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2 minutes Muslims across the country will celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr on Monday. The new moon was sighted in South Africa last night. The announcement was made to hundreds of worshippers who gathered in Cape Town. Eid-ul-Fitr is celebrated after the month-long fast of Ramadan, when Muslims abstain from food and drink from dawn to dusk. The…

[File image] Seven people have been killed in four separate crashes on the N2 between Shaka’s Rock and Mandeni on the KwaZulu-Natal North Coast in the past 24 hours. IPSS Medical rescue spokesperson Samantha Meyrick, says in one of the crashes, a car veered off the road after hitting a pedestrian. The vehicle then hit…

1 minute The state is opposing bail in the case of a 58-year-old teacher who allegedly raped a 13-year-old girl at a primary school in Makotopong outside Polokwane in Limpopo. The teacher, who cannot be named to protect the identity of the minor, is applying for bail in the Mankweng Magistrates’ Court outside Polokwane. He…

1 minute There have been high traffic volumes flowing into the north bound of the N1 towards Bloemfontein since this morning. Free State Department of Roads and Transport spokesperson Hillary Mophethe says the N6 road has also been experiencing high traffic volumes with 300 vehicles per hour traveling south and more than hundred vehicles per…

The late DJ Warrick Stock, popularly known as DJ Warras People in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN have joined others in paying tribute to the late DJ Warrick Stock, popularly known as DJ Warras.  Stock was gunned down in the Johannesburg CBD onTuesday afternoon.   One of his childhood friends, Rene Baeta remembers him as a caring, family-oriented father whose success inspired…

Cape Town’s majestic Table Mountain. City of Cape Town Mayco Member for Safety and Security JP Smith has urged the public to be responsible when celebrating tonight’s crossover into the New Year. Smith has warned motorist against drinking and driving. He says the public must follow the directions of law enforcement officers. “Let’s enter the…

SAPS and SANDF media briefing on Sunday on the deployment of joint operations across the country National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola says the deployment of soldiers to crime hotspots in the country will provide space for the South African Police Service (SAPS) to disrupt, disable and dismantle organised crime groupings involved in illegal mining and…