Joburg’s new mayor Jolidee Matongo dies in car crash

#BreakingNews | The newly elected Mayor of our beautiful City of Johannesburg (@CityofJoburgZA) #JolideeMatongo, has sadly passed away in a car crash this evening. He was not even 2 months into his post. RIP Mayor 😭💔 pic.twitter.com/H6L052qD7B

— Ameen Alexander 🇿🇦 #FreePalestine 🇵🇸 (@AmeenAlexander_) September 18, 2021

Matongo was the City of Johannesburg’s MMC for finance before he had been elected unopposed as mayor on August 10.

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New Zealand tragedy: Mother remanded in custody

Pretoria woman charged with murdering her three children remanded in custody at “a secure forensic mental health unit”.

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WATCH: Registration weekend is finally here

Voter registration weekend is here, giving eligible voters an opportunity to register or update their registration details at one of 23 151 voting stations across the country, between 8:00 and 17:00.

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Matric finals to start earlier due to local elections date clash

November 1, the day of the local government elections, also happens to be the day of three matric final exams.

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393 parties fail to declare donations

The DA received R15m in donations, the ANC R10m and ActionSA just over R3m.

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Eskom hostage situation: Employees safely evacuated

Eskom called on community members affected by power outages to ‘refrain from criminal and violent acts’.

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Eighth suspect in SANDF vehicle-smuggling case granted bail

The Hawks on Wednesday (September 15) confirmed that an eighth suspect has been arrested in connection with a vehicle smuggling operation conducted between 2019 and 2020. The SANDF member was arrested during a continuous sting operation dubbed ‘Night Vigil’.

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‘A kick in the teeth’ – Tourism woes to continue as SA stays on UK red list

The UK revised its red list but kept South Africa on it – which affects trade and tourism between the two countries.

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North Coast beach closure chases tourists away as chemical spill report looms

eThekwini municipality says the contamination remains enough of a concern to warrant the continued closure of beaches from Umgeni River Mouth to Salt Rock after dead fish washed ashore more than a month ago.

Read more on North Coast Courier.

Stolen sheep found inside Toyota Quantum

Eighteen stolen sheep were found squeezed into a Toyota Quantum, while the driver and passengers ran away. A total of 77 stolen sheep were recovered in this incident.

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ConCourt dismisses rescission application: Zuma 0, Zondo 2

The Constitutional Court previously sentenced the former president to 15 months behind bars.

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Magashule loses court appeal over ANC suspension

The Johannesburg High Court dismissed his application with costs.

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Mbalula issues stern warning to ANC councillors

ANC head of elections Fikile Mbalula says ANC councillors found to have been nominated fraudulently to contest the local government elections will be dismissed. He says the ANC has decided to continue with its dispute resolution process over the selection of candidates, beyond the November 1 election.

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Former Home Affairs minister Hlengiwe Mkhize passes away

Professor Hlengiwe Mkhize was first elected to the National Assembly of South Africa in 2009.

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WATCH: Alleged ‘serial killer’ cop Nomia Ndlovu throws food at journalists

[WATCH] An agitated #rosemaryndlovu hurls her food at Journalists as police escourt her out of Palm Ridge Court. @Newzroom405 pic.twitter.com/xhc7i8RPSt

— Linda Mnisi (@LindA_MniSii) September 16, 2021

Ndlovu is accused of orchestrating the murders of her relatives and boyfriend so she could cash in on their funeral and life insurance policies.

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