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1 week ago | 
dailydispatch.co.za | Shonisani Tshikalange |Thapelo Morebudi
28 May 2025. SANDF members on a parade during a rehearsal for the UN peacekeepers day in Bloemfontein at De Brug military base. As South Africa prepares to honour its fallen soldiers in a wreath-laying ceremony, the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has reaffirmed the country’s long-standing commitment to peacekeeping efforts across the continent. “South Africa has stamped its authority to say we are a country that stands for peace.
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1 month ago | 
theherald.co.za | Shonisani Tshikalange |Rorisang Kgosana
Pretoria high court judge Papi Mosopa has rejected an application brought by Rivers of Living Waters Ministries bishop Stephen Zondo for his recusal in his rape matter. “The application for my recusal as the presiding judge in the trial of the applicant is hereby refused,” Mosopa said. The judge said he could not recuse himself based on unsubstantial grounds and emphasised that he was not biased and that he did not fail in upholding his oath.
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1 month ago | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Shonisani Tshikalange |Thapelo Morebudi
Muzikawukhulelwa Sibiya's legal representative has asked the Pretoria high court for more time to go go through documents. File image. The Pretoria high court has granted more time to one of the defence lawyers in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial to prepare his defence. On Tuesday, advocate Charles Mnisi, who represents Mthobisi Mncube and has taken over the defence of Muzikawkhulelwa Sibiya, asked the court to grant him a further postponement as he needs more time to prepare for Sibiya's defence.
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1 month ago | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Shonisani Tshikalange |Thango Ntwasa
One of four lions that escaped from the Kruger National Park on Sunday has been recaptured, the Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency (MTPA) confirmed. MTPA spokesperson Simphiwe Shungube said the lion is being held at their facilities for proper management.
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2 months ago | 
dailydispatch.co.za | Shonisani Tshikalange |Thapelo Morebudi
The youth of Gauteng took to the streets last week protesting against gender-based violence, particularly the rape of a seven-year-old in the Easten Cape last year. Police minister Senzo Mchunu says the National Prosecuting Authority declined in November to prosecute in the alleged rape case of a seven-year-old pupil in the Eastern Cape, citing insufficient evidence.
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2 months ago | 
theherald.co.za | Shonisani Tshikalange |Thapelo Morebudi
President Cyril Ramaphosa visited Martha Louw, who was celebrating her 82th birthday, in Donkerhoek in the Northern Cape, on October 1 2022. File photo. Public protector Kholeka Gcaleka has cleared President Cyril Ramaphosa of any wrongdoing after an investigation into allegations of maladministration and abuse of power linked to his handover of a reconstruction and development programme (RDP) house during the ANC’s Letsema campaign in 2022.
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2 months ago | 
dailydispatch.co.za | Shonisani Tshikalange |Masi Losi
Electricity minister Kgosientso Ramokgopa. File photo. Electricity minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has outlined a plan to enhance South Africa's electricity transmission infrastructure, with a focus on Gauteng, the North West and the Northern Cape. The ministry wants to build more than 1,000km of transmission lines with funding from the private sector. To facilitate this, it is creating a framework that enables private sector participation.
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2 months ago | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Shonisani Tshikalange |Thapelo Morebudi
Two women are seen at the site where patrollers of the Marry Me informal settlement were killed in Soshanguve. They are collecting the soul of their loved one according to African tradition. A 27-year-old Zimbabwean national has been charged with murder after a violent attack at the Marry Me informal settlement in Soshanguve, north of Tshwane, on March 22 in which six people — five males and a female — were killed.
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2 months ago | 
theherald.co.za | Shonisani Tshikalange |Denene Erasmus
Once all units at Kusile are fully operational, the power station will contribute 4,800MW to the national grid, making it the nation's largest infrastructure project. File photo. Eskom has added Kusile power station’s final unit, unit 6, to the national grid, bringing it closer to its goal of adding 2,500MW of new capacity by this month.
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2 months ago | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Shonisani Tshikalange |Sandile Ndlovu
Scattered showers and thundershowers are expected on Saturday over the central and eastern parts of the country, the South African Weather Service (SAWS) forecast on Friday. It said isolated showers were likely in the central Northern Cape, Western Cape, central and eastern Eastern Cape as well as the northeastern regions of the country, including the northern part of Limpopo.
