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Western Cape businessman Mark Lifman gunned down in George
Western Cape businessman Mark Lifman gunned down in George! In a shocking turn of events, notorious Western Cape businessman and…
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Mother of three killed in a car accident
A mother of three who lived in George, Doré du Toit (44), died on Friday 20 September when she and…
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R95K worth of counterfeit goods seized by police in George
The South African Police Service (SAPS) recently confiscated counterfeit products valued at R95,000. Authorities also apprehended three undocumented people during…
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Grade 4 boy dies after swallowing R5 coin at Western Cape school
A Grade four Western Cape pupil tragically died after swallowing a coin. The Department of Education spokesperson Millicent Merton said…
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Body of 20-year-old man found floating in Victoria Bay, Western Cape
The body of the second person who drowned at Victoria Bay near George on August 31, has been recovered. The…
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Body of missing 17-year-old recovered at Victoria Bay
The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) says rescuers have recovered a body, believed to be that of a 17-year-old boy,…
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SA at risk of noncompliance with international air safety regulations
Failure to update regulatory procedures, systems being taken offline and lack of trained and experienced staff in the air traffic…
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Still no answers 3 months after tragic George building collapse
It has been three months since the tragic building collapse in George in the Western Cape and still there seems…
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Western Cape Cabinet has first look at preliminary independent report into George building collapse
The Western Cape Cabinet has had a first look at a preliminary independent report the provincial government commissioned on the…
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Infrastructure failures plague South African airports, causing costly delays & safety risks
Infrastructure failures across SA’s aviation backbone – airports and air traffic control – led to costly delays and safety concerns,…
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Man jailed after in-law’s interference in his marriage leads to him killing his wife
A man from George in the Western Cape has been sentenced by the George Regional Court to 27 years direct…
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Tanzanian national busted with drugs worth R340K in George, Western Cape
Western Cape police arrested a 55-year-old Tanzanian after he was allegedly found carrying drugs worth R340,000 on the N2 highway…
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Engineering Council of SA places George building engineer on precautionary suspension
The Engineering Council of South Africa has placed the engineer who oversaw the construction of the George building that collapsed…
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3 human trafficking cases to be heard in Garden Route courts
Human trafficking is a significant issue in various parts of South Africa, including George. This heinous crime involves the exploitation…
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Police probing human remains discovered at George building collapse site
Southern Cape police say a forensic probe to determine the origins of human remains found at the site of a…
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WC Premier Winde dismisses ANC’s calls for commission of inquiry into George disaster
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde does not believe there is a need for a judicial commission of inquiry into the…
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Premier Winde calls for consequences for George building collapse tragedy
The Western Cape government has stressed that scientific investigations are underway to determine the cause of the building collapse in…
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Premier Winde vows to hold those responsible for George building collapse accountable
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde says the provincial government will leave no stone unturned in finding out exactly what led…
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George building collapse: Disaster Management confirms all people accounted for
The search and rescue and recovery operations are now over at the collapsed building in George. Rescuers have revised their…
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Rescue operations at George building collapse will cease, public warned to stop spreading malicious rumours
Rescue and recovery operations at the collapsed building site in George will cease on Friday. The George Municipality said rescue…
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President Ramaphosa praises George building collapse rescue efforts, thanks responders
President Cyril Ramaphosa has attended a brief wreath-laying ceremony in George, where a construction tragedy has unfolded over the past…
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Disaster Management MEC: 85% of George building collapse site cleared of rubble
Eighty-five percent of the fatal construction disaster site in George has now been cleared. Authorities estimate that 81 people were…
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George building collapse survivor says thoughts of son kept hope alive
A survivor of the George construction tragedy said the thought of not seeing his toddler again was his motivation to…
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Demolition crews at George building collapse aiming to complete work by Friday
Demolition crews at the collapsed building in George are aiming to complete their work by Friday. The partially completed 42-unit…
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George building collapse death toll rises to 33
Rescue teams in George have recovered another body from the rubble of a collapsed five-storey building, pushing the death toll…
