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Taxi road rage video a YouTube hit

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Taxi road rage video a YouTube hit

CCTV footage of a Bloemfontein minibus taxi driver driving into and then cruelly assaulting a pedestrian in a road rage incident in Andries Pretorius Street has attracted international attention after going viral on the internet.

Minibus taxi driver Aggrey Mojanaga, 43, appeared in the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court on a charge of assault on Monday, but the charge was provisionally withdrawn by the Free State director of public prosecutions due to a lack of evidence. The case may be reopened.

Volksblad has meanwhile ...

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Categories: African news, General, South African news

Urban Africa’s Africa Wear Sale

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Urban Africa’s Africa Wear Sale

UK based Urban Africa is having a sale on all their ‘Africa Wear’ products.

You can grab great South African expired kiddies T-Shirts (3 months up to 5 years) from only £5.

Also available are Baie Nice Fish Hoek pantys and Smartie Pants – for the girl who thinks she knows everything.

lucky star kiddies t shirts

inkomazi kiddies t shirt

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7
MAR
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Riaan Cruywagen writes tell-all biography

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Riaan Cruywagen writes tell-all biography

Johannesburg – He is an iconic newsreader and according to a poll, one of the people South Africans trust most – and soon Riaan Cruywagen’s autobiography will be available for all to read.

After 37 years as an Afrikaans newsreader and altogether 47 years in broadcasting, Cruywagen decided to publish his life story.

“When my 4-year-old grandson heard I am writing a book, he asked very innocently: ‘Grandpa, why do you write a book? Why don’t you go and buy one?’”said Cruywagen.

The ...

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7
MAR
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Categories: General, South African news

Julius Malema expelled from ANC

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Julius Malema expelled from ANC

African National Congress (ANC) has expelled its controversial youth leader Julius Malema, who was appealing against his five-year suspension from the party.

The ANC’s disciplinary committee found him guilty of fomenting divisions and bringing the party into disrepute.

Once a close ally of President Jacob Zuma, Mr Malema is currently one of his strongest critics.

The 30-year-old now has 14 days to appeal against the decision.

“In respect of the present disciplinary hearing, Comrade Julius Malema is expelled from the ANC,” the disciplinary ...

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R200 000 for wrongful arrest

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R200 000 for wrongful arrest

A Germiston man has been awarded R200 000 in damages by the South Gauteng High Court for his wrongful arrest and detention, Beeld reported on Monday.

Ashwell du Plessis sued the police minister and the national director of public prosecutions after his arrested in 2004 in connection with an armed robbery at Imperial Cargo in Germiston.

In a ruling on Friday, Judge John Campbell said Du Plessis had been an innocent bystander, something that police could have clarified with just one ...

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SAA plane skids off Sao Paulo runway

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SAA plane skids off Sao Paulo runway

A South African Airways plane carrying 153 passengers skidded and veered off the runway when it touched down in heavy rain in Sao Paulo, Brazil on  Friday.

No passengers were injured.

The Aviation Herald reported that the SAA Airbus A330-200 skidded shortly after it touched down in heavy rain at Guarulhos airport.

“Some gear went over grass aside of the runway before the aircraft returned onto the runway and came to a stop with a number of tyres deflated,” the report stated.

“The crew ...

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SA firm investigated over sale of live rabbits to feed poor

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SA firm investigated over sale of live rabbits to feed poor

South Africa’s animal welfare body is investigating claims that a company planned to sell live rabbits together with loaves of bread to township consumers.

The Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was tipped off about the bizarre scheme by a packing firm which had been contacted for a quote for 10,000 rabbit boxes.

An email to the firm stipulated: “The recipient will slaughter the rabbit and eat it with the loaf of bread. The box will need air holes to enable ...

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South Africa’s ‘worst car’ impounded

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South Africa’s ‘worst car’ impounded

Northern Cape police in Kimberley have impounded a 1976 Toyota bakkie whose only roadworthy part was its windscreen, Beeld reported on Thursday.

“In my 40 years as a traffic policeman, it was the worst car I’ve ever seen on the road,” head licensing officer for the Sol Plaatje municipality, Moses Alfonse, told the newspaper.

The bakkie had only two gears, the tyres were completely smooth, the shock absorbers had been tied into position with wire, and the driver had been using a ...

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Lion attack kills South Africa zoo keeper

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Lion attack kills South Africa zoo keeper

A lioness has attacked and killed a 65-year-old South African zoo keeper at a farm owned by Johannesburg Zoo.

Joe Ramanata, who had worked for the zoo for more than 40 years, was taken to hospital but was declared dead on arrival, the zoo said.

“He was either feeding or cleaning an enclosure when he was attacked by a lioness,” zoo spokeswoman, Letta Madlala, told the AFP news agency.

The 11-year-old lioness was tranquilised after the incident.

Ms Madlala said zoo managers planned ...

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Nelson Mandela to be on South African banknotes

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Nelson Mandela to be on South African banknotes

New South African bank notes will bear the image of former president Nelson Mandela, President Jacob Zuma announced in Pretoria on Saturday.

The notes would make South Africans remember their achievements, Zuma told reporters at a function also attended by SA Reserve Bank Governor Gill Marcus and Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan.

Saturday marks the 22nd anniversary of Mandela’s release from prison.

Marcus said officials consulted widely on the notes, speaking to a wide range of people including Mandela’s former wife Winnie Madikizela-Mandela.

Zuma said ...

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