard much about"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-20 07:27:41 UTC 2.2M followers, 2875 engagements

"After KwaZulu-Natal police chief Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi went public with political interference and misconduct claims incoming police minister Firoz Cachaliastressed the need to follow reporting lines otherwise you have anarchy"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-18 08:15:00 UTC 2.2M followers, 7315 engagements

"SPONSORED The problem with complicated medical aid Most of us dont really know what were covered for or more importantly what were not until its too late. @FedhealthMed and Sanlams reimagined scheme is set to change that"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-16 10:38:50 UTC 2.2M followers, 89.5K engagements

"The trial of the two KwaZulu-Natal men who face more than XX murder charges including the brutal killing of Zeyn Moideen has hit another snag after a no-show by one of the accused's legal representatives"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-22 04:26:17 UTC 2.2M followers, 1530 engagements

"Rassie Erasmus careful not to 'Photoshop' what he observed from his team in their first four matches this season"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-20 16:00:01 UTC 2.2M followers, 2855 engagements

"We look at the great strides made to recognise dominant and upcoming female talents defining South Africa's film industry"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-21 16:30:00 UTC 2.2M followers, 2257 engagements

"Illegal foreigners have a right to access healthcare facilities SAHRC"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-03 06:49:14 UTC 2.2M followers, 55.5K engagements

"Police arrested four men on Monday afternoon in connection with the murder of popular DJ Oupa John Sefoka popularly known as DJ Sumbody"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-22 04:22:12 UTC 2.2M followers, 1856 engagements

"Stunning new offerings merge football with culture as both home and away tops represent a bold celebration of the game beyond the pitch"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-21 08:46:27 UTC 2.2M followers, 2265 engagements

"Two Johannesburg metropolitan police department officers have been arrested on charges of extortion and corruption"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-21 11:22:07 UTC 2.2M followers, 1814 engagements

"Uber will invest $300m (R5339670000) in electric vehicle maker Lucid in a robotaxi deal that aims to start with one major US city late next year the companies said on Thursday"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-18 09:12:00 UTC 2.2M followers, 1706 engagements

"EDITORIAL Contrary to reassuring the public and investors her ill-considered statements may have served instead to unsettle citizens and to place South Africa in a category of countries under threat of their government being overthrown by force"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-20 05:05:00 UTC 2.2M followers, 1885 engagements

"The City of Ekurhuleni is urging residents not to dump hot ash into municipal wheelie bins after an explosion inside a waste compactor truck in Edenvale"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-21 11:24:03 UTC 2.2M followers, 1960 engagements

"SPONSORED Industrial action disrupted about XX% of @FlySafair's services on Monday. Carrier says its committed to finding a resolution that balances fair compensation with operational sustainability and affordability for South African travellers"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-21 15:05:00 UTC 2.2M followers, 2045 engagements

"I'm a person with a problem. I know I am not alone with it. I think I am an addict. My drug The socials writes Aspasia Karras"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-20 08:50:00 UTC 2.2M followers, X engagements

"A suspected poacher was found dead in the Kruger National Park on Saturday morning after a shoot-out with park rangers the previous night"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-14 17:41:13 UTC 2.2M followers, 5872 engagements

"SPONSORED The @HPCSA_ is calling for nominations for members to serve on its Professional Boards for the term 2025 to 2030. Nominations must be submitted by July XX 2025"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-21 07:13:16 UTC 2.2M followers, 22.4K engagements

"A settlement agreement made an order of court in terms of which Meta Platforms must release information about who was behind accounts to which graphic child pornography was posted is a landmark development"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-20 05:30:00 UTC 2.2M followers, 2479 engagements

"Shoot to kill isnt the answer. Incoming police minister Firoz Cachalia says policing must be lawful and effective"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-18 08:30:01 UTC 2.2M followers, 1.2M engagements

"Major economies cannot allow uncertainty to become the new norm even though they face a novel world of growing trade restrictions and tariffs Canada's finance minister said on Thursday"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-18 08:44:39 UTC 2.2M followers, 1715 engagements

