Masabata Mkwananzi

Senior Multimedia Journalist at The Star

Mother's TikTok video about Afrikaans School placement sparks national support

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A Pretoria mother's viral TikTok video about her English-speaking child's placement in an Afrikaans-medium school has transformed from a complaint into a heartwarming ...

Discover the Refreshed Mazda CX-3 – Where Style Meets Sophistication

Masabata Mkwananzi and Editorial|Updated

The Mazda CX-3 is not just about aesthetics, though it certainly has plenty of that. It's a seamless combination of sleek hatchback styling and the versatility of ...

Centre plays a key role in supporting victims of gender-based violence

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?We didn?t know we would become the first one-stop centre in the country able to cater for women the way we do, under one roof. ?

Duo face life for 'tricking women into prostitution'

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Two men are facing life in prison for allegedly tricking young women into prostitution with promises of jobs in Johannesburg.

Family of Yende plan march for justice

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Plea for information about two suspects still at large

Veteran trade unionist honoured

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Emma Mashinini was hailed as a formidable woman who was committed to the country

Violence shuts down taxi ranks in Soweto

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Soweto commuters are in for a torrid time for the next few weeks following the shutdown of five taxi ranks and routes.

Diepsloot residents to get pedestrian bridge

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The project is expected to be completed July 2018.

Woman beaten up over parking spot charged with assault

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A woman beaten by a man over a parking spot has now been charged with assault with the intent to cause grievous bodily harm (GBH).

Woman beaten up over a parking spot

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Squabble over parking spot leaves woman badly bruised, facing prosecution after she and alleged assailant lay charges.

Eleven die, 14 injured as bus and truck crash

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Eleven people were killed and 14 others injured when a bus and a truck collided on the Badplaas Road outside of Machadodorp in Mpumalanga.

Joy in court as Yende murder accused is denied bail

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The accused, along with two men police are still seeking, allegedly consulted a sangoma "to make them invisible" so police could not identify them.

#ThembisileYende murder accused denied bail

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David Ngwenya, who is accused of killing Thembisile Yende for allegedly threatening to expose a copper syndicate he was part of, has been denied bail.

Cops seize 200 bags of gold dust after arrest of zama zamas

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Police have seized about 200 bags of gold dust in Rosettenville and arrested illegal miners while they were on their regular patrol duties.

OR Tambo management to intensify measure to airport follow home robberies

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“We will not hesitate to take decisive action when we identify any person helping the criminals,” said OR Tambo International Airport's Leigh Gunkel-Keuler.

Shocking revelation in #ThembisileYende murder case

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Thembisile Yende was injected with a drug to weaken her, before she was beaten and strangled at an electricity-supply substation, a court has heard.

Post-mortem shows Eskom's Yende was injected, then beaten and strangled

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Murdered Eskom employee Thembisile Yende was injected with a drug to weaken her, before she was beaten and strangled at substation.

Nurses must rewrite exams after alleged leaks

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Denosa intends to take legal action against the South African Nursing Council for insisting that all students must rewrite their May exams.

Hlaudi's presidential ambitions revealed

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On a visit to Pastor Paseka Mboro's church axed SABC boss Hlaudi Motsoeneng urged people to pray that he one day becomes president of South Africa.

Motsoeneng urges congregants of 'prophet' to pray he becomes president

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Axed SABC boss Hlaudi Motsoeneng has urged people to pray that he one day becomes president of South Africa.

Nurses' union to sue governing body over cancelling of exams

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The Democratic Nursing Organisation of SA intends to take legal action against the South African Nursing Council over the cancellation of exams.

DNA testing to help identify skeleton found in veld

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Traumatised Sebokeng residents stumbled on a rotting corpse believed to be that of a 23-year-old man who was last seen by his mother last January.

Cop car's number plates cloned

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The public have been warned to be alert to a VW GTI operating on Gauteng’s roads with cloned registration plates

Social media warning

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Raising awareness of dangers of cyber crime

Gauteng MEC for Community Safety works towards solving problems plaguing Coloured communities.

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“We had to organise marches and protests for over nine months for the safety of our communities and to get attention from the government. ”

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