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DJ Sumbody’s murder exposes nexus between crime and power
On a quiet November evening in 2022, DJ Sumbody – a rising star in South Africa’s music scene – was gunned down in a hail of bullets while heading home.
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Budapest police to question city’s Mayor for organising Pride march
Budapest police have summoned Mayor Gergely Karacsony for questioning as a suspect in a criminal investigation after he helped organize the city’s 30th Pride parade in defiance of an official government ban
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Passenger plane carrying 49 people crashes in remote Russian forest
MOSCOW, RUSSIA – A passenger aircraft carrying 49 people crashed in Russia’s remote Amur region on Thursday, with rescue teams reporting no immediate signs of survivors after locating the burning […]
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Pre-school teacher Amber Lee Hughes confess to murder of Nada-Jane Challita (4)
In a dramatic turn of events, Amber Lee Hughes on Thursday admitted to killing four-year-old Nada-Jane Challita – more than a year after pleading not guilty to the crime.
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Game reserve CEO trampled to death by elephant at Mossel Bay reserve
The CEO and co-owner of Gondwana Private Game Reserve has died after being trampled by an elephant at the Mossel Bay facility.
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‘Keep dogs inside during cold weather’
It is meant to be your best friend, but every day dogs are taken away from their owners due to neglect. Animals, especially dogs, suffer to a large dregree in […]
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Grit and glory ahead in the 2025 B-Well Around the Pot in Swellendam
The 2025 B-well Around the Pot, presented by employment-law service provider Seesa, kicks off a busy period of gravel racing for the South African cycling calendar, and the defending champion, […]
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Mandela Day celebrated in a special way in Caledon
Caledon was a hive of activity on Friday 18 July. The Caledon Museum, in partnership with the Caledon Library and the Town Office of the Theewaterskloof Municipality, collaborated to transform two overlooked and previously rubble-filled spaces in Bergsig into gardens…
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Deveney Nel murder: Postponed yet again
The case against the teenager accused of stabbing young Deveney Nel to death in August 2024, has been postponed yet again. The case was heard earlier today (Wednesday 23 July) […]
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Woman convicted of culpable homicide following fatal dog attack
A 43-year-old Bloemfontein woman has been convicted of culpable homicide by the Bloemfontein Regional Court, in connection with the death of her neighbour’s 8-year-old son, who was killed by her Pitbull Terrier.
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