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Catherine Princess of Wales during day fourteen of The Championships Wimbledon 2024 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on 14 July 2024 in London, England. (Rob Newell – CameraSport via Getty Images) The Princess of Wales made a rare public appearance alongside the royal family on Sunday during her summer break at Balmoral Estate.Princess Kate, Prince William and Prince George attended a service at Crathie Church. This is the first time Kate has made an appearance at the church since her cancer diagnosis. Kate, along with other royal family members, were photographed on Sunday, according to photos…

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Huge amounts of money have been wasted by the Gauteng Department of Social Development. (Illustration: Lisa Nelson/GroundUp) Thirteen officials in the Gauteng Department of Social Development were suspended in a “crackdown on corruption” between September 2023 and January 2024.Ten of the officials returned to work in July and the last three have now also returned to work. None faced disciplinary hearings.The suspensions occurred during the chaotic leadership MEC Mbali Hlophe and head of department Matilda Gasela. Gasela left in April amid corruption allegations. Hlophe lost her position after the May elections. The last three of 13 Gauteng Department of Social…

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Quiet Time with the President: A Doctor’s Story about Learning to Listen by Peter Friedland with Jill Margo. (Supplied) 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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Tebogo Simon Maluke, Avuyile Mjongwana and Cassiem Isaac Feni are wanted in connection with a planned robbery. (Supplied/Hawks) The Hawks are on the hunt for three suspects who are believed to be part of a group of cash-in-transit robbers in Khayelitsha, Cape Town. The group was allegedly planning to rob a private security company when a sting operation foiled its plans. The ensuing gun battle left eight of the suspected criminals dead, two in hospital and three in custody. The three fled after their struck off the roll when they were bought to court late.Hawks in the Western Cape have launched…

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Silent Book Club member Cecilia Pereira attended her first quiet reading event hosted at Bertha House in Mowbray, Cape Town. (Qama Qukula/News24) 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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Suspected construction mafia members will appear in the Camperdown Magistrate’s Court. (Google© Streetview, Google Maps, taken 2019) KwaZulu-Natal police have arrested five alleged construction mafia suspects linked to the blocking of a bridge construction site in uMsunduzi, outside Pietermaritzburg.The five accused, aged between 28 and 44, were arrested by the provincial Reaction Task Team on Saturday.KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson Colonel Robert Netshiunda said: “Police responded to reports of a group of people who were disturbing activities at a construction site where a bridge is under construction in uMsunduzi.”Netshiunda said the accused had been charged with intimidation and disturbance of a…

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Godfrey Lebeya, the head of the Hawks, says his unit is making good progress. (GCIS) Lieutenant-General Godfrey Lebeya briefed the media about the first quarter of the 2024/2025 financial year.The Hawks boss said there had been a significant increase in CIT-related crimes.He said 55 such cases had been reported during the first quarter.Criminals targeting armoured cash vehicles have shown a blatant disregard for human life, according to Hawks head Lieutenant-General Godfrey Lebeya.Lebeya briefed the media on Sunday on the progress his unit had made during the first quarter of the 2024/2025 financial year. He said there had been a significant increase…

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ATM leader, Vuyo Zungula (middle with cap on) in Soweto. (@ATMovement_SA/X, formerly Twitter) 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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