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Throngs of women have been murdered in South Africa since January 1, 2026, 569 of them between April and June alone. IOL started this wall with the names and stories of 74 of those women.
Read on https://t.co/Q0V98yPZkF
#news #FemicideCrisis #WomenRemembered #NamesMatter #LivesLost

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Arriving on a flight from Accra, Ghana, a 52-year-old man was intercepted at OR Tambo International Airport on Sunday after SAPS found bullet-like objects containing heroin worth over R2 million.
Read on: https://t.co/ub9nOU5mGT
#ORTambo #SAPS #BorderManagementAuthority

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The Labour Court ordered former V&A Waterfront chief information officer Sibongiseni Thotsejane to repay over R2.8 million in damages after Judge Robert Lagrange ruled she fraudulently misrepresented her employment history to land the job.
Read on: https://t.co/tj5UrG4h8l
#VAWaterfront #SibongiseniThotsejane #RobertLagrange

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Transport Minister Barbara Creecy has ordered SANRAL to investigate Moriel Infrastructure Group's contracts following links to Zimbabwean businessman Lawrence Chamurwa Mudzingayima, who threatened women at a Sandton restaurant.
Read on: https://t.co/ENYZHcVbVU
#BarbaraCreecy #SANRAL #LawrenceMudzingayima

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IFP President Velenkosini Hlabisa led leadership at KwaMashu’s Princess Magogo Stadium to launch the party’s manifesto for the November 4 local elections. Highlighting poor service delivery, the party also offered deep condolences to the families of nine women murdered in Ekurhuleni as Elizabeth Moselakgomo was laid to rest. Full story on https://t.co/CUKqa6jiKY
#IFPManifesto #LGE2026 #VelenkosiniHlabisa

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Police took three suspects in for questioning over nine dead bodies found in Ekurhuleni as Acting Minister Firoz Cachalia deployed General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi to lead reinforced murder investigations across locked-down areas.
Read on: https://t.co/j4sHBAoHWH
#FirozCachalia #NhlanhlaMkhwanazi #Ekurhuleni #KemptonPark

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South African musician David Scott, known as The Kiffness, publicly backed British star Ed Sheeran amid backlash over removing rapper Macklemore from his US tour, urging him not to let online pressure win.
Read on: https://t.co/hRZU1n4n0e
#TheKiffness #EdSheeran #Macklemore

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After a credentials dispute collapsed COSATU's R12 million 15th National Congress, president Zingiswa Losi announced the federation must reconvene within 30 days, considering cheaper venues like church halls or tents to cut costs.
Read on: https://t.co/JGhHeHVp4E
#COSATU #ZingiswaLosi #TradeUnions

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Waving placards and blowing whistles, South Africans dressed in black to protest the ongoing GBVF crisis and honor the nine women found dead in Ekurhuleni as Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia announced local lockdowns.
Read on: https://t.co/dUjXjQjQaV
#FirozCachalia #WearBlack #Ekurhuleni #EndGBVF

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At her funeral in Pankop, Mpumalanga, Odirile Morolo paid tribute to his 38-year-old sister, Elizabeth Moselakgomo, who was found dead in Ekurhuleni, remembering her as a loving mother and passionate runner whose spirit endures.
Read on: https://t.co/CEpA0oGnk6
#ElizabethMoselakgomo #OdirileMorolo #Pankop #Ekurhuleni

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Widespread outrage sparked online after a viral video captured a self-proclaimed wealthy man following women into the ladies’ bathroom at Sandton Gate's Vlamo restaurant, threatening to murder them and shoot them.
Read on: https://t.co/Dg8EW5kJSt
#VlamoRestaurant #SandtonGate #Sandton #ViralVideo #StopGBV

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An arbitration panel ordered the Mpumalanga Education Department to appoint Xolile Tsobolo as Departmental Head at Yedwa Primary School after officials unfairly bypassed her despite being ranked the top candidate.
Read on: https://t.co/nowK6oo4aC
#XolileTsobolo #YedwaPrimary #MpumalangaEducation #DepartmentalHead

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Four people were killed in two separate Kwazakhele shootings, including a 47-year-old man and his 45-year-old wife who were ambushed in Mango Street on Friday while their eight-year-old child escaped unharmed.
Read on: https://t.co/ZWkt14nLxp
#Kwazakhele #Gqeberha #EasternCape #SAPS

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The discovery of nine women's bodies in Ekurhuleni, including runner Elizabeth Moselakgomo and Itumeleng Kekana, has highlighted the ongoing gender-based violence crisis, leaving South African women fearful of simple daily activities like jogging alone.
Read on: https://t.co/cbW5ixUrRd
#ElizabethMoselakgomo #ItumelengKekana #Ekurhuleni #EndGBVF

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Severe downpours across KwaZulu-Natal have unleashed widespread flash flooding and extensive road damage throughout Durban. Stormwater surges swept tonnes of urban litter and debris into Durban Harbour, clogging waterways and choking the port—forcing emergency teams into a massive clean-up operation. More updates on 🌐https://t.co/CUKqa6jiKY
#DurbanFloods #KZNFloods #DurbanNews #KZNWeather
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In conflict-hit Bukavu, economist Yvonne Rusimane and young entrepreneurs at Akonkwa Mountain Coffee are processing local South Kivu beans to build a strong domestic market across the DRC.
Read on: https://t.co/X5o6CizNo8
#YvonneRusimane #AkonkwaMountainCoffee #Bukavu

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Top tech leaders and the United Nations are debating the risks of rapidly advancing artificial intelligence as experts warn that increasingly autonomous systems could soon escape human control.
Read on: https://t.co/gm6FL0RNMi
#ArtificialIntelligence #TechNews #AISafety #UnitedNations

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Three years after joining Women For Change, activist Sibu Mpanza shared his grief over the unsolved 2023 murder of his mother in Philippi as nine recent Ekurhuleni femicide cases reopened deep personal wounds.
Read on: https://t.co/gHJkzs9YJj
#SibuMpanza #WomenForChange #EndGBVF #Philippi

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The KwaZulu-Natal High Court ordered a Durban family of seven to vacate their Newlands East home by October 15, 2026, after residing on the property without paying rent for over 12 years.
Read on: https://t.co/uhVWJglv4g
#Durban #NewlandsEast #KZNHighCourt #Eviction

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Public Works Minister Dean Macpherson instructed the CIDB to investigate Morial Infrastructure Group after viral Sandton restaurant footage linked businessman Lawrence Chamurwa Mudzingayima to questionable single-day government contract gradings.
Read on: https://t.co/9Nu9Mfl4sW
#DeanMacpherson #LawrenceMudzingayima #MorialInfrastructure

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Gqeberha Flying Squad officers arrested a 19-year-old suspect and recovered two firearms after four armed men robbed church personnel preparing for Sunday service in New Brighton.
Read on: https://t.co/UsyrqNH1VA
#Gqeberha #NewBrighton #SAPS #ChurchRobbery