
Teenage passenger who died after car crash named
Police are appealing for witnesses following the death of 19-year-old Ashton Tomes in Holmfirth.
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Police are appealing for witnesses following the death of 19-year-old Ashton Tomes in Holmfirth.
Chronic pesticide exposure is a ‘silent pandemic’ of neurodevelopmental harm in South Africa. The current regulatory system, designed for adults, fails to protect children from cumulative, low-level exposure.

United States win the men’s Olympic ice hockey gold medal for the first time in 46 years by beating neighbours Canada in overtime.

Babina Noko joined Casric Stars, TS Galaxy, Golden Arrows, AmaZulu, Durban City, Milford and Jacksa Spears in Monday’s quarterfinal draw
Residents’ committees have replaced ward committees in Johannesburg, deepening inequality.
The South African Weather Service has warned of severe thunderstorms with heavy rain, excessive lightning and hail in parts of the Eastern Cape, Western Cape, Northern Cape, Free State, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal and the North West.

Reports say the former prime minister has demanded a full investigation into Andrew’s role as UK trade envoy.

Sometimes faith is what keeps us from falling apart. Be encouraged as you listen to this year’s first episode

Gordon Brown has reportedly demanded a police investigation into the use of RAF bases.
Anglo was supposed to be the core partner of Ramaphosa’s just energy transition legacy, but the real work is happening far from the hydrogen valley. The Northern Cape will be the testbed for impact funding.

Twenty suspects, including former and current senior officials in the Mpumalanga government, have been arrested in a sting operation by the Hawks in connection with fraud and corruption in a R113m “emergency school repairs” scandal.

This week on Deeply Rooted, we shine the light on a rising divide between His creation, men and women. In many spaces in society, it occurs oftentimes where we see the two genders at loggerheads for more reasons than one. Although calling each other out

Renowned economist Dawie Roodt said President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address signalled the beginning of the end for BEE.
Can the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality and the owner of the land housing the Grogro informal settlement come to an amicable agreement where the metro can buy the land and provide the residents of the informal settlement with basic services?

Efficient Group Chief Economist Dawie Roodt said incompetence, corruption, and the wrong macroeconomic policies are to blame for South Africa’s economic problems.
Nelson Mandela Bay municipality took nearly 10 months to repair one of four potholes on Louise Michael Drive — and in a bizarre move, left the other three unattended. But residents can take heart: In some cases, when the metro drags its feet, civil organisation Gatvol PE steps in.

The Met says it has not identified any wrongdoing by its protection officers “at this time”.

Mason Miller, 20, was killed on Wednesday when he was fatally stabbed, detectives say.

They have been named locally as Eddie Hill, 20, and Jayden Long, 19, from Norfolk.