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    Floyd Shivambu, the perennial sidekick, faces an uphill battle on his own.
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    Toyota’s Japanese insurer sues SA for R6.5bn over 2022 flood damage
    Transnet, KZN government and eThekwini face a hefty bill for their alleged part in the disaster at Prospecton plant
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    The Airports Company South Africa has outlined an ambitious recovery and infrastructure overhaul plan. However, from fuel fragility to regulatory delays, Acsa’s path to credibility still faces turbulence.
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    NPA boss Shamila Batohi continues to face criticism over her leadership, with ActionSA protesting in Tshwane on Thursday, calling for her removal.
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    More than 200 Stellenbosch University staff have said they believe the institution has ‘a special moral responsibility’ to break its silence on the issue, given its history with apartheid.
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    What is needed for saving lives in flooding and other disasters is shifting from post-disaster relief to proactive risk reduction, empowering communities with early warning systems and fostering a ‘whole of society’ response to the escalating climate threats, according to experts in the wake of the Mthatha flooding.
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    A Nelson Mandela Bay police officer who pleaded guilty – in a disciplinary hearing – to charges of armed robbery, possession of stolen property and the possession of an unlicensed firearm has returned to work after a two-month suspension. The DA’s Yusuf Cassim however said there were serious irregularities with...
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    Swanepoel was speaking at a webinar the day after Joshlin’s traffickers and kidnappers filed for leave to appeal against their conviction and life sentences following the child’s disappearance on 19 February 2024.
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    Less than a month after Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi announced that his highly criticised Nasi Ispani employment recruitment initiative would be relaunched, more information on the initiative’s struggles to pay Expanded Public Works Programme workers has come to light.
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    Swiss National Bank cuts rate to zero, signals caution
    The SNB drops policy rate by 25 basis points from 0.25%, nearing negative rates for the first time since 2022
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    Rape charges laid after clinic finds three underage girls pregnant
    A nurse and doctor at a North West clinic opened three statutory rape cases with the police after three girls aged 14, 15 and 16, who had visited the clinic for check-ups, were found to be pregnant.
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    News24 | Walter Sisulu University employee shot dead at campus gate
    A staff member of Walter Sisulu University (WSU) was shot dead on the Mthatha campus on Thursday evening.
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    State capture ‘nerve centre’ to finally go under hammer
    Auctioneers post listings of properties belonging to Gupta firm
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    News24 | Four arrested in connection with murder of 2 teenage girls in KwaNobuhle
    Four people have been arrested in connection with the murder of two teenage girls whose burnt bodies were found in KwaNobuhle, the Eastern Cape, on Wednesday.
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    Rights Commission lays crimen injuria charge against religious freedom body
    The Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Rights Commission has laid criminal charges of crimen injuria against Michael Swain of the Freedom of Religious SA (Forsa) organisation.
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    Spain resists Nato 5% defence spending goal
    Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez wants to opt out of the Trump-backed increase, putting at risk next week's Nato summit
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    Moving, tragic, surprising, inspiring, terrifying, shocking... This is a selection of images from our planet, over the past week.
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