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News today includes the expulsion of South Africa’s Ambassador to the United States, Ebrahim Rasool, who has been given 72 hours to leave the country after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called him a “race-baiting” Trump hater.
Meanwhile, details of the murderous plot and last hours of slain Bay mother Vicki Terblanche which emerged from the explosive trial, is the stuff of true-crime doccies.
Furthermore, former SABC brand manager Nobuntu Mkhize broke her silence on racist remarks and disrupting a FlySafair flight in December last year.
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South Africa’s ambassador to the United States, Ebrahim Rasool, has been expelled for comments made on a webinar about the US foreign policy and the Make America Great Again movement.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio lambasted Rasool for his comments and slammed him as a “race-baiting politician” who is no longer welcome in the country.
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Five-and-a-half weeks of gripping testimonies, surprise witnesses and a chilling confession by the accused culminated in the sentencing of Reinhardt Leach on Friday morning for his role in the murder of his girlfriend, Vicki Terblanche.
Details of the horrific crime emerged in the explosive trial, including testimony on how the former primary teacher and self-confessed perlemoen poacher went go-karting with Vicki’s body in the boot of his BMW.
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Former SABC brand manager Nobuntu Mkhize has spoken out for the first time about losing her job after videos of her physical confrontation and racist remarks on board a FlySafair flight went viral.
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A cross-border operation between the Western Cape Organised Crime Investigation (OCI) and the Head Office Narcotics led to the discovery of a clandestine drug laboratory worth R1.5 million and the arrest of a 46-year-old suspect in Vanderbijlpark on Friday.
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From squad rotation strategies that backfired, to reinforcing the kicking department with Springbok ace Handré Pollard, the Bulls have adapted to challenges.
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