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Four suspects were arrested on Tuesday after a shooting incident in a shack in Mfuleni, Cape Town, that claimed the lives of five male victims at the weekend.

1931 — Herbie Taylor topscores with 47 as South Africa are bowled out for 117 to lose the first Test against Australia in Brisbane by an innings and 163 runs.

In his weekly letter to the nation on November 25 President Cyril Ramaphosa marked the start of 16 days of activism for No Violence against Women and Children in support of the UN campaign.

Perhaps, in Kwanele Kopo, Chippa United owner Siviwe "Chippa" Mpengesi has finally found the coach who can achieve what the erratically managed club and its ambitious but eccentric and often criticised owner has always craved.

In July 2000, then president Thabo Mbeki opened the International Aids Conference in Durban with a speech that ignored wellestablished facts and doubted that HIV caused Aids. With the world watching, he walked out on 11yearold HIV activist Nkosi Johnson, who from the stage pleased with him for access to antiretroviral (ARV) treatment.

Limpopo police are investigating an inquest after two toddlers were found burnt beyond recognition when their house caught fire at the weekend while their mother was not at home.

The Gauteng department of education has expressed sadness over the deaths of two pupils from Wilhelmina Hoskins Primary School in Riverlea.

Three hitmen jailed for life for killing the man who originally contracted them to kill his wife have failed in their bid to have their sentences reduced.

eThekwini executive council member Yogis Govender is fuming at the handling of an investigation into the identity of a councillor who made racist remarks against her during a meeting.

The Stellenbosch University council, its highest decisionmaking structure, has accepted the explanation by its chair and vicechancellor that they erred by not telling it of amendments made to the panel report that recommended the closure of the controversial Wilgenhof residence.

A dam once bustling with boats ferrying sightseeing tourists lies dry, its grounds parched and marked with cracks.

A gushing draft letter has come to light in which President Cyril Ramaphosa purportedly praised Elon Musk as "the world's greatest and most innovative entrepreneur" and invited him to set up a Tesla production plant in South Africa.

The ongoing fight against HIV/Aids requires a renewed focus on innovative strategies that address entrenched systemic challenges. While advancements in antiretroviral therapy (ART) and preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) have significantly reduced HIVrelated deaths and infections, issues such as stigma, inequality, programme sustainability and education gaps persist.

Akani Simbine says he still wants to be the best in the world and he's as motivated as ever after winning Olympic silver earlier this year.

A man who broke into a house and raped a woman who was asleep got away with the crime for 14 years until his DNA was taken in relation to an unrelated matter last year, and identified him as the suspect sought for the 2010 rape.

It's been business as usual from the ANC lately, or, in the absence of business, at least busyness as usual. But as the familiar apparatchiks bang their toy drums and dribble apple sauce down their bibs, one traditionally raucous corner seems to have fallen oddly silent.

South Africans reacted with a mix of concern and calls for strategic planning on Monday, a day after US presidentelect Donald Trump threatened to impose 100% tariffs on the Brics bloc if it undercut the dollar as global reserve.

The City of Tshwane has announced it has agreed with Eskom to settle the R6.67bn historical debt owed to the utility.

As their name suggests, buffeting winds, driving rain and rough seas have mostly been the order of the day this season.

President Cyril Ramaphosa said he expected US presidentelect Donald Trump to attend the G20 Summit in South Africa next year and looked forward to constructive engagements with the leader in waiting.

As the mercury begins to climb in the Lowveld, the air fills with the unmistakeable whistle and trill of the Woodland Kingfisher, a telltale sign of the arrival of summer. This year it's not the only new arrival in and around the Kruger National Park, with respected safari operator andBeyond unveiling the revamped and rebuilt Ngala Tented Camp.

Bathu, the renowned South African footwear brand, has opened its first shop in Namibia, expanding its reach beyond its home country for the first time.

EFF leader Julius Malema has opened up about his childhood, revealing he grew up without his father.

eThekwini executive council member Yogis Govender is fuming at the handling of an investigation into the identity of a councillor who made racist remarks against her during a meeting.

A lawyer was sentenced to eight years' imprisonment by the Wynberg regional court on Monday for the statutory rape and sexual exploitation of homeless children who he paid for sex.

Ratings agency S&P Global has put cashstrapped Transnet on CreditWatch, putting the entity at greater risk of a credit downgrade just months after National Treasury said it would not grant further bailouts to stateowned entities (SOEs), including the freight and rail group.

The 24yearold man accused of raping and killing sixyearold Amantle Samane in Orlando, Soweto, in October has abandoned his bail application.

KwaZuluNatal police commissioner LtGen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has vowed to make an example of disgruntled taxi operators blocking roads and confiscating keys from vehicles.

EFF leader Julius Malema claims noone who has left the EFF has achieved success in politics.

The world is changing quickly. Geopolitical concerns abound, specially with Donald Trump's return to the White House in the new year. This is all happening at a time when demand for luxury brands is stalling, as previously reported in this column and elsewhere.