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- Cyberbullying is on the riseControversial social media blogger Musa Khawula appeared in court on Tuesday over comments he made on his platform about businessman Zesimdumise "Ze" Nxumalo between October 10 and 12 last year. Read more »
- City Power wants police escorts as gunmen terrorise technicians undergroundCity Power will no longer sent its technicians to do repair work underground the Joburg CBD without police escort following violent confrontations with armed cable thieves. Read more »
- Downs aim to stretch leadFresh from booking a place in the CAF Champions League quarterfinal, Mamelodi Sundowns want to solidify their top position in the Betway Premiership with a victory away to struggling Magesi at Old Peter Mokaba Stadium on Wednesday night (7.30pm). With second-placed Orlando Pirates three points behind them after 11 matches,… Read more »
- Trump says he fired Biden appointees, chef Jose Andres says he resignedUS President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he plans to remove more than 1,000 appointees from the administration of former president Joe Biden and that he had fired four individuals immediately, including celebrity chef Jose Andres and former top general Mark Milley. Read more »
- Fate of 'white elephant' Ulundi legislature to be decided by KZN governmentKwaZulu-Natal public works MEC Martin Meyer wants the provincial government to come up with ways to deal with the abandoned Ulundi legislative building in the north of the province. Read more »
- Unit seizes R52.5m linked to illegal coal miningThe Asset Forfeiture Unit and Namibian authorities have seized R52.5m linked to illegal coal mining operations in Mpumalanga. Read more »
- Number of Pienaar tavern gun victims rises to nineOne of the people who were taken to hospital after they were mowed down by gunmen at a tavern in Pienaar, Mpumalanga, has died, bringing to nine the number of those who died in the shooting on January 11. Read more »
- Young woman and toddler killed in Diepsloot shack fireJoburg EMS implores residents to take necessary precautions when using electrical appliances. Read more »
- Poll indicates almost two-thirds of South Africans unaware African Penguin critically endangeredWithout immediate government action, the African Penguin, an iconic symbol of South Africa, could vanish from the wild by 2035. Read more »
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