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2 days ago | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Tebogo Khaas |Antonio Muchave
The past few weeks have not only revealed the perils of misinformation, disinformation, and abuse of the digital public square but also offered a contrasting example of responsible publishing, says the writer. In recent weeks, South Africans have been united in mourning the tragic loss of three police constables from the Free State who perished in Gauteng while en route to their official anti-crime deployment in the Limpopo.
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5 days ago | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Bongani Magasela |Antonio Muchave
Lovemore Ndou and Bongani ‘Cyclone’ Mwelase face off during their IBO Welterweight world title fight at Emperors Palace in Ekurhuleni in this file picture. Bongani "Cyclone" Mwelase is angered by critical comments made by respected American boxing promoter Bob Arum, which suggested that huge purses affected the performance of boxers.
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6 days ago | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Jeanette Chabalala |Antonio Muchave
Ernest Motswai ,Thabang Mphiwe and Aubrey Lewete are heroes after recovering bodies of five people in a Tshwane river. When Gauteng emergency medical services (EMS) personnel responded to a call about a body spotted on a bank of the Hennops River in Centurion, Tshwane, they expected to perform a routine recovery.
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1 week ago | 
theherald.co.za | Nandi Ntini |Jeanette Chabalala |Antonio Muchave
Hundreds of pupils in Soweto protested outside the University of Johannesburg (UJ) off campus residence at Power Park on Wednesday, demanding justice after the murder of a grade 10 Musi High School pupil. According to Power Park ward committee member Scebiso Masondo, five UJ students who had been drinking outside the Makentshe student accommodation residence got into an altercation with a group of pupils on Tuesday afternoon.
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1 week ago | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Nandi Ntini |Jeanette Chabalala |Antonio Muchave
Community leader Lwandile Ngwane with police during the protest in Soweto. Hundreds of pupils in Soweto protested outside the University of Johannesburg (UJ) off campus residence at Power Park on Wednesday, demanding justice after the brutal murder of a grade 10 Musi High School pupil. According to Power Park ward committee member Scebiso Masondo, five UJ students who had been drinking outside Makentshe Student Accommodation got into an altercation with a group of pupils on Tuesday afternoon.
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1 week ago | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Sihle Ndebele |Antonio Muchave
Inacio Miguel of Kaizer Chiefs says to win the Nedbank Cup will be a big moment but they won’t forget the bad results they’ve had this season. Kaizer Chiefs defender Inacio Miguel has insisted that even ending their prolonged trophy drought by lifting the Nedbank Cup wouldn't compensate for a “bad season” they've had. The Chiefs centre-back also suggested he'll be forced to play with discomfort in this decider against Orlando Pirates at Moses Mabhida Stadium on Saturday (3.30pm).
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1 week ago | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Koena Mashale |Antonio Muchave
Wally Thole of Serenity Guesthouse in Orkney, North West, which was floodedduring the recent heavy rains, counts the cost. Evacuations took place in KwaZulu-Natal, and a letter requesting additional assistance in the Free State has been sent to the national department of co-operative governance and traditional affairs in the aftermath of devastating floods. Cleanup operations have also started in parts of the North West after weeks of torrential rain.
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1 week ago | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Michelle Banda |Antonio Muchave
Zingisane Nkamane ,CEO of Ekurhuleni , during an interview with Sowetan in Germiston The CEO of Ekurhuleni Housing Company says the metro is facing a big problem of municipal properties that have fallen into the hands of building hijackers. Zingisani Nkamana said the hijackers were also intimidating those who want to pay for rental and other services, and as a result they were faced with a huge financial challenge due to non-payment.
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1 week ago | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Michelle Banda |Antonio Muchave
Pharoe Parks flats residents are complaining of rent increases and say the city is not maintaining the building in Germiston, Ekurhuleni. Over 400 families living in an Ekurhuleni municipal-owned property are facing eviction for non-payment of rent, rates and taxes. Ekurhuleni Housing Company (EHC) says it has over R200m in debt accumulated over 20 years by tenants living in municipal properties who don't pay rent or municipal rates for services rendered.
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1 week ago | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Jeanette Chabalala |Antonio Muchave
Police have confirmed that a car that was pulled out of the Hennops River in Centurion, Tshwane, on Thursday, is the one three of their members were travelling in. Brig Athlenda Mathe, who is at the scene, said the wrecked vehicle is the VW Polo constables Linda Cebekhulu, 24, Boipelo Senoge, 24 and Keamogetswe Buys, 30, were travelling in from Bloemfonten to Limpopo last Wednesday when they disappeared. It took the team more than two hours to pull out this vehicle from the #HennopsRiver.
