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Taxi chaos | Santaco takes City of Cape Town to court

admin Aug 18, 2023 0 74

Santaco in the Western Cape has until noon to reach an agreement with the City of Cape Town and the provincial transport department.

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Midrand school at centre of anti-dreadlocks row 'operating illegally' - DBE

admin Aug 18, 2023 0 70

It has emerged that a school at the centre of an anti-dreadlocks policy has failed to register a new name in compliance with the Department of Basic Education (DBE) regulations. As a result, the department said the Crowthorne Christian Academy in Midrand has been operating illegally.

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Jail for KwaZulu-Natal traffic department official who sold learner’s licenses for up to R1,000

admin Aug 18, 2023 0 105

An administration clerk who sold learner’s licenses for R1,000 has been sentenced to four years behind bars.

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Babies abandoned in Soshanguve this week

admin Aug 18, 2023 0 72

The discovery of two dead baby bodies in the township of Soshanguve in just one week has raised the alarm about the ever increasing social problems in Tshwane’s townships.

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Police killings spiked between April & June of 2023, crime stats reveal

admin Aug 18, 2023 0 69

he murder rate has gone down but there’s been a spike in police killings between April and June this year.

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NSFAS CEO Nongogo placed on special leave as scheme probes new payment system

admin Aug 17, 2023 0 111

National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) CEO Andile Nongogo has been placed on special leave as the scheme conducts an investigation into the new direct payment system.

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Man mauled to death by lion at Gauteng nature reserve

admin Aug 17, 2023 0 73

A man was mauled to death by a lion at the Dinokeng Game Reserve this week.

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Operation Shanela: Police clamp down on illegal mining in Roodepoort

admin Aug 17, 2023 0 75

Police clamp down on illegal mining in Roodepoort

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Death toll from vehicle collision near Stanford rises to 3

admin Aug 17, 2023 0 73

Authorities have confirmed to Eyewitness News that the death toll from a minibus and bus accident between Stanford and Caledon in the Western Cape has risen to three.

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27 people arrested during violent protest in Swellendam

admin Aug 16, 2023 0 77

Twenty-seven people have been arrested as a violent protest continues in the town of Swellendam, about 200 kilometres outside Cape Town.

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Pupil kicked out of Midrand school for wearing natural dreadlocks

admin Aug 16, 2023 0 70

A13-year-old pupil has been kicked out from Midrand-based school Crowthorne Christian Academy because her hairstyle allegedly violated the school code of conduct.