WATCH | Man rescued by military helicopter after falling down KwaZulu-Natal cliff: A man was airlifted to hospital by a military helicopter after he fell and slid down a cliff for approximately 100 metres in the Swayimane area, KwaZulu-Natal, on Wednesday. ……
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Durban man’s woes: ‘Someone in prison has stolen my identity’: Durban – “WE can’t hire you. You should be in jail, serving a 10-year sentence for hijacking.” These words sent a Durban man on a quest to find out how another man with his name and identity number was serving time in Westville Prison. Philani Bongumusa Ngubane, 35, of Klaarwater in Mariannhill, is a truck driver. He said he was applying for a job when he…
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‘He was supposed to start school today, but we went to see him at the mortuary’: Cape Town – “He was supposed to start school today, but we went to see him at the mortuary.” These were the words of Lindiwe Sukwana following the drowning of her 8-year-old son…
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‘My rapist stepdad must not get parole’: Durban – After serving seven years of his 15-year term of imprisonment for child molestation, Larry du Plessis Zwiegelaar is now eligible for parole. In 2013, Zwiegelaar, who was 53 at the time, was found guilty of the indecent assault and rape of his stepdaughters between 1991 and 2000 in Westville. He was sentenced to an effective 15-year term. The sisters broke their silence…
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SAA flights at risk without R2 billion from govt – union: State-owned SAA entered a form of bankruptcy protection last month in an effort to rescue the company and 10,000 related jobs. ……
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Heatwave: City of Cape Town issues safety warning as numbers at pools expected to swell: Parents and children are urged to be cautious when swimming to cool off during the heatwave in Cape Town, after 14 people drowned over the festive season. ……
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Tshwane speaker must run council smoothly or face expulsion – Maile: Gauteng Cogta MEC Lebogang Maile issues a stern warning to Tshwane Speaker Katlego Mathebe, threatening to expel her should the special council meeting plunge into chaos. ……
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SAPS assist underprivileged schools with uniforms, stationery: Pretoria – A brighter uniform that is not tearing at the seams and a school bag with a working zip gives a learner pride and confidence in their endeavours as they return to the classroom to start the 2020 academic year. This is according to Kutlwano Zimu, a Grade 11 Lesedi Secondary School learner and one of the recipients of a Back-to-School pack consisting of a new uniform and a backpack with a stationery set. The handover…
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No load shedding expected for the rest of the week, says Eskom: Cape Town – Embattled Eskom said no load shedding was expected for the rest of the week as their emergency resources have been used to ensure that there was adequate generation capacity to meet the demand, but warned that the risk remained. “Despite a constrained and vulnerable system, no load shedding was implemented [on Wednesday] today. Our emergency resources, namely the open cycle gas turbines and pumped storage schemes, were used…
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Desperate parents across Western Cape scrambling to get kids placed in a school: Cape Town – Desperate parents across the province were left scrambling yesterday to get their children placed in a school. The race stretched from Mfuleni, near Blue Downs, all the way to Paarl. Zanele Adams, who recently moved from Westbank to Mfuleni, was among the many parents still trying to enrol their children at the newly-opened Fairdale High School in Silversands. “I am a bit frustrated because this is my second time at this school. On Monday I…
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