Greyton wildfire spreads to Cape Winelands Municipality: Firefighters worked through Thursday night battling a blaze in the mountains above McGregor. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
NPA’s new investigating directorate brings first case to court: President Cyril Ramaphosa set up the directorate earlier this year to focus specifically on corruption and state capture cases. ……
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90,000 litres of water delivered to drought-stricken Karoo: Ninety thousand litres of water has been sent to replenish water reservoirs in Ladismith and Zoar, areas severely affected by the ongoing drought. ……
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Commission calls for traditional leaders to account for initiates’ deaths: At least 21 boys have died in the Eastern Cape this season alone. ……
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KZN drunk taxi driver 13 times over legal limit, says MEC: Durban – More than 5000 drunk drivers in Durban have been arrested in the past 11 months, excluding the festive season. This figure has exceeded the number of drunk drivers arrested last year. According to Durban Metro Police spokesperson Senior Superintendent Parboo Sewpersad, from January to November drunk drivers arrested on Durban roads exceeded 5000, while 560 of them had been arrested since December 1, by the Metro Police. Sewpersad said more arrests were expected over the Christmas and New Year period, as police closed in on drunk drivers. The Road Traffic Inspectorate (RTI), which operates on provincial roads, arrested 95 drunk drivers in the province from December 1 to 16. According…
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Man accused of stealing R53 million from Tshwane denied holiday trip: Pretoria – The businessman alleged to have stolen R53 million from the City of Tshwane’s bank account has been ordered by the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court to hand over his passports. Despite standing before the court for Schedule 5 offences of fraud, money laundering and corruption charges, Ivo Gunter Wegrostek, 63, pleaded with the court to not only grant him bail, but to also allow him to go on holiday…
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Several EC initiation schools suspended after 21 summer deaths: Johannesburg – Initiaion activities in four regions of the Eastern Cape have been suspended for one year, until issues with compliance are addressed. The Commission for the Promotion and Protection of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities (CRL Rights Commission) made the announcement at an urgent…
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New president sworn in to lead protest-hit Algeria: Former prime minister Abdelmadjid Tebboune was sworn in as the new president of protest-hit Algeria on Thursday, a week after winning a widely boycotted election. Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune waves during the formal swearing-in ceremony in the capital Algiers on…
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Over R225k raised for wine farm burned to the ground in Overberg fire: More than R225 000 has been crowd-funded in less than a day after the devastating Greyton wildfire destroyed Lismore wine farm on Tuesday. ……
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SACP says eNCA must take strong stance against Kanthan Pillay over ‘rat’ tweet: Pillay was forced to apologise to journalist Samkele Maseko and the SABC on Thursday. ……
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