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Jobless for four years, Senzo takes fight to factories

A 27-year-old Benoni man says he is tired of living without work and hopes a jobs march will finally make businesses listen.

Midnight massacre leaves 12 dead and nine injured

Police are hunting more than 10 gunmen after 12 people were killed and nine others wounded in a mass shooting in Cleveland.

Funeral brings Shaka and Zwangendaba descendants together after 200 years

The funeral of Zambia's King Mphezeni IV brought together descendants of warriors whose ancestors fought in the Mfecane wars and the Battle of Isandlwana.

Kidnapping remains Gauteng’s biggest crime headache

Gauteng police say serious crime is falling across the province, but kidnappings remain a major concern as criminal gangs change tactics.

Durban city centre too dangerous for investors, says MEC

Rising crime and safety concerns have forced a KwaZulu-Natal government department to move its headquarters from Durban city centre to Dube TradePort.

Dead man dumped after alleged police cover-up call

Explosive court papers filed by the Madlanga Commission claim a murdered man's killers believed a senior police general could help them escape justice.

Ambulance delays force dad to send sick child to school

A Cape Town father sent his sick son back to school because he feared an ambulance would take too long to reach their area.

AVBOB system crash forces family to take loan

Funeral insurer AVBOB says policyholders received full benefits during a system crash but families say they got no help and had to take out loans.

She is employed, medicated and still cannot make ends meet

Kgabo Molwele goes to work every day as a line manager, takes the 5:30am train in the dark to save money, collects waste food for her garden and is on depression medication.

Bricks found in the coffin, where is the body?

When police and the Nkonyane family opened the bishop's coffin at a Newcastle mortuary, there was no body inside. Only building bricks.

Kenny Kunene slams Julius Malema over free speech court fights

Kenny Kunene says Julius Malema believes only he has the right to free speech. Kunene is the third person Malema has taken to court this year.

NFP says its own rebels have a ‘plan B’ and it involves a new party

The NFP has accused two suspended leaders of secretly registering a new party, as the small KwaZulu-Natal outfit battles to survive a bitter internal war ahead of November's local government elections.

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