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High Court Rules In Favour Of The Public In Stopping Shell Seismic Survey

The Makhanda High Court in the Eastern Cape has ruled in favour of environmentalists and the public in halting the Shell seismic survey off the wild coast. In welcoming the Shell seismic survey interdict, environmentalists issued a stern warning to private companies who wanted to profit at the expense of communities and the environment. On […]

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Two KZN Siblings Aged 5 and 7 Die in Car Fire After Being Trapped Inside

Two siblings died after they became entrapped in a stationary car that they were playing in when it caught alight in Harding on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast on Sunday. According to a statement from Nonhlanhla Khoza, KwaZulu-Natal social development MEC, it is alleged that sisters, five-year-old Melokuhle and her seven-year-old Hlelolwenkosi Madiya, died in a

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Watch: Geminids Meteor Shower Lights Up Parts Of KZN Skies

Stargazers in some parts of KwaZulu-Natal were left in awe as the much-awaited Geminid Meteor Shower graced their skies on Saturday night. Sightings were reported in Pietermaritzburg, Durban and the South Coast. Amazed by the occasion, witnesses took to social media. Did anyone see this flying over Durban in the sky a few minutes ago.

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Six Killed as Bakkie Makes Illegal U-turn and Collides With Car in Limpopo

Six people have been killed in a crash between a Toyota bakkie and a VW sedan on the R521 in Limpopo on Saturday morning. The accident happened on R521 near the Matamanyane Junction in Capricorn District in Limpopo. It is reported that the bakkie driver recklessly made a turn on the road and collided head-on

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Watch: Teddy Mafia’s son-in-law targeted in Shallcross drive-by shooting

Kesavan Isaac Naidoo, the son-in-law of slain alleged Durban drug boss “Teddy Mafia” has survived a brazen attempted assassination on Wednesday, his family confirmed. The incident took place at about 10am in Shallcross, south of Durban. Naidoo, 41, is the son-in-law of Yaganathan Pillay – also known as Teddy Mafia. He was shot twice in

Facebook Down, Instagram and WhatsApp also offline

Facebook Down, Instagram and WhatsApp also offline

Facebook is currently experiencing an outage impacting its family of sites including WhatsApp and Instagram. Most Facebook users are seeing an error message that says ‘This site can’t be reached.’ On Instagram, the error message shows as a 5xx Server Error message. The outage is impacting users on both desktop and mobile. “We’re aware that

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Husband killed, wife critical as robbers open fire during Joburg home invasion

A home invasion on Sunday night left a man dead and his wife fighting for her life after they were shot by robbers in Randpark, Johannesburg. Emer-G-Med private emergency services paramedics found the man had sustained fatal gunshot wounds and he was declared dead. His wife was also shot several times and was stabilised before

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Tributes pour in for guard shot and killed in Gateway mall robbery

Tributes have poured in for a security guard who was shot during a robbery at The Gateway Theatre of Shopping in uMhlanga on Wednesday. Sihle Zulu, a tactical officer at Excellerate Security Services, was shot while confronting robbers who were fleeing across a parking lot after holding up a jewellery store in the complex. He

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Drama As Bujy Bikwa Says No To Men’s Cell

Bujy Jikwa, accused of hitting Boity Thulo with a beer glass at a hotel in Waterfall, allegedly caused a scene at Midrand Police Station refusing to share a cell with male detainees. The former Metro FM deejay Bujy Bikwa is charged with assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm following the attack on rapper

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Boity Thulo breaks silence over Bujy Bikwa assault case

Boity Thulo has taken to her social media to share a statement confirming that she was a victim of a physical attack. In the statement, Boity writes: “It is with deep sadness to state that I was indeed an unfortunate victim of a physical assault and that I have since opened a case against the

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Shortage of truck and bus drivers in South Africa as in the US and UK

South Africa is experiencing a shortage of skilled and qualified truck and bus drivers just like the US and the UK. This is according to Arnoux Maré, CEO of Innovative Solutions Group and Innovative Staffing Solutions. He says early retirements and lockdown restrictions have caused a shortage of skilled and qualified truck and bus drivers

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N2 Kei Cuttings bus accident leaves 27 dead

At least 27 people have been killed in a bus accident on the N2 at Kei Cuttings between East London and Butterworth in the Eastern Cape on Monday afternoon. The death toll has been revised from earlier reports which indicated that 10 people have died. Eastern Cape transport department spokesperson, Unathi Binqose, says the number

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