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Woman gets eight years for smuggling explosives

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Pretoria – Police in Limpopo have commended the sentencing of a Zimbabwean woman, who was found guilty of illegally smuggling explosives through the Beitbridge border post in October.

KZN pushes for 365 days of activism

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Pretoria – KwaZulu-Natal is set to take the 16 Days campaign beyond its current timeframe, with the provincial government having developed an action plan to curb gender-based violence throughout the year.

Ghanaian visit hailed as a success

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Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma has described his state visit to Ghana as a great success which has enhanced bilateral relations between the two countries.

Rape suspect to appear in court

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Pretoria – A 24-year-old man is expected to appear in the Kimberly Magistrate Court today for raping a six-week-old baby, on Tuesday, in Galeshewe.

Vadi sends condolences to families of Diepsloot crash

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Pretoria - Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Ismail Vadi, has expressed his deepest condolences to the families of those who died in a horrific taxi accident on the N14 highway near the R511 off-ramp, near Diepsloot, on Wednesday morning.

Poached rhino horns returned to SA

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Johannesburg – An agreement between the South African Government and People’s Republic of China in committing to fight the illegal exploitation of wildlife crime has yielded positive results, with the return of poached rhino horn and elephant ivory back to South Africa.

BRICS forum to deal with urbanisation challenges

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Durban – Governments from emerging economies should, to deal with challenges related to urbanisation, invest smartly in rural areas to counter the influx of job seekers to urban areas.

Willi Breuer nabbed by Home Affairs

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Pretoria – German national Willi Breuer was arrested on Tuesday following an investigation by the Department of Home Affairs.

Acid mine drainage being managed, says IMC

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Pretoria – Significant progress is being made towards addressing the critical challenge of acid mine drainage, says the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Acid Mine Drainage.

Dept warns owners to vaccinate domestic pets

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Pretoria – The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development says it is compulsory for all domestic pets to be vaccinated against rabies, and failure to do so is illegal and a public health risk.