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Pakistan flood toll rises with 25 children among 57 more deaths

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The toll from cataclysmic floods in Pakistan continued to climb on Saturday with 57 more deaths, 25 children, as the country grapples with a relief and rescue operation

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Man and 11-year-old killed in Western Cape gang violence, while two cops shot

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Man and 11-year-old killed in Western Cape gang violence, while two cops shot

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Western Cape police have activated a 72-hour plan to nab the perpetrators who shot and injured two off-duty officers in Khayelitsha on Friday.

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Fedhasa welcomes Zimbabwean exemption permit extension

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Fedhasa welcomes Zimbabwean exemption permit extension

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The Federated Hospitality Association of SA (Fedhasa) has welcomed the six-month extension for Zimbabwean exemption permits (ZEPs).

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Peace mural a 'bridge' between communities hit by violence last year

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Peace mural a 'bridge' between communities hit by violence last year

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A KwaZulu-Natal artist on a mission to restore social cohesion and peace in communities affected by violence during the 2021 July unrest on Friday unveiled a giant peace mural.

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Cape Town libraries lose R3m in books, DVDs and study guides

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Cape Town libraries lose R3m in books, DVDs and study guides

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Cape Town's libraries will have a fine-free week from Monday to Saturday to encourage people return 22,775 lost items, including books, study guides and DVDs.

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Migrants in South Africa have access to healthcare: why it’s kicking up a storm

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Migrants in South Africa have access to healthcare: why it’s kicking up a storm

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A political storm has erupted in South Africa after a video went viral showing the health minister for the Limpopo province – which borders Zimbabwe – berating a Zimbabwean woman who was seeking healthcare.

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Covid was a setback for indigenous languages: South African lecturers on what went wrong

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Covid was a setback for indigenous languages: South African lecturers on what went wrong

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South African indigenous languages are among those at risk of a serious decline due to the increasing use of digital technologies. By some estimates only 5% of the world’s languages are likely to survive online.

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Wet, windy and cold in Western and Northern Cape, balmy in Gauteng

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Wet, windy and cold in Western and Northern Cape, balmy in Gauteng

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A cold front is expected to affect parts of the Cape on Sunday and Monday, the SA Weather Service says.

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Hamas authorities execute five Palestinians in Gaza

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Hamas authorities execute five Palestinians in Gaza

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Gaza's ruling Hamas Islamists executed five Palestinians on Sunday, two of them on charges of espionage for Israel that dated back to 2015 and 2009, the interior ministry said.

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Ukraine nuclear plant loses power line, Moscow makes Europe sweat over gas

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Ukraine nuclear plant loses power line, Moscow makes Europe sweat over gas

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A nuclear power plant on the front line of the Ukraine war again lost external power, U.N. inspectors said on Saturday, fuelling fears of disaster while Moscow kept its main gas pipeline to Germany shut to hurt economies of Kyiv's friends in the West.

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Australia government favours boosting temporary skilled migrants' pay

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Australia government favours boosting temporary skilled migrants' pay

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The Australian government favours lifting the income threshold for some temporary migrants, skills and training minister Brendan O'Connor said on Sunday, as it works to tackle widespread shortages of workers.

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Police officer, two suspects killed in Ngcobo gun battle

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Police officer, two suspects killed in Ngcobo gun battle

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A dramatic shoot-out left an Eastern Cape police officer and two suspects dead as cops foiled an armed robbery at a retail chain store in Ngcobo, in the Chris Hani District, on Saturday.