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South Africans weigh in on Santaco's end of taxi strike and resumption of services
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August 30, 2025
The South African National Taxi Council (Santaco) confirmed that the two-day taxi strike is over Santaco said that it will continue to engage with the government over the issue of the impounding of their taxi vehicles Santaco extended its sincere...
Cape Town launches high-tech fleet tracking system
Cape Town ETC
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August 30, 2025
(IMAGE IS FOR REPRESENTATIVE PURPOSES) The City of Cape Town has unveiled a new technology-driven tracking system for its municipal vehicle fleet, marking a significant step toward improving security, safety, and operational efficiency across its...
South Africans join flotilla to challenge Gaza blockade
Cape Town ETC
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August 30, 2025
Nine South Africans, including Mandla Mandela, grandson of Nelson Mandela, are set to join the largest civilian flotilla to date in an attempt to breach the Israeli naval blockade of Gaza and deliver humanitarian aid, signaling a shift in the...
South Africans outraged after university of Venda student fatally stabbed by boyfriend
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August 30, 2025
A first-year student at the University of Venda (Univen) was fatally stabbed on Friday, 28 August 2025 The victim was allegedly stabbed by her boyfriend, a second-year student at the University of Venda The victim, a Bachelor of Arts degree in...
Keagan Dolly: From Kaizer Chiefs to Cape Town City
The South African
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August 30, 2025
Former Kaizer Chiefs and Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder Keagan Dolly has officially signed with Cape Town City FC, joining the club on a free transfer following his departure from TS Galaxy in July 2025. The 32-year-old enjoyed a brief stint with...
Meet Rural Futurisms, 'agents for catalytic change' in South Africa's landscape design field
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August 30, 2025
Lesego Bantsheng and her practice, Rural Futurisms NPC, hope to shake up the notion of landscape – and that, they do. Founded in 2023 and working in Southern Africa, in particular rural northern South Africa, the studio is a collective of...
Zimbabwean Accountant’s Estate Sequestrated After Stealing Millions from South African Employer
Zambian Observer
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August 30, 2025
Zimbabwean Accountant’s Estate Sequestrated After Stealing Millions from South African Employer A Zimbabwean accountant has had his estate finally sequestrated after defrauding his former employer, the Johannesburg-based non-profit Education and...
1 Lotto player's R30 titcket turn into R40M+ jackpot, South Africa floored
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August 30, 2025
A lucky South African played the Lotto and it paid off in one of the draws on 27 August 2025 The Lotto player picked their lucky numbers and matched all six, landing them multiple millions South Africans were in awe of the amount of money that is...
Lessons From Brazil And South Africa
Lagos Post Online
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August 30, 2025
By abiodun KOMOLAFE The best way to view the Nigerian nation is that it stands at a critical juncture. The central question is how to transform it from its current state into the country it ought to be: one of the world’s top 12 economies, with a...
Lessons from Brazil and South Africa, by Abiodun Komolafe
Eagle Online
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August 30, 2025
The best way to view the Nigerian nation is that it stands at a critical juncture. The central question is how to transform it from its current state into the country it ought to be: one of the world’s top 12 economies, with a low poverty rate and...
Cassper Nyovest's mini-sermon at Scorpion Kings Live in video divides South Africa
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August 30, 2025
Cassper Nyovest was one of the performers who stood out at the Scorpion Kings Live show The Doc Shebeleza hitmaker shared what was heavy on his heart, and it was all about his love for God Cassper Nyovest seized the opportunity to motivate fans...
Is South Africa descending into a state of lawlessness?
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Tracy-Lynn Ruiters|Published 1 hour ago 5min Experts warn that South Africa might have lost its grip on law and order and may even have entered a state of lawlessness, with violent crime levels reaching alarming heights. Many cases brought before...
Blackstar Experience forges historic cultural partnership with South Africa's National Arts Council
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August 29, 2025
To deepen the cultural significance of Blackstar Experience, the secretariat, led by Chief Executive Officer, Rex Owusu Marfo, popularly known as Rex Omar, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Arts Council of South...
Codeta to challenge six-week closure of key taxi routes in Cape Town
IOL
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The Cape Organisation for the Democratic Taxi Association (Codeta) has indicated that it will challenge the six-week closure of the four contentious routes. The Western Cape Government filed an urgent interdict on Thursday, 28 August at the High...
SOCIETY TALK: Rise of xenophobia worldwide
Star
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Unwanted migrants / PIXABAYThe state of the world the last few weeks has escalated from alarming to the start of Armageddon. In all honesty, as I sit here, freshly postpartum, looking out at the world through the window of my 12-inch-screen phone,...
Sports News | India Off-spinner Jayant Yadav Signs with Puducherry After Getting NOC from Haryana
Latestly
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August 30, 2025
New Delhi [India], August 30 (ANI): India off-spinner Jayant Yadav has switched his allegiance to Puducherry for the upcoming domestic season after he received a no-objection certificate (NOC) from Haryana, the team he has played for since making...
Sportsguide: Women's Rugby World Cup, Premier League and Club Championship
Irish Examiner
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August 30, 2025
National Half Marathon, Tullamore GAA: Antrim SFC: Naomh Muire Achadh v St Pauls, Creggan Kickhams, 4pm; St Mary’s Aghagallon v Naomh Bríd, Glenavy, 4pm; Cuchuillains Dun Lathaí v Clann na hÉireann Carraigin, Kelly Park, 6.30pm; Naomh Eoin v Tír...
Sports News | Indian Fan Zones Sold out 50 Days Ahead of Australia-India Series
Latestly
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August 30, 2025
Canberra [Australia], August 30 (ANI): Cricket Australia has confirmed that the dedicated Indian fan zones at all eight venues for the upcoming men's ODI Series against India are now officially sold out, as per their official release. The tickets...
Soccer was Lenasia’s heartbeat
The Post
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August 29, 2025
Bashir Bagus|Published 1 hour ago 6min THE enduring scars of apartheid are deeply imprinted in the memories of black South Africans. The oppressive apartheid regime underestimated the strong unity among black communities and failed to recognise...
If only land were expropriated in South Africa…
International Viewpoint
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Trump’s disinformation was used to justify granting special refugee status to white South Africans—an absurd reversal of the historical truth of South Africa’s land dispossession. Yet this grotesque piece of theatre has served a purpose. It has...