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A question of remorse for Griekwastad killer’s second parole hearing
Deon, Christel, and Marthella Steenkamp were executed in their home. The perpetrator, a boy who was just 15 at the time, is serving an effective 20-year sentence.
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A senior Free State police officer attached to a specialised unit remains behind bars
BLOEMFONTEIN – A senior officer attached to the Free State Stock Theft and Endangered Species Unit is remanded in custody after being re-arrested by the provincial Hawks Serious Organised Crime […]
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Xhariep District’s “distressing” tourism failures are condemned
The Xhariep District Municipality struggles to develop tourism, crucial for economic growth, due to a lack of strategy, inadequate infrastructure, neglected heritage sites, and exclusion of local communities. The Democratic Alliance urges the municipality to create a comprehensive tourism plan,…
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SANParks salutes NSRI Station 46 Storms River with prestigious Kudu Award
The award celebrates the Storms River station’s exceptional contribution to public safety and conservation through its close partnership with Tsitsikamma National Park.
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African penguins face mass starvation crisis as populations plummet by 95%
A devastating study has revealed that endangered African penguins have starved en masse off South Africa’s coast, with some breeding colonies suffering catastrophic population drops of 95% over just eight […]
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Onder die Suidelike hemelruim: Sterrekyk bring hoop vir Suid-Afrikaners se geestesgesondheid
Met geestesgesondheidskwessies wat in Suid-Afrika aan die toeneem is, het navorsers van die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US) en die Internasionale Sterrekundige Unie se kantoor vir Sterrekunde vir Ontwikkeling (IAU OAD) hulle […]
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Woman (32) jailed 15 years following involvement in Kouga councillor’s murder plot
Chimone Windvogel sentenced to 15 years for plot to kill Kouga councillor Jaques Alexander after pleading guilty at Humansdorp Magistrate’s Court.
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PetroSA under fire: SARS pursues R4.5 billion debt as state entity faces mounting crisis
South Africa’s state-owned petroleum company PetroSA finds itself in unprecedented financial distress, with the South African Revenue Service (SARS) pursuing the recovery of a staggering R4.5 billion debt that the entity admits […]










