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Courts

UPDATE: Interdict against Shell’s seismic survey successful

Vaal Dam full to the brim, thanks to recent rains

Minimum emission standards will ‘cost’ Eskom thousands of megawatts

KZN’s vultures being poisoned to the brink of extinction, warn wildlife experts

Covid-19 vaccines still effective against Omicron, experts assure

What you need to know about getting your Pfizer or J&J booster shot

How ‘just’ are SA’s energy transition plans?

Objecting to oil, gas exploration a ‘special type of colonialism’, says Mantashe

Young man starved after being scammed into accepting ‘farming’ job

Courts

Shell slapped with a fresh interdict application over Wild Coast seismic survey

WATCH: Giant bullfrogs frolic in Gauteng after heavy rains

Omotoso trial: Application for mistrial, judge’s recusal dismissed

Opinion

The world is in the same Covid boat – so why is Africa the scapegoat?

Courts

Fight to save the Wild Coast far from over, say Shell interdict applicants

Urgent interdict against Shell’s seismic survey dismissed

EXPLAINER: What’s the fuss about Shell’s seismic survey?

Crime

One arrested after explosives found near Orania

Courts

Judgment in Shell survey urgent interdict to be delivered on Friday

Courts

EXPLAINER: Shell’s seismic tests in the Wild Coast

Ballito Rage cancelled after guests, staff test positive for Covid-19

Shell seismic survey prompts boycotts and protests

Tourism, hospitality industries slam UK’s ‘knee-jerk’ travel ban

Crime

Police station in Limpopo ambushed, robbed of firearms

De Ruyter outlines challenges of trying to turn ‘arrogant’ Eskom around

News

China ditches controversial Limpopo coal plant plans

IN PICS: Environmental defenders descend on Sasol AGM

Health

Time for another jab? Flu season is back

Why should Africa pay for developed nations’ emissions? Creecy asks

WATCH: This is why e-hailing drivers marched to Parliament

Sisonke 2 booster-shot trial to end on 15 December

Covid-19 vaccines don’t affect your ability to have a baby, experts confirm – again

Want a merrier festive season? Then get your vaccine, urges health department

Water shutdown doesn’t mean no water, assures Rand Water

Will load shedding get better? It doesn’t seem likely

COP26 billions a ‘colonial takeover engineered by the West’ – EFF’s Shivambu

SA can’t have a just energy transition without ‘support from wealthier nations’

Europe to give SA billions to help free country from coal and Eskom

Political parties urged to be cautious in last push before election day

Cast your vote and get your vaccine in one day

No load shedding for City Power customers, says utility

Beitbridge border situation slowly improving

Protest outside Tshwane club after TUT student allegedly shot dead

SA must transition to clean energy – but it’s too broke to do so

Outrage after SABC crew allegedly held hostage by ANC members in Mpumalanga

One year on, and still no justice for murdered KZN environmental activist

Thousands of seabirds dying from avian flu in Western Cape

Phaahla promises SA will reach 20 million vaccine doses by the end of today

12-17 cohort can get vaccinated from next week, without mom’s permission

Pet insurer to foot vet bills for hero dog shot during Benoni house robbery

NMB residents, businesses demand powership to stave off load shedding

Courts

SANParks CEO acquitted of assault charges

SA could have load shedding for next five years, warns energy expert

News

Vaccine hesitancy’s wee problem: study links Covid-19 to erectile dysfunction

Rain causing power outages in Gauteng, Eastern Cape, says Eskom

Official launch of SA vaccine certificate a sign of good things to come

How a woman living in Cape Town found a cat missing in the UK

Tiger King SA: Here’s how easy it is to own an apex predator in Gauteng

SPCA slams ‘laughing’ farm owner after captive-bred lions burn in Free State

Motorists urged to buckle up and stay safe as long weekend traffic picks up

UPDATE: Cheetah run over in Kruger Park was part of well-known brotherly duo

UPL says Durban beaches safe to reopen after chemical spill but experts sceptical

Vaal Dam levels still stable but for how long?

Crime

Six arrested for pruning expensive, old Joburg trees

Karpowership: Energy diversification or setting of table for comrades to eat?

SA is breaking temperature records at a rapid rate – Why you should worry

Crime

Don’t give up the fight this World Rhino Day

PICS: Caracal kittens call Kirstenbosch gardens home

Less than 30% of South Africans trust govt – study

Burger King launches vegan options: ‘You won’t even know the difference!’

Matric finals to start earlier due to local elections date clash

Not a fan of hunting lions? Then you’re not ‘truly African’

Gauteng, Limpopo officially out of the third wave of Covid infections

World

Taliban putting new political policies into practice

Zuma hasn’t refused NPA doctors’ examination … yet – Manyi

Counting the costs of Covid-19’s irreversible effects on education