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Nigerian air strike killed 33 villagers during Eid last week, witnesses say

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At least 33 people were killed in an airstrike on a village in Nigeria's northwestern Zamfara state last week, four residents and a traditional leader said, after a military operation targeting armed kidnapping gangs and their hideouts.

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At least 29 injured as ferry from Italian G7 island hits dock in Naples

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At least 29 people were injured in Italy on Friday when a ferry carrying people from the island of Capri, currently hosting a Group of Seven foreign ministers meeting, collided with a quay in Naples.

42 victims of Easter bus crash in Limpopo identified

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Forty-two of the 45 victims of a horror bus crash just before Easter have been identified, the Limpopo health department said on Friday.

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Business travel picks up, bolstering outlook for US airlines

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US airlines have enjoyed a travel boom for the past three years, but until this past quarter, big-spending corporate travellers had been largely missing.

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Another week in jail for Luke Fleurs murder accused as case postponed

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The six men linked to Kaizer Chiefs player Luke Fleurs' hijacking and murder will spend another week behind bars after their case was suspended in the Roodepoort magistrate's court on Friday.

US to spend $1bn on food aid abroad amid global hunger crisis

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The US department of agriculture and the US Agency for International Development will distribute $1bn (R19.22bn) in US commodities to countries with high hunger rates, the agencies said on Thursday.

Teacher collapses and dies at Vanderbijlpark school

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A teacher from Bophelong Secondary School in Vanderbijlpark died on Thursday after collapsing on the school premises.

RECORDED | Senzo Meyiwa murder trial continues

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The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial continues on Friday at the high court in Pretoria.

Fidelis Moema, co-accused in KPMG R16m bursary fraud case granted R50k bail

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The Palm Ridge specialised commercial crimes court granted former KPMG employee Fidelis Moema and his co-accused bail on Friday.

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Teen charged with terrorism over Sydney bishop stabbing

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Thousands of Muslims gathered in mosques across Sydney for regular prayers on Friday despite concerns about retaliatory attacks after police charged a 16-year-old boy with a terrorism offence over the stabbing of a Sydney bishop earlier…

Eight die on way to work in Limpopo bus, truck crash

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Eight people died when a bus and a truck collided early on Thursday on the R555 in the Tubatse-Fetakgomo municipality in Sekhukhune, Limpopo.

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Iranian senior commander says no damage caused in overnight attack

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No damage was caused in the overnight attack, a senior commander of Iran's Army Siavosh Mihandoust said on Friday according to state TV, adding that the noise heard overnight in Isfahan was due to air defence systems targeting a …

Former SANDF general accused of R2.1m fraud granted bail

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More accused are expected to be added to the South African National Defence Force matter in which a former general is facing fraud charges involving R2.1m.

Tata plans JLR EV imports to India under new policy: sources

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India's Tata plans to import its Jaguar Land Rover luxury electric cars under a new government policy that lowers import taxes for companies agreeing to set up local manufacturing, two Indian government sources said.

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Bomber crashes in Russia: Interfax

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A Tu-22M3 strategic bomber crashed in Russia's southern Stavropol region on Friday morning, the Interfax news agency cited Russia's defence ministry as saying.

Shock as metro cop appears in court instead of reporting for duty

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Tshwane municipality says it is shocked that one of its cops has appeared in court in connection with KPMG money-laundering charges.

TIMELINE | Iran and Israel's open warfare after decades of shadow war

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Israel launched a strike on Iranian soil on Friday, sources said, in the latest of the tit-for-tat exchanges between the regional arch foes whose long-running shadow war has broken into the open.

Free State teacher accused of raping grade 12 pupil granted R3k bail

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A Free State school teacher accused of raping a matric pupil has been granted R3,000 bail after his unopposed application.

Israel attacks Iran, sources say, drones reported over Isfahan

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Israel has attacked Iran, three people familiar with the matter said, as Iranian state media reported early on Friday that its forces had destroyed drones, days after Iran launched a retaliatory drone strike on Israel.

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Long wait for justice for child who was allegedly raped by cop probing her sexual harassment case in 2018

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The then eight-year-old was one of more than 80 girls allegedly sexually harassed by a 58-year-old school patroller in 2017

Eight arrested during battles between police and foreigners in Kimberley

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Police fired rubber bullets to disperse a large group of foreigners who attacked them as they were arresting a Nigerian allegedly in possession of drugs in Kimberley on Thursday evening.

SA is facing a fast escalating heroin crisis — and it’s being misunderstood

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Data shows that heroin use has increased markedly. Jesse Copelyn analyses the drivers of the crisis, the policies that could help curb it, and those that could make it even worse

Independent Louis Liebenberg says his entry into politics 'is long overdue'

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A diamond dealer, Liebenberg launched his political campaign as an independent candidate in Rosebank, Johannesburg, on Thursday.

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Tshwane on financial rescue mission to balance city’s books, says mayor

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Cilliers Brink says the DA-led coalition aims to balance the metro’s books and improve service delivery

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Helen Suzman Foundation rejects white paper on immigration legislation

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The Helen Suzman Foundation has rejected the adoption by the cabinet of the final white paper on citizenship, immigration and refugee protection while the African Diaspora Forum believes it is a mechanism to frustrate asylum seekers.

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Life imprisonment for man who raped girl, 7, walking home from school

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The Volkrust regional court on Thursday sentenced Walter Sibusiso Mazibuko to life imprisonment for raping a seven-year-old girl nine years ago.

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Brazil great Romario to play for Rio de Janeiro team at 58

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Retired Brazil striker Romario has registered as a player for America-RJ, the Rio de Janeiro state second division side the 58-year-old is now president of, and is set to make a return to the sport 15 years after he stopped playing.

House robbers shot, arrested after mistakenly activating panic alarm

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A house robber inadvertently activated a panic alarm as his acquaintances ransacked a house, sending the trio fleeing in a panic into the waiting arms of the law in Gqeberha.

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DA calls for ad hoc committee to probe parliament boss’s salary hike

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The DA has tabled a motion for parliament to establish an ad hoc joint committee to investigate the details surrounding the increase of secretary to parliament Xolile George’s salary in 2022.

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Trial date set for men accused of robbing and killing MUT lecturer Shan Dwarika

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A trial date has been set for four men charged with murdering and robbing senior Mangosuthu University of Technology electrical engineering lecturer Shan Dwarika.