Christmas
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Photos: A look into Liesl Laurie and Musa Mthombeni’s New York trip
Mzansi’s favourite couple, Lisel Laurie and Dr. Musa Mthombeni went to the United States for New Years Eve and vlogged…
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Eskom resumes rolling load shedding
Blackouts have resumed on Monday morning at Stage 1. It kicked in at 5 am following a short reprieve over…
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Eskom to implement Stage 1 load shedding
Eskom says power cuts will resume on Monday morning after being suspended for Christmas. Stage 1 blackouts will be implemented…
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Wet Christmas in store for parts of South Africa
It may be a wet Christmas this year. Severe thunderstorms are expected across large parts of the country this long…
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No load shedding on Christmas day
Eskom will suspend power cuts from 5 am tomorrow until 5 am on Monday morning. After that, Stage 2 outages…
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Emfuleni municipal workers finally get paid
Imagine a Christmas without a cent in your bank account. That would have been the reality for workers at the…
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Christmas comes early for KZN flood victims
Christmas has come early for the KwaZulu-Natal flood victims as they are finally being moved from temporary shelters. Premier Nomusa…
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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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Outgoing Eskom CEO De Ruyter: Poor-quality coal compromises power stations
Outgoing Eskom CEO André de Ruyter briefed the nation on the announcement of the power utility’s results for the year.…
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Promises to relocate KZN flood victims
KZN Premier, Nomusa Dube-Ncube, says flood victims living in halls will be moved to more humane accommodations by the deadline…
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Traveller arrested at CTIA for possession of heroin worth nearly R500K
A suspected heroin smuggler will spend Christmas behind bars in Cape Town. The 50-year-old was caught at Cape Town International…
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Man accused of stabbing girlfriend to death in front of their child to spend Christmas in jail
A 27-year-old man accused of taking his estranged girlfriend to a graveyard, where he stabbed her to death with a…
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Bheki Cele: Protect all of SA, not just tourists
Police Minister Bheki Cele says tourists must be protected and feel safe, but this shouldn’t be at the expense of…
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Festive season: Motorists travelling from Gauteng to KZN warned to expect heavy traffic volumes
Motorists can expect a spike in traffic volumes from Gauteng to KwaZulu-Natal as the Christmas weekend gets underway. The N3…
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Men arrested for allegedly stealing R45 000 worth of chicken for festive season
With the price of food rocketing and Christmas around the corner, two men seem to have decided that it would…
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How to avoid falling into debt this holiday
The Christmas bells are ringing louder each passing day; the lights are flickering at every corner of the city. Santa…
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Cope: South Africans must brace for a black Christmas due to state capture
The Congress of the People (Cope) called on President Cyril Ramaphosa and the Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, to urgently…
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‘Don’t push the young lady’: Twitter mocks AKA over his video on a balcony with Kairo
South African hip hop star, AKA gets trolled for decorating his balcony with his daughter, Kairo Forbes by his side.…
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WATCH: Kefilwe Mabote shows off her new multi-million rand car, Porsche
South African influencer and businesswoman, Kefilwe Mabote shows off her new Porsche. Christmas came early for the South African influencer…
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3 charged with murder of ex-Verulam mayor to spend Christmas behind bars
The three men charged with the murder of Verulam’s ex-mayor Sagadava “Manna” Naidoo will spend Christmas behind bars. Naidoo, 73,…
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Man shopping with his son recalls traumatic robbery at Pretoria mall
An innocent father-son Christmas shopping date turned into a harrowing ordeal after an armed robbery took place at a mall…
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ANC staff will be paid before Christmas, says Paul Mashatile
ANC Treasurer General, Paul Mashatile, says the party’s employees will be paid before Christmas. The party has been struggling to…
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Eskom warns of load sheddding over festive season into New Year
The lights on your Christmas tree may not be flashing this festive season. Eskom warned that power cuts will persist…
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Fedusa intensifies calls for President Ramaphosa to declare 27 December a public holiday
With Christmas around the corner, the Federation of Unions of South Africa (Fedusa) is intensifying its calls for 27 December…
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Bheki Cele tells police criminals must feel and smell them when they go to sleep
The South African Police Service (Saps) has launched its National Safer Festive Season operations in Thohoyandou, Limpopo, in the hope…
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Joburg ANC says it hasn’t given up on efforts to remove Mpho Phalatse as mayor
The African National Congress (ANC) in Johannesburg says it has not given up on its effort to remove Mayor Mpho…
