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DENOSA wants next government to invest more in nurses, hike pay & improve working conditions
Nursing union DENOSA has called on the incoming government to improve nurses’ pay, invest in young nurses, and improve their…
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Mother seeks justice after man killed in vigilante attack in Pietermaritzburg
A Pietermaritzburg mother is seeking justice for her 20-year-old son who was killed in an alleged vigilante attack after being…
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KZN COGTA MEC’s visit expected to yield solution following Ladysmith floods
KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Cooperative Governance MEC Bongiwe Sithole-Moloi is expected to visit Ladysmith on Wednesday following more devastating floods. Ladysmith was…
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KZN weather crisis leads to an increased death toll
KwaZulu-Natal is struggling to recover from severe weather conditions between the festive season and January, the province found itself in…
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KZN floods: SAHRC to monitor response
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) is calling for a rapid response to the flash floods and adverse weather…
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Help on the way for KZN families affected by heavy rains
The KwaZulu-Natal government has announced plans to disperse relief packages to families affected by the inclement weather on New Year’s…
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KZN cogta pleads with communities to not ignore warning alerts
The KwaZulu-Natal Cooperative Governance Department has refuted claims suggesting it failed to set up contingency measures to mitigate the impact…
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Dube-Ncube appeals to community to report missing members following Ladysmith floods
KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube has urged Ladysmith community members to come forward and report people who may have gone…
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More families get closure as 9 bodies recovered following Ladysmith flood
Nine bodies have now been recovered in Ladysmith after the damaging floods on Christmas Eve. The search was still ongoing…
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Lavender Hill residents plead for assistance following fire
Lavender Hill informal settlement residents are pleading for help from various sectors after they lost all their possessions in a…
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Ladysmith floods: Recovery of 2 more bodies takes death toll to 13
The death toll in the Ladysmith flood disaster has climbed to 13 after two more bodies were recovered on Friday.…
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KZN govt offers assistance to families who lost loved ones in Ladysmith floods
The KwaZulu-Natal government has offered assistance to grieving families in Ladysmith who lost loved ones in the devastating Christmas Eve…
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4 bodies recovered after devastating floods in Ladysmith
The bodies of four people who were missing after the devastating floods in Ladysmith have been recovered. The bodies include…
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Ladysmith floods: Death toll rises to 8, two more bodies recovered
Two more bodies have been recovered in Ladysmith, bringing the death toll in the devastating floods to eight. The bodies…
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Nine members of same family among dead & missing after Ladysmith flash floods
9 members of the same family were among the missing and dead following flash floods in Ladysmith on Christmas Eve,…
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None of the 12 missing Ladysmith flood victims have been found
Emergency services are still searching for the 12 people reported missing following the flash floods in Ladysmith on Christmas Eve.…
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Giyani man shot dead in his home was last seen with a woman
A 33-year-old man was shot and killed in his home in Giyani in Limpopo on Christmas Eve. Police said the…
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Ladysmith residents urged to avoid taking risks during heavy rains & flooding
Search and rescue teams working in Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal, urged residents to avoid taking risks during the heavy rains, especially in…
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Search for 10 missing people in Ladysmith continues after devastating KZN floods
The Alfred Duma Local Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal on Tuesday bolstered resources to search for 10 missing people following deadly floods…
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Mixed emotions as Sponge spends first birthday without Mampintsha
Yesterday, 16 June, Sponge real name Nhlanhla Hlelolenkosi Maphumulo, the son of the late South African Kwaito star Mandla Maphumulo,…
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Investigation into Boksburg explosion may take longer
Tuesday marks a month since the tragic Boksburg explosion and legal analyst Mpumelelo Zikalala suggested that investigations into the tragic…
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Lawyers consider class-action lawsuit againts various entities following Boksburg blast
Legal analysts said a class-action lawsuit in the Boksburg explosion matter is the only way of holding certain entities liable…
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Boksburg explosion: Death toll rises to 41
