EC man (22) handed 25-year prison sentence for rape, attempted rape

Thulani Lamani attacked several women between 2015 and 2018. The NPA said he was 17-years-old when he committed his first offenses in 2015 and 2016. CAPE TOWN – The Grahamstown High Court sentenced a 22-year-old man to 25 years behind bars for rape and attempted rape. Thulani Lamani attacked several women between 2015 and 2018. […]

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EWN Weather Watch: Expect showers and thundershowers on Thursday

Your EWN Weather Watch update for Thursday, 1 October 2020. Lightning. Picture: stock.xchng JOHANNESBURG – The South African Weather Service has forecast showers and thundershowers for most parts of the country on Thursday, with a warning of widespread spring rain and storms in the days ahead. GAUTENG The province will be partly cloudy with morning […]

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MEC Fritz pledges to support police efforts in Kinnear murder probe

Western Cape Community Safety MEC Albert Fritz was one of the speakers at Lieutenant Colonel Charl Kinnear’s memorial service in Belhar on Wednesday. A wreath-laying ceremony took place ahead of the memorial service for Lieutenant-Colonel Charl Kinnear in Belhar on 30 September 2020. Picture: @SAPoliceService/Twitter CAPE TOWN – Western Cape Community Safety MEC Albert Fritz […]

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COVID-19: List of countries flagged as high-risk as SA reopens its borders

COVID-19: List of countries flagged as high-risk as SA reopens its borders Abigail Javier | Government on Wednesday revealed a long list of countries deemed to be high risk in terms of COVID-19 and said leisure travellers from these lands would not be allowed into South Africa. The list will be reviewed every two weeks. More in […]

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Calls for SA media houses to give children a voice in their coverage

Unicef South Africa’s Sudeshan Reddy on Wednesday said while the country had one of the best legislation and protection of children in the media in the world, he called for children to be treated as individuals with and rights. ]47=5JOHANNESBURG – The Development of Social Department has called for the media to improve their depiction […]

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Pandor: Govt relied on WHO guidelines to determine COVID-19 high-risk countries

At a joint ministerial briefing in Pretoria on Wednesday on the new transport regulations under lockdown level 1, the minister said the data of the countries allowed in the country would be reviewed every two weeks. FILE: International Relations and Cooperation Minister Naledi Pandor at a press briefing on 21 May 2020 in Pretoria on […]

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