Author: Mpho Koka

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Jordaan’s theft charges withdrawn 
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Jordaan’s theft charges withdrawn 

Dressed in her colourful Bafana Bafana regalia and a South African flag draped around her waist, one of the country’s famous sports fans Joy “Mama Joy” Chauke... Read more.
Families distraught at the long wait for post-mortems  
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Families distraught at the long wait for post-mortems  

Khuma resident George Dube made the dreaded trip to the Klerksdorp Hospital’s mortuary in search of his brother, who was among scores of men working as zama-zamas... Read more.
Gut-wrenching scenes as Stilfontein zama zama rescue mission ends
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Gut-wrenching scenes as Stilfontein zama zama rescue mission ends  

When the men who had been holed up more than two kilometres underground for months in a disused mine in Stilfontein North West saw a team that had come to rescue... Read more.
Mandela’s grandson released but not off the hook over Uber hijacking 
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Mandela’s grandson released but not off the hook over Uber hijacking 

A grandson of late former president Nelson Mandela who was released by police on Friday after being arrested in connection with the robbery and hijacking of an Uber... Read more.
EFF delegates 'not allowed to display anger, joy or fall asleep'
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EFF delegates ‘not allowed to display anger, joy or fall asleep’

EFF delegates attending the party’s third National People’s Assembly (NPA) are not allowed to take off their clothes to demonstrate anger or happiness... Read more.
Tladi ends serial rapist's reign of terror
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Supercop Tladi puts away serial rapists and other baddies

Warrant Officer Refilwe Tladi’s dedication to her work has helped remove another sexual predator off the streets this week — helping send a 16-year-old serial... Read more.
Spaza food is being deliberately contaminated – UFS specialist 
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Spaza food is being deliberately contaminated – UFS specialist 

The poisoning of food sold at spaza shops appears to be a deliberate effort to discredit the informal tuck shops with the idea that they will get shut down by the... Read more.
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‘Please-Call-Me inventor Makate deserves R80m, not R63bn’

Please-Call-Me inventor Nkosana Makate cannot be entitled up to R63-billion. And Vodacom’s offer to him of R47-million, now R80-million after adding interest,... Read more.