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CoCT: MyCiTi bus fares not increasing despite fuel hike
MyCiTi bus passengers don’t need to worry about the knock-on effect of the recent hefty fuel price hike, for now.…
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Joburg City warns of possibility of frequent power trips and lengthier periods of outages
With the cold temperatures and windy conditions experienced in Johannesburg on Tuesday morning, power utility City Power has warned of…
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Ex-Crime Intelligence cop to pay back money he stole from the police meant for informants
A former Crime Intelligence cop has been ordered to pay back every cent he stole from the South African Police…
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Eskom implements stage 5 load shedding
Power utility Eskom announced stage 5 load shedding from 10 a.m. on Tuesday. In a short statement, Eskom said this…
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Major crash on N3 near Montrose
The busy N3 near Montrose was closed on Tuesday morning following a crash involving two trucks and a bus. Both…
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Bantu Holomisa presents alleged CR17 funding evidence
The leader of the United Democratic Movement (UDM) Bantu Holomisa presented an envelope to National Assembly Speaker, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, containing…
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Judgment expected in Jacob Zuma’s leave to appeal Cyril Ramaphosa’s private prosecution matter
Former president Jacob Zuma will find out on Tuesday, 12 September, whether his application for leave to appeal the ruling…
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President Ramaphosa declares special official funeral for Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday declared that the late Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi will be honoured with a Special Official Funeral,…
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Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s fate now in hands of President
The National Assembly has voted to suspend Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane out of office. A total of 318 MPs voted…
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3 Kusile units offline until November
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa paid another visit to the Kusile power station in eMalahleni. He is optimistic that the three…
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Tshwane residents continue fight for water
Residents of Atteridgeville, west of Pretoria, are continuing their fight for basic service delivery. Water supply has been severely compromised…
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Woman in court for stealing newborn from Northern Cape hospital
A woman arrested for allegedly stealing a newborn baby girl at a hospital in Kimberley, Northern Cape, appeared in court…
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2 Zimbabwean nationals tried to bribe Hawks investigator with R10 000
Two Zimbabwean men arrested for offering an investigator of the Directorate for Priority Crime (known as the Hawks) a R10,000…
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Crime in SA: Daring thieves flee with heavy truck & drain 32 000 litres of diesel
Police at Komatipoort have taken in four men for questioning following an incident in which more than 32,000 litres of…
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Woman arrested in Free State after raping 14-year-old boy
A teenage boy was raped allegedly by a woman in Tseki in the Free State. Police spokesperson Warrant Officer Mmako…
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Gauteng Education Dept on a mission to tackle high rate of learner suicides & violence in schools
The Gauteng Department of Education (DOE) will soon deploy counsellors and social workers to about 1,200 schools as part of…
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HIV self-testing kits now available at several pharmacies across South Africa
In a move to make it easier for people to detect their HIV status and to act on it as…
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Pemmy Majodina wants ANC to act against Dlamini-Zuma for her absence from Busisiwe Mkhwebane vote
African National Congress (ANC) chief whip Pemmy Majodina says she will write a report to the party’s secretary-general, Fikile Mbalula,…
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Police officer insists Senzo Meyiwa murder accused knew his relatives tried to kill him
A state witness has insisted that relatives of one of the accused in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial targeted him,…
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Salga blames weak education system
Salga is blaming poor service delivery on a lack of skills in government and, it blames that on a weak…
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