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Solar geomagnetic storm pummeled earth over the weekend – SABC News
The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) reported on Monday that a geomagnetic storm caused by a stream of particles ejected by the sun last week, hit the earth’s magnetic
Read MoreRand Water maintenance activities to affect Joburg tomorrow – SABC News
Rand Water’s ongoing maintenance activities will affect the City of Johannesburg from tomorrow morning. The maintenance work which began on Thursday last week in the Cities of Ekurhuleni and Tshwane
Read MoreNW police detain 22 illegal miners found with large amounts of food – SABC News
Twenty-two foreign nationals who appeared before the Ventersdorp Magistrate’s Court in the North West, have been remanded in custody awaiting legal representation. The suspects were arrested on Friday, after police
Read MoreSAPS urged to prioritise petty crimes – SABC News
Crime expert Mike Bolhuis has called on the South African Police Service (SAPS) to prioritise petty crimes. According to Bolhuis, authorities’ failure to deal with petty offences has resulted in
Read MoreProsecution team says they will never forget Joshlin Smith case – SABC News
Kelly Smith, Jaquen Appollis and Steveno van Rhyn have spent their first weekend behind bars as sentenced prisoners for kidnapping and trafficking the then six-year-old Joshlin Smith from Saldanha on
Read MorePublic Works to ensure accountability in George building collapse – SABC News
Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson says his department will continue to work with police, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and other relevant regulatory bodies to ensure accountability in
Read MoreGlamorising vaping fueling worrying trend among SA teenagers: Phaahla – SABC News
Deputy Health Minister Dr. Joe Phaahla says the glamorisation of vaping and flavoured tobacco products is fueling a worrying trend among South African teenagers. Tobacco remains the leading cause of
Read MoreThree children rescued, 1 boy missing after E Cape beach rescue – SABC News
The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) is searching for a seven year-old boy who went missing at Mdumbi Beach in the Eastern Cape on Sunday. NSRI spokesperson, Craig Lambinon, says
Read MoreProsecutor in Meyiwa trial reports missing tracking data – SABC News
The state prosecutor in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial has told the court they are unable to find vehicle tracking data related to the transportation of accused number one, Muzi
Read MoreFamily welcomes sentencing of Vyaksha Sookdew’s killer – SABC News
The family of murdered Vyaksha Sookdew has welcomed the 23-year sentence handed to her killer, Sugendran Rodney Naicker, in the Durban Magistrates’ Court. Naicker pleaded guilty to the murder of
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