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• News24.com | WATCH | Another tiger on the loose – this time in Edenvale
  A tiger was spotted roaming around Edenvale on the East Rand on Monday morning.
• News24.com | IPID probes death of bouncer allegedly shot by cop at West Rand pub
  The Independent Police Investigative Directorate is investigating the death of a bouncer who was allegedly killed by a police officer at a pub on the Gauteng West Rand.
• News24.com | Eight people killed, three injured as gunmen attack guests at house party in Gqeberha
  Eight people have been killed and three injured in a mass shooting at a house party in KwaZakhele, Gqeberha.
• News24.com | EFF cuts ties with IFP over power sharing in coalition municipalities
  In a press briefing, Julius Malema has said the EFF will initiate and support motions of no confidence in all IFP mayors in the municipalities in which they previously voted with them.
• News24.com | Kalafong Hospital without water as Rand Water struggles to supply parts of Tshwane
  Tshwane's Kalafong Provincial Tertiary Hospital is the latest victim of the water struggles plaguing Rand Water in Gauteng.
• News24.com | DA, Ekurhuleni council speaker file urgent court action to halt special council sitting
  The DA and Ekurhuleni council speaker Raymond Dhlamini have filed an urgent application at the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg seeking to halt a special council meeting called by the city's manager for 30 January.
• News24.com | We're aiming to lower load shedding by year's end, Ramaphosa tells ANC leaders at lekgotla
  President Cyril Ramaphosa told ANC leaders at the start of the party's lekgotla the aim is to lower the stages of load shedding while Eskom deals with a maintenance backlog.
• News24.com | EFF plans national shutdown to protest load shedding, call for Ramaphosa to resign
  The EFF will hold a national shutdown on 20 March to protest continuing load shedding and call for President Cyril Ramaphosa to resign.
• News24.com | Parolee arrested for allegedly robbing senior Gauteng cop at gunpoint
  A 39-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the robbery of Gauteng deputy police commissioner Major-General Tommy Mthombeni.
• News24.com | 'Missing' alleged child sex ring kingpin Gerhard Ackerman re-arrested at shopping centre
  Missing alleged child sex ring kingpin Gerhard Ackerman was spotted by residents in Florida, Roodepoort who recognised him in a mall, leading to his re-arrest on Sunday.
• News24.com | 'It still feels unreal', says mom as Cape Town matric pupil shot 17 times, is laid to rest
  It was a bitter and sombre Saturday morning as the body of Wakeel Dreyer made its final appearance at his home in Mitchells Plain, Cape Town as hundreds of people gathered in song and prayer to bid the "well-mannered" teen his final farewell.
• News24.com | WATCH | Firefighters struggle to contain Bainskloof Pass blaze
  Firefighters in the Cape Winelands District Municipality are still trying to extinguish a fire that broke out in Bainskloof Pass on Saturday.
• News24.com | Growing calls for government to remove VAT on chicken, eggs and other poultry products
  SA's largest poultry producer, Astral Foods is calling on the government to remove value-added tax (VAT) on chicken products.
• News24.com | Large parts of Joburg left without water due to strained infrastructure
  Many parts of Johannesburg have been left without water for days due to constrained reservoirs and towers.
• News24.com | Ramaphosa allies dominate ANC national working committee selection
  President Cyril Ramaphosa's grip on power in the ANC could seem strengthened by the selection of key allies as members of the ANC national working committee.
• News24.com | Limpopo woman's body found in pit toilet, police arrest husband
  Lendelani Nengovela's body was found in a water-filled pit toilet in their backyard in Mangodi Ha Sidou.
• News24.com | Russian Antarctic vessel docks in Cape Town as green groups protest
  A Russian research vessel which has been prospecting for oil and natural gas in the Antarctic docked in South Africa on Saturday following protests by green campaigners who say its operations in the region violate a treaty ban.
• News24.com | Arrest warrant issued for alleged child sex ring kingpin, who sold belongings and vacated home
  His disappearance came to light when the investigation team went to his residence and found it had been vacated.
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