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Fire destroys Ravensmead day care centre

The Teletubbies daycare centre in Ravensmead has been destroyed by a fire in the early hours of Sunday morning. Fire and Rescue spokesperson, Jermaine Carelse says no injuries were reported and the cause of the fire is unknown. “The first arriving officer confirmed the building well alight and used forcible[…]

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Child swept out to sea at Strand beach still missing

Rescue services continue to look for a child, believed to be 12-years-old, who disappeared in the surf on Saturday, August 24 at a beach in Strand. Alan Meiklejohn, NSRI Strand station commander, said at 2.36pm NSRI Strand duty crew were activated by the Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) following reports[…]

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Sans Souci slap: charge against teacher withdrawn

The charges against a teacher, accused of slapping a Sans Souci pupil last year, have been withdrawn. Clarissa Venter and the pupil’s mother laid counter assault charges after the pupil shoved the teacher, who retaliated by striking her across the face, News24 reported. The case against Venter, 34, was withdrawn[…]

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Man jumps to his death off fan walk bridge

Traffic came to a standstill in the Cape Town City Centre on Friday afternoon when a man climbed to the top of a pole on the fan walk bridge and threaten to jump. Fan walk bridge is a pedestrian link along Darling, Strand, Adderley, Riebeek and Waterkant streets. A video[…]

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SA’s hijacking hotspots revealed

Driving on South Africa’s roads these days might seem like an extreme sport. Vehicle safety company Tracker released data which assessed more than a million devices in cars across the country, over a year. If you live in Gauteng, listen up. Kensington, Arcadia and Eldorado Park are the hijacking hotspots[…]

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Lion cub rescued from Athlone

An Organised Crime Investigation (OCI) was launched by detectives on Wednesday following a tip-off that a lion cub had been smuggled from Thabazimbi in Limpopo to the Western Cape. Various addresses in the Athlone area were searched, according to SAPS spokesperson Noloyiso Rwexana, to find the little cub. Eventually the[…]

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Ramaphosa denies money donated to ANC members influenced cabinet

President Cyril Ramaphosa has rejected suggestions that payments made to African National Congress (ANC) members who helped him to become party president influenced his cabinet selections. Some Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) members have resigned over money they received from Ramaphosa. The Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Mmusi Maimane asked during Ramaphosa’s[…]

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