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Algoa Park police in Gqeberha are investigating two more cases of murder that took place a day apart in Missionvale. Police spokesperson Lt Col Siphokazi Mawisa says in the first incident - that took place on Sunday - a 29-year-old man was gunned down in Boesak Grounds.

Rape is widespread in Sudan's civil war, a United Nations investigation said Tuesday, accusing paramilitaries especially of committing sexual violence on a "staggering" scale.

Gqeberha rape survivor, Alison Botha on Tuesday said though she is nervous for the road ahead, she is determined to make a full recovery.

Sharks flyhalf Jordan Hendrikse will replace Frans Malherbe in the Springbok squad for the Castle Lager Outgoing Tour after the experienced prop picked up an ankle injury.

The graphic artist is accused of paying women in the Philippines between 2012 and 2021 to rape and sexually assault girls aged between five and 10 in front of a camera while he watched via livestream and issued instructions.

A study in Australia he has been involved in underscores this concern. Of 1,577 pharmacists surveyed across the country, more than 59% recommended incorrect disposal methods for leftover antibiotic syrup, such as putting it in the trash or down the sink.

During his brief appearance before the Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on Monday, Lomas’ lawyers disclosed that he had to be seen by medics after falling in his cell.

The infamous bouncer in the Enyobeni tavern tragedy was back on the stand as the inquest into the deaths of 21 young people continued in the Mdantsane Magistrate's Court on Monday. Thembisa Diko testified that witnessing the tragic events left her traumatised and suffering from memory loss.

Police in Durban pounced on a block of flats in Greyville on Monday where they uncovered a clandestine Home Affairs office used to facilitate illegal marriages and spousal visas. Police Spokesperson Colonel Robert Netshiunda says the suspects would get hold of the identity documents of South African women and marry them to strangers, especially undocumented foreign nationals.