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Eleven Dead including School Child in Taxi and Truck Collision Accident

KwaZulu-Natal has been struck by tragedy. On Wanda Cele Road, eleven people lost their lives when a taxi and a truck collided. Among the dead was a school-going child. Several others survived but sustained severe injuries. The crash occurred on the very wet and slippery R102 near Lotus Park, south of Durban Metro, on Thursday […]

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Malema faces charges for Unlawful discharge of firearm at Rally, Lashes out At Trump

Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema appeared last week, Friday, 23 January, in the Magistrate’s Court on charges of unlawfully discharging a firearm at a party rally in Mdantsane. During the pre-sentencing proceedings, the court continues to consider issues of responsibility, risk, regret, and the wider ramifications of firearm-related offences, casting the  pre-sentencing proceedings,

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Springboks in Baltimore and SA Rugby announces 2025 Player of the Year nominees

South Africa’s Springboks are in Baltimore, United States, to compete against the New Zealand national team, the All Blacks, in September. The All Blacks are considered the Springboks’ toughest rivals. Rugby is not a popular sport in America, and given Pretoria’s worsening relationship with Washington, the Springboks can count themselves fortunate not to face deportation

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eThekwini Matric Stars honoured at Mayoral Awards and Municipality defends billing System Integrity amid Inaccuracy Claims

eThekwini Municipality honoured its Class of 2025 top achievers at the annual Mayoral Matric Awards Ceremony. The municipality celebrated its top matriculants on 23 January at an intimate ceremony held at the Durban ICC, where Wang Kuo-Hung from Northwood High School was announced as the first-place achiever of the Class of 2025. The ceremony also

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Durban Anti-Immigrant Leader to Surrender as Police Move to Charge Her Over School Protests

Durban, South Africa — The leader of the controversial March and March Movement, Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma, is expected to present herself at a police station on Tuesday morning after the South African Police Service (SAPS) reportedly decided to press charges against her for incitement to public violence linked to anti-immigrant protests. Ngobese-Zuma’s organisation, which has drawn

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Saudi Arabia the UAE Engage in a diplomatic Conflict over military and diplomatic policies Egypt tries to remain neutral for its own peace

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have been at loggerheads over military and diplomatic policies. Riyadh and Abu Dhabi have fallen out over what each Middle Eastern economic power house wants in terms of their wider alliance and long-term relationship. The spark of this recent feud between allies-turned-rivals was the initial seizure of power

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Intense Crack down Takes Place in Iran following Protests but Country could embark on new Path

Iran will not be the same again following the mass demonstrations over the last two weeks and the subsequent crackdown that has taken place. Building on a recent history of similar mass protests, this latest unrest has transcended all sections of Iranian society. The regime of the so-called Islamic Republic may not yet fall, but

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CAF President comes under fire over being Overly dependent On European Interests and Results are in for AfCON

The President of the Confederation of African Football (C.A.F.), Patrice Motsepe, did not have a good week end. While speaking at a press conference, he found himself in a heated exchange with one the journalists present. The seasoned journalist accused the C.A.F. president of “running Africa for Europeans” Though no evidence was provided to support

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eThekwini Municipality tackles Illegal dumping in Pine Town and Albert Park Vagrants and Drug Camps

The eThekwini Municipality has set its sights on cleaning up areas affected by illegal dumping. The municipality has focused first on Pinetown. The areas of Ashley, Caversham Glen, and Marianhill Park, among others in the vicinity, have been experiencing the onslaught of waste being openly discarded across the environment. The crisis has grown despite attempts

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BRICS plus War Drills in South Africa earn Washington’s Ire

Pretoria has played host to the BRICS Plus bloc’s military exercise drills off South Africa’s coast. The drills known as WILL FOR PEACE 2026, have attracted the anger of the United States governing establishment. This time the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs has accused the government of President Cyril Ramaphosa and the

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