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Patients forced to sleep on floors amid alleged staff crisis at Humansdorp Hospital
Humansdorp Hospital under fire again as patients sleep on floors and wait days for treatment due to staff shortages and overcrowding.
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Agriculture leads Western Cape’s strong growth in second quarter
The Western Cape’s agricultural sector posted a 14% year-on-year growth in the second quarter of 2025, driving the province’s economic expansion and supporting over 300,000 jobs.
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Hawks probe into fraud at the North West province’s municipality lands two officials in court
Two officials at the North West municipality to reappear in the Specialised Commercial Crime Court regarding fraud
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Stiefpa’s aangekla ná beweerde verkragting in Somerset-Wes
Twee mans van Garden Village en Sir Lowry’s Pass is aangekla vir die verkragting van hul onderskeie stiefdogters in aparte voorvalle.
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Microplastics on Cape Town beaches needs urgent addressing, warns ocean activist
A local ocean activist says the amount of microplastics and litter she sees on Kommetjie and Long beach is a concerning sight.
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Cash-stash couch ‘missing’ from Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala farm
A couch used to conceal at least $580,000 (about R10 million) at president Cyril Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala farm was no longer on the property when the Hawks arrived.
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Why wills matter during National Wills Week
National Wills Week (15-19 September) was highlighted on HelderbergFM by Helderberg Hospice CEO Robert de Wet and attorney Lyndi Labuschagne, who emphasized the importance of valid estate planning.
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Date set for the mayhem case of eight Nigerians who allegedly attacked the Kimberley police
Eight Nigerians who allegedly attacked police expected to reappear in court
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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
A juvenile humpback whale was set free after being found entangled in fishing rope by the NSRI and SA Whale Disentanglement Network.
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