Al-Attiyah wins sixth Dakar

Qatari rally driver, Nasser Al-Attiyah Qatar’s Nasser Al-Attiyah won the Dakar Rally for the sixth time in the car category on Saturday as Argentina’s Luciano Benavides won by two seconds on two wheels, the narrowest margin ever. Al-Attiyah, with Belgian co-driver Fabian Lurquin, had led overnight after taking his 50th career stage win and made…

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Franschhoek fire continues to burn out of control: Municipality

The Cape Winelands Fire Services vehicle parked a burning veld in Franschhoek, Western Cape. The Cape Winelands District Municipality says a fire burning above Franschhoek remains out of control. Municipality’s Spokesperson Jo-Anne Otto says firefighters faced challenging conditions overnight, with strong winds driving the fire through the Assegaai-bos area. She says the blaze jumped the…

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Three Phala Phala farm theft accused back in Modimolle court

The three accused of breaking into President Cyril Ramaphosa’s farm appear in court. The Modimolle regional court in Limpopo is expected to continue with the trial of three people accused in the February 2020 theft of a large amount of  US dollars from President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala farm.   A cell phone screening expert is expected to testify.  Immanuela David and the Joseph…

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