"Corruption has become such a way of life that the ANC doesnt even seem to care what the public thinks writes @mthombothi"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-20 04:31:57 UTC 2.2M followers, 99.5K engagements

"A video of US-based software company Astronomer's CEO Andy Bryon cheating with a woman at British rock band Coldplay's concert in Boston has gone viral"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-18 17:55:32 UTC 2.2M followers, 6131 engagements

"The ANC is the architect and implementer of all this corruption. It thrives on it. It has become the corruption itself. Dont be fooled by the flurry of actions on Mkhwanazi's allegations. The whole system is rotten writes @justicemalala"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-14 04:27:41 UTC 2.2M followers, 47.8K engagements

"Every year on July XX you may or may not spend XX minutes in service honouring the now sadly contested legacy of President Nelson Mandela"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-20 09:30:01 UTC 2.2M followers, 1959 engagements

"SA's primary schools are facing a crisis. Every day learners fight bully destroy property and intimidate other learners and teachers turning what should be safe spaces into places of fear and mistrust"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-16 04:28:20 UTC 2.2M followers, 2263 engagements

"GenAI gains ground in SA but governance lags"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-20 09:20:00 UTC 2.2M followers, 2012 engagements

"The University of Cape Town has officially adopted a university-wide framework that sets out how AI technologies should be integrated into teaching learning and assessment"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-20 08:06:36 UTC 2.2M followers, 3378 engagements

"Alphabet's Waymo is expanding its service in Austin Texas to 233km from 95km earlier the software giant's self-driving unit said on Thursday seeking to protect its top position in the city from rivals such as Tesla"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-18 09:30:00 UTC 2.2M followers, 1436 engagements

"Prof Firoz Cachalia appointment as acting police minister from August comes at a time when public trust in the SAPS has reached an all-time low"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-20 05:30:00 UTC 2.2M followers, 4850 engagements

"Nkosingiphile Ngcobo is looking forward to a better season with Kaizer Chiefs after undergoing a pre-season with the club in the Netherlands where he learnt a few things in the five training matches they played"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-18 20:02:49 UTC 2.2M followers, 3531 engagements

"Should Lt Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi have expressed his concerns internally rather than going public"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-07 11:04:02 UTC 2.2M followers, 413.5K engagements

"Science further confirms what many parents suspect. Owning a smartphone before adolescence heightens the risk of poorer mental health in early adulthood"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-22 04:19:55 UTC 2.2M followers, 4163 engagements

"SPONSORED @FedhealthMed and Sanlam are launching a bold inclusive new scheme built on what SA actually wants from a medical aid: customisation affordability simplicity and trustworthiness. Learn more"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-01 08:31:00 UTC 2.2M followers, 2130 engagements

"Butch looks a major part of the SUVs appeal"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-18 10:00:01 UTC 2.2M followers, 1356 engagements

"UCT vice-chancellor Prof Mosa Moshabela outlines the role of universities in South Africa's future"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-20 08:30:00 UTC 2.2M followers, 1944 engagements

"A strike by FlySafair pilots has led to the abrupt cancellation of flights both into and out of Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport in Gqeberha"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-21 13:35:13 UTC 2.2M followers, 1926 engagements

"Austrian extreme sports pioneer Felix Baumgartner famed for a record-breaking 2012 skydive from the edge of space died on Thursday in a paragliding accident in central Italy local police said. He was 56"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-18 09:20:00 UTC 2.2M followers, 1534 engagements

"South Africa has accepted an offer from the Global Fund to Fight Aids TB and Malaria to buy the twice-a-year anti-HIV jab lenacapavir. Research shows the shot could help end Aids in the country"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-16 04:19:24 UTC 2.2M followers, 27.5K engagements

"It began XX days ago when Emma Sadleir and her colleague Rorke Wilson were alerted to more than XX WhatsApp channels and Instagram profiles soliciting sexual content from minors"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-21 07:20:35 UTC 2.2M followers, 1717 engagements

"Both McKinsey and Bain provide services for the business form and the Black Business Council is not happy"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-20 09:00:00 UTC 2.2M followers, 1731 engagements

