Two children die after consuming plant leaves in Zebediela

Yellow Oleander flower seen in this picture. 2 minutes Two children have died while three others were treated and discharged from hospital after they allegedly consumed the leaves of the Yellow Oleander plant in Zebediela, outside Polokwane, Limpopo. Community leader Dolly Mahlobogoane says the two-year-old children, who were neighbours, were playing when they ate the…

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EFF to open criminal case against DA’s Macpherson

File image: Public Works and Infrastructure Minister, Dean Macpherson. 1 minute The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) says it will open a criminal case today against Public Works and Infrastructure Minister, Dean Macpherson at the Pretoria Central Police Station. The EFF alleges that Macpherson is colluding with the Democratic Alliance (DA) to abuse state institutions. Party…

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Pant to captain IPL’s Lucknow in 2025

India’s Rishabh Pant celebrates reaching his century during a fifth test against England in Edgbaston, Birmingham, Britain on July 1, 2022. 2 minutes Stumper-batsman Rishabh Pant will take over from KL Rahul as Lucknow Super Giants captain in this year’s Indian Premier League. Lucknow bought the 27-year-old for an eye-watering $3.21 million in the players’…

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Earnings, rate cut bets lift UK stocks

London Stock Exchange 2 minutes The main UK stock indexes rose on Tuesday, with a weaker sterling helping keep the FTSE 100 near all-time highs, while upbeat earnings from companies including Abrdn and Premier Foods boosted the midcap index. The blue-chip FTSE 100 closed up 0.3%, trading just below its intraday record high of 8548.59…

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Judgment in Omotoso rape case set for April

Televangelist Timothy Omotoso and his two co-accused Lusanda Solani and Zukiswa Sitho appearing in the Gqeberha High Court. 2 minutes The matter of rape accused Pastor Timothy Omotoso has been postponed until 2 April for judgment after closing arguments. The Gqeberha High Court in the Eastern Cape heard closing arguments both from the state and…

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