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[RECAP] Here are the weekend’s top stories

The following stories were our top five trending stories of the weekend.

POLOKWANE – The following stories were our top five trending stories of the weekend.

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Mankweng Hospital performs second successful open heart surgery

According to the Limpopo Department of Health, the patient was “literally given a new valve”

Photo: Limpopo Department of Health

Husband chases, shoots wife’s ‘hijacker’ in Pretoria

A woman was boxed in while reversing out of her driveway and had her car stolen, after which her husband chased after the suspects.

Driekop detective commander arrested on charges of alleged corruption and extortion

A 38-year-old detective commander from Driekop Police Station and her 32-year-old female accomplice are expected to appear in the Burgersfort Magistrate Court on Monday on charges of alleged corruption, extortion and defeating the ends of justice.

Photo: Stock

Rescuers struggle to reach Mozambique cyclone victims

Thousands of people in remote areas of storm-lashed Mozambique were homeless Saturday and bracing for imminent flooding, food and water shortages as Cyclone Kenneth flattened entire villages, leaving rescuers struggling to reach them.

Three main autism traits you should be aware of

As Autism Awareness month comes to an end, Review spoke to occupational therapist, Liza Kubannek about Autism and what one should look out for.

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Raeesa Sempe

Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon." – Tom Stoppard

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