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• News24 | Former Life Esidimeni patient loses eye after assault while asleep at Joburg hospital November 21, 2024
  The family of Lucky Khumalo is demanding a thorough investigation after he was violently assaulted in his sleep at Solomon Stix Morewa Memorial Hospital, leaving him with such severe injuries that his left eye had to be removed.
• News24 | Gqeberha grift: Scam syndicate stalks tourists visiting not-so-friendly 'friendly city' November 21, 2024
  At least six scamming incidents have caused international tourists visiting the Gqeberha beachfront and surrounding areas to lose more than R1 million in one week alone.
• News24 | Experts welcome move to radically overhaul history curriculum in SA schools November 21, 2024
  While Jan van Riebeeck's arrival at the Cape is an important aspect of the history taught in Grade 7, experts have welcomed steps to "move away from the parochial, Eurocentric and Cape-centric history of South Africa" taught to pupils.
• News24 | 39°C: World is getting hotter, and it is causing scorching temperatures inside your taxi November 21, 2024
  "I've seen people faint from heat stress, and others get sick and vomit." This is the reality for many commuters bracing high temperatures in taxis during summer.
• News24 | Art attack: Damaged, leaking Joburg Art Gallery displays empty cabinets and bare walls November 21, 2024
  Unless bare walls and empty display cabinets are your thing, it would be unwise to plan a trip to the Johannesburg Art Gallery anytime soon.
• News24 | St John's and ex-teacher hit with R60m lawsuit over pupil's sexual abuse claims and suicide November 21, 2024
  The prestigious St John's College and an ex-teacher accused of sexually abusing the boys in his care have been hit with a R60 million lawsuit over a past pupil's alleged abuse and his subsequent suicide.
• News24 | Home affairs dismisses 18 officials in major clampdown on corruption November 20, 2024
  The Department of Home Affairs has dismissed 18 crooked officials, effective immediately, for a range of offences, including fraud, corruption and sexual harassment.
• News24 | Why the Competition Commission's decision on cancer medicine cases could have much wider implications November 20, 2024
  The Competition Commission played a pivotal role in South Africa's historic fight for access to HIV medicines.
• News24 | NPA explains why Pretoria twin brothers sentenced for raping 14-year-old girl are not behind bars November 20, 2024
  The National Prosecuting Authority says twin brothers from Pretoria who were convicted and sentenced for the 2022 rape of an 14-year-old girl, have not been taken into custody as per a court order because they applied for leave to appeal their conviction at a higher court.
• News24 | Doctor shot dead outside gym in Mbombela November 20, 2024
  Mpumalanga police have yet to arrest anyone after a 34-year-old doctor was gunned down outside a gym in Mbombela on Wednesday morning.
• News24 | KwaMhlanga home affairs official arrested for allegedly soliciting R20 000 to issue an ID November 20, 2024
  A home affairs official from KwaMhlanga, Mpumalanga, faces a corruption charge for allegedly using someone else's details to create an ID for a new client.
• News24 | WATCH | Frustration and anger surge among Soweto spaza shop owners amid business registration chaos November 20, 2024
  In Soweto, a wave of frustration and anger surged among spaza shop owners and vendors attempting to register their businesses on Wednesday.
• News24 | MK Party eyeing eThekwini, Cape Town, Overberg amid ground 'excitement' ahead of by-elections November 20, 2024
  MK Party secretary-general Floyd Shivambu has revealed his party will be looking to make inroads in the DA's backyard in the Western Cape, where "there is excitement" on the ground among prospective voters.
• News24 | A hearse, a man with an afro on a stretcher and a bloodied room: The night Caiphus Nyoka was killed November 20, 2024
  The sight of a black hearse, a man with an afro being carried out on a stretcher, and the discovery of her brother's funeral attire from earlier in the day in his room left no doubt in the mind of Caiphus Nyoka's younger sister: the student activist had been killed.
• News24 | Former ANC MP dodges state capture question in interview for Deputy Public Protector November 20, 2024
  A former ANC MP and deputy minister dodged a question about what she did to prevent state capture during her interview as a candidate for Deputy Public Protector.
• News24 | Councillors increase own salaries, Rassie on Springboks' issues: Today's top 7 stories in 7 minutes November 20, 2024
  News24 brings you the top stories of the day, summarised into neat little packages. Read through quickly or listen to the articles via our customised text-to-speech feature.
• News24 | Flight disruptions again for East London due to ‘inclement weather' November 20, 2024
  Travellers were left stranded at the King Phalo Airport in East London on Wednesday after their flights were cancelled due to "inclement weather".
• News24 | Good Hope Centre: City of Cape Town seeks public opinion on potential sale, redevelopment of site November 20, 2024
  One of Cape Town's most iconic landmarks, the Good Hope Centre, could be up for sale.
• News24 | Man accused of kidnapping woman for 9 days arrested for another crime while out on bail November 20, 2024
  An accused out on bail charged with the kidnapping of a 21-year-old woman who was held captive for nine days for Road Accident Fund money is in police custody on an unrelated charge.
• News24 | Bodies of 2 Eastern Cape young boys found floating in dam 'held hands', grieving family says November 20, 2024
  In their final moments before the water swallowed and dragged them to the bottom of the dam, two young friends from Nelson Mandela Bay grabbed each other's hands, their families believe. This is how their bodies were found on Tuesday: with their hands intertwined.