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Thank you for giving up five years of your life. Here is a bicycle and a jacket

Ntate Elias Tsoamotse said that when he came back from war after four years’ service the government said thank you very much and gave him a bicycle and a jacket.

Brilliant Senegalese attacker Mané nails Chelsea

Liverpool sunk Chelsea 2-0 thanks to the fearsome front three combination of a Senegalese, an Egyptian and a Brazilian in their Premiership match at the weekend.

Death of a judge shakes the world

The death of one of America’s top judges has started a new battle between Donald Trump and his opponents ahead of the election on November 3.

Cops accused of ignoring threats against murdered head of anti-gang unit

Johann Van Loggerenberg, the former head of the SARS investigative unit, said police were warned ahead of time that Detective Charl Kinnear, the head of the Anti-Gang Unit, was going to be murdered.

Trevor laughing all the way to the bank

Comedian Trevor Noah has reportedly sold his luxury mansion in Los Angeles for $21.7 million (R351 million).

Child rapists to be castrated and executed

The Nigerian state Kaduna has passed a new law to punish child rapists with castration and death.

STOP THE KILLINGS, SAYS ALEXANDRA

The brutal murder of 19-year-old schoolgirl Jabulile Nkosi has rallied the people of Alexandra into rising up against violent crime in the township.

South African woman forced to live in bushes because her dad was from Mozambique

Nolitha Mazolo is a South African citizen born and bred, though her father originally came from Mozambique. Last year she was evicted from her house in Alex by local residents who called her a foreigner. Now, a tough report from Human Rights Watch says those found guilty of persecuting foreigners should face the full weight of the law.

This is what idiots look like with their masks off

The anti-maskers who are spreading across the United States might look like lunatics. But in fact they are enthusiastic supporters of President Donald Trump. Upholding their freedom to do what they like – never mind who gets sick or dies.

High praise for boy who makes cardboard superheroes

A 14-year-old Nigerian boy is wowing social media with his superhero outfits made from cardboard.

Villagers share water hole with baboons

Twenty six years into democracy, residents of the village Ndumo in Mhlabuyalingana, KZN, still don’t have running water and electricity.

The radical with a rapper boyfriend who is replacing Serena Williams at the top of the world

Naomi Osaka – who won the US Open tennis championship at the weekend – wore seven different masks to honour victims of American police brutality.

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