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

1. Update: 68-year-old man found alive after being kidnapped while opening warehouse in Ladysmith

The 68-year-old man who was kidnapped this morning (October 19) during an armed robbery at a courier company opposite a hostel in the Hyde Park area has been found alive.

Read full story: Update: 68-year-old man found alive after being kidnapped while opening warehouse in Ladysmith

2. Update: 68-year-old man kidnapped while opening warehouse in Ladysmith

A courier company was robbed of over R1.5m worth of goods from a warehouse opposite a hostel in the Hyde Park area this morning (October 19).

Read full story: Update: 68-year-old man kidnapped while opening warehouse in Ladysmith

3. WhatsApp location sharing function: should cheating spouses be worried?

WhatsApp’s new feature, Live Location sharing, could be seen as both a positive and a negative…

Read full story: WhatsApp location sharing function: should cheating spouses be worried?

4. Three killed in another US shooting

Police arrested a man suspected of killing three people and wounding two on Wednesday at a Maryland business park before shooting another person in neighbouring Delaware.

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5. 43 Afghan soldiers killed in suicide attack on military base: officials

At least 43 Afghan soldiers were killed in a Taliban-claimed suicide attack on a military base in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, officials said, the third assault on a security installation this week.

Read full story: 43 Afghan soldiers killed in suicide attack on military base: officials

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