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Masiphumelele fire victims plead for help to rebuild homes and lives
The Gift of the Givers says the living conditions in the Masiphumelele informal settlement are shocking, as the fire victims…
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Zondo Commission says Nomvula Mokonyane must be probed for Bosasa corruption
While some scored Louis Vuitton bags stuffed with hundreds of thousands of rands, in the case of former minister Nomvula…
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Edenvale Hospital security & cleaning staff want salaries and reinstatement
Over 40 of Edenvale Hospital’s security and cleaning staff remain camped outside the hospital in the hopes that their plight…
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Limpopo man accused of killing 7 family members denied bail in the interest of justice
A Limpopo man appeared in the Malamulele Magistrate’s Court yesterday where he was denied bail following the gruesome killing of…
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Ghislaine Maxwell to be sentenced for s.e.x trafficking in June
Ghislaine Maxwell, the disgraced British socialite convicted of recruiting and grooming young girls to be s.e.xually abused by the late…
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KZN tourism performs well during festive season despite Covid-19 challenges
KwaZulu-Natal premier Sihle Zikalala said the province’s tourism sector had performed exceptionally well despite the challenges presented by Covid-19. “On…
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ActionSA dismisses protest threat by expelled party members – report
ActionSA is accusing former members of trying to tear the party apart. This comes as a group of former ActionSA…
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Man in court after dog digs boy’s body parts from shallow grave
A KwaZulu-Natal man has appeared in the Estcourt Magistrates Court after the body of his young relative was found buried…
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Jacob Zuma happy despite ill health, says son
Former President Jacob Zuma is happy and has enjoyed his Christmas despite his ill health. That’s according to his son,…
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President Ramaphosa honours Tutu with special official funeral category 1
President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared a special official funeral category 1 for Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu. The Arch, as he…
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Horror crashes claim 7 lives
Five people have been killed and three others injured in a collision on the N4 toll road near Schoemanskloof in…
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Social Development Dept: No bail for man who killed 7 family members
The Social Development Department in Limpopo said that the suspect arrested for killing seven of his relatives should definitely not…
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Social workers sent to help grieving family following Limpopo Christmas shooting
The Department of Social Development in Limpopo has condemned Saturday’s shooting which claimed seven lives near Malamulele. On Saturday morning…
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How South African celebs celebrated Christmas – Photos
South African celebrities took to their social media to celebrate Christmas eve and also wish friends, family, and fans a…
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Growing concern over high teenage pregnancy rate in Mpumalanga
The Mpumalanga Health Department is concerned about the high rate of pregnancies among its teenagers. One of the Christmas babies…
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Alec Baldwin is trying to get through a tough time this Christmas
Alec Baldwin has admitted he’s going “through a tough time” and wants to focus on his family this Christmas. The…
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COVID vaccination hesitancy divides South Africans on Christmas Day
81 COVID-related deaths have been reported in South Africa over the last 24 hours. Latest figures show that 18,847 new…
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KZN law enforcement taking no nonsense stance on crime over Christmas & New Year
Law enforcement agencies in KwaZulu-Natal said that they were ready to handle any situation over the Christmas period. Police Minister…
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Be your neighbour’s keeper – Deputy President Mabuza’s Christmas message
The Presidency has called on South Africans to be generous of spirit and resilient in the face of our collective…
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Eskom reconnects Diepkloof homes
Diepkloof residents will have their lights on for Christmas. Eskom disconnected around 700 homes about a month ago, which resulted…
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Man arrested at OR Tambo Airport for trying to smuggle rhino horns to China
A 46-year-old man is spending the Christmas long weekend behind bars in connection with the discovery of a consignment of…
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ANC staff to take legal action against party over outstanding salaries
Disgruntled employees of the African National Congress (ANC) have decided to go the legal route in an attempt to get…
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Christmas in jail for 3 Isimangaliso Wetland employees allegedly linked to R100m tender fraud
Three employees at the Isimangaliso Wetland in St Lucia will spend Christmas behind bars after they were arrested and charged…
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Massive increase in abandoned Cape pets prompt furry festive campaigns
An enormous increase in pets being handed over and abandoned during the festive season is behind the Mdzananda Animal Clinic…
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