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Children demand tougher laws to protect them from abuse – SABC News
Young children have called on the Department of Justice to enforce harsher punishment for those that violate children. The children, joined by child protection activists and government officials, marched to
Read More30-year-old Olorato Mongale laid to rest in Bloemfontein – SABC News
Speakers have testified about how ambitious, loving and determined 30-year-old Olorato Mongale was. Mourners from different walks of life converged at the Bloemfontein City Hall for Olorato’s funeral service. Her
Read MoreParliament Committee receives 250 submissions to review Constitution – SABC News
Parliament’s Joint Constitutional Review Committee says it received around 250 submissions seeking to review the Constitution by Friday. However, the committee expects that between then and the deadline, which was
Read MoreSocial Development MEC calls for release of sex offenders registry – SABC News
Gauteng MEC for Social Development, Faith Mazibuko, has called for the speedy release of the sex offenders registry. Mazibuko, joined by activists and child organisations took part in a march
Read MoreI’m holding onto the good memories of Olorato: Mother – SABC News
Olorato Mongale‘s mother, Poppy, says she is holding on to the good memories of her late daughter. She has described her daughter as a fighter, and that it was evident
Read MoreFirst shoals of sardines netted in KZN – SABC News
Fishermen have rolled out their nets following the much-anticipated sardine activity. They were spotted on the shorelines between Mthentweni and Shelly Beach in Port Shepstone on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast. Sardine frenzy
Read MoreOfficials investigate cause of fire at illegally occupied building – SABC News
The City of Ekurhuleni Disaster and Emergency Services is investigating the cause of a fire at an illegally occupied abandoned house in Albertina, east of Johannesburg, this morning. Ekurhuleni EMS
Read MoreOlorato Mongale’s body showed signs of her killer’s rage: Boshielo – SABC News
The state of Olorato Mongale’s body showed that the perpetrator was filled with anger. That’s according to Deputy Police Minister Polly Boshielo who was at the scene where Mongale’s body
Read More“Olorato Mongale stood up against GBV and was a born leader” – SABC News
Fellow students and colleagues say Olorato Mongale took a stand against gender-based violence. Speaking at her funeral service underway at the City Hall in Bloemfontein, they say Mongale was a
Read MoreM4 closed for Durban ironman triathlon race
Motorists travelling between Durban and the KwaZulu-Natal north coast have been advised that the M4 highway is closed due to the Durban Ironman triathlon race. Traffic officials say the M4
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