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Ten suspected illegal miners arrested in Pilgrim’s Rest

Phendukas used for illegal mining are pictured during Operation Operation Vala Umgodi in Mpumalanga. Ten suspected illegal miners have been arrested in Pilgrim’s Rest in Mpumalanga during the police’s Operation Vala Umgodi. Police spokesperson Mavela Masondo says all the suspects are illegal immigrants. The group was found in possession of gold bearing material and tools used…

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Two killed, two wounded in Ormonde shooting incident

Bullet fired from a handgun. Two people have been killed and two others wounded after a shooting incident in Ormonde, south of Johannesburg, this afternoon. Gauteng Police spokesperson, Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi, says police are investigating a case of murder and attempted murder following the incident. “According to information at hand, three vehicles with unknown number of…

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Court asked to legalise assisted dying

A hospital room. Dignity SA has launched a legal challenge in the North Gauteng High Court, seeking to decriminalise medical assistance in dying. The organisation, along with other parties, is asking the Constitutional Court to declare current laws prohibiting assisted dying unconstitutional and invalid. The group announced at a media briefing in Cape Town. Co-founder…

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