Former Newcastle Municipality employee sentenced to 8 years for R3.1m fraud

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'You don't want to criminalise the country' - NPA says it doesn't prosecute 25% of lockdown cases

The National Prosecuting Authority has declined to prosecute about 25% of lockdown

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Kruger’s parents were respectable farmers of Dutch descent on the northern outskirts of the British Cape Colony. He had little formal education but was able to express himself clearly in writing. Of more importance was the religious instruction he received from his parents according to the strict

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Business chamber slams Mabuyane's 'knee jerk' call for booze ban, but liquor board welcomes plan

A regional Eastern Cape business chamber has labelled Premier Oscar Mabuyane's call to push for a renewed alcohol ban as "knee jerk", but his call has the support of the Eastern Cape Liquor

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Fango, Gobo (1855-1886)

Gobo Fango was born in the Eastern Cape Colony in what is now South Africa around 1855, just before the beginning of the eighth of the nine Xhosa Wars (Cape Frontier Wars) against British and Boer settlers. Fango was a member of the Gcaleka tribe, a sub-group of the Xhosa peoples. These frontier

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Delay in delivery of PPE, so KZN asks school staff to return on Thursday

The return of staff to schools in KwaZulu-Natal has been delayed until later in the week as the education department works to distribute personal protective equipment (PPE) to all

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Covid-19: Staffer tests positive at SABC's KwaZulu-Natal office

The SABC has confirmed a Covid-19 case at its KwaZulu-Natal

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National Assembly to expedite budgetary process for Covid-19 response

Parties must let the parliamentary administration know how many of their members will attend the sitting at Parliament in Cape

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Legal battle looms as Frere Hospital in EC is shut down - report

A legal battle is looming after health and safety inspectors from the labour department shut down Frere Hospital in East London amid concerns that its measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19 are inadequate, according to a report in

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St Anne's alumni also detail experiences of bigotry, racism in public letter

A number of past and current pupils from St Anne's Diocesan College have recounted experiences of alleged racism and bigotry while at the school in a document released to the

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South Africa coronavirus: US gives 1,000 ventilators; cases pass 11,000

Key statistics as at May 12, data from National Institute For Communicable Diseases, NICD

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R239 million in salaries - this is what SA will have to pay the Cuban medical brigade

The South African government will pay more than R239 million in salaries for the 187 members of the Cuban medical brigade, who, according to Minister of Health Zweli Mkhize, are specialists in areas in which South Africa has

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The sun rises on Africa as we mark the 57th anniversary of the OAU

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South Africa: Can We Solve Hunger in South Africa?

Food insecurity and violence are close companions, a connection exposed in South Africa during the COVID-19 lockdown when conflict over food parcels

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Covid-19: Joburg inner city residents, workers concerned as positive cases increase daily

As a person who interacts with many different people on a daily basis, I wear my mask and cover my face with a plastic face shield," said

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Oliver Tambo - Birthday

Oliver Tambo , (born October 27, 1917, Bizana, Pondoland district, Transkei [now in Eastern Cape], South Africa—died April 24, 1993, Johannesburg), president of the South African black-nationalist African National Congress (ANC) between 1967 and 1991.

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Covid-19 testing stations to be opened at malls around Pretoria

The Gauteng Department of Health has partnered with Rebosis Property Fund and Faith Care Medicals to set up Covid-19 testing stations at malls owned by the company in the Pretoria

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Your weather update: Snow expected in parts of Western and Northern Cape on Friday

- Very cold conditions are expected in places over the eastern parts of the Northern Cape and the Free

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9 municipal officials convicted of financial misconduct in last 14 years - Lamola

Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola has announced only nine municipal officials have been convicted of crimes related to financial misconduct since

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South Africa: Snow Shuts Down Major Roads in Eastern Cape

This comes as the SA Weather Service in Port Elizabeth warned of disruptive snowfalls on high grounds of the Eastern Cape on Tuesday

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Tygerberg's Covid-19 ICU beds situation should not be seen in isolation, says health dept

The Western Cape government says Tygerberg Hospital's ICU Covid-19 department reaching its capacity should not be seen in isolation from the rest of the province's ability to accommodate Covid-19

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South Africa: Collins Khosa - Right to Human Dignity Cannot Be Compromised and Limited During Lockdown, Court Rules

On Friday, Judge Hans Fabricius handed down judgment in favour of the family of Collins Khosa who had launched an urgent application after he was beaten to death allegedly by members of the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) in Alexandra, Johannesburg, in

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11 Gauteng teachers and a pupil test positive for Covid-19

He said the schools where the teachers and the pupil attended had since been disinfected and cleaned and would open on Monday when schooling's expected to resume around the

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South Africa -- Changes in Town and Geographical Names

Since the first democratic election in South Africa in 1994, a number of changes have been made to geographical names in the country. It can get a bit confusing, as mapmakers struggle to keep up, and road signs arent immediately changed. In many instances, the new names were existing ones used by

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Concern as Covid-19 cases escalate in Limpopo's mining towns

Limpopo has seen a spike in Covid-19 cases within 24 hours, with the majority of it recorded in the mining areas of the province's Sekhukhune

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Swaziland

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Battle of Isandlwana (1879)

The Battle of Isandlwana, January 22, 1879,was the first engagement of the Anglo-Zulu War and would prove to be asignificant and unexpected victory for the Zulu in a war which they ultimatelylost to the

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Africa: COVID-19 Has Not Taken a Break As Figures Show Large Increase in Africa Infections

"Most countries in the African region are still experiencing an increase in the number of Covid-19 cases, with some reporting cases in new geographic areas," he

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Ramaphosa calls for responsibility: 'Don't drink so much that you injure others'

President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on South Africans not "to drink so much they injure others" - and put undue pressure on the national health

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South Africa: With Enough Support, People Can Grow Their Own Food

The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted how impoverished people and the working class suffer when food prices rise and jobs disappear, prompting a renewed interest in working the

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