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ANC in Parliament supports #DataMustFall

The African National Congress (ANC) in Parliament on Monday, said it supported the campaign to reduce the cost of communication by mobile operators, saying...

Corrupt police take bribes from drug dealers

Corrupt police and drug dealers - Jo’burg’s criminal ecosystem. Police taking drug money is an open secret. I spent two years watching the police take...

Family Challenge helps realise children’s dreams

Participants in the third annual SPAR Family Challenge next month will ensure that the dreams of even more terminally ill children in the East...

Rhodes University warns of closing down for the year

Rhodes University on Monday warned its students that continued instability on campus as a result of #FeesMustFall protests may result in the closure of...

Pretoria universities shut down over fees

Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) students shut down their campuses on Monday, joining their colleagues in other parts of South Africa demanding free higher...

Durban University of Technology closes in the face of student protests

The Durban University of Technology suspended its academic programme on Monday following student protests to demand free education. University spokesman Alan Khan initially said that...

National Union of Mineworkers wants Ramaphosa for president

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) on Monday reiterated its support for Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa to succeed President Jacob Zuma as the African...
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North West man arrested for murdering 4-year-old girl

A 34-year-old man was arrested on Monday for the the murder of a four-year-old girl in North West. Nomthandazo Talakase, 4, went missing on September...
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274 arrested in Eastern Cape police operations

A total of 274 suspects were arrested for various crimes during crime prevention operations in the Uitenhage cluster over the past weekend, Eastern Cape...

Nine students arrested following violent protests at NMMU

The Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) SRC is planning to hold a mass meeting outside City Hall on Monday. The university has been on a...
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Residence torched at the University of KwaZulu-Natal

A residence at the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s (UKZN) Pietermaritzburg campus was set alight on Monday morning. Police spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Thulani Zwane said: “This morning...
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Copper piping theft suspect arrested in Ladysmith

A 26-year-old man was arrested on Monday after he was found in possession of two bags filled with copper piping in Ladysmith, police said...