In today’s news update, Devon Hofmeyr has decided to step back from activism, citing a desire to focus on his family, career, and studies, while President Cyril Ramaphosa has assured that the government is addressing the tragic deaths of children from foodborne illnesses.
Furthermore, the mutilated body of a 61-year-old man was found on a sidewalk in Emdeni, Soweto on Friday.
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News Today: 9 November 2024
Activist Devon Hofmeyr hits pause – family first in new chapter
The activist Devon Hofmeyr, founder of the Bittereinders and former youth leader of the United Independent Movement (UIM) who was currently working as the director of the diamond dealer Louis Liebenberg’s organisation ToekomsFront, announced on Friday that he decided to step away from activism to focus on family, career and studies.
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Ramaphosa slams ‘unscrupulous’ spaza shop owners amid food poisoning crisis
President Cyril Ramaphosa has assured the nation that the government is taking immediate action to address the tragic deaths of school children caused by suspected food poisoning and other foodborne illnesses, with the matter being handled at the “highest levels of government”.
Ramaphosa was speaking at a presidential imbizo in Umgababa, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) on Friday.
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Mark Lifman: Who is ‘Johnny Bacardi’ and what happened at James Small’s Café Caprice?
Ex-Springbok rugby stars, the battle for “the doors and drugs” at Cape Town nightclubs, notorious gangs and the assassination of an international steroid dealer may seem totally unrelated.
But in the developing murder case of Cape Town underworld figure Mark Lifman, they serve to illustrate just how far and wide the intricate web of organised crime stretches in the Western Cape and Gauteng.
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Joburg south water crisis ‘inhumane’ after weeks without a drop
‘I haven’t had a proper shower in days. We get a bit of water between 1am and 3am but sometimes it’s just dry,” said Johannesburg resident Rozlind Strong, whose area has experienced a water shortage for almost two weeks.
Strong, who lives in Linmeyer in the south of Johannesburg, said it’s frustrating.
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Soweto community points to heavy rains, load shedding after grisly discovery of mutilated body
The mutilated body of 61-year-old Clement Radebe was discovered on a sidewalk in Emdeni, Soweto, in the early hours of Friday morning, sending shockwaves through the local community.
According to reports, Radebe had left his home on Thursday evening to visit a local tavern he frequently patronised, before meeting his tragic end.
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