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News24 | Taxi boss ‘Ferrari’ arrested; Petrol attendant lands dream job: Today’s top 7 stories
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News24 | ‘I was told to stay in my lane’: Pimville drama deepens as Kagiso Modupe breaks his silence
Kagiso Modupe has broken his silence on the Pimville payment controversy, firmly distancing himself from responsibility for unpaid actors.
News24 | Uganda’s Museveni begins seventh term amid election fraud claims and opposition crackdown
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has been sworn in for a seventh term, extending his 40-year tenure following a landslide victory in controversial January elections.
Hawks intercepted Gauteng officers trying to steal cocaine
Hawks arrested four police officers who attempted to steal 999kg of cocaine that arrived in Johannesburg from Brazil
Cape Town storm floods 26 informal settlements and damages more than 10 000 structures
More than 41 000 people have been affected by severe flooding in Cape Town as South Africa declares a national disaster after storms, heavy rain and wind batter multiple provinces
South Africans Abroad: Cassius Mailula leaves Belgium
End of the road for Mailula in Belgium!
The former Bafana Bafana attacker will not stay at KV Kortrijk, meaning he will return to Toronto FC.
Ticking time bomb: South Africa’s youth jobs bloodbath hits catastrophic level
With the youngest demographic facing a staggering 60.9% unemployment rate, South Africa’s labour market paints a grim picture for its future workforce.
News24 | Motsepe hails SA mining comeback
South Africa has regained competitiveness in mining because of partnerships between the public and private sector to tackle regulatory issues and structural bottlenecks, according to billionaire Patrice Motsepe.
The NPA’s war on leopards and the wildlife laws
In three separate incidents across the Western Cape in the past year — in Piketberg, Bot River and Bredasdorp—landowners or their agents captured leopards alive in cage traps without the required permits for such traps. The three cases share a common feature beyond the permit failure: in each instance, the relevant authorities—CapeNature, the police and/or the NPA—were either notified...
Kaizer Chiefs’ CAF inter-club record since first entry in 1993
Here’s Kaizer Chiefs’ record in CAF inter-club competitions
Amakhosi will return to the CAF Confed Cup as they will finish third on the log.
News24 | Hamas, allies accused of ‘systematic, widespread’ sexual violence during 7 October attack
Hamas and its allies committed “systematic, widespread” sexual violence during their 7 October 2023 attack on Israel and against hostages they took back to Gaza, according to a report released by an independent Israeli investigative commission.