Robin-Lee Francke
Journalist at IOL News
South African Journalist | VJOY Award winner | Outgoing | Music Lover | Thomson Foundation Fellow| The views expressed are my own
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4 days ago |
iol.co.za | Nicola Daniels |Robin-Lee Francke
2minThe George building collapse was the result of systemic failures across various regulatory bodies and a lack of cooperation among key stakeholders, says Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson. He reiterated that accountability could not be optional when human lives were lost as a result of human error.
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1 week ago |
thestar.co.za | Robin-Lee Francke |Sihle Mlambo
Judge Nathan Erasmus delivered the long-awaited sentencing for the suspects in the Joshlin Smith disappearance on Thursday, sentencing Kelly Smith and her co-accused, Jacquen Appollis and Steveno van Rhyn, to life imprisonment. Image: SihleMlambo/IOL As the trial in the Joshlin Smith disappearance concluded, the search for the young girl from Saldanha, Western Cape, remains ongoing.
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1 week ago |
iol.co.za | Robin-Lee Francke
4minJudge Nathan Erasmus delivered the long-awaited sentencing for the suspects in the Joshlin Smith disappearance on Thursday. Image: . As the trial in the Joshlin Smith disappearance concluded, the search for the young girl from Saldanha, Western Cape, remains ongoing. On Thursday, May 29, Judge Nathan Erasmus sentenced Jacquen ‘Boeta’ Appollis, Steveno van Rhyn, and Joshlin’s mother, Kelly Smith, to life imprisonment for human trafficking and an additional 10 years for kidnapping.
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1 week ago |
iol.co.za | Robin-Lee Francke
2minOlorato Mongale was brutally murdered and discarded. Image: Social mediaThe prime suspect wanted in connection with Olorato Mongale's death, allegedly confessed to her murder moments before he was killed in a gun battle with KZN cops on Friday morning. The suspect, Philangenkosi Makhanya, was cornered at a block of flats in Amanzimtoti, on the south of Durban, in the early hours of Friday morning.
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1 week ago |
iol.co.za | Robin-Lee Francke
3minJacquen Appollis, Steveno van Rhyn, and Kelly Smith were sentenced to life imprisonment. Image: Ayanda Ndamane/Independent NewspapersThe Joshlin Smith trial has gained significant attention as it coincides with National Child Protection Week, a period dedicated to raising awareness about child safety.
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