"An unemployed lotto player who won more than R19.4m in the lotto plus X jackpot plans to change his family's lives and help a friend"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-14 14:10:00 UTC 2.2M followers, 185.2K engagements

"The organisation said this is to ensure greater alignment with international and other global events"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-21 08:56:11 UTC 2.2M followers, 1768 engagements

"The MK Party has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to resign by July XX in honour of Mandela Day"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-17 14:26:56 UTC 2.2M followers, 39.2K engagements

"Musician and DJ Oscar Mbo didnt hold back after President Cyril Ramaphosas recent national address using his platform to urge South Africans to think carefully about their votes in the upcoming elections"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-15 14:50:00 UTC 2.2M followers, 341.3K engagements

"Cherys updated Tiggo X line-up has arrived in Mzansi. One of the marque's most popular models this midsize SUV benefits from a mildly refreshed exterior"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-21 19:30:00 UTC 2.2M followers, 2955 engagements

"A dram of your finest Scotch whisky honey lemon and spices is everything you need for a good nights sleep or to help you relax"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-21 18:47:49 UTC 2.2M followers, 2289 engagements

"SPONSORED @FedhealthMedicalAid and Sanlam are launching a bold new scheme that will turn the concept of medical aid on its head. Learn more"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-02 06:25:00 UTC 2.2M followers, 2025 engagements

"When carmaker Mazda sneezes everyone catches a cold say people in its hometown of Hiroshima in western Japan but these days car parts maker Yuji Yamaguchi fears a deep chill is on the way"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-18 08:45:00 UTC 2.2M followers, 1845 engagements

"Tensions flare between Operation Dudula marchers and Abahlali Abahlali baseMjondolo supporters"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-17 20:24:07 UTC 2.2M followers, 3835 engagements

"The Fleurhof mother of murdered pre-teen Jayden-Lee Meek has asked to be freed on bail ahead of trial after her arrest a week ago in connection with his death"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-18 09:42:12 UTC 2.2M followers, 1729 engagements

"The US homeland security department said on Tuesday a deportation flight carrying immigrants from different countries had landed in Eswatini"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-16 05:28:48 UTC 2.2M followers, 637.3K engagements

"The Tour de France has become a national ritual"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-20 10:45:00 UTC 2.2M followers, 2183 engagements

"Ford dealers will invest nearly R1bn upgrading their facilities across South Africa over the next three years according to Neale Hill president of Ford Motor Company Africa"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-18 19:38:43 UTC 2.2M followers, 4280 engagements

"A slew of ANC Youth League members have scored board posts at Gauteng hospitals that offer generous payouts just for showing up"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-20 05:13:11 UTC 2.2M followers, 21.9K engagements

"Dawie Roodt says the ANC should seize Trumps trade barrier as a way to rationalise the scrapping of BEE"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-20 06:32:07 UTC 2.2M followers, 22.9K engagements

"A National University of Lesotho graduate now pursuing his PhD at Stellenbosch University has built an artificial intelligence app that searches for jobs matches them to users' CVs and applies on their behalf"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-17 05:05:19 UTC 2.2M followers, 281.7K engagements

"A 24.5kg Martian meteorite that is the largest known piece of Mars found on Earth has sold for $5.3m (R93.9m) at Sotheby's setting a new auction record for a meteorite"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-18 09:15:00 UTC 2.2M followers, 1712 engagements

"A petrol-bomb attack on a bus that left eight passengers seriously injured early on Monday in Cape Town has been condemned as a senseless and horrific act of violence"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-21 13:20:34 UTC 2.2M followers, 4661 engagements

"The trial of the two KwaZulu-Natal men who face more than XX murder charges including allegedly killing Brendon Thandroyen and his daughter Bianca Afrika has hit another snag after a no-show by one of the accused's legal representatives on Monday"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-21 19:24:00 UTC 2.2M followers, 2649 engagements

"As schools reopen a cold and wet week lies ahead for most parts of SA with widespread rain isolated showers and the possibility of light snowfall forecast in several regions"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-21 10:12:05 UTC 2.2M followers, 2210 engagements

