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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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The Mogalakwena Regional Court on Thursday, 26 September handed down hefty jail terms to two men found guilty of rape.
The movement is lead by Boitumelo Mphahlele, a learner from Tom Naudé Technical High School, and Garaepha Masegela, a learner from PEPPS.

Duchess of Sussex pays secret tribute to murdered S.Africa student

Meghan Markle has visited the site where a young female student was murdered in South Africa last month in a show of solidarity with victims of gender violence in one of the world’s most dangerous countries for women.

Two men to appear in local court for murder of 23-year-old man

The incident happened in the early hours of Saturday, 28 September near a local tavern.

South Africa’s prisons 37% overcrowded – Correctional Services

This ‘disturbing picture’ could become a norm in some correctional centres if not managed properly, warned spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalothe.

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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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