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When floods, fake news and crocodiles collide in the Western Cape
This week’s Western Cape flooding was serious business – thousands of people displaced, homes and roads underwater, the usual chaos that comes with Mother Nature having a proper tantrum. But leave it to social media to turn a disaster into…
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Cape Town fights to save MyCiTi buses from national funding cuts
Mayor Hill-Lewis warns that national funding cuts threaten MyCiTi bus services and the Cape Flats route expansion serving 1,4 million people.
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Zuma to appeal ruling setting 2027 arms deal trial date
Jacob Zuma plans to appeal a High Court ruling that set a 2027 trial date for the long-running Arms Deal corruption case against him and Thales.
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Iranian director condemns war deaths and protest killings at Cannes
Oscar-winning Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi has spoken out against civilian casualties from Western military strikes on Iran and the government’s violent suppression.
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N1 reopens as Western Cape continues flood recovery efforts
The N1 national road between the Huguenot Tunnel and Worcester has reopened following a four-day closure caused by devastating floods.
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Home Affairs corruption crackdown leads to two more arrests
Two more people have been arrested in separate fraud operations linked to the Department of Home Affairs, bringing the total number of corruption-related arrests for May to six.
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Braving the deep: Pretoria Boys High alumni in heroic 66km False Bay double crossing
Two Pretoria Boys High School alumni are currently rewriting the limits of human endurance in the cold, unforgiving waters of Cape Town.
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Pato 10: Sommige klagtes teruggetrek, nog ‘n maatskappy tot lys van beskuldigdes bygevoeg
VREDENBURG – Die staat het vandag (Vrydag 15 Mei) klagtes teruggetrek teen een van die beskuldigdes en ses maatskappye in die sogenaamde Pato 10-saak, terwyl die finale klagstaat in die […]
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Elderly couple and dog die in Onrus fire
Two residents, presumably a couple, and their dog died in a fire at an estate at Onrus in the early hours of this morning (Friday 15 May).
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Gayton McKenzie orders probe into food, accommodation complaints by SA athletes in Ghana
Sports Minister Gayton McKenzie has launched an investigation into living conditions faced by South African athletes competing at the African Athletics Senior Championship in Ghana after a shotput champion revealed they were not receiving adequate nutrition.
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