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Weather alert: Damaging waves and isolated showers expected across several provinces

Gqeberha pastor denied bail in murdered 12-year-old sister-in-law case

Former Northern Cape cop jailed for housebreaking

Police say reports of R18m found in KZN house is fake news

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