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Covid-19 infections ravage Limpopo and MEC blames “super-spreader” funerals

Limpopo has 10,146 active cases and reports 2,500 cases daily with the Delta variant detected in the province. Dr Phophi Ramathuba, Limpopo Health MEC, blames funerals, which she calls super-spreaders.

Two warders stabbed by inmates as part of Zuma unrest

Westville prisoners have joined the Zuma unrest by allegedly stabbing two warders who were inspecting inmates on Tuesday morning.

Mall stampede claims lives of 10 in Soweto. Gauteng death toll at 19

The number of people who have died during the riots in Gauteng has gone up to 19 after ten people died in a stampede at the Ndofaya Mall in Meadowlands, Soweto.

Government RDP houses remain unfinished after 10 years, leaving residents in despair

When construction of their RDP houses were announced in 2010, shack dwellers in Cornelia, Free State were overjoyed. Finally, they were going to have a space to build their lives around.

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A shameful weekend in the history of South Africa

From the day former president Jacob Zuma was sentenced to a 15 month jail term, his supporters threatened a civil war.

Ramaphosa moves to quell looting and violence

President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that the government will deploy the South African National Defense Force (SANDF) and introduce new security measures to end the violent riots and looting across the country.

A tale of two shopping malls

While Alex’s Pan Shopping centre was wrecked to the ground by protesters, about two kilometres away one mall has been standing untouched.

LOVED & LOST: Lesego Semenya, a chef who showed off Mzansi’s beauty through his food

When Lesego Semenya made a sharp turn in his career, and trained to be a chef after being a process engineer, his family was not at all surprised.

An elderly woman is the last remaining occupant of a Tshwane squatter camp

For seven long years, gogo Elizabeth Mamadi has been staying in an informal settlement, hoping that one day she would get an RDP home of her own.

SANDF deployed in Gauteng and KZN to control the unrest

The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has confirmed that troops will be deployed to KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng.

Toddler in Durban dies in stampede of looters

A toddler is among the six people who have been killed in Gauteng and KZN since Sunday.