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Enough is enough: Gugulethu church leader calls for action after shootings
Gugulethu police are investigating two counts of murder following a shooting incident on Friday 10 October at the Lotus informal settlement.
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Macron reappoints Sebastien Lecornu as France’s PM
Outgoing French prime minister Sebastien Lecornu is said to return to his post, just four days after handing in his resignation. French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday reappointed Lecornu back […]
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Crime plagues Firgrove power grid as theft and vandalism cause extensive outages
Customers in Firgrove and surrounding areas have been grappling with extensive power faults since Friday 10 October, with Eskom confirming that criminal activities and accidents are responsible for the interruptions.
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Coalition betrayal hands controversial TWK manager his job back
OVERBERG – The controversial suspended municipal manager of Theewaterskloof Municipality will reportedly be reinstated on Monday 13 October, following a decision taken at a special in-committee council meeting on Thursday […]
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Students arrested for public violence granted bail with campus ban
Nine students were granted bail after their arrest on campus and the court ruled they may not enter the university’s premises until the case is resolved.
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Soccer star Van der Sar opens Cruyff Courts, but the real goal is life skills
Edwin van der Sar, former Manchester United and Dutch national goalkeeper, took penalties against local children on Wednesday as the first of two new state-of-the-art Cruyff Courts opened in Diepkloof. But the goal is not soccer.
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Child electrocuted in Dunoon due to illegal electricity connection
A child was fatally electrocuted in Dunoon, on Wednesday 8 October after coming into contact with a shack structure that had been made live by an illegal electricity connection.
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Three arrested after kidnapping leads to high-speed chase in Bellville
A 23-year-old man was walking along a street in Bellville when he was confronted by four men who forced him into their vehicle and sped off.
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Cape Town’s booming economy: Job growth and innovation driving the future
Cape Town’s economy grows with 86,000 jobs, thriving tourism, innovative start-ups, and R39.7 billion infrastructure plans boosting opportunities.
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Access to water is a full-blown crisis in Johannesburg
The fragility of Joburg’s water infrastructure was perfectly illustrated over the course of one weekend in September when multiple water pipe bursts left large parts of the city without water. […]
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