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• Joburg High Court hears how Ackerman planned to buy a gun to take his own life
  Johannesburg High Court alleged child sex ring kingpin Gerhard Ackerman had planned to take his own life.
• Kabwe mine class action lawsuit an 'incredibly novel' case
  An attorney with the Centre for Applied Legal Studies said that to their knowledge, this was the first case of its kind to be brought in the global south.
• Reiger Park police station gets more officers after cable theft
  The City of Ekurhuleni's stolen cables were meant to supply electricity to a housing project.
• 'Our job is to find out who did it', says Cele of Gqeberha mass shooting
  A manhunt has been launched after two gunmen entered a house in KwaZakhele township on Sunday night and shot indiscriminately at a crowd of people.
• Reports: Tiger recaptured in Edenvale
  The tiger was captured on CCTV footage in the driveway of an office complex in Edenvale. A number of residents later also spotted the cat.
• Winde slams govt's lack of urgency in solving energy, agricultural crises
  The Western Cape Premier said no response was received on his first letter, and that he would be writing to President Cyril Ramaphosa again.
• Hurry! Get your entry for the Cape Town Cycle Tour in before Jan 31 deadline
  The 45th Cape Town Cycle Tour will be held on Sunday 12 March.
• 'The best moment in my radio career': Robert Marawa joins Primedia airwaves
  The legendary sports commentator's show, Marawa Sports Worldwide, will be broadcast on weekday evenings from 1 February.
• [UPDATE] Jacob Zuma corruption trial: Judge Koen recuses himself
  His decision comes on the back of an announcement from Zuma's legal team late last year that the former president plans on bringing another application for State Advocate Billy Downer's removal.
• Gauteng agriculture dept must take responsibility for 2nd escaped tiger – NSPCA
  The local SPCA is attending to reports about where the tiger is roaming in the Edenvale area, while the public remains on high alert.
• Parliamentary inquiry into Public Protector's fitness to hold office resumes
  After months of witness testimony last year, it's now the turn of suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane to call her witnesses.
• EWN Roundtable: Is your marriage contract worth the paper it's written on?
  A panel discussion weighs in on a Constitutional Court divorce matter of a woman challenging section 7(3) of the Divorce Act that excludes those married out of community of property, and without accrual after 1984, from potentially being able to claim from their spouses estates if they divorce.
• Malema expected back in East London court for firearm discharge trial
  The EFF leader faces charges of illegal possession of firearms, contravention of the Firearms Control Act, the illegal possession of ammunition and reckless endangerment to persons or property.
• Judge Koen to decide on recusal in Jacob Zuma's corruption trial
  Koen indicated he was considering recusing himself late last year.
• First of two DA cases against ANC cadre deployment policy resumes in high court
  The DA said its cases against the ANC's cadre deployment policy were to ensure transparency over the role it played in promoting state capture, corruption and poor service delivery.
• Anglo American SA, children in Zambia square off with poisoning class action bid
  Unsafe mining practices and smelting operations that span over a century has left children and pregnant women vulnerable to lead poisoning.
• Ramaphosa: ANC will face uphill battle in the 2024 election campaign
  High unemployment, corruption, poor service delivery and failing state institutions are believed to be among the reasons South Africans have lost confidence in the governing party.
• Alleged child rape ring accused back in dock as detained prisoner
  On Saturday, the NPA released a statement, saying when Ackerman did not respond to phone calls, they went to the house where he was residing and found that he had sold all his movable assets and had fled.
• 'Real' Sanco KZN rubbishes 'circus' conference, says Zuma's election was illegal
  On Friday, 80-year-old Zuma was elected to the chairperson position at what the Jacob Zuma Foundation reported was the civic organisation's conference in Durban.
• Bloody weekend in CT as 3 people killed in separate incidents in Hanover Park
  Three people were killed, while a fourth person was wounded after suffering gunshot to the head.