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Anton Hammerl family still seeking justice after 10 years of his murder
Locating the remains of slain award winning photo journalist Anton Hammerl is key to instituting an investigation into his death. That's according to the international legal team f…
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Anton Hammerl family still seeking justice after 10 years of his murder
Locating the remains of slain award winning photo journalist Anton Hammerl is key to instituting an investigation into his death. That's according to the international legal team f…
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5 min
COVID-19 infection rate expected to soar even further
COVID-19 infection rates across South Africa are expected to surge over the next few weeks. This emerged during a briefing by the National Department of Health this morning. Scient…
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Education sector will not receive their vaccine this week
Workers in South Africa's education sector will not receive their vaccines this week. That's because the United States medicines regulator, the Food and Drug Administration or FDA"…
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The LGBTQI+ community is under siege in SA, and activists fear the situation will worsen should the law not ch…
The LGBTQI+ community is under siege in South Africa, and activists fear the situation will worsen should the law not change. This as a flight attendant, Aubrey Boshoga, was found…
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Load shedding forces employees to return to the office
South Africans working from home say, load shedding has forced many of them to return to the office, hence placing them at risk of contracting Covid-19. Earlier this week, Eskom im…
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4 min
Load shedding will continue to affect water supply in Johannesburg
Johannesburg Water says load shedding will continue to affect its ability to deliver uninterrupted water supply to residents in the city. Eskom has implemented stage two until ten…
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Unemployment forces children to become bread winners
Record high unemployment statistics in South Africa, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic have forced children to become bread winners. As Youth Month kicks off in the country -- C…
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Fake news hampers SA's vaccine drive
Fake news is hampering government's efforts to vaccinate the population. It has led to hesitancy from some to be inoculated. That's according to the National Institute for Communic…
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More than half of businesses in the tourism sector have retrenched staff
Just over half of companies in the travel and tourism sector in South Africa have retrenched their staff in the last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. That's according to the Asso…
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Concealing a sexual crime against a child in the family, could result in arrest
Concealing a sexual crime against a child in the family, could result in arrest. The Gauteng Department of Community Safety says although incest or child sexual assault is not a ne…
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Local music industry mourns the passing of Emmanuel "Mjokes' Matsane.
INTRO: The local music industry is mourning the passing of Emmanuel "Mjokes' Matsane. "Mjokes" -- a member of kwaito group Trompies and co-director at Kalawa Jazmee records -- died…
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South Africans trapped in Palestine
The South African embassy in Palestine is engaged in efforts to assist South Africans who wish to return home amid escalating violence between Israel and Palestine. At least 220 Pa…
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Redhill alumni demand retraction of a letter banning free speech
Students, parents and alumni of Redhill School in Sandton, Johannesburg have handed a memorandum of demands to the school's management. The group staged a peaceful protest outside…
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Vaccines run out at some sites in Gauteng
Vaccination sites in Johannesburg have seen snaking queues of health-care workers trying to get the jab before phase one of government's vaccination programme ends. Phase two, targ…
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Adherence to health protocols could reduce the impact of a deadly third wave
Social distancing and other health protocols could lessen the impact of a predicted third wave of Covid-19 infections. That's according to Acting Executive Director of the National…
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Skhaftin bus brings cheap, nutritious food to the Johannesburg inner city
There's a new bus in town, providing food and a new way to think green. The newly-launched Skaftin Bus brings nutritious food to residents of Johannesburg's inner city at a fractio…
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Dr Maryam Dawjee becomes the first female Digital Smile Design master in SA
Dr Maryam Mohammed Dawjee has become the first woman and only the second person in South Africa with a masters degree in Digital Smile Design. This refers to the study of the relat…
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Calls for the country's school infrastructure to be declared a national crisis
The Independent Institute of Education or IIE, is calling for South Africa's current school infrastructure to be declared a national crisis. The Institute says, the disruptions as…
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Government launches vaccine registration for those over 60
The National Health Department has assured South Africans that every citizen, who registers on the Electronic Vaccination Data System, will be offered a vaccine. Health Minister, D…