"Real Madrid's 19-year-old star Endrick Felipe Moreira de Sousa has tied the knot with model Gabriely Miranda 24"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-21 14:00:01 UTC 2.2M followers, 3380 engagements

"Giving the police licence to kill is not the answer to crime says incoming acting police minister Firoz Cachalia"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-18 12:43:51 UTC 2.2M followers, 274.8K engagements

"Norway is part of a global community characterised by challenges and unpredictability conflicts are coming closer to us writes Andreas Motzfeldt Kravik"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-19 12:16:31 UTC 2.2M followers, 2242 engagements

"Japanese finance minister Katsunobu Kato on Thursday called for vigilance against excessive foreign exchange volatility at the meeting of finance leaders from the Group of XX major economies in Durban"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-18 11:06:00 UTC 2.2M followers, 2051 engagements

"Former deputy judge president among XX candidates shortlisted for interviews to fill three vital posts at the IEC"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-21 15:40:00 UTC 2.2M followers, 6785 engagements

"Namibia have appeared at every World Cup since 1999 while Zimbabwe contested the first two in 1987 and 1991 but have not been back since"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-18 10:05:00 UTC 2.2M followers, 1837 engagements

"Funding cuts from USAID and lack of medicines and diagnostic equipment hamper MSF's effort to provide healthcare to Afghans"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-21 08:11:44 UTC 2.2M followers, 1935 engagements

"The handing over of a library to Orange Farm residents five days before elections last year was a "political stunt by the Gauteng government aimed at swaying their votes" the DA and some residents allege"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-21 13:50:00 UTC 2.2M followers, 1862 engagements

"At least XX people were killed and XXX injured as a Bangladesh air force training jet crashed into a college and school campus in the capital Dhaka on Monday after experiencing a technical problem shortly after take-off a military spokesperson said"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-21 18:44:18 UTC 2.2M followers, 2358 engagements

"Sweden's Oliver Solberg claimed a stunning maiden World Rally Championship victory at Rally Estonia on Sunday nearly XX years after his father Petter Solberg won the last of his XX WRC races"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-20 17:35:00 UTC 2.2M followers, 2866 engagements

"Residents took to the streets in response to the controversial fixed charge on electricity tariffs"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-21 11:23:25 UTC 2.2M followers, 2526 engagements

"Without the necessary business and civil society expertise in negotiations with the Trump administration SA faces certain economic devastation writes @william_gumede"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-20 05:50:59 UTC 2.2M followers, 2196 engagements

"Finance chiefs from the Group of XX countries stressed the importance of central bank independence while pledging to boost cooperation in a joint statement issued on Friday after a two-day meeting in South Africa"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-21 17:30:00 UTC 2.2M followers, 2218 engagements

"SPONSORED @FlySafair outlines key facts about the industrial action stemming from a pay dispute with crew members while affirming its commitment to minimising any impact on customers"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-21 14:02:59 UTC 2.2M followers, 1835 engagements

"Knysna police are investigating a suspected murder-suicide after a man and a woman were found dead in a house in Flenter Location"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-21 13:32:31 UTC 2.2M followers, 1733 engagements

"Marc Marquez became the first Ducati rider to win five main races in a row with victory at the Czech Grand Prix on Sunday widening his championship lead over brother Alex Marquez"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-20 13:39:10 UTC 2.2M followers, 2800 engagements

"Two days after alleged cable thieves burned to death while tampering with a power box in Isipingo south of Durban another person met a fiery end while interfering with electrical infrastructure in nearby Clairwood"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-18 07:27:46 UTC 2.2M followers, 2296 engagements

"Stellenbosch PhD student's app applies for jobs while users sleep"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-16 21:34:42 UTC 2.2M followers, 8152 engagements

"'He was the love of my life': Content creator Grace Mondlana mourns death of ex-boyfriend"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-07 18:32:25 UTC 2.2M followers, 368.2K engagements

"American actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner who played Bill Cosby's son Theo on the 1980s groundbreaking television hit The Cosby Show died at age XX on Monday by drowning"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-22 04:21:28 UTC 2.2M followers, 1558 engagements

