Fire crews deployed in Languedoc as blaze spreads

FILE | Scorched fields in the Cape Winelands The Cape Winelands District Municipality (CWDM) Fire Services have been deployed to a fire in Languedoc, Stellenbosch, which is burning in the direction of Boschendal Wine Estate. The fire is being fueled by strong winds. Spokesperson, Anesca Roodt says together with the Winelands Fire Protection Association, Boschendal…

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Lobby group urges raising SA’s drinking age to 21

An alcoholic beverage poured into a glass. A lobby group has proposed an increase in South Africa’s legal drinking age from 18 to either 21 or even 23. Gatekeepers South Africa has written to President Cyril Ramaphosa, citing the country’s struggles with alcohol abuse and its link to domestic violence, drunk driving, and other risks….

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Suspected human trafficker to appear in Booysens court

A protestor holds a placard at a march against human trafficking. A 47-year-old foreign national is expected to appear in the Booysens Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, facing charges of contravening the Immigration Act and suspected human trafficking. He was arrested in Johannesburg on Tuesday, after ten teenage boys were rescued from a suspected trafficking operation….

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