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1 dead, 7 in hospital, 14 rescued from collapsed building
One person died and several people, who were trapped in a collapsed building in Durban, have been rescued, paramedics say.…
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Mother accused of hitting 14-year-old girl with wood, pouring hot water on her
Police in Lebowakgomo, 45km southeast of the Limpopo capital Polokwane, are investigating a case of assault after a teenager was…
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Another woman found stabbed and dumped in field – boyfriend arrested
A 36-year-old Eastern Cape man was arrested for allegedly stabbing his 45-year-old girlfriend and dumping her body in an open…
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Two metro cops killed on their way to work
Two eThekwini metro cops were killed in an apparent ambush in Durban on Tuesday, the eThekwini metro police said. According to…
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Woman allegedly stabs husband to death after finding him with other woman
Police in Mokwakwaila, outside Tzaneen in Limpopo, have arrested a 42-year-old woman who allegedly stabbed her husband to death after…
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43% of world’s poor people live in Nigeria, two other countries – World Bank
Global economic growth could rebound next year but the number of people living in extreme poverty is expected to remain…
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Mother charged with daughter Alexia’s murder has ‘history of mental illness’, court hears
Ballito mom Fungai Nyamadzawo, who is accused of murdering her six-year-old daughter Alexia, has a history of mental illness. This…
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Nigeria’s coronavirus cases now 13,464
Some 663 new cases of the novel coronavirus have been confirmed in Nigeria. According to the Nigeria Center for Disease…
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South Africa COVID-19 cases jump to 52 991, death toll rises to 1 162
The country registered 82 more COVID-19 related deaths on Tuesday, bringing the death toll to 1 162. Out of the 82…
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SA to pay $14m for Cuban doctors, says minister
South Africa’s Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has said Cuban doctors brought in to fight the coronavirus outbreak will cost the…
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