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Fire destroys 20 shacks, displaces 63 in Khayelitsha
Victims of a shack fire in Khayelitsha demand proper housing after 20 shacks burned, leaving 63 homeless. The cause remains unknown.
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South Africans too broke for fuel levy hike, says transport minister
Transport Minister Barbara Creecy plans to block the Road Accident Fund’s (RAF) request to increase the fuel levy to R3 per litre, saying South Africans are already under severe financial pressure.
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Witteberg hokkie skitter by Dust Your Rust Hockey Champs 2026
Hez-Mari Coetzee, Annabelle en Aneldi Bezuidenhout verteenwoordig Western Panthers by Dust Your Rust Hockey Championships in Bloemfontein.
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‘Arrests are not enough,’ say families of Lwandle shooting victims
Lwandle community welcomes arrest in mass shooting that killed 11, but community leader Xolani Sotashe says it won’t bring back the lives that were stolen.
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Home Affairs to launch biometric platform to tackle asylum backlog
New biometric online platform will help Department of Home Affairs address longstanding inefficiencies in the asylum system
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Boy (9) dies after drowning in Kleinmond beach
Nine-year-old boy died after drowning at Kleinmond Main Beach Lagoon on Saturday afternoon.
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Christa Pike, who survived botched US execution, returns to prison
Tennessee woman Christa Pike leaves hospital and returns to prison after surviving failed lethal injection execution attempt on 30 September.
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Former Kruger ranger found guilty in decade-long rhino poaching case
Former Kruger National Park ranger and state veterinary technician found guilty of illegally hunting white rhino after decade-long court case.
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First health rewards for public healthcare users launched
The Western Cape has launched WOWRewards, a pilot programme rewarding public healthcare users for making healthier choices.
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Anthropic bans users from being cruel to Claude AI chatbot
Anthropic has banned users from treating its Claude chatbot with needless cruelty as debate grows over AI consciousness and rights.
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