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SA rises up passport-power list

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South African passport holders can visit 104 countries without a visa, making it the 51st most powerful passport in the world in 2022. This is

51 VIP-related vehicle accidents over three years

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Since April 2018, the VIP Protection Unit has been involved in 51 crashes, according to a response to a question in Parliament by Freedom Front

Car sales to grow by 8% in 2022, grew by 22% in 2021

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New car sales are likely to increase by 8% in 2022. This follows growth of 22% in 2021 following the collapse in sales in 2020

Gauteng farm attack investigations produce few suspects

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Gauteng recorded 94 farm attacks between 1 October 2020 and 30 November 2021. There were eight farm murders in the province over this period. This

Largest UK dinosaur predator uncovered

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A 10m long ichthyosaur skeleton, which is about 180 million years old, has been found at Rutland Water Nature Reserve. Similar in shape to dolphins,

Parliament fire to cost taxpayers

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Taxpayers could end up footing the bill for a fire that destroyed several parliamentary buildings on 2 January. The Sunday Times reported that the property

Where Zuma was directly fingered by Zondo

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The Zondo report implicates former president Jacob Zuma directly in State Capture. Former President Jacob Zuma features on 92 pages of the more than 800-page

ANC will embrace Zondo recommendations – Ramaphosa

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President Cyril Ramaphosa used his address to the January 8 ANC birthday rally in Polokwane to give an undertaking that part of the party’s ‘fundamental

Trailblazer Poitier dies

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Sidney Poitier, acknowledged as a trailblazing actor and a respected humanitarian, has died at 94. He was the first black star to win a best

SA troop deployment extended to help maintain ‘law and order’

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Two thousand seven hundred SA National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers are to remain on South Africa’s streets until March to help the police maintain law