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PICS | Family pet drags in human skull
A family from Conifer Drive in Amanzimnyama, KwaZulu-Natal were stunned after one of their dogs dragged a human skull into their yard. Read more…
Malawi cholera death toll passes 1 000
A cholera outbreak in Malawi has killed more than 1 000 people, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday as the country ran out of vaccines. Read more…
Cape Town gets Treasury exemption to pay businesses and residents directly
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has announced that the City will be able to pay cash for power fed into the local electricity grid. Read more…
Hundreds attend funeral for Zambian killed fighting in Ukraine
Hundreds of people attended a memorial service in Lusaka on Tuesday for a Zambian student who died fighting for Russia in Ukraine as Tanzania confirmed the death of another student who was also recruited in a Russian jail. Read more…
Woman decapitated, four injured in Durban N2 freeway crash
Óne woman died while four other people suffered minor injuries when two vehicles crashed on Durban’s N2 freeway on Tuesday. Read more…
Tanzanian opposition stalwart Tundu Lissu arrived back in his homeland on Wednesday after spending most of the past five years in exile following an assassination bid. Read more…
Police rescue two kidnapped victims from torture and arrest four men in Cape Town
Four men were arrested over the weekend and Tuesday after two victims were taken from a home during a kidnapping incident in Empress Tree Street, Thubelitsha, Cape Town. Read more…
Egypt archaeologists uncover ‘complete’ Roman city
Egyptian archaeologists said on Tuesday they had discovered a 1,800-year-old “complete residential city from the Roman-era” in the heart of the southern city of Luxor. Read more…
South African actress, casting director, and film producer Lesedi Matsunyane-Ferguson has opened up about being rejected for roles, despite giving “the best performance” in auditions, because she did not “have the look”. Read more…
Runaway leaders Mamelodi Sundowns chalk up 13th straight win
Mamelodi Sundowns won a record-extending 13th consecutive South African Premiership match on Tuesday with a 2-1 victory at lowly TS Galaxy. Read more…
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