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Home Affairs to open on Saturdays for ID collection ahead of elections
The Department of Home Affairs has announced that it will be opening on Saturday for five hours from May 6…
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ANC takes election campaign to Cape Town
The African National Congress (ANC) is taking its election campaign to the Cape Town Metro this weekend. ANC Deputy President…
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Banyana Banyana prepare for high stakes Olympic showdown against Nigeria
Banyana Banyana is bracing for a titanic battle against long-time rivals Nigeria when the two teams meet in the first…
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Bheki Cele says police should fight fire with fire when under attack
Police are not trigger-happy individuals who just go after anyone. Those are the words of Police Minister Bheki Cele while…
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7 and 9-year-old girls vanish while playing at home, raped overnight & dumped
Mpumalanga police are requesting assistance from the community in solving a criminal case of a double rape incident involving two…
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R40K abandoned at Joburg shopping centre during anti-crime blitz where cops seized counterfeit goods worth R11 million
The SA Police Service (SAPS) in collaboration with various crime-fighting agencies have seized counterfeit and illicit goods worth over R11…
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Gauteng Education Dept clears Curro Holdings after investigation into alleged racist advert
The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) said it conducted an investigation regarding ‘racist’ pictures that went viral on social media,…
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Desperate parents camp outside top performing uMlazi school for grade 8 application forms
Parents, eager to get their children into one of Durban’s top-performing township schools camped outside the Velabahleke High School in…
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Curro responds to alleged racist ad controversy with sensitivity training for marketing team
Curro Holdings has engaged external and independent experts to conduct a review and hold workshops and training sessions for its…
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Health workers union says healthcare internships move is a desperate attempt to win votes
The recent announcement regarding temporary employment 1,120 healthcare interns has received criticism from the Health and Allied Workers Indaba Trade…
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University of WC announces appointment of new vice-chancellor
The University of the Western Cape (UWC) has announced the appointment of its new vice-chancellor (VC). Professor Robert Balfour will…
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Durban man killed in crash after his vehicle crashes into a tree
A man was killed in a crash on Kenyon Howden Road in Montclair late on Thursday night. According to Garrith…
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Lawyers say Mapisa-Nqakula suffering from a trial-by-media
The legal representatives of Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula say their client is suffering from a trial by the media. Mapisa-Nqakula made her…
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Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula says SA prisons overcrowded, won’t be safe for her
During the bail application of her corruption case, former correctional services minister, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, said that the country’s overcrowded prisons…
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Gauteng Education Dept advised to review school excursion policies following Latoya Temilton’s death
The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) has been advised to review its policies regarding school excursions following the death of…
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Taiwan earthquake injuries top 1 000
The number of people injured in a 7.2 magnitude earthquake in eastern Taiwan climbed past 1 000 today though the…
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KZN principal cleared of allegations of s.e.xually assaulting Grade 11 pupil
A principal at a secondary school in Vryheid, KwaZulu-Natal, was cleared from misconduct by the Education Labour Relations Council (ELRC)…
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AKA’s bodyguard & 14 others to remain jailed after failed application in Fort Hare University corruption probe
The 15 people arrested in connection with alleged fraud, corruption, and racketeering at the University of Fort Hare in the…
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IPID to probe rise in shooting incidents between cops and criminals in KZN
The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) said it has began its investigation into the shootout between cops and criminals that…
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Prosecution in Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula case says it’s closing in on a second suspect
The prosecution team in Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula’s corruption case says it’s closing in on a second suspect. Mapisa-Nqakula made her long-anticipated…
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