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Driving licences to last decade under new Cabinet approval
Cabinet approves 10-year driving licence validity for light vehicles, but legislative changes needed before motorists can benefit from extension.
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Final push for voter registration this weekend
Western Cape’s final voter registration weekend opens Saturday as IEC prepares for 2026 local elections with 1 623 stations across province.
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Kaaps Dictionary provides access ‘tôt vannie outsti tali in Syt Afrieka’
For the first time in history the so-called slave lingua franca is codified in a dictionary, which serves as a historic reference resource that describes the development of Kaaps words.
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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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Ouers van vermoorde man sal vergewe, maar nie vergeet
Gavin Petersen se ouers sê hulle vergewe Adrian “Apah” Davids, maar glo hy het steeds nie die volle waarheid vertel nie.
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Paarl crash leaves one dead, five injured as towing line snaps in dense fog
A horrific accident in dense fog at a notoriously dangerous T-junction in Paarl has left five members of a single family injured, with authorities currently investigating a suspected fatality.
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Tragedy in Plettenberg Bay as toddler drowns after falling into stormwater reservoir
A local community is in mourning after a three-year-old toddler tragically lost his life after falling into a storm water reservoir pond in New Horizons.
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Operation Prosper nets 1 149 suspects as police intensify crackdown on illegal mining and organised crime
The South African Police Service (SAPS), supported by the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), has arrested 1 149 suspects and seized 25 illegal firearms
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Four killed in separate shootings in Lwandle
Four people, including a woman, were killed in separate shootings in Lwandle in the early hours of Saturday. Police have launched murder investigations.
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