Disgraced and suspended SAPS Organised Crime Unit member, Sergeant Fannie Nkosi, was denied bail in the Pretoria North Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday.
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Johannesburg’s Klip River feeds directly into Gauteng’s main water system – yet new research released in March by the University of Johannesburg shows toxic chemicals are accumulating in its sediments at levels exceeding international safety benchmarks and known to pose risks to aquatic life and long-term human health.
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Criminal proceedings are at an advanced stage against the City of Johannesburg, the City of Ekurhuleni and Mogale City over wastewater pollution linked to the Klip River system, the Department of Water and Sanitation has confirmed.
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Extortion threats are affecting rubbish collection in informal settlements in Nyanga, Philippi, and Samora Machel, according to the City of Cape Town.
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The South African Weather Service has warned of damaging winds and waves in parts of the Western Cape and Northern Cape, while severe thunderstorms with hail, excessive lightning and heavy rain persist in four provinces.
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The National Prosecuting Authority will not be proceeding with charges against the shooter involved in the Emmarentia road rage incident in Joburg that left one man dead and his wife hospitalised with injuries.
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Adobe and IBM said they are teaming up to make marketing software easier to use for banks that face controls on how customer data must be handled.
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The cover lot of Strauss & Co’s winter Live Virtual auction, due to be held over three days from 26 to 28 July, is a monumental bushveld scene by JH Pierneef.
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[263Chat] Several Zimbabweans are feared dead after a cross-border bus veered off the road and plunged into a ditch on Wednesday morning along the N1 highway near Makhado in Limpopo Province, South Africa.
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[Premium Times] A statement by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, said President Tinubu approved the removal of Wale Edun and his Ministry of Housing counterpart, Ahmed Dangiwa.
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[MSF] The humanitarian medical organisation Doctors Without Borders (MSF) and the Borno State Ministry of Health have successfully completed a vaccination campaign against diphtheria targeting children until 14 years old in Maiduguri Metropolitan Council (MMC) Local Government Area (LGA) in Nigeria's Borno state.
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England coach Eddie Jones is braced for a gruelling encounter when his side go in search of Autumn Nations Cup glory at Twickenham even though they will arguably be up against something less than a France 2nd XV.
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New Zealand won the toss and elected to bowl as they chase a series clean-sweep against the West Indies in the third Twenty20 international at Mount Maunganui on Monday.
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In the dusty alleys of Nima, a shanty town in the heart of Ghana's capital, a 17-year-old called Ghost reclines on a faded plastic chair inside a dimly lit internet cafe.
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Meta on Saturday vowed to fight Nigerian fines for various consumer data violations as the US tech giant reportedly threatened to cut off Facebook and Instagram in Africa's most populous country.
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The EU on Wednesday slapped Apple and Meta with 700 million euros in fines for breaking digital competition rules, risking the wrath of US President Donald Trump.
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Ferrari will sell a handful of customers what is essentially a GT3 car. It's powered by a 3.9-litre twin-turbo V8 engine and Ferrari claims it has 1000kg of downforce at 230km/h.
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The jab targets the H5N1 flu strain which has caused devastating infections in bird populations worldwide, but has yet to spread between humans.
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