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TimesLIVE is a digital news platform from South Africa that originated from The Times daily newspaper. Initially, The Times was a spin-off of the Sunday Times and was given for free to its subscribers, while those who weren't subscribers paid R2.50 for each issue in its early days. Since November 2019, Arena Holdings has owned TimesLIVE, which is now the second-largest news website in South Africa.

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China's extended 618 shopping fest fails to stir excitement

21 hours ago | timeslive.co.za | Sophie Yu |Casey Hall

19 June 2025 - 12:17 Just R20 for the first month. Support independent journalism by subscribing to our digital news package. Employees sort boxes and parcels at a JD.com logistics station in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, China, after the Singles' Day online shopping festival.
Adobe brings AI image generation app Firefly to phones, adds partners

1 day ago | timeslive.co.za | Stephen Nellis

18 June 2025 - 15:20 Just R20 for the first month. Support independent journalism by subscribing to our digital news package. Adobe has promised users that its AI model is trained only on material that it has a legal right to use, with Adobe offering protection against copyright claims. File photo.
Kenyan police officer arrested over shooting of civilian during protest

1 day ago | timeslive.co.za | Monicah Mwangi

18 June 2025 - 10:00 Just R20 for the first month. Support independent journalism by subscribing to our digital news package. Demonstrators chant slogans at a protest in downtown Nairobi on June 17 2025 over the death of Kenyan blogger Albert Ojwang in police custody. A Kenyan police officer has been arrested over the shooting of an unarmed civilian on Tuesday during protests in the capital Nairobi touched off by the death of a blogger in police custody, a police spokesperson said.
Fed policymakers meet as new data raises growth concerns, geopolitical risks rise

2 days ago | timeslive.co.za | Howard Schneider

18 June 2025 - 07:00 Just R20 for the first month. Support independent journalism by subscribing to our digital news package. Shortly before the start of the two-day policy meeting, the US commerce department reported US retail sales fell 0.9% in May, exceeding the expected 0.7% decline in a Reuters poll of economists and marking the biggest drop in four months.
Death toll at DRC's Lake Tumba rises to 45 as search for survivors continues

2 days ago | timeslive.co.za | Fiston Mahamba

17 June 2025 - 15:45 Just R20 for the first month. Support independent journalism by subscribing to our digital news package. A civil society group said after the accident that some 200 people were aboard the vessels and they were overloaded. Stock photo. The death toll has risen to at least 45 after three motorized canoes capsized in Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) Lake Tumba last Wednesday, a local official said, as the search for survivors continues.
Nigeria's Dangote refinery to supply fuel directly, challenging local traders

2 days ago | timeslive.co.za | Isaac Anyaogu

Nigeria's Dangote oil refinery will in August begin directly begin supplying fuel to retail stations, manufacturers, telecoms firms and other large users — a move that could enhance supply but puts it in direct competition with local fuel traders. Africa's biggest refinery with 650,000 bpd capacity began processing gasoline for the local market last year and has allowed local fuel traders lift products from its refinery. Now it seeks to take on distribution.
KZN bus and truck crash death toll revised to 10

2 days ago | timeslive.co.za | Lwazi Hlangu

KZN transport and human settlements MEC Siboniso Duma visits the scene of a crash between a bus carrying EFF supporters and a truck on the R34 near Vryheid in KwaZulu-Natal on Monday night which claimed 10 lives The death toll in the sideswipe accident involving a bus and truck on the R34 near Vryheid in KwaZulu-Natal on Monday night has been revised to 10.
UK and allies to announce new sanctions against Russia

2 days ago | timeslive.co.za | Suzanne Plunkett

17 June 2025 - 09:45 Just R20 for the first month. Support independent journalism by subscribing to our digital news package. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer walk after posing for a family photo during the G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada, on June 16, 2025.
'Urgent need for adaptable skills': Mashatile on unemployment crisis

3 days ago | timeslive.co.za | Jeanette Chabalala

Just R20 for the first month. Support independent journalism by subscribing to our digital news package. Deputy President Paul Mashatile speaks during the 2025 Youth Day commemoration in Potchefstroom, North West. The unemployment crisis in South Africa is more than just an economic issue but a “moral emergency”, says Deputy President Paul Mashatile. “It affects our whole society and demands urgent action from all sectors — government, business, and communities at large,” he said.
Comrades runner Moira Harding's finish could easily have ended in tragedy, says Point resident

4 days ago | timeslive.co.za | Lwazi Hlangu

Cape Town runner Moira Harding disappeared soon after finishing the Comrades Marathon at about 5pm on Sunday The Comrades Marathon Association insists this year's street finish is not related to Cape Town runner Moira Harding’s disappearance but will review criticism about congestion and chaos outside People's Park in Durban.