Staycation goals: Shop, eat and be merry

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Avoid the hustle and bustle of the city and take a short left to the Shongweni Farmers & Craft Market.

An international peace walk in honour of Gandhi and Mandela

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They are trekking through the nooks and crannies of the country on a mission to promote the message, that through non-violence the world can achieve peace.

Big decision on universities

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?I have no family in Cape Town or Johannesburg and my parents are stressing. But with their guidance, we will choose the university that will work best for me. ? ...

Parishka takes care of herself

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The Grey?s Anatomy fan, who attained 7As, said she would have preferred pursuing her studies in Durban but knew it would be difficult to get into medicine here. ...

Tamil textbooks a first for SA

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The textbooks, according to the president of the South African Tamil Federation, Marie Pillay-Ramaya, will be freely available and distributed from next year to ...

Press freedom forum highlights pressures journalists face

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Several stories of press censorship were recounted on the opening day of the 69th World News Media Congress and 24th Editors’ Forum in Durban.

Maid on the run after woman's throat is slit

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A man is searching for their domestic worker because he believes she brutally attacked and stabbed his wife with a bread knife at their flat.

‘These rich, spoilt rubbishes need to be disciplined’

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As a dad recovers from an attack by drag racers, Metro Police could be rapped over the knuckles for turning a blind eye to illegal street racing.

Bones stolen from graves could be for 'black magic'

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Skeletal remains have been dug up from a Muslim cemetery, apparently for black magic, sparking both alarm and outrage.

Facebook post about rape sparks outrage

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A Facebook post purportedly by a Gauteng real estate agent, in which he imagines raping Indian women, has sparked widespread anger.

No laughing matter

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A PARENT has claimed that a school teacher repeatedly slapped and punched his son for failing to laugh at a crude joke he had made.

Indian soapies an African choice

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Zee World, which brought viewers soapie hits such as Married Again and Laali, turned 1 this month and according to Harish Goyal, the chief executive of Zee TV South ...

Minty, the small-screen emperor

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Gauteng law student Zareef Minty, a former youth president of the Patriotic Alliance political party, made his television debut last Monday in the reality series ...

A smashing wedding

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Bride-to-be Nareshnee ‘Nesh’ Pillay was having her hair done in a New York hair salon shortly before what was to have been her “secret” wedding when the world outside ...

‘Project Thirst’ gets a boost

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Imagine a future where nature’s most precious commodity – water – is no longer within reach.

Former beauty queen sues for burns

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A former Chatsworth beauty queen claims her life has been ruined ...

Triumphant triplets speak of their success

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The Suleman triplets – Ameera, Muhammad and Taahir – have enjoyed having each other for support during their matric year, which they have aced with a mind-boggling ...

‘My husband was just a number’

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The family of slain Warrant Officer Ashok Ramsakkan are appealing to the SAPS to honour and motivate their men in blue, who risk their lives at every turn, rather ...

Fiancée’s anger at ‘greedy teller’

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The actions of a “greedy” bank teller who allegedly masterminded a robbery that ended with the death of an Empangeni policeman has angered and upset his fiancée. ...

Racial tension at Clairwood market

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Racial tension is brewing between established Indian platform traders at the Clairwood Farmers’ Market and their black informal counterparts, who are allegedly demanding ...

Local rock an “image of Ganesha”

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A rock perched on a hill at Carisbrooke in Ixopo is attracting attention after being likened to Lord Ganesha and the site is being hailed as the “Area of Gods”. ...

Grade R teachers ‘underpaid’

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The deputy president of the National Teachers’ Union, Allen Thompson, has confirmed that thousands of Grade R teachers in KwaZulu-Natal have threatened to stay away ...

Who will enforce the law?

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Community activists have questioned who will enforce the new Nuisance and Behaviour in Public Places by-law passed by the eThekwini Municipality, especially with ...

Son in court over dad’s fatal beating

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Silverglen father Devraj Govenden doted on his adult son – doing his washing and ironing, cooking special meals and even buying beer for him.