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Privately operated airport earns gold award in aviation safety
Kumba Iron Ore’s privately operated Sishen Airport has been awarded the Gold Aviation Safety Award for displaying high safety standards.
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Emerging farmers assisted with training in livestock management practices
An initiative is assisting emerging farmers to improve income-generating opportunities and to diversify value derived from their animals.
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Trust celebrates recognition at top empowerment awards
As a founding member of the SIOC Community Development Trust, Anglo American Kumba Iron Ore is proud to see its achievements recognised.
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Former newsreader and big cat conservationist Gillian van Houten dies
Gillian van Houten, one of South Africa’s most recognisable news presenters and a former SABC newsreader during the 1980s and 1990s, has died at the age of 72.
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Emergency repairs for flood-damaged R364 between Calvinia and Clanwilliam
The most severely affected sections of the R364 between Calvinia and Clanwilliam will be repaired through a series of emergency interventions.
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Police intercept stolen vehicle worth R1,5 million in Upington CBD
A Land Cruiser worth R1,5 million, which was stolen in Cape Town, was recovered in Upington. This is the second similar incident in the Northern Cape for July.
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Police uncover R7 million dagga stash concealed in mobile toilets
Dagga worth more than R7 million, hidden in mobile toilets which were transported on a truck, was seized just outside Colesberg.
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Public urged to help count crane species in first nationwide census since 2006
For the first time in nearly two decades, South Africans can participate in a nationwide citizen science initiative from 24 to 27 July to count three species of cranes.
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Three-year sentence for company director who defrauded Covid-19 relief fund
A company director from Kimberley was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment after pleading guilty to 49 charges of fraud on behalf of his company and 50 counts of money laundering.
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Police captain puts forensic expertise to use in her community
Captain Lindi Nompondwana from Upington loves her work as a forensic expert and to make a meaningful contribution to the fight against crime in South Africa.
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