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Pikitup trucks stand idle as Joburg rubbish piles up and rats run wild
1+ hour, 8+ min ago (698+ words) Eight broken Pikitup trucks have been standing idle for between six and eight months at Mohale Workshop in Laser Park, west of Johannesburg. Parked alongside a steady stream of Eskom and City Power vehicles that are repaired and returned to…...
MIKE SILUMA | Morero may deny the crisis but Joburgers live it daily
1+ hour, 6+ min ago (375+ words) Sunday Times deputy editor Crisis? What crisis? So says Joburg mayor Dada Morero while his city's finances sink deeper into the mire. And they had accumulated billions in fruitless and wasteful expenditure. More billions were chalked up in irregular expenditure....
ARTHUR GOLDSTUCK | Now AI can fix a heart " and patient backlogs
1+ hour, 4+ min ago (752+ words) A high-tech demonstration of a surgical procedure at a hospital in the small city of Nieuwegein in the Netherlands holds the promise of reducing operation backlogs, as well as making operations more affordable. It resonates from the besieged National Health…...
Intimidation and confrontation as March and March's Thursday protests kick off
1+ hour, 11+ min ago (561+ words) March and March's promise to continue protesting every Thursday began taking shape this week, as groups gathered in parts of Johannesburg and elsewhere in the country. The move followed the June 30 shutdown, but the pattern now emerging is not one…...
NYDA chair abandons legal bid to silence Sunday Times journalist
1+ hour, 11+ min ago (448+ words) The chair of the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA), Sunshine Myende, has withdrawn her application to gag Sunday Times political reporter Sisanda Mbolekwa. The order, granted in June, came after the newspaper published several articles about the NYDA, including a…...
Frank Chikane emerges as ANC frontrunner for Joburg mayor post
1+ hour, 8+ min ago (788+ words) The ANC is leaning towards veteran cleric Frank Chikane as its mayoral candidate for the politically key City of Johannesburg. According to well-placed sources, it is "highly likely" Luthuli House will announce Chikane as the face of its campaign in…...
Pula abandons appeal in SA, presses ahead with Tanzania case
20+ hour, 13+ min ago (647+ words) US-based Pula Graphite has confirmed its decision to abandon leave to appeal a high court judgment that exonerated billionaire Patrice Motsepe of a R3. 4bn liability, saying it is not as a "retreat" as the damages case continues in Tanzania next week....
MY BRILLIANT CAREER | Keeping the world smiling with digital dentistry
20+ hour, 13+ min ago (358+ words) What does Align Technology do? Align Technology is a global medical device company. We pioneered the market segment for clear aligners, and today the company is the leader in the evolution of digital dentistry. Our goal is to give patients…...
BOOK BITES | Not Quite Dead Yet, The Proving Ground, Faces and Phases of Resilience
20+ hour, 13+ min ago (637+ words) Times LIVE BOOK BITES | Not Quite Dead Yet, The Proving Ground, Faces and Phases of Resilience From page-turning suspense by Michael Connelly to thoughtful reflection, this week's reviews explore AI ethics, justice, identity and resilience This is an entertaining surprise…...
Isuzu sends SOS call for energy price relief for steel industry
20+ hour, 13+ min ago (1026+ words) Calls are growing for the government to extend energy price relief to various industrial sectors, with the country's astronomically high electricity prices hollowing out the industrial base. Carmaker Isuzu, which has a plant in South Africa's automotive hinterland of Gqeberha,…...