Cape Town families await repairs to fire-ravaged council flats: Two families have had to make do with living in a container and squatting with a neighbour while the City waits for insurance to fix their homes after their council flats were destroyed in two separate fires. ……
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Kidnapped Parker’s family plead for him to be released unharmed: Cape Town – The family of prominent Cape Town businessman Layaqat Allie Parker have made an earnest appeal to his kidnappers to release him unharmed, before his health deteriorates. Parker, founder member of the Foodprop Group, which owns the Foodworld chain of supermarkets, was kidnapped at his Parow business premises on Monday by unknown suspects. The 65-year-old’s family described him as a devoted family man, an astute businessman, community…
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Newborn dumped on veld was murdered: Kimberley – The newborn baby, found dead in an open piece of veld between Otto and Van Reenen streets in Homestead on Monday afternoon was murdered. The…
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Zuma lawyer’s dodgy past revealed: Johannesburg – The new lawyer to former president Jacob Zuma is no stranger to controversy, following revelations that he was once disbarred and is still being probed by the Hawks for state capture allegations. In 2007, Zuma’s new lawyer, Lugisani Daniel Mantsha, was struck off the Law Society of the Northern Provinces’ roll for several infractions, including allegations of embezzlement of funds, dishonesty and unprofessional behaviour, before being readmitted in 2011. The Hawks on Tuesday updated the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) on the progress of the state capture investigation, including corruption charges against…
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Who shackled #DuduzaneZuma?: Johannesburg – The Hawks have distanced themselves from a decision to shackle Duduzane Zuma around his ankles when he appeared in the Johannesburg Specialised Commercial Crime Court on Monday. Brigadier Hangwani Mulaudzi, spokesperson for the elite crime-busting unit, said the court insisted it was standard procedure to chain Zuma. Zuma’s ankle cuffing sparked controversy on social media, with many saying it was unwarranted because he had voluntarily reported at a police station that morning. Facing a charge of conspiracy to offer Mcebisi Jonas,…
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Hundreds flock to occupy municipal land in Pietermaritzburg: Msunduzi municipality says it has an interdict preventing anyone from building on land that it says has been earmarked for housing. ……
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Wheels24.co.za | Stylish Rush arrives in SA: We drive Toyota’s new ‘baby Fortuner’ – can …: “With a price-tag below the R300 000 mark, the Rush is a well-specced and capable family SUV that should give direct rivals and more expensive crossovers a run for their money,” writes Sergio Davids as he drives Toyota’s new ‘baby Fortuner’. ……
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Father in court after daughters burn to death while home alone: The father of two girls who were burnt to death in their home in Colorado Park in the Western Cape when he left them by themselves is expected to appear in the Mitchells Plain Magistrate’s Court on a charge of culpable homicide. ……
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Sassa hoping to form a strong relationship with Nehawu: Social Development Minister Susan Shabangu says the purpose of the meeting was to discuss the challenges affecting members of Nehawu and beneficiaries. ……
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Ennerdale community members vow to keep grabbing land: Residents arrived at a vacant piece of land in the southern suburb last week and put up corrugated iron shelters only for them to be taken down by the JMPD on Monday. ……
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