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Health minister Zweli Mkhize has cautioned shoppers to be careful because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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The 16-year-old first-born son of the woman slain along with her other children in Kwaaiman near Ellitodale and Coffee Bay on Tuesday night was the ...

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Eastern Cape mother and her 5 children found dead, husband missing

A mother and her five children, including an infant, were found killed at home in their rural Eastern Cape home on ...

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Cops foil hijacking in dramatic EL car chase

Police and private security guards foiled a hijacking attempt by shooting out the tyres of a fleeing vehicle after a ...

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Another blow as ADM loses court bid to halt car, travel allowances

The Amathole district municipality (ADM) has been ordered by the labour court to desist with its plan to halt ...

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Prudhoe people finally win 22-year battle for Fish River Sun land

After a tortuous two-decade legal battle the Prudhoe community are finally to get back their land, including the ...

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Amahlathi officials reject findings in leaked Cogta report

Axed Amahlathi ANC councillor Siyabulela Malawu and incumbent municipal manager Ivy Sikhulu-Nqwena believe a legal ...

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BREAKING | Suspects nabbed after police foil alleged EL robbery

Several suspects have been arrested in Cambridge, East London after what appears to be a foiled robbery of a courier ...

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'Threats to police won't be tolerated': Cele continues war of words with Malema

The war of words raging between police minister Bheki Cele and the EFF continues.

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Argentina soccer legend Maradona dies of heart attack

Argentina soccer legend Diego Maradona died of a heart attack on Wednesday, his lawyer said.

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The two faces of Tito, each as sincere as the other

The finance minister is torn between common sense and ideological fecklessness. Let’s hope the former wins out

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A pear-shaped production of billboard proportions, but it is the ANC

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South Africa was sunk deeper into junk status on Friday, receiving a double bill of ratings downgrades from both ...

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There is the possibility SA may be downgraded deeper into junk status in ratings decisions later, while sentiment is ...

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Oil slips amid demand fears, stimulus ...

US oil prices slipped on Friday, dropping for a second day as concern mounted about the hit to demand from the surge in ...

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Gold dips on US stimulus uncertainty

Gold prices fell on Friday after US treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin called for an end to some of the Federal ...

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“If the Covid-19 tide is threatening to wash away a business, the owner or owners need to sit back, relax, have a cup ...

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Nationalising Reserve Bank will create ...

A private member’s bill has been introduced by EFF chief whip Floyd Shivambu proposing the nationalisation of the Bank ...

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A severe cyclone slammed into India's southern coast early on Thursday, uprooting trees and power lines, but there was ...

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Walt Disney Co said on Wednesday it would layoff 32,000 workers, primarily at its theme parks, an increase from the ...

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Out of Covid isolation, British PM to ...

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US President Donald Trump on Wednesday pardoned his former national security adviser Michael Flynn, who had pleaded ...

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Tokyo governor asks bars, restaurants to ...

Bars and restaurants in Japan's capital of Tokyo will be asked to close early in a bid to halt coronavirus infections, ...

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Athletics SA makes surplus despite SABC ...

Athletics SA (ASA) saw income drop by more than R11.5-million last year‚ largely because of SABC’s money woes‚ but the ...

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Maritzburg United have confirmed former Kaizer Chiefs coach Ernst Middendorp’s return for a third stint in charge of ...

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