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Gunmen open fire at Cape Town taxi rank, three dead

Cape Town – Western Cape police are investigating three counts of murder following a shooting at a taxi rank... Read more

12 Mar

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R200,000 worth of elephant ivory seized as two foreign nationals face court over rhino horn theft

Johannesburg – Two foreign nationals are set to appear in the Kempton Park Magistrate Court over allegations of contravening South... Read more

12 Mar

Business

Power cuts are the new normal in Kenya – what went wrong and how to fix it

Peter Twesigye, University of Cape Town Millions of Kenyan households and businesses have been subjected to interruptions of electricity... Read more

12 Mar

Countries

DA’s Cameron demands answers over SANDF role in Gauteng anti-crime operations

Cape Town – The Democratic Alliance (DA) has raised concerns over the deployment of soldiers in crime-plagued communities in... Read more

12 Mar

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In photos: how Cape Town beat the heat

People enjoying Monwabisi beach in the sweltering temperatures on Wednesday. Photo: Dave Fisher By GroundUp Staff With temperatures reaching... Read more

12 Mar

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‘Is this the real deal?’ – Residents react as soldiers enter Joburg crime hotspots

Johannesburg – Soldiers moved into gang-violence hotspots in Johannesburg on Wednesday to support police efforts to tackle rampant crime,... Read more

12 Mar

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WATCH | Lamola summons US ambassador Bozell over ‘undiplomatic’ remarks

Pretoria – Pretoria summoned the new US ambassador on Wednesday to explain “undiplomatic remarks” about South African racial policies and... Read more

12 Mar

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