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South Africa · South AfricaA 25-year-old man has been sentenced to 15 years direct imprisonment for kidnapping and assaulting a crew of paramedics in Pretoria last year. Gauteng MEC for Health and Wellness, Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko welcomed the conviction and sentencing handed down by the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court to Matome Tumi Sepesu on Wednesday. ALSO READ: Hijacked and shot at hospital gate: Health Dept calls for increased security at Rahima Moosa The Gauteng Emergenc…See the Story
Man who kidnapped and assaulted paramedics gets 15 years
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South Africa · South AfricaFormer president Jacob Zuma was allowed to stand as a candidate for Parliament due to the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party leader being unable to appeal his prison sentence. On Friday, the Electoral Court released its much-anticipated full judgment as to why it overturned a decision of the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) to bar Zuma from the MK party’s parliamentary list ahead of this year’s elections. ALSO READ: ConCourt gives Zuma and …See the Story
Here's why Electoral Court overturned IEC's decision to bar Zuma's candidacy
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Cyril Ramaphosa · South AfricaPresident Cyril Ramaphosa has been applauded by some and criticised by others, after he shared his excitement at the large number of people who came to see him on the campaign trail. Speaking to a crowd in Botshabelo in Bloemfontein, Free State, Ramaphosa said he was there because he was told that the community of Botshabelo are huge supporters of the African National Congress (ANC). “I am grateful to see so many of you. I was told that this is…See the Story
'Because they are unemployed' – Ramaphosa slammed after gushing over support
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South Africa · South AfricaThe National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has described a Western Cape man’s violent conduct as “cold-blooded, callous and heinous” after he was slapped with a life sentence for stabbing his girlfriend to death 19 times in front of her young child. The Clanwilliam Regional Court in the Western Cape recently sentenced Esethu Cawe to life imprisonment and declared him unfit to possess a firearm after he stabbed his girlfriend, Relebohile Ncephe, in…See the Story
'Cold-blooded, callous, heinous': Man, who stabbed girlfriend 19 times in front of child, locked up for life
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Smoking · South AfricaThe last thing one would think of smoking is a fibre cable or two – but apparently some cable thieves do. At least one major fibre network operator (FNO) in South Africa has learnt that criminals are stealing parts of its fibre cabling and smoking them. MyBroadband recently approached some of the country’s major fibre network operators (FNOs) to gauge to what extend crime impacts on network uptime and rollouts. The publication reports that th…See the Story
Only in SA: Criminals are now 'smoking' stolen fibre cables
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South Africa · South AfricaJohannesburg power utility City Power has dismissed claims it is looking to charge its customers R553.73 as part of tariff adjustments from July this year. The utility cautioned against untrue and misleading claims from political parties looking to win favour during elections season. “City Power would like to warn political parties to refrain from using an important and emotive subject such as tariff changes to cause alarm, for political point s…See the Story
City Power warns political parties about spreading false information on tariff changes
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Eskom · South AfricaEskom is hoping to keep load-shedding capped at stage 2 during winter as the utility marks a significant milestone of 30 days without power cuts, but the country is "not out of the woods" yet.See the Story
Eskom hopes to keep load-shedding at stage 2 during winter as SA marks 30 days of no planned power cuts
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South Africa · South AfricaWhat would you do if police cornered you and knew you had drugs on you? It is an impossible scenario for many who do not take drugs but one which led to a Gauteng man’s death. According to African Reporter, the man was found by police during a raid on an alleged drug den in Springs, east of Johannesburg this week. Knowing he had drugs on him, the man swallowed his supply, and later died. READ MORE ON THIS STORY AND WATCH POLICE EXPLAIN WHAT HA…See the Story
Community Chat: Would you swallow drugs to avoid getting caught?
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