‘My mom carried me’ – Joburg top IEB performer:
‘My mom carried me’ – Joburg top IEB performer: Without the support of his mother, Thulo Serobe says he wouldn’t have made it through 2017.
Joburg suffocates in the shadow of mine dumps: Tens of thousands of poor people spend their lives in the shadow of vast mine dumps in Soweto, exposing them to toxic substances like arsenic, lead and uranium.
Twins among top IEB achievers say they owe their success to their grandparents: Humnaaz and Husnaa Jhavary are Kingsmead College’s second and third top-performing IEB matriculants respectively, with eight distinctions each.
Man arrested for possession of drug-making ingredient worth over R1m: A foreign official has been arrested after 21 bags of an expensive ingredient used in the production of drugs was found in his room at a guest house in Kempton Park, east of Johannesburg.
3 children burned to death, mom’s boyfriend hangs himself: The bodies of three minor boys, who were reported kidnapped, have been found burnt beyond recognition inside a car in a bush in Temba, north of Pretoria.
Arrests for boyfriend assault and rice robbery in Joburg: A 35-year-old woman has been arrested for allegedly assaulting her boyfriend and, in a separate incident, three robbers have been nabbed for allegedly stealing rice at a supermarket.
Gauteng storm victims still need help: Victims of recent storms in Gauteng are still in need of assistance, humanitarian organisation Gift of the Givers says.
SA universities will not accept ‘walk-in’ applications: Universities South Africa says institutions around the country will not allow walk-in registrations for the 2018 academic year, following the “surprise” announcement of fee-free higher education.
Holiday read: Being homeless isn’t always about addiction or laziness: There is a stereotype of a homeless person, sometimes called a street- or rough-sleeper, being a villain. He is a man, a loner and a beggar, someone who is mentally ill, immoral and helpless. If he sleeps under a bridge, in a park, or in a shop doorw
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