Paralysed man shoots himself with ‘cop’s missing gun’: Kimberley – A 35-year-old paralysed man shot himself in an old age home in Prieska during the early hours of on Tuesday. According to information, the deceased was found dead on his bed after he apparently shot himself in the head. Two staff members, who were on night duty, came…
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Boy, 13, saved from lynch mob after alleged rape: Cape Town – A riot broke out in Mitchells Plain when residents wanted to lynch a 13-year old boy who they accused of raping a five-year-old girl. Stones were thrown and roads barricaded when police had to save the…
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South Africa:Leaked Draft State of Emergency Document Allows for Internet Blackout: [News24Wire] Proposed draft regulations for a state of emergency would give the president the right to appoint a “control officer”, who would have far-reaching powers, including the prohibition of the dissemination of information. ……
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South Africa:Judgment Day for DA’s State Capture Order Application Against Zuma: [News24Wire] Judgment is expected in the Pretoria High Court on Wednesday on the DA’s application for an order that President Jacob Zuma adhere to the Public Protector’s “State of Capture” remedial actions, establish a commission of inquiry and allow the Chief Justice to appoint a judge for the inquiry. ……
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We prayed and God saved us – Vaal tornado survivors: The only thing that kept the Nkuthas and Mtshalis alive after a tornado swept through Mamello, leaving more than a thousand people homeless, was faith. ……
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#Steinhoff probe launched: Durban – The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) has directed the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) to launch an investigation into possible non-compliance with the Companies Act by the battered South African-based global retailer Steinhoff. This is after the company faced a near collapse with its share price tumbling by about 80% last week, although there was a slight recovery by Tuesday. Acting Deputy Director-General for Consumer and Corporate Regulation Division at the dti, Macdonald…
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WATCH: Night of horror as tornado hits Vaal Marina: Johannesburg – Some Vaal residents were on Tuesday counting the losses from a devastating tornado that uprooted luxury holiday homes and displaced more than 1100 informal settlement dwellers on Monday evening. Boats were swept out of the Vaal River, rooftops of homes were blown off and shacks were sent flying in the scary few minutes that left a trail of destruction. Reliving the night of horror, Mimi Nkutha said that when she realised that she could not prevent the wind from blowing her tiny shack away, she threw her two-year-old niece in a cupboard. She then lifted her skirt and told her three children and other nieces to take cover. Nkutha and her family, from the Mamello informal…
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#WATCH: Hailstorm lashes Newcastle: Disaster management teams have been kept busy in the aftermath of a hailstorm which ravaged parts of Newcastle on Monday. The Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) said in a statement that their…
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#ANC vote-buying furore: Johannesburg – ANC presidential candidate Lindiwe Sisulu has become the latest high-ranking ANC leader to express her concern about the toxic effect that money could have on the ANC’s elective conference. But she is hoping that delegates at the crucial conference starting this Saturday will consider the future of the governing party and the country when they cast their votes on who will succeed President Jacob Zuma as the next party leader. In an interview with Independent Media, Sisulu urged delegates to put the values of the ANC and the interests of the country first. “I took that to heart when I ran my campaign, to return to those values, because I have been very worried about the effect…
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Pauw, Myburgh ‘unsure’ of charges against them: Author Jacques Pauw confirmed that KwaZulu-Natal colonel Reuben Govender has been removed from the case against him and Pieter-Louis Myburgh. ……
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