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‘God saved me to fulfil my dream’

“I thought I was dying. I was ready to surrender my life to God. But here am I still alive — it was not my day to die.”

Business

New era on hand for BT Ngebs

BT Ngebs City Mall is getting ready for a major facelift, say its new owners. The Mthatha mall opened to much fanfare in 2015, when Eastern ...

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‘Fundamental human rights violations contributed to Enyobeni ...

In a scathing rebuke of local, provincial and national government entities, the SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has given police, Buffalo City ...

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From Fort Hare security guard to proud graduate

Amid the sea of caps and gowns at the University of Fort Hare’s graduation ceremony was 54-year-old security guard Mpumelelo Pinini, who had been safeguarding the institution for more than a decade.  Pinini realised his dream this week as he ...
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SA’s democracy ‘critical but stable’

South Africa celebrates 30 years of democracy on Saturday. But as the country marks many social, political and ...

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IN PICS | Thabo Mbeki on the campaign trail in Soweto

Former ANC president Thabo Mbeki has returned to the campaign trail in Soweto, making an appearance at Jabulani Mall ...

Lifestyle

Here's why you wont be seeing Muzi Mthabela and Ronnie Nyakale on 'Generations: The ...

"These stalwarts of the show will be on an indefinite hiatus as they pursue other avenues for creative expression."

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DJ Peter 'Mashata' Mabuse's family say jealousy was behind his murder

Friends, family, colleagues and students gathered at the State Theatre in Pretoria on Thursday in song, dance and ...

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Are you ready? Entries open for the 2024 Telkom Radio Awards

SPONSORED | SA industry celebrates its 100 years of radio

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UFH ranked among world's top 2,000 universities for 2024

SPONSORED | The University of Fort Hare showed a remarkable ascent in the latest URAP World Rankings measuring academic ...

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LISTEN | Let's get criminals out of the ANC: Mbeki has not buried the hatchet

Former ANC president Thabo Mbeki says he has not put his grievances aside with the party, which “will have to get the ...

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Former acting ASA CEO pays back the money to the SIU

The Special Investigating Unit said on Thursday it has received full payment from former acting CEO of Athletics South ...

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2-million Britons suffer long Covid-19 symptoms, survey shows

Two-million people across England and Scotland are still suffering from long Covid-19 symptoms, of whom 381,000 have ...

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Woman wins backpay after company's zero-tolerance policy on at-home cannabis use is ruled ...

Barloworld Equipment has been ordered to pay two years' backdated salary to a woman dismissed for cannabis use after ...

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Girl, 3, 'dies after lifelong torture': young brother to testify against mother, ...

Nine-year-old *Brandon is set to be called as a witness for the prosecution in the trial of his mother and ...

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DA's Msimanga 'exposes ANC's broken promises and corruption' in Gauteng

Msimanga said the current state of affairs provides Gauteng residents with minimal cause for celebration ahead of ...

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Woman drowns after accidentally driving vehicle off a ship in Gqeberha harbour

In a freak accident, the vehicle terminal employee drove the Ford Ranger into the sea.

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Health department’s handling of Enyobeni tragedy violated the right to dignity of ...

The SA Human Rights Commission has found that the department of health’s handling of the Enyobeni Tavern tragedy where ...

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WATCH | This robot can predict a smile before it happens

Engineers at Columbia University's Creative Machines Lab have developed Emo – a robot capable of mimicking human facial ...