"A KwaZulu-Natal man who was arrested while trying to flee the country five years after killing his girlfriend in Dassenhoek west of Durban is expected to plead guilty on Tuesday"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-21 19:40:00 UTC 2.2M followers, 2601 engagements

"An instruction from the Kgosi Mampuru Correctional Centre prohibiting inmates from using ankle pads with their leg shackles caused another delay in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial on Monday"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-21 16:54:34 UTC 2.2M followers, 2090 engagements

"A white policeman who scored the highest in a job interview but was passed over has lost his appeal in the Cape Town Labour Court where he tried to have his failure to get the job reviewed on grounds of scoring discrepancies"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-14 04:21:49 UTC 2.2M followers, 23.2K engagements

"Residents of Thembisa in Ekurhuleni took to the streets to protest on Sunday night and Monday morning complaining they cannot afford the latest electricity tariff surcharge"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-21 14:05:00 UTC 2.2M followers, 1783 engagements

"Not for the first time Ntshaveni has shown herself to have a proclivity to put her foot in her mouth"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-21 07:15:34 UTC 2.2M followers, 6104 engagements

"Ruben Hermann and Rassie van der Dussen made half-centuries as the Proteas romped to a comfortable seven-wicket victory over Zimbabwe in their third match of the T20 Tri-Series at the Harare Sports Club on Sunday afternoon"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-20 17:20:00 UTC 2.2M followers, 2716 engagements

"Gauteng hospital board members are paid an estimated sum of R10000 for each meeting they attend"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-21 07:38:12 UTC 2.2M followers, 42K engagements

"More than XXX smash-and-grab incidents have been recorded in XX months by the metro police CCTV network in Cape Town"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-18 18:34:20 UTC 2.2M followers, 2720 engagements

"Soon-to-be acting police minister Firoz Cachalia has questioned KwaZulu-Natal police chief Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazis decision to bypass reporting lines but says rules can sometimes be an obstacle"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-17 05:08:01 UTC 2.2M followers, 25.8K engagements

"Western Cape police are offering a cash reward of up to R50000 for information that could lead to the arrest and conviction of a man who entered a Bellville Cape Town school while allegedly armed looking for a child of a police officer"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-21 13:40:00 UTC 2.2M followers, 1879 engagements

"Exxaro Resources has announced a review of its loss-making Leeuwpan open cast mine in Mpumalanga"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-01 00:13:07 UTC 2.2M followers, 2689 engagements

"Reigning MotoGP champion Jorge Martin said he was glad to be back on the race track at the Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix after missing XX of the XX rounds because of injuries"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-19 13:12:55 UTC 2.2M followers, 2177 engagements

"The lingering wounds demand not only material compensation but also a more profound reckoning with the injustices of the past writes Mandla J Radebe"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-20 10:00:00 UTC 2.2M followers, 3535 engagements

"I really believe that our unemployment rate is not 32%; I believe if we work the informal market and we use all our data we are much closer to XX% than what is being said says Outgoing Capitec Group CEO Gerrie Fourie"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-20 06:27:37 UTC 2.2M followers, 73.9K engagements

"Kelly Khumalo's bodyguards save her from flying can"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-21 16:10:00 UTC 2.2M followers, 2922 engagements

"Donald Trump's name appeared on a risque 2003 personal note to Jeffrey Epstein but the US president said the letter was fake"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-18 06:27:23 UTC 2.2M followers, 3845 engagements

"Dive into bold design and enjoy XX pages of innovative homes in the bumper 212-page August XX issue of @SAHomeOwner Magazine - available at retail outlets and online on The SA Home Owner Shop Only R58.50"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-18 10:02:23 UTC 2.2M followers, 1618 engagements

"Linda Yaccarino one of Elon Musk's top deputies as CEO of his X social media site is exiting the company in a surprise move just months after the platform was acquired by the billionaire's AI startup xAI"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-10 06:49:19 UTC 2.2M followers, 1979 engagements

"Should the term Coloured be criminalised as an offensive race classification in South Africa"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-20 05:18:41 UTC 2.2M followers, 2465 engagements

