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A man last seen crossing the river has still not been found. (Supplied/IPSS Medical Rescue) A 21-year-old man, last seen at the Tugela River in KwaZulu-Natal, is yet to be found. On Sunday afternoon, IPSS Search & Rescue received reports of the man attempting to cross the Tugela River.IPSS Search & Rescue teams, Empangeni SAPS K9 Search & Rescue, and KDM Water Safety searched the section of the river where the man had last been seen.”Unfortunately, due to fading light, the search was called off. “On Monday morning, teams returned to continue the search,” said IPSS.It said the search had continued…

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SA20 League commissioner Graeme Smith. (Ashley Vlotman/Gallo Images) South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we’re about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism. Join our free subscription trial to unlock this story and a world of news aimed to inform, empower, and inspire.

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At least nine people were killed after a bus veered off Van Rhyns Pass in the Western Cape on Monday (Supplied by the Provincial Mobility department) South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we’re about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism. Join our free subscription trial to unlock this story and a world of news aimed to inform, empower, and inspire.

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Sanlam has agreed to buy a stake in the financial services assets of African Rainbow Capital (ARC). (Photo: Supplied/Sanlam) South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we’re about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism. Join our free subscription trial to unlock this story and a world of news aimed to inform, empower, and inspire.

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Newly appointed Proteas netball captain Khanyisa Chawane. (Albert Perez/Getty Images) South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we’re about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism. Join our free subscription trial to unlock this story and a world of news aimed to inform, empower, and inspire.

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Gauteng police are investigating why a cop allowed a civilian to use a police vehicle to promote his herb business. (Trevor Bohatch/GroundUp) South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we’re about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism. Join our free subscription trial to unlock this story and a world of news aimed to inform, empower, and inspire.

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(Photo by John Keeble/Getty Images) Elon Musk-controlled satellite internet provider Starlink has told Brazil’s telecom regulator Anatel it will not comply with a court order to block social media platform X in the country until its local accounts are unfrozen.Anatel confirmed the information to Reuters on Monday after its head Carlos Baigorri told Globo TV it had received a note from Starlink, which has more than 200,000 customers in Brazil, and passed it onto Brazil’s top court.Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes last week ordered all telecom providers in the country to shut down X, which is also owned…

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Fine and warm conditions are expected in most parts of the country. (Manuel Breva Colmeiro/Getty Images) Residents in the Northern Cape, Western Cape, and Eastern Cape are warned of extremely high fire danger conditions. Fine and warm weather is expected across most provinces, with morning fog in some areas, according to the South African Weather Service.Impact-based warnings• Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the central and northern parts of the Northern Cape.• Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the north eastern parts of the Western Cape.• Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the…

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A second Limpopo bus accident in a week resulted in five deaths. (Limpopo Department of Transport and Community Safety/Facebook) Five people have died in a second Limpopo bus accident in five days.Limpopo Transport and Community Safety MEC Violet Mathye said the cross-border bus was travelling from Johannesburg to Zimbabwe and overturned along the N1 North towards the Nyl Plaza, outside Mokopane, on Sunday.One woman and four men died in the accident, which took place at around 17:30.”Scores of passengers sustained injuries of varying degrees in the process and have been taken to hospitals in Mokopane,” said Mathye.Last week, a…

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