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Johannesburg, GP, South Africa

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Past articles by Sesona:

Mpumalanga man sentenced to life for setting house ablaze that killed girlfriend

A 30-year-old Mpumalanga man who set a house on fire and locked the doors that resulted in the death of his girlfriend has been sentenced to life imprisonment. → Read More

Restraint order against Gupta-owned company extended until 2022

Investigating Directorate spokesperson Sindisiwe Seboka said the provisional restraint order was extended on agreement between the parties. → Read More

Pretoria schoolgirls kidnapped, drugged and forced to steal devices from their homes

Police in Pretoria are investigating the abduction of two girls who were allegedly drugged and forced to steal devices from their homes by unknown men. → Read More

Student bodies up in arms over new pass rate, accommodation fees proposed by NSFAS

The Student Representative Council at Wits has come out guns blazing against multiple guidelines proposed by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS). → Read More

DBE recruits 280 000 people as education assistants at schools

The Department of Basic Education says it has noted concerns around the nature of appointments for some of the 280 000 education assistants recruited at schools across the country. → Read More

State Capture Inquiry findings must be on Ramaphosa's desk on 1 January 2022

Acting Chief Justice Raymond Zondo reportedly has until 1 January 2022 to submit his State Capture Inquiry report findings and recommendations to President Cyril Ramaphosa. → Read More

NPA closes case as woman accused of killing and dismembering husband dies in hospital

Nancy Majonhi's case was closed in the Mogwase Magistrate's Court in North West on Tuesday after the NPA got confirmation that she died. → Read More

JUST IN | VBS Mutual Bank looting: Hawks arrest 3 more suspects

The Hawks have arrested three more suspects in connection with the looting of VBS Mutual Bank. → Read More

Water cuts: Rand Water says it is on schedule and will finish maintenance on time

Bulk water supplier, Rand Water, says it is on schedule with its maintenance, that has seen parts of Gauteng with reduced water supply. → Read More

As Joburg, eThekwini and Gqeberha face cuts, govt assures that SA is not in a water crisis

Minister of Water and Sanitation, Senzo Mchunu, says there is no water crisis in South Africa, but calls on people to use water sparingly. → Read More

Helper, child, 6, among five people who perished in Pretoria West house fire

Family members of five people, including a six-year-old who perished during a house fire in the early hours of Wednesday in Pretoria West, are in shock and reeling from the tragedy. → Read More

Mthokozisi Ntumba murder: Trial to start in January, cops intend to plead not guilty

A date has been set for the trial of four police officers accused of the murder of Mthokozisi Ntumba - a bystander who was shot dead during a Wits student protest in Braamfontein in March this year - and the officers intend to plead not guilty. → Read More

Education dept requested meeting with Eskom amid load shedding, committee hears

Department of Basic Education director-general Mathanzima Mweli has requested an urgent meeting with Eskom CEO André de Ruyter, Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Basic Education heard. → Read More

Two suspects arrested after SUV found stripped in Gauteng

Two suspects aged 36 who were arrested in the past weekend in Zakariyya Park, northeast of Elandsfontein in Gauteng after being found with a stripped SUV, will remain in custody. → Read More

Mystery surrounds deaths of 3 children who died after eating noodles

What led to the deaths of three Gqeberha children, who died after eating noodles, is still a mystery. But the family said the noodles had not expired. → Read More

Scam alert! Agriculture dept warns farmers of Covid-19 SMS scam

Farmers have been warned of a Covid-19 relief fund scam doing the rounds, run by "faceless people". → Read More

Nearly 200 seals buried in a day in Western Cape, but avian influenza not suspected

The Western Cape government says that dead seals are dying of malnutrition and that their deaths are not linked to avian influenza, which can affect other species. → Read More

Harmony Gold worker killed in mine near Soweto

Harmony Gold says an employee has died in a shaft-related incident at its Doornkop mine. → Read More

7 killed in horror head-on collision in Limpopo

Seven people were killed in a head-on collision outside Mokopane in Limpopo on Monday. → Read More

Northern Cape first-time voter says registration blunders barred him from voting

A Northern Cape man says he was unable to vote in the municipal elections on Monday morning after Electoral Commission of South Africa officials informed him he was not on the roll. → Read More