Ladysmith Gazette’s pick of the top 5 local and international news stories of today

1. Update: 5 dead in crash near Ladysmith (video included)

Five people tragically lost their lives in a head-on collision on the Bergville road last night (September 4). 2 light motor vehicles were involved in the crash.

Read full story: Update: 5 dead in crash near Ladysmith (video included)

2. Court hands down 10 life sentences to Ladysmith serial rapist

A serial rapist who preyed upon women in the Bergville, Ematsheni and Ladysmith areas was recently convicted. On August 24, the Pietermaritzburg High Court sentenced Thokozani Joseph Kubheka (34) to 10 life sentences.

Read full story: Court hands down 10 life sentences to Ladysmith serial rapist

3. Update: 5 dead and 6 injured in horror crash near Ladysmith

6 people were injured and 5 tragically lost their lives in a head-on collision between a Toyota Avanza and a Land Rover on the Bergville road last night (September 4).

Read full story: Update: 5 dead and 6 injured in horror crash near Ladysmith

4. Kenya to hold fresh presidential vote October 17

Kenya will hold a fresh presidential vote on October 17, the election commission said Monday, after the country’s Supreme Court overturned the result of last month’s poll won by President Uhuru Kenyatta.

Read full story: Kenya to hold fresh presidential vote October 17

5. Trump holds the fate of 800,000 young immigrants in his hands

President Donald Trump plans to announce Tuesday his decision on whether to end an amnesty for hundreds of thousands of people brought to America illegally as minors and who for the most part are thoroughly integrated into US society.

Read full story: Trump holds the fate of 800,000 young immigrants in his hands

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