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Zimbabwe construction workers arrive in George to support family of man trapped in building collapse
A group of Zimbabwean construction workers have arrived in George from Mossel Bay to support the family of a countryman…
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Rescue team turn focus to first floor of toppled George building
Disaster management officers in George have turned their attention to the first floor of the toppled apartment block. According to…
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Bheki Cele says contractors at the George building site are not forthcoming with information
Police Minister Bheki Cele said that sub-contractors at a collapsed apartment block in George are not co-operating with police. Investigators…
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NEHAWU opposes the suspension of Xolile George
The National Education, Health and Allied Workers Union (NEHAWU) in Parliament said that it is opposed to the suspension of…
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Forensic pathologists struggling to identify retrieved bodies following George building collapse
Forensic pathologists in George are struggling to identify the bodies retrieved from the rubble due to severe decomposition. Forensic teams…
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George building collapse: Death toll hits 17 with another body recovered
Rescue workers on Sunday recovered another body from the rubble of a collapsed building in George. This brings the overall…
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George building collapse: Officials confirm death toll stands at 16
As rescue and recovery efforts continue into a sixth day, the death toll from the building collapse in George has…
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Praise for sniffer dogs playing crucial role in George building collapse tragedy
Hours after a building under construction collapsed in George on Monday, emergency rescue operations went into action. Eighty-one people were…
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Trapped worker responds to George building collapse rescuers
Rescuers leading operations in George have found one more worker trapped under the rubble of a collapsed building alive and…
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Rescue operations continue in George as death toll reaches 13
The death toll in the George apartment block collapse now stands at 13. A survivor with multiple injuries has been…
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Airspace above collapsed building in George declared a no-fly-over zone
The Airports Company South Africa has declared the airspace above the site of a collapsed building in George a no-fly-over…
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Health Minister to visit George building collapse survivors
Health Minister Dr Joe Phaahla is visiting George on Friday morning. He will monitor progress in rescuing those still trapped…
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George community holds vigil for artisans trapped under collapsed building
While anxious family members wait to hear news on relatives still trapped under the rubble of a collapsed building in…
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Labour Department says owners of collapsed George apartment complex evading inspectors
The Department of Labour says the owners of the five-storey apartment complex that collapsed in George are evading labour inspectors.…
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George building collapse survivor’s family grateful for his miraculous rescue
The father of one of the survivors of a fatal building collapse in George says he’s grateful his son is…
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Officials revise number of artisans initially on George building site to 81
Rescue workers leading the search for construction workers trapped in a collapsed building in George have changed gears. After officials…
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MEC Bredell says survivors of George building collapse assisting with identifying colleagues’ bodies
A difficult reality is settling in George. Survivors of Monday’s fatal building collapse are helping to identify the bodies of…
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More life signs detected at George building collapse site
Sniffer dogs and thermal detectors have returned to the site of a building collapse in George. The rescue hounds and…
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George building collapse death toll rises to 7
The death toll after a building collapsed in George in the Western Cape has risen to seven people by Wednesday.…
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Rescuers make inroads overnight in George building collapse rescues
Rescuers continue to make gains at the site of a building collapse in George, Southern Cape. Overnight, a woman was…
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Families of workers trapped in George building collapse still waiting for answers from developer
Families waiting for answers at the site of a building collapse in George say they’ve been left in the lurch…
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Ramaphosa offers condolences after 5 die in George building collapse
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday offered condolences to the family of the construction workers who died on-site after the building…
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Latest: Death toll from George building collapse rises to five, 50 workers remain trapped
The death toll from the collapse of a five-storey building which was under construction at a site in George, Western…
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Search for over 40 people trapped in collapsed building continues
It could be a whole night operation as emergency services search for forty workers trapped after a building collapsed in…
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Update: 22 construction workers rescued after building collapses in George
Twenty-two construction workers have been rescued from the rubble of a collapsed building in George in the Western Cape. This…
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