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South Africa
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Looters Get Their Vitamin C Fix From Massive Overturned Orange Truck [Video]
02 Aug 2023 by Maya-Rose Torrao / No Comments
When paramedics arrived at the scene, they found that the truck had tipped right across the freeway, blocking the entire road as drivers tried to make alternative routes. As oranges tumbled from the huge industrial vehicle, passers-by took the moment of chaos to nab fruit.
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Sad Song Of Ice And Fire – Cape Town Cold Front Brings Destructive Blazes
01 Aug 2023 by Maya-Rose Torrao / No Comments
It’s not just unattended fireplaces that are to blame; in trying to keep warm, many South Africans, especially those with less or no access to quality heating, are turning to dangerous heating schemes in their homes.
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SA Turns To Nanotechnology With Ambitious New Pothole Plan
01 Aug 2023 by Maya-Rose Torrao / No Comments
In addition to the nanotechnology pilot plan, the Department of Transport also announced that in light of government ministries being seemingly unable to keep up with the task of looking after the country’s roads, many key roads will be moved to the jurisdiction of the South African National Roads Agency SOC Ltd (SANRAL).
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Premier Winde Warns Capetonians Of Severe Load Shedding To Come
01 Aug 2023 by Maya-Rose Torrao / No Comments
Thanks are due to Mr Premier for warning Cape Town citizens, but it’s hard to feel optimistic when we’re facing the darkest nights before the dawn.
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Beyond The Ship Graveyard – How Old Ships Are Turned Into Floating Shelters, Hotels And Artificial Reefs
31 Jul 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
Every year, retired cruise ships and bulk carriers are sold to ship-breaking yards in Turkey and India where thousands of workers painstakingly cut up the massive vessels and sell their parts for scrap.
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Armed Robbers Become Accidental Stars of KZN Church’s Live Stream [Video]
31 Jul 2023 by Maya-Rose Torrao / No Comments
The reality that South Africans are unsafe even in places of worship is a hard pill to swallow – but is switching to a church with a gun-toting pastor the answer?
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Another Brain Drain Is Looming – Canada And The UK Are Eyeing South African Doctors
28 Jul 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
Another mass exodus of skilled workers has been awakened by the government’s plan to implement National Health Insurance (NHI).
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What A Shame – Jamaica Netball Players Allegedly Robbed In Cape Town, “Ready To Go Home” Already
28 Jul 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
On the eve of the Netball World Cup, a few members of the Jamaican team were left bewildered and afraid following an alleged theft in Cape Town.
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South Africans Are Klapping Back At Load Shedding With Solar
28 Jul 2023 by Maya-Rose Torrao / No Comments
Even if you don’t have the Randelas to fork out for solar, those South Africans who can harness the sun to keep the lights on deserve a pat on the back for refusing to let Eskom control their power schedule.
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Dog Walkers Sounded The Alarm When The “Erratic” Suspects Were Seen Running Away After Brutally Murdering A Ukrainian Tourist In Hout Bay
27 Jul 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
One of the witnesses in the trial testified that he and his wife had just started walking their dog along the path on that fateful day when they came upon three men acting “erratically”.
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Rondebosch Boys’ High School Rugby Coach Battling Legal Case After Alleged Assault Of Young Sacs Player
27 Jul 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
It looks like Rondebosch Boys’ High School is embroiled in another legal situation as their rugby coach and coordinator is facing charges after allegedly assaulting a young player from an opposing team after a match.
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Let’s Talk Skin Injectables – The Treatment Guaranteed To Give You A Face Lift And A Mood Boost
27 Jul 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
Do you think it’s only a cold immersion, a glass of bubbles, or a dreamy island holiday that can lift your mood? It may be time to check into skin school.
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Miss World SA Vice President Caught Up In Alleged AI Generated Racist Row
27 Jul 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
The clip that allegedly features Botha making racist remarks about shoppers at a mall has raised the cackles of Azapo deputy president, Kekeletso Khena, but Botha denies the recording, saying that it is AI-generated.
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‘Dead Wood, New Shoots’ – SA Businesses Are Growing More Resilient As Company Liquidations Are On The Decline
26 Jul 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
But how are companies closing down not negative? Well, according to the people who read the financials the way we read GQ, not all liquidations are because people are going broke.
