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Sangoma teen bride case postponed
Johannesburg - The case against a Limpopo sangoma, who defied a court order restraining him from seeing his 13-year-old wife, was postponed in the Mokerong Magistrate's Court on Friday. The girl's mother also appeared National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) spokesperson Medupe Simasuku said. The case would be heard on 29 May to allow the defence time to appoint an advocate to handle ...
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Burry Stander death Case postponed
Burry Stander has been postponed, the NPA said on Friday. Njabulo Nyawose remained out on bail and would appear in the Port Shepstone Magistrate's Court again on 2 July, National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson Natasha Ramkisson said. Stander was killed on 3 January, in Shelley Beach on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast, when a minibus taxi collided with him while he was cycling. Stander, ...
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Second arrest in schoolboy shooting
Cape Town - Another arrest was made on Friday afternoon in connection with the murder of 18-year-old schoolboy Enrico Martin, Western Cape police said. Captain Frederick van Wyk said an 18-year-old was arrested at 15:00 in Bonteheuwel. Police arrested a 19-year-old from Athlone on Thursday evening. Both would appear in the Athlone Magistrate's Court on Monday. Martin was shot shortly after ...
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Gauteng teacher guilty of misconduct
Johannesburg - A teacher who allegedly kidnapped, drugged, and raped a schoolgirl, has been found guilty of gross misconduct in a disciplinary hearing, rights group Section27 said on Friday. "We are still awaiting a decision as to whether any criminal charges will be brought against the teacher," it said in a statement. A complaint about the teacher was lodged with the Gauteng ...
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South African doctor flies home after nine-month limbo over UAE death
South African doctor Cyril Karabus, 78, greets well-wishers at Cape Town airport. He was acquitted in March. Photograph: Rodger Bosch/AFP/Getty ...
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Mandela family fall out as lawyers argue over former presidents legacy
Nelson Mandela was "furious" that two of his daughters went behind his back to meddle in the management of his personal wealth, his lawyer has claimed in a case that exposes ugly battles over the lucrative Mandela brand.Makaziwe and Zenani Mandela allegedly amended a trust deed in secret so they could gain access to the former president's ...
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TD Jakes Winnie Mandela Movie Starring Jennifer Hudson Set for Fall Release
A Bishop T.D. Jakes presented-movie about Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, the former wife of Nelson Mandela who was a leading anti-apartheid figure in South Africa, has been acquired in the U.S. by movie production and distribution company Image ...
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Security and Soccer in the City of Gold
In 1991, on the 11th of February, South Africa celebrated an immense moment of change as Nelson Mandela walked free from prison, then on the 25th of June 1995, the Springboks defeated the All Blacks and South Africa became the winners of the rugby world cup. These two events were indicative of the country’s potential, especially when set against the pessimism of the public and the global community at large.
South Africa has become a country used to exceeding expectations. When the ANC came to power in 1994 many South Africans expected violent reprisals, the 1994 genocide in Rwanda did nothing to allay these fears and South Africans flocked in numbers to the greener pastures of Australia, but the massacre never came, the reprisals never occurred, the white-owned property was never confiscated by the government. Read more
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