LISTEN: Pelican Park protest force road closures: Cape Town – A protest has flared up in Pelican Park forcing the closure of several main roads in the vicinity. Residents from Phumlani village took to the streets burning tyres and rubble and blocking roads. Strandfontein Road between Barbet and 18th Avenue is closed to traffic, and commuters are battling to get into or out of Pelican Park. Traffic has been diverted through New Horizons into Buck Road. Traffic authorities are suggesting that commuters use Baden Powell Drive into PG Drive or Jakes Gerwel onto the N2. IOL ……
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Grandmother loses family of six in Philippi fire: A Philippi East pensioner has told of the harrowing ordeal of losing six family members, her son, daughter-in-law and four grandchildren, in a shack fire on Wednesday. Gertrude Makhanda,70, lost her son Lukhangele Makhanda, 35, daughter-in-law Nosimanye Masitha, 35, and their four children – Sinovuyo, 9, Sisipho, 6, Yamkela, 4, and Isivile Masitha, 2. The fire started early yesterday in Xhalanga Street. Makhanda was awoken by the screams of her daughter-in-law and her grandchildren’s cries and…
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#EFFTurns4: EFF compares UKZN rules to apartheid intimidation: Cape Town – It has been four years since Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) was established. The EFF celebrated their fourth anniversary on Wednesday in Durban and had a lot to say on various issues. “Dictators are people who change the…
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ANC in WC to march in support of Zuma: The city has approved an application made by the ANC Dullah Omar region to gather on 8 August starting at the Grand Parade marching to Parliament. ……
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Lesufi dissolves Klipspruit school governing body over principal row: Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi says he will soon announce the new principal of the Soweto school after learning was interrupted due to the appointment of a black man. ……
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Search for missing Wellington hiker enters fifth day: Jayde Douman went hiking on his own up the Witte River Trail along the Bainskloof Pass on Saturday. ……
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‘Reckless’ Mbalula contributing to endangering my life – Khoza: Khoza on Facebook confirmed she will continue making use of private security after receiving death threats over the past few months. ……
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We did nothing wrong, says DA over Molefe probe revelation: The DA has fallen foul of Mkhwebane for revealing on Monday that her office has agreed to investigate their complaint of an abuse of public funds by Eskom. ……
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Traveller24.com | SANParks strike sees delay for 2018 online booking season: Bookings for the June and July holiday period will now only open on 1 August. ……
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LOOK: Cops leave informer to rot in jail: Johannesburg – A registered police informer has been languishing in a derelict prison for over three years despite allegedly helping the SAPS bring down a notorious car thief and a house-breaking gang. A furious Johann Harhoff has accused the police of endangering his life by leaving him at the mercy of criminals behind bars in a Potchefstroom prison. SAPS spokesperson Brigadier Vishnu Naidoo said on Wednesday that he would investigate the circumstances of the “informer”, but cautioned that police “never discuss informers in the public domain”. “I will never…
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