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Boys disappear since start of initiation season

Traditional leaders challenge new ‘Westernised’ initiation

New law to tighten rite of passage, end deaths

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Mystery surrounds students' drowning

There were no screams or alarming sounds coming from the pool where the bodies of two college students were found at a North West hotel last week.

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Basketball boss caught after three-year run

Former national administrator for Basketball South Africa (BSA), Tshepo Nyewe, is facing a string of schedule five fraud charges followings his arrest, nearly three years ...

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Diepkloof power cut threatens 86-year-old woman's life

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Don Mattera recovering in hospital after suffering from 'mild stroke'

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How a Facebook picture helped Mpumalanga police solve a 20-year-old ...

South Africa

Families of the Cradock Four says time is running out for them

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Nearly 6,400 new Covid-19 cases, nine deaths in 24 hours, says NICD

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'Fewer severe Covid-19 cases' in Omicron epicentre hospitals

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Jub Jub apologises for 'humiliating' Amanda du Pont, says the law ...

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Only a united Africa can succeed: Cyril Ramaphosa

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Matric exams end without incident, says education department

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Memorial lecture in honour of Black Mambazo's founder Joseph Shabalala

South Africa

'Our lives are just as important': Ramaphosa criticises Western ...

South Africa

Lawyer gets bail for murder after street fight Lawyer gets bail for murder after street fight

A Pretoria lawyer has been released on R5,000 bail after his arrest for allegedly killing a man during an altercation ...

South Africa

Ex-MEC slams state after his double murder case is postponed ... Ex-MEC slams state after his double murder case is postponed again

Former Mpumalanga MEC for agriculture Mandla Msibi says his legal team is going to approach the national director of ...

Soccer

Kaizer Chiefs tight-lipped on whether they will honour their ... Kaizer Chiefs tight-lipped on whether they will honour their match against Arrows

Kaizer Chiefs are tight-lipped on whether they will honour their next DStv Premiership fixture against Golden Arrows at ...

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We speak to John Rance, chairperson of the Kei Mouth Ski Boat Club. When plans for seismic exploration for oil and gas were mooted in 2012 and 2013, he was chief environmental officer for the Border Deep Sea Angling Association, which was among the first organisations to oppose Shell's plans.

Seismic shock: South Africans face off with oil giant Shell

Seismic shock: South Africans face off with oil giant Shell

WILD COAST vs BIG OIL | Groundswell against seismic shelling of ocean bed

Stop Wild Coast blasting now, urges Wildlife and Environmental Society

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Internet cafe owner lost everything in looting

I stood and watched mayhem play out – businessman

Granny, family left stranded after their popular Soweto shop was looted

Major setback as fish and chips stores are gutted

Thato Segoni and her brother Keletso used their life's saving to open a Fish and Chips franchise eatery in Vosloorus at Chris Hani Mall.
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Know more to do more: SebenzaLIVE helps SA’s youth find work

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Tshetlo believes in no use of hair dye and heat for natural hair

Hair salon owner Botlhale Tshetlo believes that natural black hair is ‘uniquely you’.
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Khanyisa resort lends sparkle to kasi life

Look on bright side to overcome gloom

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Mzansi — this is how much you'll pay for the new Volkswagen Polo

Volkswagen has at long last revealed the local pricing of its recently updated sixth-generation Polo range that's scheduled to arrive on SA showroom floors in ...
Business

MTN imposes mandatory Covid-19 vaccination, warns staff who refuse jab

Cape Town protest adds fuel to the Shell seismic survey furore

Keep the power on: Battery energy storage systems are a valuable investment

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Shell wins court case to start seismic surveys offshore SA

A SA high court on Friday struck down an urgent application brought by environmentalists to stop oil major Royal Dutch Shell starting seismic surveys to ...