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Grief is a universal experience, but children perceive it differently than adults. (Photo: Getty Images/ tatyana tomsickova) Live by Design is a weekly News24 column by Dr Helena Dolny and Mapi Mhlangu on mortality and the conversations around it. Having recently returned to the newsroom environment, I’m struck by the high level of exposure young children have to death. The recent tragedies surrounding the death of pupils in incidents like the Carletonville scholar transport crash, which claimed the lives of 11 pupils, and another scholar bus accident in Mpumalanga that tragically took four more lives, have highlighted the urgent need…

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Arne Slot is Liverpool’s new manager. (Visionhaus/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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Deveney Nel’s body was found in a storeroom at her school last week Wednesday. (Facebook/ Hoërskool Overberg) 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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The City of Cape Town has relocated over 160 homeless people. (Supplied/JP Smith) The City of Cape Town has relocated over 160 homeless people from the streets to transitional Safe Space shelters following the implementation of the Western Cape High Court’s final eviction order for various unlawful occupation sites in the Cape Town CBD. Around 140 people took up the space offered at the new 300-bed Ebenezer Safe Space 3, while 26 were relocated to Culemborg Safe Space 2. Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis said some people were assisted to return to their homes and communities off the street. “Others have left the various…

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An incinerator room at Dutywa Community Health Centre was burned to the ground by a fire that started outside the facility before it spread onto the premises of the healthcare facility. (Supplied/Eastern Cape health 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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UFC UFC middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis will be supported by the Springboks when he takes on Israel Adesanya. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC) 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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Four men were sentenced to life imprisonment on two counts of murder. (mathiasalexander/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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Police in Gqeberha are investigating a double murder. (Suné Payne/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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Beijing, China. Photo: ispyfriend/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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Springbok fullback Aphelele Fassi was impressive in difficult conditions, executing his basics very well and scoring a try in the process. (Janelle St Pierre/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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