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Columnist Gwen Gill dies - Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News

[image error] Columnist Gwen Gill dies
Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News
Renowned Sunday Times columnist Gwen Gill passed away at her Johannesburg home on Wednesday evening, her family said. She had been ill for some time, but relatives said her death still came as a shock. Speaking to TimesLive.co.za after she won a ...

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Cops launch manhunt for Cope MP killers - Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News

[image error] Cops launch manhunt for Cope MP killers
Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News
A manhunt is underway in Limpopo as police search for Congress of the People (Cope) MP Jack Tolo's killers. Tolo was killed during a robbery at his home in Polokwane early on Monday morning. The 63-year-old and his family were tied up and their home ...

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Cope leadership battle postponed - Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News

[image error] Cope leadership battle postponed
Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News
The protracted court battle for leadership within the Congress of the People (Cope) has been postponed until Tuesday. Lawyers for co-founders Mbhazima Shilowa and Mosiuoa Lekota appeared in the South Gauteng High Court on Monday morning. ...

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Cope MP shot in his home - Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News

[image error] Cope MP shot in his home
Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News
Police on Monday confirmed that Congress of the People (Cope) MP Bishop Jack Tolo was shot dead at his Polokwane home on Sunday night. Tolo and his family were tied up by armed men wearing balaclavas, before they ransacked the house and stole R7,000 ...

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Carbon dioxide threat discovered at Unisa - Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News

[image error] Carbon dioxide threat discovered at Unisa
Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News
Health and safety inspectors in Pretoria have found threatening levels of carbon dioxide at the University of South Africa's (Unisa) Sunnyside campus. Inspectors were sent to the campus on Friday following a complaint. They discovered that filters in ...

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Machanik 'should have been charged with theft' - Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News

[image error] Machanik 'should have been charged with theft'
Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News
Lawyers appointed by the Estate Agency Affairs Board (EAAB) on Friday said they believe a charge of theft should have been added to property doyenne Wendy Machanik's charge sheet. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) is currently considering ...

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JHB forensic laboratory battles with backlog - Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News

[image error] JHB forensic laboratory battles with backlog
Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News
With an 18 month backlog in testing blood alcohol samples in Johannesburg, health officials are being forced to put new extreme measures in place to unclog the system. It is estimated there is a backlog of at least 16000 samples at the Johannesburg ...

'Fraudulent court orders will undermine justice system' - Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News

[image error] 'Fraudulent court orders will undermine justice system'
Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News
The Pretoria Bar Council on Thursday said that fraudulent orders being pushed through the courts will undermine the legitimacy and authority of the justice system. It came after Eyewitness News reported how fraudulent divorces were being pushed through ...

Zim man bust smuggling kids into SA - Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News

[image error] Zim man bust smuggling kids into SA
Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News
A 32-year-old Bulawayo man has reportedly been arrested for allegedly attempting to smuggle 21 children into South Africa through an illegal crossing point along the Limpopo River. The Herald Online in Zimbabwe is reporting the man was taking the ...

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Pretoria court issues fraudulent orders - Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News

[image error] Pretoria court issues fraudulent orders
Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News
Eyewitness News understands that fraudulent court orders are being issued in the North Gauteng High Court. The fraud has been picked up by judges who are proactively working to identify staff members and sheriffs who may be involved. ...