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Monday, May 25, 2015

NEWS: Girl, 8, raises money, buys dogs to fight rhino poachers

Mahikeng - Alyssa Carter was 6-years-old when she decided that rhinos needed her help.

Alyssa Carter with one of the dogs. (Steve de Beer, Netwerk24)

On Saturday, a year-and-a-half later, she handed two Belgian shepherd dogs worth R100 000 each to the Marakele National Park in the North West to aid in fighting poachers.

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NEWS: Gauteng pastor unfit to stand trial for bribery and corruption

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has withdrawn a charge of corruption against Reverend Josias Mabaso‚ accused of bribery and misusing education subsidies‚ following a psychiatric report that deemed him “unfit to stand trial”.

Mabaso‚ who is in his late 70s‚ appeared in the Johannesburg Commercial Crimes Court on Monday where he was standing trial for bribery and corruption. Mabaso is also alleged to have misused education subsidies awarded to two schools in Gauteng.

NEWS: Bucket system will be eradicated by year-end: Mokonyane

The bucket system programme in formal areas will be a thing of the past by the end of 2015‚ Water and Sanitation minister Nomvula Mokonyane said on Monday.

About 88% of South Africans have access to clean drinkable water and almost 78% have access to decent sanitation‚ Mokonyane claimed.

“Plans are underway‚” she said‚ “to explore and exhaust alternative solutions to reduce pressure on water resources and ensure that the remaining percentage is also served.”

NEWS: How to protect yourself from hijackings

Amidst the increase in hijackings in South Africa, it is very important to know some of the following aspects:

A video showing an attempted hijacking in Rubenstein Drive, Moreleta Park has come to light on Thursday. Picture: Youtube

A video showing an attempted hijacking in Rubenstein Drive, Moreleta Park has come to light on Thursday. Picture: Youtube

How do the hijackers operate?
When am I most at risk?
How do I avoid being hijacked?
What do I do when confronted?

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Sunday, May 24, 2015

NEWS: Petition calls on EU to let white South Africans return

Johannesburg – The European Union needs to admit white South Africans as they face ethnic cleansing, according to a petition circulating online on Sunday.

"The white South African population currently faces ethnic cleansing and persecutions at the hands of the ANC government, the EFF, and various individual anti-white aggressors," according to Rodrigo Herhaus de Campos, who says in the petition, posted on the website change.org, that he comes from Brazil.

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NEWS: Khune and Mashamaite demand millions, Chiefs show them the door

Two of Kaizer Chiefs top players have apparently been given their marching orders by soccer bosses for demanding steep salary increases.

Absa Premiership: Mamelodi Sundowns v Kaizer Chiefs

Itumeleng Khune and Tefu Mashamaite have left soccer club Kaizer Chiefs after they could not reach agreements on renewing their contracts according to Sunday World.

The weekly reports that Khune was averaging a salary of R3,9 million a season or R400,000 per month and wanted an increase of R8,4 million or R700,000 per month.

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NEWS: No arrests yet in Trevor Noah's cousin's murder

Johannesburg - KwaZulu-Natal police were still investigating the murder of comedian Trevor Noah's cousin and had not arrested anybody yet, spokesperson Major Thulani Zwane said on Sunday.

(Nielen de Klerk, News24)

''No arrests have been made yet. Police are still investigating,'' said Zwane.

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