New Year’s Day
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Lawyer pleads for mercy in sentencing of convicted killer Eugene Botha
The lawyer representing convicted killer Eugene Botha has urged the Johannesburg High Court to show mercy during the sentencing phase…
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Gauteng hospitals welcome over 200 newborns on New Year’s Day
Gauteng hospitals welcome over 200 newborns on New Year’s Day! As the new year begins, Gauteng has already celebrated the…
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Soshanguve mass shooting case postponed to 30 January
The case against four suspects accused of a mass shooting in Soshanguve has been postponed to 30 January. The accused…
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Man wanted after girl found murdered in the Free State on New Year’s Day
A Free State community is still reeling in shock after the body of an abducted five-year-old girl was found on…
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Suspect linked to Gugulethu triple murder appears in court
A suspect allegedly linked to a triple murder in Gugulethu on New Year’s Day appeared in the Athlone Magistrates Court…
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Old-aged woman pulled from rubble 5 days after Japan quake
A woman in her 90s trapped for five days under the rubble by a huge earthquake in central Japan was…
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Jukulyn mass shooting suspects have matter postponed for bail application
The case of two men accused of killing four people in Block P, Soshanguve, north of Pretoria, on New Year’s…
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3 women raped, one murdered on their way home on New Year’s Day
2024 got off to a grim start in Tsolo in the Eastern Cape as three women fell prey to a…
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Family of teen killed in Soshanguve mass shooting fear accused will get bail
The family of a teenage girl who was shot dead in Soshanguve says it’s disturbed by the possibility of her…
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Police hailed following breakthrough in Gugulethu murders
Western Cape serious violent crime detectives are on the hunt for a suspect allegedly involved in the murders of three…
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Soshanguve mass killing suspects appear in court as case postponed for bail bid
The court case of two men charged with killing four people in Soshanguve on New Year’s Day has been postponed…
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Water tankers dispatched to Overberg’s Baardskeerdersbos after supply issues
The community of Baardskeerdersbos near Hermanus has been without water since New Year’s Day. The Overstrand Municipality said the computerized…
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Manhunt for 3rd suspect related to Gugulethu triple murder
Police are still hunting a third suspect related to a triple murder in Gugulethu on New Year’s Day. Western Cape…
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Lesufi: If history doesn’t have the name of Peter Magubane, it’s not history
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi says the current school curriculum needs to be overhauled to include the rich history of South…
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Western Cape govt praises SAPS for arresting suspects in Gugulethu triple murder
The Western Cape government has heaped praise on the SAPS for making two arrests related to a triple murder in…
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Japan quake death toll now stands at 62
The death toll from a massive earthquake that struck Japan on New Years Day rose to 62 on Wednesday as…
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MEC expresses concern over KZN teenage pregnancies
KwaZulu-Natal Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane has expressed concern over the rate of unplanned pregnancies in the province. Commenting following the…
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16-year-old girl drowns at Durban Beach
Advanced life support paramedics, with NetCare911, responded to a drowning incident just after 14:00 on New Year’s Day at Durban’s…
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14-year-old girl among those who gave birth on New Year’s Day
A 14-year-old KwaZulu-Natal girl was among those who welcomed a baby in the first hours of 2024. In KwaZulu-Natal, as…
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City of Cape Town: Tweede Nuwe Jaar & Malay Choirs parade must be preserved for generations
The City of Cape Town has said that it aims to ensure that traditions such as the Tweede Nuwe Jaar…
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Health Department concerned over rising rate of teenage pregnancies in SA
The national Health Department has once again raised concerns over the increasing rate of teenage pregnancies around the country. More…
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Body of 17-year-old found hanging from tree
North West police have confirmed that 17-year-old Tshiamo Masikane’s body was found after he went missing on New Year’s Day.…
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11-year-old boy’s body washes up on Kariega Beach following New Year’s day drowning
The body of an 11-year-old boy who drowned on New Year’s Day at Kariega Beach on Kenton On Sea has…
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2020 Melville shooting: Farm owner urged to hand himself to police after gun found buried in shallow grave
The police have made a breakthrough in the Melville shooting on New Year’s Day in 2020. A firearm found buried…
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Popular Amapiano star arrested for r@pe
A popular Amapiano and Afro-pop artist has been arrested for allegedly raping a minor. The 24-year-old singer was detained by…
