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Siya Kolisi's father takes first trip abroad to watch son lead Boks in RWC final.
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Rihanna donates R88 million to fight coronavirus, covers the cost of ventilators, donates protective equipment | @Channel24 .
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A 29-year-old Eastern Cape school principal is being hailed as a hero after steering his under-resourced rural school from 28% matric pass rate to an impressive 88.6% in 2021. | @MaliDayimani .
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Miss England, Bhasha Mukherjee, gives up her crown to return to work as a doctor amid Covid-19 crisis | @Channel24 .
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South African actor, producer and co-founder of Ferguson Films, Shona Ferguson, has died. He was 47. | @Channel24 . #RIPShonaFerguson.
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Presidency rejects Gauteng premier's request for AKA state funeral.
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SA comedian Trevor Noah has been announced as the host of the 63rd annual Grammy Awards. | @Channel24 .
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Elon Musk suggests that anyone over the age of 70 should be barred from running for political office | @BISouthAfrica .
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FEEL GOOD: Our future pilots! Adorable Soweto Grade 1 kids show up at airport dressed to impress | @Traveller24_SA .
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Zakes Bantwini on being accepted at Harvard University: 'I’m creating a legacy for my family' | @Channel24 .
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With the screams of burning children piercing the night and emergency services still far away, Zikhaya Sithole braved the flames to rescue them. | @City_Press .
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6 months in jail for spreading fake news on coronavirus, say new regulations.
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On Saturday, we published a story about philanthropist Bill Gates’ support for SA with Covid-19. We wrongly reported that Gates wants to test a “vaccine” in Africa. This is false. The Gates Foundation will support SA with testing kits and research. We apologise for the mistake.
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Woman sells biscuits to make niece's dreams of becoming a pilot come true.
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FEEL GOOD: With only R800, Itumeleng Lekomamyane started a sandwich business to look after his child – he now brings in R20,000 per month | @BISouthAfrica .
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The Office of the Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi is seeking permission from President Cyril Ramaphosa to honour rapper AKA with a state funeral.
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Lockdown: Dlamini-Zuma pushes for tobacco, alcohol ban to continue until Level 1 | @QaanitahHunter .
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Radius Masukume, who tried to protect woman from rapists, nominated for SA Men of the Year Award | @JennaEtheridge .
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"I didn't make the South Africa schools (team). It means a lot for me, but also for boys from rural areas, the boys who didn't go to private schools." - Proud Mapimpi reflects on long journey to World Cup glory.
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Trevor Noah has won Europe's Erasmus Prize, making him the first comedian to win the prestigious prize since Charlie Chaplin in 1965. | @News24Arts .
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SOUTH AFRICA HAVE WON THE RUGBY WORLD CUP!!! 🇿🇦. FINAL SCORE: SA 32-12 England. #GoBokke #BringItHome #ENGvRSA #StrongerTogether #RWCFinal
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Brazil eases lockdown despite record deaths, its president says death is 'everyone's destiny' | @BISouthAfrica .
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JUST IN | President Cyril Ramaphosa set to address the nation tonight. Follow it live on News24.
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| Rhodes University to honour Maths and Science TV teacher William Smith
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BREAKING | State capture kingpins Atul and Rajesh Gupta arrested in Dubai.
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BREAKING | Democrat Joe Biden elected 46th president of the US, defeating Republican Donald Trump - CNN.
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University caretaker treated to luxury Jamaican holiday paid for by students | @YouMagazine .
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FEEL GOOD: Man gets job after pushing trolleys by day, secretly studying engineering by night | @JennaEtheridge .
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JUST IN | President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation at 19:00 on Sunday.
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BREAKING | South Africa calls on Russia to immediately withdraw troops from Ukraine | #RussiaUkraineConflict.
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KwaZulu-Natal's police commissioner, Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, said most citizens were happy with the police's efforts to eliminate crime. | @SakhiNxumalo.
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Schools will now have to send a report to the police when a pupil who is younger than 16 is pregnant – and if the father of the child is older than 16 (and therefore a rapist), civil and criminal proceedings will have to be followed. | @City_Press .
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SA Reserve Bank governor Lesetja Kganyago's daughter, Mmabodiba Kganyago, has bagged eight distinctions in the 2023 matric exams that were administered by the Independent Examinations Board.
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The IFP and Build One South Africa have called on the Department of Basic Education to increase the matric pass mark to 50%.
