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Man out on bail for rape returns to court for murder

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A 22-year-old Mpumalanga man who was out on bail for rape has appeared in court for the murder of his employer following an argument over R300. Chris Mabaso appeared in the Nkomazi magistrate's court for the murder of Mhlobiso Sandrah Masango, 59, in in Schoemansdal, outside Malalane on Tuesday.

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Elections should be postponed to 2022 or they will be flawed, says Moseneke

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Elections should be postponed to 2022 or they will be flawed, says Moseneke

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Former deputy chief justice Dikgang Moseneke says local government elections scheduled for October 27 this year will not be free and fair under Covid-19 conditions.

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Bheki Cele denies police received intelligence before unrest and looting

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Bheki Cele denies police received intelligence before unrest and looting

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Police minister Bheki Cele has denied receiving intelligence before the violent uprisings in parts of KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng last week.

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Armed men demand security contract from owners of looted Umlazi mall

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Armed men demand security contract from owners of looted Umlazi mall

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In the same week the Philani Valley Mall was looted and vandalised, armed men claiming to belong to a local business forum demanded a contract to protect the property.

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Cap that! Mom and daughter graduate together at UCT

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Cap that! Mom and daughter graduate together at UCT

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A promise a Cape Town mother made to her daughters - that she will enrol at university with them - came to fruition in the past week when she attained her first qualification at UCT.

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It’s a lie I was involved in bid to stage a coup d’etat, says Andile Lungisa

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It’s a lie I was involved in bid to stage a coup d’etat, says Andile Lungisa

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Former ANCYL deputy president Andile Lungisa says he was interrogated for allegedly “assembling an arsenal” for the purposes of overthrowing the state.

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Former eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede did not instigate looting, says lawyer

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Former eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede did not instigate looting, says lawyer

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Zandile Gumede has denied having any involvement in the recent destruction and looting in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng.

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Family counts cost of looted business

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A 10-year family business is at risk of not getting revived after it lost stock valued at over R500,000.

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Major setback as fish and chips enterprise is gutted

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Major setback as fish and chips enterprise is gutted

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Thato Segoni and her brother Keletso used their life's saving to open a Fish and Chips franchise eatery in Vosloorus at Chris Hani Mall.

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Unrest sinks Raphael's clothing business

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Unrest sinks Raphael's clothing business

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A businesswoman who took all her savings to start up a clothing brand to better her life and create jobs is now facing a bleak future after her goods were burnt down during the recent unrest.

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Mechanic stripped of his workshop and livelihood

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Mechanic stripped of his workshop and livelihood

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It is a cold, windy Saturday morning as mechanic Benson Nkuna walks through the debris of what used to be his car repair workshop in Johannesburg, six days after it was looted and set alight amid the violent protests against the incarceration of former president Jacob Zuma.

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