SA’s Lategan retains Dakar lead as Al-Rajhi rises

Overdrive Racing’s Yazeed Al-Rajhi and Timo Gottschalk in action during stage 3 2 minutes Five-times winner Nasser Al-Attiyah hit trouble in the Dakar Rally on Wednesday, the latest frontrunner to struggle in the Saudi Arabian sands after the departures of Sebastien Loeb and defending champion Carlos Sainz. The Qatari, driving a Dacia Sandrider, started the…

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Traffic volumes remain low along major routes in KZN

N3 between Cato Ridge I/C & New England Rd I/C. 2 minutes Traffic volumes remain low along the main routes in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). Road Traffic Inspectorate spokesperson Sindi Msimang says the low traffic volumes could be attributed to the fact that most worshippers and holidaymakers are already at their destinations. Msimang says, “We are expecting…

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40 year old man in court for alleged fraud and extortion

Empty benches in court. A 40-year-old man from Botshabelo in Free the State is set to appear in the Bloemfontein Magistrates’ Court later today for fraud, extortion, and defeating the course of justice.  The suspect is alleged to have made telephone calls to business owners in Botshabelo, Thaba-Nchu, and Bloemfontein alerting them about planned robberies…

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SAHRC rejects Open Chats podcast’s apology

SAHRC says it has received a myriad complaints following a podcast where the presenters made derogatory remarks about the coloured community.  The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) says it has received a myriad of complaints following a podcast where the presenters made derogatory remarks about the Coloured community.  The remarks have sparked widespread outrage….

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