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JUST IN | Man dies after consuming entire bottle of Jägermeister in drinking competition.
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This SA engineer turns urine into fertiliser – it may even be used to make jet fuel some day | @BISouthAfrica .
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Charlize Theron opened up about her Afrikaans heritage . "There's about 44 people still speaking it. It's definitely a dying language; it's not a very helpful language," she said in the interview. | @News24Arts .
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France’s Mbappé is donating his R6.6 million World Cup earnings to charity | @BISouthAfrica .
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The SA liquor industry’s plan to get booze back on sale: let taverns do takeaways until 6PM | @BISouthAfrica . #Day15ofLockdown.#LockdownExtended.
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Four-year-old boy saves mom’s life by calling emergency services when she blacked out | @YouMagazine .
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BREAKING | President Cyril Ramaphosa to address the nation at 20:30.
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LIVE | ANC loses 71 seats in Parliament, DA gains 3, MKP scores 58 seats`.
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JUST IN | President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation this evening on relief measures.
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News24 | SA won't be blackmailed by anti-Semitism allegations in quest to end Israel impunity, says Lamola
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BREAKING | Witness will testify that Kelly Khumalo shot Senzo Meyiwa, lawyer tells court.
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Trevor Noah is paying 'Daily Show' staffers' salaries out of his own pocket | @Channel24 .
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After his home was affected by flooding in KwaZulu-Natal, a father of seven has won a whopping R44 million in the Lotto draw. | @nickymccain .
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BREAKING | As of Wednesday, South Africans no longer need to wear masks indoors in public settings. | @BISouthAfrica .
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Springbok captain Siya Kolisi and his wife, Rachel, on Tuesday announced they would be parting ways. | @NoxieSibiya.
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Pretoria pupil Aphiwe Hlatshwayo, who achieved six distinctions in her final matric exams, has been accepted to study anatomy at Seattle University in the US, but has turned down that offer for a local university, where she wants to study medicine.
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The Department of Employment and Labour is set to employ close to 20 000 labour inspectors to clamp down on non-compliance and illegal labour practices. | @JasonFelix.
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After being told it would never work, these Joburg entrepreneurs successfully created a doll with realistic natural hair | @BISouthAfrica .
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LIVE | President Cyril Ramaphosa has tested negative for coronavirus.
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South Africa landed two gold medals at the Tokyo Paralympics on Saturday through long-jumper Ntando Mahlangu and 400m runner Anrune Weyers. | @Sport24news .
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BREAKING | Zizi Kodwa resigns as Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture.
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Over 150 million YouTube views. More than 4 million Shazams. 41.4 million streams and an average of over 7.5 monthly listeners on Spotify. 238.7 million impressions on TikTok. These are the numbers garnered by Limpopo-born Kgoagelo Moagi’s Jerusalema.
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News24 | The rand is stronger and fuel is cheaper, so why is food still so expensive?
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JUST IN | Man caught on camera assaulting Groblersdal teen denied bail.
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Any minor above the age of 10 who is found guilty of bullying a peer at school can be sentenced to imprisonment. This law was passed in order to prevent the victims of bullying from resorting to suicide, since they can find no support or protection.
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South African musician and Jerusalema hitmaker Master KG won Best African Act at the 2020 MTV EMAs. | @Channel24 .
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Restaurants demand govt explains why they must remain shut - as mosques, churches can open doors | @BISouthAfrica .
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Coronavirus: Icasa says DStv and mobile data must be made free | @Channel24 . #Covid19InSA.#CoronavirusinSA.
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News24 | UKZN announces compulsory module on GBV, racism, gender inequality and classism
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A US man borrowed a BMW from a dealership, used it to rob a bank, then paid for the car with the cash | @BISouthAfrica .
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JUST IN | DA's Mpho Phalatse elected the mayor of Johannesburg.
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Some white teachers at Pretoria High School for Girls do not greet their fellow black colleagues "because they do not know whether they are cleaners or educators at the school", a probe has found.
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Cabinet has been advised to lift the tobacco and alcohol sales ban and move the country to Alert level 2 of the lockdown | @QaanitahHunter .
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Dricus 'stands by' comments calling ANC government 'most corrupt in the world', hails united SA | @Sport24news.
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FEEL GOOD: Former beggar Sibongiseni Nkosi's kind act to help motorist whose car broke down lands him a job | @JennaEtheridge .
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BREAKING | Tsotsi star Terry Pheto's Bryanston 'Lotto' house to be auctioned.
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