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Johannesburg – Communications Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams allegedly used thousands in taxpayers’ money to fund her wedding anniversary celebrations in the US and Switzerland by taking her husband, Thato Abrahams, along without permission from President Cyril Ramaphosa. Sunday Independent...

Durban - Durban police are on the hunt for a man who allegedly killed his three children and stepdaughter on Tuesday. The grim discovery of the 16-year-old girl was made in a bush in New Germany, west of Durban where she was found hanging from a tree late on Tuesday night.... Read more via...

Harare, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe’s former longtime ruler Robert Mugabe, 95, has been in a Singapore hospital for the past three months and his condition “is remarkably stable for his age,” the country’s president said. President Emmerson Mnangagwa, in a statement released on Monday, did not …...

FaceApp, which uses artificial intelligence to “age” people, has gone viral. Tech columnist Geoffrey A. Fowler tried it himself – and explored the privacy implications.... Read more via IOL section Feed for News – https://ift.tt/2YW4Kd7 Get more World News

A major retail store manager who had been preparing for the day’s business was shot and killed on Sunday after apparently refusing to hand over the shop’s keys to suspected robbers. Police spokesperson Noloyiso Rwexana said the 55-year-old woman, … Read more via IOL section Feed for News –...

Cape Town – An 18-year-old man will appear in the Stellenbosch Magistrate’s Court on June 13 after he was filmed allegedly masturbating at Virgin Active in Stellenbosch by a fellow gym-goer. Police spokesperson Noloyiso Rwexana said a sexual assault case was opened on May 20 … Read more via...

Pretoria – Four people died when two cars collided and one caught alight in Pretoria on Sunday afternoon, paramedics said. Netcare 911 paramedics responded just before 3pm to reports of a serious crash on Soutpansberg Road in Rietfontein, Pretoria, Netcare 911 spokesman Shawn Herbst said. …...

A PHOENIX, Durban man, unable to care alone for his “large” bedridden wife, decided the only way out was to kill her. First, he attempted to suffocate her with a pillow. When that failed, he fetched a large kitchen knife and slit her … Read more via IOL section Feed for News –...

The man accused of gunning down rapper Nipsey Hussle pleaded not guilty on Thursday to murder and attempted murder as he made his first appearance in court. Eric Holder, 29, who has also been charged with possession ...... via IOL section Feed for News – http://bit.ly/2CXAR3k Get more...

Durban – The life sentence handed to a KwaZulu-Natal woman for raping a 10-year-old boy was a lesson that children were not safe from rape, even from women and relatives. This is according to the mother of the boy, … Read more via IOL section Feed for News – http://bit.ly/2WO2MKG Get More...

The New York Police Department is investigating sexual assault allegations against magician David Blaine, authorities confirmed on Monday. Chief of Detectives Dermot Shea told reporters at an unrelated news conference that Blaine is under investigation.... via IOL section Feed for News –...

Cape Town – A 13-year-old pupil has committed suicide after she was allegedly bullied by friends on WhatsApp groups since last week. The Sinoville Crisis Centre said the pupil at a Pretoria school allegedly distributed an image and this was … Read more via IOL section Feed for News –...

Soccer’s World Cup organisers divided fans by releasing the tournament’s official song on Friday a fast-paced dance tune titled “Live It Up” featuring American actor and rapper Will Smith. Some on social media asked how the tune’s Latin American feel fitted in … read more via IOL section...

Rustenburg – Three men allegedly robbed and kidnapped a 20-year-old woman in Kgabalatsane near Brits, North West police said on Tuesday. Police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Adele Myburgh said the woman was asleep in her house in Morolong Section on Monday night, when the men gained entry into...

Cape Town – Many of the friends and family of Noxolo Xakeka from Strand who was stabbed in a brutal homophobic attack broke down at her memorial service on Saturday. More than 100 mourners who went to bid farewell to the 23-year-old, who was a mom to … via IOL section Feed for News –...

Pretoria – He sent her a text message that read: “sorry my love, you can’t see the children anymore” before he killed himself. And that was the beginning of a nightmare for 31-year-old Dikeledi Mosana, who was soon to discover the man had killed her children. Three … via IOL section Feed for...

A man suspected to have raped a nine-year-old girl in Tafelsig, Mitchells Plain, was beaten to within an inch of his life by residents on Friday evening. Mitchells Plain Impact Association (MPIA) chairperson Joanie Fredericks said the attack happened after the victim’s grandparent reported the...

via IOL section Feed for News – http://ift.tt/2CxyhyV Nelspruit – A pupil has allegedly committed suicide on Friday in Schoemansdal in Mpumalanga after finding out that he failed grade 12, while another allegedly took his own life in Waterval Boven in the same province after he learnt that he...