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A serial rapist who lured unsuspecting victims with job promises has been sentenced to five life terms in jail.

Despite body parts being found in his hut, Thokozani Msibi, the traditional healer and alleged mastermind in the killing of Gabisile Shabane, has denied any involvement in her gruesome slaying.

“He claimed that he committed the rapes while drunk and thought his daughter was one of his 'many girlfriends', as his wife had left him,” said NPA regional spokesperson Luxolo Tyali.

The council of the University of Cape Town (UCT) has given in-principle approval to a proposal that all staff and students must prove they’ve had a jab before they can enter campuses from January 1 2022.

To protect the identities of any children who may be involved, TimesLIVE is not naming the man — who strenuously denied the claim that he has been neglecting to pay child maintenance for more than a decade.

Passanger Rail Agency of SA CEO Zolani Matthews says he is not confident that the railway group can provide a reliable service in the coming financial year.

The family of the late EFF election candidate Thulani Shangase, who was gunned down in Herwood, just outside Pietermaritzburg on Sunday, want to meet with the two dominant political parties in the area before his funeral on Saturday.

There were fewer accidents on the railways during the 2020/21 financial year but this should not be cause for celebration, deputy transport minister Sindisiwe Chikunga said on Wednesday.

The University of Free State will establish advanced pharmacology research and development laboratories which will include building a herbal medicine production and manufacturing facility.

Dozens of parents across the country took their children to vaccination sites to get the Covid-19 jab yesterday.

With 11 days left before municipal elections next month, political party campaign messages and adverts have taken centre-stage with voters spoilt for choice.

The founder of SA’s popular sneaker brand Drip Footwear Lekau Sehoana says he is scared for his life after the murder of his business partner on Monday.