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Residents of Diepsloot Extension 1 informal settlement say they are not going to cast their votes in the upcoming local government elections as they are forced to contribute R10 per yard to pay private plumbers to unblock toilets. #news #Diepsloot #informal #settlement #votes #local #government #elections #toilets Read on tinyurl.com/2f9hkn52

Marine-style fitness hits Cape Town! Metro Police cadets are sweating through drills led by US Marines. While Alderman JP Smith praises the discipline boost, others question accountability. #CapeTown #MetroPolice #USMarine #Safety Read on tinyurl.com/4j7mystr

Police in Limpopo have intensified their search for missing nine-year-old Fiona Mpfunzeni Matodzi, announcing a R100,000 reward for information that could lead to her recovery and the arrest of those responsible. #crimeandcourts #missingpersons #Limpopo #SAPS Read on tinyurl.com/2e8vbvzd

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President Donald Trump shared an AI image depicting himself as a Christ-like healer surrounded by U.S. symbols. Critics quickly pushed back, with some claiming the bedridden figure resembled Jeffrey Epstein. The post has ignited heated debate over symbolism, politics, and taste in digital art. #DonaldTrump #Faith #JeffreyEpstein #US #PopeLeo Read on tinyurl.com/3sr2f6y9

Gauteng police have confirmed that the murder case of an Emfuleni Local Municipality finance official, whose killing was captured on CCTV and widely shared on social media, has been handed to the Political Killings Task Team (PKTT). #crimeandcourts #murder #shooting #gunviolence #PKTT Read on tinyurl.com/3j22b52r

Duduzile Zuma, daughter of former president Jacob Zuma and former Umkhonto Wesizwe Party MP, appeared in the Durban High Court on Monday on charges of inciting violence during the 2021 unrest. Picture: Doctor Ngcobo/Independent Newspapers #DuduzileZuma #MKParty #CrimeandCourts #JulyUnrest iol.co.za

A R41.6 million claim against eThekwini hit a wall when Solbeth Security’s legal bid for Auditor-General documents was tossed out because those documents never existed. #ethekwinimunicipality #auditorgeneral #crimeandcourts Read on tinyurl.com/22krcsh3

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Nine police officers from the Free State POP Unit, charged with four counts of murder, were granted bail by the Bultfontein Magistrate’s Court. #crimeandcourts #SAPS #FreeState Read on tinyurl.com/yjjjkjsf

More than a decade after at least 141 psychiatric patients died in the Life Esidimeni tragedy, the National Prosecuting Authority said it will prosecute those responsible. #news #NPA #prosecute #LifeEsidimeni #psychiatric #patients #death Read on tinyurl.com/p8psfcs8

Suspended police officer Sergeant Fannie Nkosi has told the Pretoria North Magistrate’s Court that he earns R16,500 a month and can afford bail of R10,000. #news #suspended #police #officer #FannieNkosi #PretoriaNorth #court #bail Read on tinyurl.com/594254dv

France and Britain will work on a "peaceful multinational mission" to restore traffic through the Strait of Hormuz but it would be "separate from the warring parties", French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday. #business #France #Britain #peaceful #mission #StraitOfHormuz #UnitedStates #blockade Read on tinyurl.com/4y453vz4

A 40-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with a case of arson after a one-bedroomed house was allegedly set alight in Ha-Mashamba, Tshivhuyuni village in Limpopo. #news #woman #arrested #arson #house #blaze #Limpopo Read on tinyurl.com/5579np2v

A 56‑year‑old man has been arrested in Gauteng for the alleged rape of a 13‑year‑old girl and is expected to apply for bail in the Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday. #news #man #arrested #Gauteng #rape #girl #bail #court Read on tinyurl.com/4xm48wee

As fuel prices continue to climb, South Africans find themselves grappling with the dire impact on their monthly budgets. #business #monthly #budgets #impact #fuel #prices #climb Read on tinyurl.com/5n86rzfd

The case against Matipandile Sotheni, accused of killing Marius van der Merwe, known as Witness D at the Madlanga Commission, has been postponed to 24 April for a formal bail application. #news #MatipandileSotheni #accused #killing #MariusvanderMerwe #bail #postponed Read on tinyurl.com/2u2efvub

While the fuel increase has lifted costs for all motorists, its impact is most acute in the country’s taxi-dependent economy, where millions rely on daily fares to get to work. #news #fuel #increase #deepen #inequality #taxi #dependent #workers Read on tinyurl.com/2jnwdbuw

Newly elected DA Federal Executive Chairperson Solly Msimanga has framed his victory as both a personal milestone and a strategic turning point for the party, promising organisational renewal and a push into areas where the DA has historically struggled to grow. #news #SollyMsimanga #DA #strategic #overhaul #growth Read on tinyurl.com/b2acvdfs