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The Department of Education in KwaZulu-Natal has condemned the incident of violence between two schoolgirls recorded on video in Bilanyoni township, Dumbe. Iincidents like these threaten the safety and future of students. The Minister of Education in KZN, Sipho Hlomuka, has expressed concern about the fight involving students from Kanyekanye High School and Kwasa High School. He described the video of the incident that has spread on social media as very disturbing and unacceptable. He is very concerned about reports that similar incidents have been going on, as there are allegations that some members of the community are not only…

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March 24, 2026 Janice du Plessis How would you like to share the article? The accident happened on the N1 between the Kroonvaal toll gate and Kroonvaal Engen filling station. (Photo: Provided) A serious collision between two heavy motor vehicles and two light vehicles on the N1 in the Free State claimed the lives of at least two people on Tuesday morning. Another person was seriously injured and three people suffered moderate injuries. According to Sipho Towa, spokesman for the Free State emergency services, the heavy motor vehicles caught fire, after which the fire brigade and emergency services responded quickly…

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PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa has ordered the countries of Europe to return all the treasures seized from this country so that they can conduct research and store them in universities and heritage sites in those countries. Ramaphosa said that they want everything, including the bones dug up by people to be shown to the world.”We want everything that was seized in ancient times, taken to European countries to be preserved and research done. Human bones were dug up inappropriately to be displayed in heritage sites in these countries. We want all these treasures because they are ours, to return to this…

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Thebo Bester appeared in the Free State High Court on Friday. (Becker Semela) Thabo Bester, convicted murderer and rapist, has submitted yet another urgent court application in as many months. In his latest application, which was heard in the Johannesburg High Court on Tuesday, Bester said, among other things, that the Department of Correctional Services (DKD) must prove that he did escape from custody. After his initial convictions, Bester was also charged with having escaped from Mangaung Prison in Bloemfontein in May 2022. Nandipha Magudumana, his former girlfriend with whom he ran several scam companies, and six others are accused…

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It has come as a shock to many that Sandlwana Lodge, which is one of the places with a good history as a place to welcome visitors, is looking for a new owner.This place, built near the Sandlwana battlefield, shows you everything that is on this very important battlefield between the British and the Zulu. The Battle of Sandlwana, which took place on 22 January 1879, is remembered as one of the most important events in the history of Africa and the world where the Zulu defeated the British who were carrying guns, King Cetshwayo came with spears, maces and…

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Dr. Theo de Jager (Photo: Reint Dykema) According to Saai, the latest court and costs order against John Steenhuisen, minister of agriculture, in the urgent legal case regarding the control of foot-and-mouth disease vaccine, has once again exposed the gulf between state bureaucracy and the reality on farms. The case was brought by Saai, Sakeliga and Free State Agriculture against the minister, the director general and the director of animal health regarding state control of the vaccine. According to dr. Theo de Jager, chairman of the board of Saai, shows the court order how far the public service and farmers’…

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AI Agent Now it is not just in imagination but has come into reality. Recently, Andrej Karpathy, founder of Eureka Labs, told in the No Priors podcast that his AI agent handles many household tasks. Now he has deleted 6 apps from his phone, because his AI agent controls the work done by those apps from one place.Andrej Karpathy, co-founder of OpenAI, has worked as the director of AI at Tesla. Andrej Karpathy On AI Agent: Andrej Karpathy, co-founder of OpenAI, who served as director of AI at Tesla, and founder of Eureka Labs, recently explained in a podcast how…

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WHEN the suspended police chief, Lieutenant-General Shadrack Sibiya, appeared before the Madlanga Commission, he disclosed that there are allegations that the acting Deputy National Commissioner for Crime Detection and Divisional Commissioner for Detective and Forensic Services, Lieutenant-General Hilda Senthumele, was assisted by businessman Vusimuzi " Cat" Matlala, to perform a butt lift program, known as the Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL)

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March 24, 2026 Helene Mocke How would you like to share the article? Sable, die pointer. (Foto: JP Smith/Facebook) A two-and-a-half-year-old Pointer, Sable, was rescued from the Hillcrest quarry after an hours-long rescue operation on Saturday, after he was trapped on a cliff ledge about 25 m above the ground. Sable went for a walk with his owner when he was chasing a badger and ended up on the ledge where he couldn’t get back down. His owner called the fire brigade and rescue services around 20:45, after which several rescue teams were deployed. Teams from Durbanville fire brigade, technical…

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