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Record-breaking El Niño threatens extreme weather worldwide
This year’s El Niño could be the strongest on record, threatening extreme weather globally and making 2027 potentially the hottest year ever.
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South Africa’s municipalities trapped in debt cycle as failures outlast elections
Municipalities owe creditors R161 billion while Eskom reports R110.5 billion in municipal arrears, creating a crisis that survives electoral cycles and threatens essential services.
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Port Alfred seniors warned of scams targeting their life savings
More than 70 Port Alfred seniors attended a fraud awareness campaign following a reported rise in sophisticated imposter scams targeting the elderly.
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Task team launched after herpesvirus found in dead sardines
Urgent task team established to determine ultimate cause of sardine mass deaths.
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William and Harry: Britain’s warring royal brothers
Princes William and Harry were united in grief after Princess Diana’s death but are now estranged, with even King Charles’s cancer failing to heal the rift.
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City’s JP Smith: Eviction appeal a blow to public safety in Woodstock
Three cyclists attacked in Woodstock as City warns ongoing crime from illegal occupation will persist during appeal process.
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Boks vs All Blacks: Battle of the best begins on Saturday
South Africa and New Zealand meet in four-Test series as legend Victor Matfield labels current Springboks side the greatest ever.
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Five family members sentenced in R500,000 UIF fraud case
Five members of one family have been sentenced for defrauding the Department of Employment and Labour of about R500,000 in a UIF fraud scheme.
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A Nigerian man and a South African woman convicted in a brothel-running case
The Hawks in KwaZulu-Natal have secured the conviction of a Nigerian man and a South African woman in a brothel-running and trafficking in persons case.
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Strand Secondary reeling after learner’s sudden death
Strand Secondary held a memorial for 17-year-old Tapiwa, a Grade 11 learner who died suddenly in a classroom on Tuesday 18 August.
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