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This Stellar Attachable Telescope Allows Anyone With A Smartphone To Partake In Astrophotography
26 Jul 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
Have you ever looked at the wonders of the James Webb Space Telescope and thought, ‘I wish I could do that’?
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KwaZulu-Natal Roads Are A Nightmare – Truck Burnings, Multi-Car Pile-Ups, Stone-Throwers And Robbers
26 Jul 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
DA KZN spokesperson on transport Sharon Hoosen has called out the state of the provinces’ dire situation, demanding an urgent report from law enforcement to curb the chaos.
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Watch SA’s Tatjana Schoenmaker Win Silver At World Championships [Video]
25 Jul 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
Schoenmaker finished behind gold medallist Ruta Meilutyte from Lithuania, while American Lydia Jacoby rounded up the podium with a bronze.
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[Updated] Anyone Notice The Submarine Surfacing In Hout Bay On Monday? And Why Were They Having A Braai On Board? [Pics & Video]
25 Jul 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
The fact that they were braaiing means it’s likely a South African vessel, but with dodgy Russian ships loading and offloading something in the night, and the SA Armed Forces apparently not being able to keep a canteen running, we can be forgiven for being curious.
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Taxi Driver Takes Armed Robbers On A Hell Ride [Video]
25 Jul 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
If you shoot the driver, who’s going to drive the taxi?
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Bye Bye Bloubergstrand – Iconic Beach Predicted To Lose 112 Metres To Sea Level Rise By 2100
25 Jul 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
Laurika Rauch’s favourite beach is predicted to lose close to 112 metres of shoreline by 2100 as climate change begins its slow drowning of worldwide coastal areas.
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Oprah Winfrey Was In South Africa On Friday To Talk About Trauma
24 Jul 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
“It’s not what’s wrong with you? It’s what happened to you? This is how we need to be approaching each other and our own traumas”, she said.
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Exploring Johannesburg’s Infamous Ponte City – A 54-Storey Toilet-Paper Tube Skyscraper With Haunting Lore
24 Jul 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
Johannesburg’s infamous Ponte City tower may be Africa’s tallest apartment building but it was also South Africa’s symbol of inner-city dilapidation for a long time.
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Cape Town Will Begin Impounding Vehicles Under Stricter New Laws
24 Jul 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
Laws, by-laws, regulations, higher levies and taxes. There are now so many rules and regulations governing South Africans that no sane person can be expected to keep track of it all. Perhaps we should just begin by teaching Capetonians that a red traffic light means stop. Baby steps.
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Defence Minister Admits How Dire SANDF Is While Expert Warns SA Would Be Defenceless If Attacked
24 Jul 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
While defence Minister Thandi Modise has admitted that SANDF is becoming ever more unsustainable, defence expert Helmoed Heitman believes the country’s almost nonexistent defence systems are making us vulnerable.
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A Daring Escape Helps Gauteng Police Save Trafficking Victims
21 Jul 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
A daring escape by a human trafficking victim resulted in the rescue of three Thai nationals who were held captive at a house in Garsfontein.
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Charlie The Pretoria Zoo Elephant Is Finally Able To Retire In The Wild
21 Jul 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
After several groups spent years urging authorities to let him retire and spend his final years with some level of freedom, Charlie, the Pretoria Zoo elephant will finally get to spend his old age in the wilds of Shambala Private Game Reserve.
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Report Finds ‘Inadequately Trained’ SAA Crew Lost Control Of Plane
21 Jul 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
A German report found that a South African Airways flight crew temporarily lost control of an Airbus 340-346 on a commercial flight from Johannesburg to Frankfurt with 259 people on board in 2018.
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Get Your Happy Hour On Today At This Iconic Beach-Facing Spot In Camps Bay
21 Jul 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
We’re making hay while the sun shines with the happiest hour in town; that’s eight hours to find joy in half price cocktails, bubbly, and..wait for it… half price sushi, too!
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‘Negligent Driver’ Crashes Corsa Into Hermanus Shop [Video]
21 Jul 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
It seems to be the week for vehicles crashing into shop windows. First, it was that MyCiti bus that crashed into Truth Coffee shop, and then yesterday, a 58-year-old woman rammed her car into a local shop in Hermanus.
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Mysterious Gas Smell Reported In Cape Town [Audio]
21 Jul 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
This would be a good opening for a fart joke, but after seeing what happened in Jozi this week, a conundrum should perhaps be a concern and not a laughing matter.
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