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Community is still picking up the pieces
NEARLY a year after a devastating tornado struck Tongaat, residents share their ongoing struggles to rebuild their homes and lives.
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May 28, 2025
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Nidhi's challenging journey
PRODUCER Nidhi Dutta shared her emotional and challenging journey of trying to conceive (TTC).
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May 28, 2025
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Honour elders daily
WHILE many people have already celebrated Mother's Day, and Father’s Day will be on June 15, I always choose to honour my mum and elders every day of my life.
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May 28, 2025
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Rising cost of living: a burden on consumers
THESE are hard times. Everything goes up. Even death is expensive.
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May 28, 2025
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A family's journey of healing
ALMOST one year after Rennisha Gounden was killed in the tornado that ripped through her Tongaat home on June 3, 2024, her husband said their family was slowly trying to heal from their loss.
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May 28, 2025
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Crime statistics reveal alarming trends in Chatsworth, Phoenix and Verulam
THE recent crime statistics reveal a troubling rise in serious offences in Chatsworth, Phoenix and Verulam, prompting calls for urgent action to address the escalating violence.
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May 28, 2025
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Mohanlal unveils fierce look
MOLLYWOOD superstar Mohanlal celebrated his 65th birthday, and on the occasion, his powerful first look from the film, Vrusshabh, was unveiled.
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May 28, 2025
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Sardine Run buzz builds as East Coast waters come alive
THE buzz is unmistakable along South Africa’s East Coast — the Sardine Run is coming, and the excitement is electric.
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May 28, 2025
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Fanie: Marco, Wiaan 'jewels in Proteas' crown'
FORMER South African bowler Fanie de Villiers believes the Proteas possess \"two jewels\" in all-rounders Marco Jansen and Wiaan Mulder, who have the potential to swing the World Test Championship final against Australia at Lord's next month in Shukri Conrad's team's favour.
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May 28, 2025
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KZN fans celebrate as Tottenham Hotspur end 17-year trophy drought
THe Tottenham Hotspur Football Club ended an extremely lopsided season by ending a 17-year trophy drought by winning the Europa League final against old foe Manchester United in Bilbao last Wednesday.
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May 28, 2025
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Indenture and the toolbox that made a home
IN DEATH, my father-in-law’s vibrant family home has metamorphosed into an empty shell that only holds memories for the living.
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May 28, 2025
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Bullying: Tongaat mom demands justice for teen daughter
A TONGAAT mother is calling for justice after her 13-year-old daughter was allegedly assaulted by a fellow pupil outside school on Monday.
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May 28, 2025
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A Silverglen star has fallen
A MAJESTIC sandalwood tree has been cut down - it leaves its scent upon the apparatus; such is its nature.
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May 28, 2025
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Budget 3.0: a look at SA's plan to use pension funds for building infrastructure
FINANCE Minister Enoch Godongwana delivered the third iteration of the 2025 national Budget speech last Wednesday.
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May 28, 2025
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Collapsing buildings: lapses in safety and security in the spotlight
ACCORDING to Jomo Sibiya, Deputy Minister of Employment and Labour, the South African construction sector has one of the highest accident rates in the country, with 1.5 to two fatalities per week, and is classified as one of the top four high-risk industries in the country.
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May 28, 2025
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Keeping up with the Peters
ON FRIDAY, May 16, I went to Phoenix. Not the one in Arizona in the US, the one right here in KwaZulu-Natal.
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May 28, 2025
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The aftermath of the disaster
WHAT counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others.
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May 28, 2025
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'SITUATION IS BAD' Religious groups address food security
RELIGIOUS organisations in South Africa are stepping up to combat the growing food insecurity and malnutrition crisis among children.
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May 28, 2025
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The power of expression
OVER the last two years, I may have penned more than 20 opinion pieces and countless posts online. | must respond to that person constantly asking me, believing that I was prey to idleness, why do I write so prolifically.
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May 28, 2025
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Spicy pickles
Crushed Curried Chillies
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May 28, 2025
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Prayer for peace
THE South African Hindu Dharma Sabha (SAHDS) held a prayer for world peace last Saturday in Durban.
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May 28, 2025
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A heartfelt journey
TOURIST Family is a small-budget movie that took debutant director Abishan Jeevinth about 35 days to shoot.
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May 28, 2025
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Sello Mokoena aims for a comeback
FORMER KwaZulu-Natal Athletics (KZNA) president Sello Mokoena is preparing for another bid for the top position at the athletics body, just as he did for countless races during his running career.
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May 28, 2025
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Married father-of-two pleads guilty to killing his lover with 4-pound hammer
Finding voodoo dolls in her bedroom sparked the deadly argument
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May 28, 2025
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Will Ronaldo play at Club World Cup after saying Al-Nassr chapter is ‘over’?
Questions swirled over Cristiano Ronaldo’s future in Saudi Arabia yesterday, hours after the superstar indicated he might be leaving Al Nassr in a social media post, just hours following the end of the Saudi Pro League season.
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May 28, 2025
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Birthday wishes
STATING that the response to the War 2 teaser had been incredible, Telugu star Jr NTR thanked fans for their wishes for his birthday.
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May 28, 2025
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What does the US meeting tell us about our leaders?
THE much-anticipated meeting between President Cyril Ramaphosa and his counterpart in the US, President Donald Trump, lived up to expectations, with the latter turning up the heat on his guests.
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May 28, 2025
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An absurd plot
EXPECTATION from the trailer of a great comedy from ace actor Rajkumar Rao live up to it for just the first half hour before it goes completely downhill in an absurd plot twist.
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May 28, 2025
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Ruling halts construction of controversial Morningside building
A DURBAN High Court acting judge has ordered that the eThekwini Municipality’s approval of plans for the erection of a building currently under construction in Morningside, be reviewed and set aside.
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May 28, 2025
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BUDGET 3.0 A step backwards for the country's poorest
SOUTH Africa's third iteration of the 2025 National Budget, colloquially referred to as Budget 3.0, is the consequence of the Government of National Unity (GNU) partners not being in agreement on the contents of the previous two versions of the Budget.
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