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President Cyril Ramaphosa arrived at the St Engenas ZCC church in Moria city, Limpopo. ewn.co.za/2026/04/05/pre…

A variety of contraband was confiscated during a surprise raid at the Pollsmoor Correctional Facility in Cape Town. #google_vignette" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">ewn.co.za/2026/04/05/lar…

Police in the Eastern Cape have launched a manhunt for eight detainees who escaped from the Asfondering police station cells in Maluti. #google_vignette" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">ewn.co.za/2026/04/05/man…

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday urged "those who have the power to unleash wars" to "choose peace" and criticised global indifference to conflicts, in his first Easter blessing. ewn.co.za/2026/04/05/pop…

The Archbishop of Cape Town, Thabo Makgoba, has said he is deeply distressed by events in Jerusalem last week, where Israeli police prevented the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. ewn.co.za/2026/04/05/arc…

Rampant shootings continue on the Cape Flats despite intensified operations involving the army and police to clamp down on gun violence. #google_vignette" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">ewn.co.za/2026/04/05/cap…

At least 29 motorists have been arrested on Western Cape roads between Thursday and Saturday, during intensified Easter road safety operations. ewn.co.za/2026/04/05/24-…

Police in Mpumalanga have rejected allegations made in a video circulating online claiming officers in the Nkangala district are involved in drug trafficking. #google_vignette" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">ewn.co.za/2026/04/05/sap…

Street vendors in Moria City in Limpopo said the Easter pilgrimage has injected much-needed life into their businesses, with thousands of churchgoers spending on goods and supplies. ewn.co.za/2026/04/05/eas…

The downfall of the former prince Andrew has left the British monarchy with a right royal headache -- how to handle his daughters caught up in the scandal of US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. ewn.co.za/2026/04/05/uk-…

Hezbollah on Sunday said it had targeted an Israeli warship with a cruise missile off the Lebanese coast, the first such claim by the group since the start of the Middle East war. ewn.co.za/2026/04/05/hez…

Gaza's civil defence agency and a hospital reported that an Israeli strike on a group of civilians in the Palestinian territory on Sunday killed four people and wounded several others. ewn.co.za/2026/04/05/gaz…

A woman who sells fruit along the R71 road going to Moria city in Limpopo said the business has supported three generations of her family. ewn.co.za/2026/04/05/thr…

The surviving formerly conjoined twin from Limpopo has been transferred to the Steve Biko academic hospital in Pretoria. ewn.co.za/2026/04/05/new…

Businessman and lawyer Bonelela Mgudlwa has denied any wrongdoing linked to two tenders awarded to his company by the Mpumalanga health department. ewn.co.za/2026/04/05/mgu…

Johannesburg Metro Police is stepping up visibility across the city as part of ongoing Easter weekend safety operations. ewn.co.za/2026/04/05/jmp…

The Limpopo tourism department said that it is expected to generate up to R100 million from the Easter holiday. ewn.co.za/2026/04/05/lim…

The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a yellow level 1 alert for damaging waves along the coast between Saldanha Bay and Plettenberg Bay for Sunday. ewn.co.za/2026/04/05/yel…

Winners of the past 10 editions of the Masters ahead of the 90th Masters on April 9-12 at Augusta National Golf Club: ewn.co.za/2026/04/05/pas…

Pope Leo XIV is set to mark Easter Sunday for the first time as pontiff, with the Middle East war casting a pall over the most important date in the Christian calendar. ewn.co.za/2026/04/05/pop…