Hendrik Hancke Senior reporter

Hendrik Hancke is an award-winning senior journalist who escaped the clutches of the Afrikaans media and now writes for Sunday Times and TimesLIVE about safety and security, energy and social issues.

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Man walks into bank with live barn owl as a deposit

Customers and staff at an Absa branch in Gauteng were dumbstruck when a man arrived and tried to open a bank account ...

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Changes to Absa's executive committee announced

As part of a strategic plan to drive growth and reinforce its position in the market, Absa announced changes to the ...

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Two fires in Cape Town claim six lives

Six people died in two separate fires in Cape Town on Friday night.

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Eskom’s 12% price hike no April Fools’ joke

Some consumers might believe it to be an April Fool's joke but TimesLIVE can confirm that Eskom's 12% electricity price ...

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8-year-old bus crash survivor in good hands, says Limpopo health MEC Dr Phophi Ramathuba

The eight-year-old girl who was the only passenger known to survive the tragic bus accident that claimed 45 lives on ...

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Limpopo premier Stan Mathabatha urges caution on roads after bus tragedy

In the wake of the tragic bus accident on Thursday that claimed 45 lives, Limpopo premier Stan Mathabatha has urged ...

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Busy week for Eastern Cape stock theft cops

It has been a busy week for Eastern Cape police working on stock theft cases.

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Cop's widow and her lover sentenced to life for his murder

The Polokwane high court has sentenced the widow of a slain police officer and her lover to life in prison for his ...

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Public warned not to eat dead marine life that washes ashore

Seafood lovers have been warned to avoid eating dead marine life that has washed ashore.

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Polo Vivo found completely stripped, barely two hours after cops alerted

It was a case of 'Gone in 60 Seconds' stealing exotic cars in the action heist film starring Nicolas Cage, but in South ...