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Boks bottled Esterhuizen’s redemption story with silence
Mark Keohane argues the Springboks bottled a golden chance to turn controversy into redemption when they muzzled media questions about Esterhuizen’s captaincy.
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This week in news: Justice, journeys and history in the making
From political killings to a botched execution and a Cape baker making history, this week delivered compelling stories across continents.
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Cape Town saves seven million litres of water daily with treated effluent
Cape Town saves seven million litres of drinking water daily by irrigating public spaces with treated effluent as dam levels fall.
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INTERPOL SA nabs two Turkish fugitives wanted for GBV
A joint operation in KwaZulu-Natal leads to the capture of a suspect accused of a brutal 2010 kidnapping and rape, weeks after a former school principal was arrested in Cape Town.
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Eastern Cape matric pupil’s body still not found after Mtunzini beach drowning
A Marlow matric pupil, Jonathan Bradfiedl, vanished while swimming at Mtunzini Main Beach on Thursday 1 October.
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SA diplomats pay from own pockets to fly three-year-old boy home from Nigeria
Diplomatic staff raised money among themselves to fly boy home to Johannesburg after mother sentenced to 25 years for drug trafficking.
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Parliament raises alarm over third US ambassador summons in nine months
The Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation has expressed concern over repeated diplomatic protests against the US ambassador.
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Young Protea Pretorius smashes Gayle’s T20 record score
South African cricketer Lhuan-dre Pretorius breaks Chris Gayle’s T20 record with unbeaten 188 off 79 balls for Titans against Knights.
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North West tackles illegal initiation schools as death toll rises
Government campaign aims to end illegal initiation schools in Mahikeng hotspot as 2026 sees sharp rise in deaths during traditional circumcision ceremonies.
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Twins, 14, found stabbed to death in Mamelodi home
Police are investigating the stabbing deaths of 14-year-old twin boys found murdered in their Mamelodi West home on Friday afternoon.
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