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Concerns over rising number of teenage pregnancies
Concerns are once again being raised over the high number of teenage pregnancies. Of the close to 2,000 babies born…
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Department of Health congratulates first parents of 2023
The Department of Health has sent congratulations to the first parents of the year 2023, who were blessed with at…
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Actress Linda Sebezo arrested for drugs worth R5 million
South African actress Linda Sebezo, who was the latest guest in King David’s podcast says police found drugs in her…
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Residents fear for their lives after crocodile spotted in pond
Weeks after a crocodile devoured 25-year-old Humbulani Mudzanani of Mulenzhe village in Dididi, outside Thohoyandou, in Limpopo while taking a…
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Missing 14-year-old Mandisa Mlambo’s body found decomposed in the bush
She was last seen by her family on New Year’s eve when she left home in Bungwanini in Mbazwana, KZN…
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Man shot dead in another suspected gang-related incident in Gqeberha
A 25-year-old man was gunned down in a suspected gang-related shooting in Helenvale, Gqeberha, in the Eastern Cape on Wednesday.…
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Festive season: Almost 5000 litres of alcohol confiscated in Cape Town
The City of Cape Town’s enforcement agencies have confiscated 8 699 bottles of alcohol this festive season, amounting to 4…
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Horror as SA woman killed by crocodile while doing laundry at river
A family is mourning the death of their 25-year-old daughter who was killed by a crocodile while doing laundry at…
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Jealous husband kills wife & her male friend, goes on to shoot her boyfriend chilling with his girlfriend
A Limpopo policewoman was shot dead allegedly by her husband on New Year’s Day in an apparent romantic dispute. Detective…
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South Africa welcomed more than 1 700 babies on New Year’s Day
South Africa’s Health Minister Dr Joe Phaahla has welcomed the birth of 1 764 babies born at various health care…
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KZN welcomes 65 New Year’s Day babies
KwaZulu-Natal welcomed 65 babies on New Year’s Day. The provincial Department of Health said 36 girls and 29 boys were…
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KZN health MEC urges nurses to treat people better in the new year
KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Health Nomagugu Simelane-Zulu has urged nurses and other healthcare workers to treat patients better in the new…
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Tragedy as 6 killed in minibus crash on New Year’s Day
It was a sad start of the year for the loved ones of six people who were killed after the…
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No loud music allowed – Bheki Cele’s strong warning to South Africans ahead of New Year’s Eve celebrations
If you’re found loitering after midnight on New Year’s Day, you will be arrested. In an interview with TimesLive, Police…
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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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#NoCurfewOnNewYearsEve: Calls for President Ramaphosa to end curfew on New Year’s Day
Mzansi wants to ring in the new year with friends and family at the groove. #NoCurfewOnNewYearsEve trended on Twitter with…
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Man who stabbed LGBTQI+ activist Lindokuhle Cele gets 25 years in jail
The man accused of stabbing an LGBTQI+ activist 21 times and leaving him for dead with the blade lodged in…
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500 trauma cases recorded in Gauteng since booze ban lift
The alcohol-trauma ward debate is back. The Gauteng health department has recorded over 350 new trauma cases since the ban…
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Hospital accused of waiting 2 weeks to inform family of patient’s death
A Delft family is demanding answers and compensation from the Western Cape Department of Health after a relative died on…
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No need for violence, says Housing activists to Minister Sisulu after altercation
Cape Town housing activists on Thursday said they would not be bullied and that Human Settlements Minister Lindiwe Sisulu’s tactics…
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Minister Sisulu to open criminal case against activist Swartbooi after altercation
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has on Thursday confirmed she will be opening a criminal case against…
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Body of man who fell down Victoria Falls gorge retrieved
A rescue team using inflatable boats, kayaks and ropes has finally retrieved the body of a 40-year-old Harare man who…
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City of Cape Town yet to receive plan on how to assist Khayelitsha fire victims
The City of Cape Town on Monday said it was awaiting directives from the national government on how Khayelitsha fire…
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Khayelitsha community ask for help after fire destroys 152 homes
Four hundred Khayelitsha residents are asking for help rebuilding their lives after a New Year’s Day fire razed their homes.…
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Cape Town sees fewer arrests due to booze ban
The City of Cape Town says fewer arrests were made on New Year’s Day than in previous years. It believes…
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