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Dec 06 2025CRIME

A Dark Night in South Africa: A Community Mourns

In the early hours of a Saturday morning, a quiet hostel in Saulsville, near Pretoria, became the scene of a horrific tragedy. Three armed men stormed an unlicensed bar, firing indiscriminately at the people inside. The result was devastating: 11 lives lost, including three innocent children aged 3,

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Nov 14 2025POLITICS

South Africa's G20 Presidency: A Symbolic Gesture Amid Tensions

South Africa is set to make a bold statement at the upcoming G20 summit. President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the country will symbolically hand over the presidency to an "empty chair. " This gesture is a response to the absence of U. S. leadership at the event. The U. S. has decided not to send

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Nov 06 2024ENVIRONMENT

A Brighter Future: How Solar Power is Changing Lives in South Africa

Millions of people in Africa live without reliable electricity. A U. S. company, d. light, is trying to change that with affordable solar power. Their goal? To connect a billion people by 2030. Dimakatso Ngcobo, a 12-year-old from Kokotela, South Africa, knows the struggles of life without electrici

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