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Namibian President Hage Geingob passes away

Namibia is mourning the passing of its third President, Hage Geingob, who held office since 2015. A veteran of SWAPO and a key figure in Namibia’s struggle for liberation, Geingob’s presidency marked an important era for the nation. President Hage Geingob passed away while undergoing medical treatment at Lady Pohamba Hospital in Windhoek, Namibia. Surrounded by his family, he took his last breath , prompting an immediate response from the […]

today4 February 2024

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Pick n Pay supermarket founder Raymond Ackerman dies at 92

South African retail legend Raymond Ackerman has died at the age of 92, Pick n Pay confirmed on Thursday. Ackerman is survived by his wife Wendy, children Gareth, Kathy, Suzanne and Jonathan, his 12 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Ackerman came from a retailing family with his father having founded Ackermans after World War 1. He and Wendy founded Pick n Pay in 1967 after buying four stores in Cape Town. […]

today7 September 2023

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Anti-apartheid activist Imam Achmad Cassiem passes away at 77

By Aneeqa du Plessis Anti-apartheid activist, Imam Achmad Cassiem, has passed away at the age of 77. Cassiem was a former Robben Island prisoner and Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (PAC) member. The author by profession, was born in District Six and spent his youth fighting for the liberation of marginalized citizens in South Africa. He joined the armed struggle at the age of 15 and was imprisoned on Robben […]

today14 July 2023

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Father accuses crèche of negligence after child dies in shelf collapse

The father of a two-year-old toddler who died after a bookcase collapsed on him at a Bedfordview crèche on Tuesday has accused the preschool of negligence ahead of Gauteng MEC Matome Chiloane’s visit. Kganya Mokhele was in a classroom with other children and teachers at the Little Ashford preschool when the bookcase lined with toys fell on him. According to Bedfordview and Edenvale News, staff managed to remove the bookcase and […]

today8 March 2023

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Electricity technician dies 12 days after vandalised cables explode in his face

A Cape Town electricity official has died 12 days after being injured while trying to fix cables damaged by theft and vandalism. A council statement on Saturday said Terence Stringer died in hospital from injuries he sustained when severely vandalised cables in Gugulethu exploded. Stringer, four contractors and a member of the public were injured when the insulation of the damaged cables deteriorated and caused an explosion, the city said. […]

today23 April 2022

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Swimmer dies in rip currents on Garden Route

A 22-year-old man drowned at Herolds Bay on the Western Cape Garden Route at the weekend. Mike Vonk, NSRI Herolds Bay deputy station commander, said the man was caught in strong rip currents while swimming. A sea rescue craft was launched just before 3pm on Saturday along with a range of local emergency services. A NSRI volunteer and a bystander had also paddled out to the man on surfboards. “On the […]

today13 June 2021

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AmaZulu King Goodwill Zwelithini passes away

Former Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) leader, Mangosuthu Buthelezi, has confirmed that AmaZulu King, Goodwill Zwelithini, has passed away. The King was being treated for an ongoing diabetes problem. King Zwelithini was admitted to the hospital last week to receive treatment for unstable blood glucose levels. According to Buthelezi, King Zwelithini had several unstable blood glucose readings over the past few weeks prompting the decision by doctors to admit him to […]

today12 March 2021

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Acclaimed photographer Jürgen Schadeberg dies at age of 89

Acclaimed photographer Jürgen Schadeberg, perhaps best known for his photograph of South Africa's first democratic president Nelson Mandela looking out through the bars from inside his former cell on Robben Island, has died at the age of 89, it was reported on Sunday. “Sadly Jürgen passed away yesterday [Saturday] due to stroke/age-related issues. He was 89, had a full life, and his photos will live on,” IOL reported his wife […]

today31 August 2020

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