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Sex worker tells court about the difficulties of her job
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Sex worker tells court about the difficulties of her job

The trial against the alleged sex worker serial killer Sifiso Mkhwanazi heard the last parts of Miss A’s testimony on Tuesday. Miss A, a sex worker who may no... Read more.
Sex workers trial
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Sex worker relives last moments she saw her colleague alive

The final moments of a sex worker who was raped and killed, allegedly by a 21-year-old man in Johannesburg, have been described by her friend and co-worker. Wit... Read more.
Lawsuit
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Limpopo court slammed for sentencing rapist to 10 years

An NGO for rape survivors has slammed a judgment that saw a convicted rapist sentenced to effective 10-year imprisonment. This comes after the Groblersdal regio... Read more.
Young man from Delft tormented and killed for being gay
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Young man from Delft tormented and killed for being gay

A stab wound to the neck claimed the life of Diego Jacobs, a young man from Delft in Cape Town. A 20-year-old man is suspected of carrying out this horrific mur... Read more.
Lawsuit
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Bonisiwe Gumede’s bail application postponed

“My client is a mother of two children, and we will do our best to make sure that her case is handled well and her rights are protected. As an accused per... Read more.
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Jub Jub’s rape case postponed to March after brief appearance

The rape case of recording artist and Uyajola 9/9 presenter Molemo “Jub Jub” Maarohanye has been adjourned. Maarohanye made a brief appearance on Mo... Read more.
Hage Geingob dies
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Namibia’s President Hage Geingob loses his battle to cancer

Hage Geingob, the president of the Republic of Namibia, passed away early on Sunday morning at the age of 82. Nangolo Mbumba, the acting president, revealed tha... Read more.
Education

Soweto NPO helps unsuccessful matriculants to rewrite

Tutors from the Bright Star nonprofit organisation (NPO) have taken the initiative to help and give moral support to the matrics who did not make it. The tutors... Read more.