"A sought-after 1998 RUF CTR X Sport is set to go under the hammer at the 2025 Monterey Jet Centre Auction on August 1314. Offered by Broad Arrow Auctions its expected to fetch between $3m (R53m) and $3.5m (R61.8m)"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-18 13:35:00 UTC 2.2M followers, 1604 engagements

"Connie Francis' 1962 track found new life on social media"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-21 11:22:46 UTC 2.2M followers, 2088 engagements

"World No. X Scottie Scheffler made sure to take full advantage of Friday's conditions when it was feasible during the second round of the Open Championship"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-19 12:14:53 UTC 2.2M followers, 2203 engagements

"A move from a fixed pattern roster to an open roster and a XX% salary increase is what Solidarity says has led to a dispute between its members and FlySafair leading to a cancellation of flights and pilots affiliated with the union striking on Monday"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-21 18:20:00 UTC 2.2M followers, 2819 engagements

"Under-fire police minister Senzo Mchunu has asked President Cyril Ramaphosa to grant him special leave as calls grow for his immediate removal following allegations that he is associated with criminals"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-13 03:16:38 UTC 2.2M followers, 238.5K engagements

"Paramount Global's settlement of the '60 Minutes' lawsuit filed by US President Donald Trump provoked condemnation on Wednesday from CBS News current and former employees press freedom advocates and legislators"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-03 16:38:59 UTC 2.2M followers, 2371 engagements

"The five men accused of killing Senzo Meyiwa are back in the Pretoria high court on Monday"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-21 09:01:46 UTC 2.2M followers, 1717 engagements

"SPONSORED Royal Bafokeng Enterprise Development invites proposals for the procurement of a service provider to develop the software requirements specification and technical requirements documents for the RBED ecosystem platform. Learn more"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-06-12 07:52:41 UTC 2.2M followers, 1440 engagements

"The US released more than 240000 pages of documents related to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jnr including records from the FBI which had surveilled the civil rights leader as part of an effort to discredit him"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-22 05:11:40 UTC 2.2M followers, 1178 engagements

"US President Donald Trump might visit China before going to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit between October XX and November X or he could meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the APEC event in South Korea"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-20 17:11:39 UTC 2.2M followers, 2920 engagements

"Police minister Senzo Mchunu tripled the salary of a legal aide when he hired her as his spokesperson ignoring concerns from HR"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-13 03:20:04 UTC 2.2M followers, 184.9K engagements

"More than R13m has allegedly been siphoned out of the embattled Construction Education & Training Authority through two contracts meant to administer a biometric system designed to combat fraudulent learner enrolment in training programmes"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-20 04:21:27 UTC 2.2M followers, 24.5K engagements

"Instead of trying to reset relations with the US SA should instead reset relations with Israel and it could start now by reopening our embassy in Tel Aviv writes Peter Bruce"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-21 06:14:37 UTC 2.2M followers, 19.6K engagements

"The parents of a 15-year schoolgirl have laid criminal charges against a grade XX Kearsney College learner alleging he digitally edited her face onto a pornographic video"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-06-29 02:58:46 UTC 2.2M followers, 255.7K engagements

"As a technical team we are already standing on one side talking about how we are going to plan"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-21 11:32:20 UTC 2.2M followers, 2704 engagements

"Twice MotoGP champion Francesco Bagnaia claimed his first pole position of the season at the Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix on Saturday edging out Ducati teammate Marc Marquez who crashed on his final qualifying lap"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-19 12:23:19 UTC 2.2M followers, 2542 engagements

"City Power targets Joburg business properties with R10.2bn debt"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-16 19:01:55 UTC 2.2M followers, 3240 engagements

"Johannes Teboho Motse forged critical legal documents including a right of appearance certificate a Fidelity Fund certificate and an admission certificate to deceive his victims"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-07-22 04:28:01 UTC 2.2M followers, 1695 engagements

"SA will continue to use race-based terms until all are equal: Ramaphosa"
@TimesLIVE Avatar @TimesLIVE on X 2025-05-27 16:04:11 UTC 2.2M followers, 530K engagements