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1 month ago | 
thesouthafrican.com | Ramadhani Kusaga |Craig Lewis |Mariette Adams |Neo Thale
Watch the full version of the“Hijackers target new vehicles at high-risk times: Are you in danger?“article – in a minute. Hijackers are now responsible for 56% of all vehicle-related crimes in South Africa, surpassing thefts, which make up 44%. This is according to the latest Tracker Vehicle Crime Index for July to December 2024.
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1 month ago | 
thesouthafrican.com | Craig Lewis |Ramadhani Kusaga |Mariette Adams |Neo Thale
Former Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber has been bizarrely blamed for negatively affecting the Ireland national team. 20-03-25 13:28 Former Springbok head coach Jacques Nienaber has enjoyed great success since leaving South Africa after the 2023 World Cup to join up with leading Ireland club Leinster, who are undefeated and top of the URC log. By all accounts, Nienaber has been a perfect fit at Leinster, and deserves huge credit for the success he has had once again in a new environment.
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1 month ago | 
sapeople.com | Adamu Andrew Michael |Shyleen Choruma |Ray Leathern |Neo Thale
It’s nearly time for the Wednesday, 19 March 2025 Daily Lotto jackpot draw!It’s another chance to find out whether or not you’re one of South Africa’s latest Daily Lotto winners. If you’ve decided to ‘Phanda, Pusha and Play’, then you might just strike gold. Good luck!R500 000The SAPeople website will update the results on this page as close to 21:00 (SA time) as possible. If you don’t see the latest results, please refresh your browser.
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1 month ago | 
sapeople.com | Shyleen Choruma |Ray Leathern |Neo Thale |Yolulwe Qoshe
Authorities have arrested 60-year-old Yakhe Kwinana, a former South African Airways (SAA) board member, in Midrand, Gauteng, for allegedly masterminding extortion and taxi-related violence in East London. Her arrest on Monday, 17 March 2025, followed an extensive inter-provincial operation targeting criminal networks linked to extortion. Kwinana is facing multiple charges, including extortion, malicious damage to property, and pointing a firearm.
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1 month ago | 
sapeople.com | Ray Leathern |Shyleen Choruma |Neo Thale |Yolulwe Qoshe
SASSA staff shortages persist, despite a budget increase of R8.2 billion over the medium term. Many were surprised to see South African Social Security Agency grants increase by between 5.7 and 5.9% for April 2025 after the postponed Budget Speech. In fact, the Department of Social Development (DSD) will spend R422 billion in total this year, with 80% of this expenditure going to social grants.
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1 month ago | 
thesouthafrican.com | Ray Leathern |Nomndeni Ndlovu |Adamu Andrew Michael |Neo Thale
The City of Tshwane is taking action against the Afrikaner-only settlement of Kleinfontein in the North East part of the Gauteng. Back in August 2024, a High Court ruling compelled the city to enforce appropriate property laws and rates after decades of inaction, reports The Citizen. Much like the Akademia Afrikaner-only university, Kleinfontein wishes to only house Boere-Afrikaans residents. Although black labourers are reportedly permitted to enter for work purposes.
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1 month ago | 
thesouthafrican.com | Adamu Andrew Michael |Neo Thale |Yolulwe Qoshe |James Freemantle
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams made a successful splashdown on Tuesday evening, nine months after technical problems with their spaceshift upended what was supposed to be a week-long test mission. A SpaceX Crew Dragon spaceship carrying Wilmore and Williams – alongside fellow American Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov – streaked through the atmosphere before deploying parachutes for a gentle splashdown off the Florida coast at 23:57 (SA time).
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1 month ago | 
thesouthafrican.com | Nomndeni Ndlovu |Adamu Andrew Michael |Neo Thale |Yolulwe Qoshe
Africa is home to some of the world’s most prestigious universities, with some ranking in the globally. From South Africa to Egypt to Morocco, Africa is indeed a continent that boasts excellence in education. According to Business Insider Africa, these are the top 10 universities in Africa. TOP UNIVERSITIES IN AFRICAHere is a list of the top 10 universities in Africa:10. Kafrelsheikh University (Egypt)Kafrelsheikh University is a public university in Egypt that opened its doors in 2006.
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1 month ago | 
thesouthafrican.com | Neo Thale |Yolulwe Qoshe |Adamu Andrew Michael |James Freemantle
While diplomatic relations between South Africa and the United States (US) have hit a worrying low, that is not the case for bonds between Pretoria and London. And according to South Africa’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), relations between SA and US diplomats in London are markedly more cordial than those of Pretoria and Washington DC representatives stateside.
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1 month ago | 
thesouthafrican.com | Ray Leathern |Nokwanda Ncwane |Garrin Lambley |Neo Thale
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