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Blind cricket team appeals for help to compete in nationals
A local blind cricket team is preparing to compete in the upcoming national championship in Stellenbosch.
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Local school champions year-round literacy
Republiek Primary School, which serves 713 pupils from Grades R to 7, has established a dedicated team of reading champions – teacher assistants who work with learners from June through November to boost reading.
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‘Tinder Swindler’ victims ‘celebrate’ his arrest
Two victims of Israeli fraudster Simon Leviev, made famous by the Netflix show “The Tinder Swindler”, on Tuesday told AFP that they were glad to learn of his arrest in […]
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Murder suspect says he ‘had enough of Charlie Kirk’s hatred’
Tyler Robinson (22), the man accused of shooting Charlie Kirk, said he killed the right-wing activist because he was tired of his “hatred.”
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Constitutional Court hears landmark case on Shell’s Wild Coast exploration
The Constitutional Court heard arguments in a historic case that could set the tone for future battles between corporate energy interests and environmental and community rights.
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Trump sues New York Times for $15 billion over ‘decades-long defamation’
The New York Times criticised a $15 billion defamation lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump as a brazen attempt to silence independent reporting.
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Teenager missing from Motherwell home since July
Motherwell teenager Khazimla Pinda, 17, has been missing since 15 July 2025 after running away from his family home in the NU9 shack area.
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Israeli airstrikes leave children dead, residents describe horror in Gaza City
As drones buzzed overhead in the morning sun, Palestinians sifted through the rubble of a residential block in northern Gaza City, lifting a blanket that held the body of a victim of Israel’s ongoing bombardment.
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Christo Nel granted R5000 bail after claiming he ended mother’s suffering
GQEBERHA – Christo Nel (64) accused of murdering his elderly mother has been granted bail of R5000 after telling police he shot her to end her unbearable suffering. Nel, a freelance […]
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Humpback whale rescued from fishing rope entanglement off Cape Recife
GQEBERHA – A juvenile Humpback whale was set free after being found entangled in fishing rope by the National Sea Rescue Institute Station (NSRI) and SA Whale Disentanglement Network (SAWDN) […]