The death toll in the Boksburg tanker explosion has risen to 41. The incident occurred on Christmas Eve when a…
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Panyaza Lesufi: Gas tanker company to help repair homes destroyed in Boksburg blast
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi said that the government was working with gas tanker company, Innovative Staffing Solutions, to repair the…
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Boksburg explosion death toll increases to 40
The death toll in the Boksburg gas tanker explosion has increased to 40. Three more people have succumbed to their…
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Family of Boksburg blast victims remembers four siblings
Rosetta Brits tragically lost her four children in the Boksburg explosion. Jamel Eales, Sebastian, Adrian, and Gerrie Brits died on…
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Panyaza Lesufi calls on healthcare workers to ensure best care to Boksburg blast victims
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has called on nurses and doctors that are treating those injured in the Boksburg gas tanker…
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Denosa: Dept of Infrastructure Development incapable of fixing Tambo Memorial
The Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (Denosa) expressed its lack of confidence that the Department of Infrastructure Development would…
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At least 50 people still in hospital after Boksburg blast
At least 50 people are still in the hospital following the Boksburg explosion. The blast claimed the lives of 34…
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Report will help narrow down cause of Boksburg explosion, says Fikile Mbalula
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has refused to be drawn into speculation over culpability for the Boksburg explosion. More than 30…
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RIP: Mampintsha’s memorial details announced
The passing of a loved one is not easy, especially for a person such as a musician and record label…
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Calls mount for transport companies to check routes and ensure drivers are qualified
South Africa is still reeling after 15 people died and 30 were injured when a gas tanker exploded in Boksburg…
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Man drowns at Melkbosstrand on Christmas Eve
Rescue officials in the Western Cape have had a busy twenty-four hours. Members of the NSRI responded to a drowning…
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Boksburg explosion: Death toll rises to 15
The death toll in the Boksburg gas tanker explosion has risen to 15. Saturday’s horrific incident left several others critically…
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Eskom reduces load shedding to Stage 3
It’s Christmas Eve and South Africans are waking up to Stage 3 blackouts. Eskom says it will confirm the schedule…
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Nersa has until Jan to decide on Eskom’s 32% tariff hike
South African households and businesses may have to contend with higher electricity prices if the National Energy Regulator of SA…
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SAPS seek information after teenager killed outside nightclub
Police are looking for witnesses in the murder of a Gqeberha teenager who died following a stabbing incident outside a…
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WATCH: Inside Andile and Tamia Mpisane’s Cape Town vacation
Andile and Tamia Mpisane flew to Cape Town a few days after their family Christmas Eve and Christmas Day celebrations;…
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Exemption Permits: Home Affairs Minister Motsoaledi speaks on Zimbabweans living in South Africa
Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi welcomed the High Court in Pretoria’s decision to strike from the roll two applications by…
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HIV-positive Criselda Kananda speaks on Mam’ Angie Diale’s death
Media personality Criselda Kananda said that her friend and fellow activist Angie Diale chose to go public with her HIV…
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Piet Retief man sentenced to life for raping a mentally impaired woman
Kenneth Sithole from Kwa-Thandeka in Amsterdam, Mpumalanga, has been sentenced to life imprisonment. The Piet Retief Regional Court convicted the…
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Limpopo family runs out of tears after losing 5 members, one after the other to Covid-19
Christmas was coming and the Rabothata family was preparing for a quiet festive season under strict lockdown rules. But nothing…
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Jon Qwelane to receive special provincial official funeral
A special provincial official funeral category 2 has been declared for the late Jon Qwelane. Qwelane died on Christmas Eve…
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Mom & boyfriend held for a 9-year-old boy’s brutal Christmas Eve beating
A Retreat woman and her boyfriend have been arrested for allegedly beating her son to a pulp on Christmas Eve.…
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Help is on the way for KZN thunderstorm victims
Senior government officials are expected to visit the Harry Gwala District Municipality on Saturday after the area was severely affected…
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#FestiveSeason: Massive congestion at Beitbridge border post on Christmas Eve
The Department of Home Affairs on Christmas Eve advised travellers between South Africa and Zimbabwe of the congestion being experienced…
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