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Police must be ‘combat ready’ when fighting against criminals: Mchunu at funeral service for slain Saps official

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Police minister Senzo Mchunu has called on police to be “combat ready” when responding to crime scenes amidst a crime wave gripping the country.

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Two people die as others rescued from vehicles trapped in floodwaters in Tshwane

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A motorcyclist and a motorist swept into a river by floods in Centurion were found dead while a man clinging to a lamp post surrounded by raging waters was rescued by Tshwane firefighters.

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Two-year-old toddler’s body found in river near Hartbeespoort Dam

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The boy was last seen on Thursday playing in a field in the vicinity of a river near Hartbeespoort Dam

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WATCH | ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula briefs media on full implementation of Bela Act

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ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula is on Saturday briefing the media on the full implementation of the Basic Education Laws Amendment Act.

US Senate passes government funding bill, averts shutdown

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The late-night vote capped a frantic week that saw president-elect Donald Trump and his billionaire ally Elon Musk defeat an initial bipartisan deal, throwing Congress into disarray.

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Driver kills at least two after ramming into crowd at German Christmas market

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A Saudi source told Reuters the kingdom had warned German authorities about the attacker, who the source said had posted extremist views on his personal X account.

Friday, Dec 20

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Man who allegedly killed girlfriend and son suspected the child was not his

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A WhatsApp voice note sent by the alleged killer accuses the mother of giving birth to a child he had not fathered

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Bheki Cele highlights heartbreak of 2-year-old left without parents in KwaZulu-Natal tragedy

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Former minister of police Bheki Cele underscored the unimaginable future facing a young child after both parents died in KwaZulu-Natal this week.

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CYNTHIA LUNGU & TAPIWA NYASULU | What music’s #MeToo reckoning means for African women

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As details emerge of US moguls and musicians sexually exploiting people, these same stories are unfolding in private spaces all around us in Eastern and Southern Africa

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KZN man allegedly stabs his girlfriend and three-year-old son to death, then takes his own life

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KwaZulu-Natal police on Friday discovered the bodies of a young couple and their child in uMgababa on the South Coast.

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South Korea police questioned acting president Han over martial law decree

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South Korean police have questioned Prime Minister and acting President Han Duck-soo as part of an investigation into the short-lived decision this month to impose martial law, an official at his office said on Friday.

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US aviation body banning drone flights over New Jersey, New York sites

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The Federal Aviation Administration said on Thursday it was temporarily barring drone flights over dozens of critical infrastructure sites in New Jersey and New York.

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WATCH | Who are the migrants who could be targeted in Trump’s mass deportation plans?

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As Donald Trump plans mass deportations of migrants, data reveal that it could target roughly 11-14 million people. Here’s what we know about their nationalities, home states, jobs and ages.

Trump-backed spending deal fails in House, shutdown approaches

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A spending bill backed by Donald Trump failed in the US House of Representatives on Thursday as dozens of Republicans defied the president-elect, leaving Congress with no clear plan to avert a fast-approaching government shutdown that…

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44 inmates in isolation due to diphtheria outbreak at Pollsmoor prison

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Forty-four inmates at Pollsmoor prison have been placed in isolation to curb the spread of diphtheria after seven cases were confirmed.

Behind a potential Honda and Nissan tie-up, the existential threat posed by Chinese EVs

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While the challenge from China's seemingly boundless EV expertise looms large for all traditional carmakers, for Japan it represents a threat to the vast car manufacturing supply chain that has been the country's economic engine for years.

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Car producing countries press EU to waive CO2 fines

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The leaders of car manufacturing hubs Germany, Italy and the Czech Republic pressured Brussels on Thursday to waive financial penalties on carmakers that miss EU emissions targets from next year.

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Mental health and motherhood: SA now has treatment guidelines, the trick will be to make them work

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For the first time, maternal mental health is now formally recognised in the country’s official blueprint for all matters relating to pregnancy.

Thursday, Dec 19

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Three life terms each for funeral cover insurance fraud murders

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A Durban woman and her accomplice who plotted the deaths of her two relatives and a family friend have been handed three life sentences.

Ntobeko Cele's family says boyfriend had attacked her before

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The family of Ntobeko Cele, 25, who was stabbed to death by her partner who posted a video of her body before committing suicide, has expressed its anguish about how the killer's family have depicted them in public.

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Company director sentenced to five years in jail for tax fraud

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The Johannesburg specialised commercial crimes court on Thursday convicted and sentenced a 52-year-old company director to five years’ imprisonment for fraudulently evading tax amounting to more than R300,000.

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Calls for public submissions on the national minimum wage

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The National Minimum Wage Commission has announced its recommendation for the national minimum wage for 2025 after its recent invitation for written representations on potential adjustments

KZN EFF provincial secretary fires PA for attending MK Party celebration

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The provincial secretary of the EFF in KwaZulu-Natal Nkululeko Ngubane, has fired his personal assistant Sphamandla Ngcobo and suspended him from the party for allegedly attending the MK Party's first anniversary celebrations at Moses…

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Police minister Senzo Mchunu slams Sibusiso Lawrence murder video

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At the end of the video, Lawrence showed the body of the victim in his car

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Gauteng hails increase in spaza shop registrations after deadline extension

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The Gauteng government has hailed the continued uptake in registration forms by local and foreign spaza shop owners after the national government's recent reprieve.

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ANC regains lost ground in last round of by-elections

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With political parties now looking towards the 2026 local government elections, the ANC continues to show strength in by-elections, having regained a seat in KwaZulu-Natal's Sweetwaters ward previously lost to the IFP.

Philippines president says legal experts to consider clemency requests for convict Veloso

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Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said legal experts would consider clemency requests for Mary Jane Veloso, who had been sentenced to death in Indonesia for drug trafficking before the two countries reached a deal for her…

RECORDED | Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa hosts last EAP media briefing for 2024

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Electricity minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa is hosting the last Energy Action Plan media briefing for the year.

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LISTEN | Gauteng, KZN and Limpopo warned of severe thunderstorms and flooding

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Johannesburg’s emergency services are on high alert as severe thunderstorms and possible flooding are forecast for the city as an 80% chance of rain hits the province.

Two former cops in court for CIT robbery of R5.8m

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Two former police officers who allegedly used a state vehicle to collect firearms to rob a cash-in-transit vehicle of R5.8m remain in jail after appearing in court.