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• Father's cellphone check leads to statutory rape arrests

  Two suspects appeared in the Phalaborwa Magistrate’s Court in Limpopoyesterday, on charges of statutory rape involving a 14-year-old girl.

• Tiffany Meek murder trial postponed until August

  The trial against murder accused Tiffany Meek, which barely kicked off, was postponed for two months.

• Urgent interdict to stop impeachment process

  President Cyril Ramaphosa has launched an urgent court bid to halt Parliament’s impeachment process linked to the Phala Phala scandal.

• Police seize Broncleer, Stillpain, and Painagon syrup in illegal drug raid

  A police raid in Zola 3, Soweto on Thursday led to the discovery and seizure of a large consignment of prescription medication intended for illegal distribution. Members attached to the Soweto K9 Unit conducted the operation following a tip-off regarding alleged illicit drug-dealing activities at a residential property.

• Government says Lesufi’s World Cup trip was privately funded

  The Gauteng provincial government has clarified that Premier Panyaza Lesufi accepted only stadium access tickets from Sports, Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie for the match between Bafana Bafana and Mexico of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

• South Africa may have lost to Mexico on the football field,

  South Africa may have lost to Mexico on the football field, but another scoreline emerged long before the referee blew the opening whistle.

• It seems that every conversation I’m having at the moment is

  It seems that every conversation I’m having at the moment is about money, or more to the point, the lack of it. My father always said that when money troubles walk in the front door, love walks out the back.

• The politics of moving the line

  My dog Milo sleeps in the house. She didn’t always. When thunderstorms raged, she would scratch on the door to be let inside. And I would acquiesce. When it got cold, she would forego her warm dog house that I had made for her and make puppy dog eyes at me to be let inside. Pretty soon, she had pushed the boundaries to the point that she is now an inside dog with a dedicated sleeping spot, in fair weather or foul. I am standing firm against her entering my bedroom.

• Viral flea market teeth video leaves internet in stitches

  I came across a video from Milnerton Flea Market, and it has been living rent-free in my head ever since.

• Family, Cartrack reach consensus

  Gcina Dhladhla’s family is asking for calm as public anger builds over her death at Cartrack and has invited the company’s staff and management to attend her funeral today.

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