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Sunday, June 8, 2025

How to help when abuse stares you in the face

The Star spoke to Gender Links, a world-renowned NGO in Joburg focused on gender equality and justice, about how to help an abused women.

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Justice for slain cops as killers jailed for life

There was relief and a sense of justice prevailing after two cop killers who murdered two Vereeniging police officers were given four life sentences.

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Reprieve for wild dogs facing extinction

The fight for the survival of the African wild dog has been bolstered through the help of game farmers and the Endangered Wildlife Trust.

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Fears that the #MeteredTaxi protest could cause havoc on the roads

THE Joburg Metro Police Department together with police are this monitoring roads amid threats by metered taxi drivers to strike.

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Cop wounded during shootout in Joburg

An alleged criminal has been killed and a police constable is recovering in hospital after being gunned down during a crime prevention operation.

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Sex abuse law change to aid the victims

The 20-year time limit on reporting sexual abuse from the time it was committed has been deemed to be inconsistent with South Africa?s constitution

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Amendment could change lives of thousands of sexual abuse victims

The 20-year limit on reporting sexual abuse from the time it was committed has been deemed inconsistent with SA's constitution.

Lifestyle Family
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OR Tambo worried over spate of follow-homes and robberies

OR Tambo International Airport has voiced its concern over the continued follow-homes and subsequent robberies taking place across Gauteng.

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Victims of alleged paedophile Sidney Frankel win landmark case

There was relief and jubilation after a judge's decision to declare the prescription regarding sexual assault offences in the CPA unconstitutional.

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Follow-home nightmare

Robbers target couple coming from airport

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Robbers target pair coming from airport

A couple from the Democratic Republic of Congo wouldn?t have known what awaited them as they boarded a cab shortly after landing at OR Tambo.

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#TaxiStrike called off

Santaco has confirmed that it has called off the taxi strike which caused chaos on Gauteng roads and is currently in negotiations with the South African Taxi Finance Company.

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#TaxiStrike forces Gauteng schools into stayaway

Despite it being exam season, the Gauteng Department of Education?s Steve Mabona have urged parents to keep children at home for their own safety.

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Transformer tester debuts in SA for first time

This type of testing will ensure that downtime is reduced as repairs will be done speedily

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39 injured in three taxi accidents in six hours

Thirty-nine people, including children, have been injured in taxi-related accidents across Gauteng in the space of six hours over Tuesday morning.

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WATCH: Rubber bullets fly as #Davidsonville residents protest

Petrol bombs and rocks were exchanged between police and Davidsonville residents during a violent protest over housing.

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Lanseria shootings leave a man dead and two others injured

A man was killed and two others injured in two separate incidents in Lanseria last night.

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#Taxistrike: Two drivers stabbed to death

Wata has confirmed that one of its taxi drivers has died after two drivers were stabbed in Soweto, following two days of taxi violence.

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Suspected poachers arrested with rhino horns, elephant tusks

At least 50 people have been arrested on suspected poaching activities across the country in the last two months by a multidisciplinary rhino poaching task team.

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Bullets fly as taxi associations clash

The minibus taxi lay at the bottom of an embankment, engulfed in fire and billowing smoke, as the sound of small explosions came from inside.

Cape Times News
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Three arrested over early morning taxi violence

Orlando township in Soweto seemed calm and quiet following an early morning taxi shooting.

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10111 call operators 'go slow' over low wages

Call operators from the national emergency hotline 10111, will be marching to the offices of Minister of Police Fikile Mbalula over wage disputes.

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Rescued circus lions poisoned by poachers

In a heartbreaking turn of events, two rescued lions who had found refuge at the Emoya Big Cat Sanctuary in Limpopo have been poached.

Cape Times News
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Gauteng roads claim four lives and leave 14 injured in a space of 36 hours

IT’S BEEN a weekend of carnage on Gauteng roads following two accidents that left four people dead and 14 others injured in a space of 36 hours.

The Star News
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Two die in a fiery N3 collision

AT LEAST two people were killed in a head-on collision in Linbro Park just before midnight.

The Star News
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