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Tik worth over R1m seized at CT International Airport

Tik worth over R1m was found wrapped in a fleece baby blanket in a woman’s suitcase at the Cape Town International Airport on Tuesday morning. Officers from the anti-drug smuggling team of the border police discovered the contraband during random searches of luggage belonging to passengers who landed at 08:30,[…]

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Voting under way in disputed Burundi elections

Polling stations have opened in Burundi’s controversial presidential elections with Pierre Nkurunziza widely expected to win a third consecutive term. Shortly before voting started on Tuesday, at least two people – a policeman and a civilian – were killed, according to witnesses, in a string of explosions and gunfire in[…]

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Blackouts grip Gaza as power plant shuts

The Gaza Strip was reduced to eight hours of electricity per day on Tuesday after its sole power plant shut down because it was unable to afford PA-imposed taxes. The Gaza distribution network will provide just six hours of electricity for every 12 hours without, averaging eight hours of total[…]

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Alleged Century City serial killer to appear

Alleged Century City serial killer Kahangayi Sedumedi is expected to appear in the Goodwood Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday. Sedumeni was charged with three counts of murder and two of rape. This is in addition to the three rape, two murder and two robbery charges that he already faces. He was[…]

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Private group lays charges against Zuma, Masutha

Charges of corruption and defeating the ends of justice have been laid against President Jacob Zuma and Justice Minister Michael Masutha over the R17m payout to former National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) Mxolisi Nxasana, Accountability Now director Paul Hoffman said. The civil complaint was laid at Ocean View police[…]

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It’s a miracle, says shark attack survivor

Australian surfer Mick Fanning has described a shark attack on him in Jeffreys Bay at the weekend as a “very humbling” experience, expressing his gratitude to those who sped to his side to help him as he fought off the predator. “I guess someone was looking out for me… to[…]

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Deathtoll rises to 30 in Turkey attack

At least 30 people were killed and nearly 100 injured on Monday in a suicide attack in the Turkish town of Suruc near the border with Syria, officials said. The explosion appears to have been aimed at a press conference held for a group of 300 members of the Federation of[…]

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Burundi presidential polls open amid blasts and gunfire

Polling stations have opened in Burundi’s controversial presidential elections with Pierre Nkurunziza widely expected to win a third consecutive term. Shortly before voting started on Tuesday, at least two people – a policeman and a civilian – were killed, according to witnesses, in a string of explosions and gunfire in the[…]

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