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• Twelve months or R12,000 fine for Limpopo man who assaulted 16-year-old boy
  Corrie Pretorius, the man who was caught on camera assaulting a 16-year-old boy in June, was on Monday sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment or a R12,000 fine.
• LISTEN | ‘We’re not afraid of state power’: Malema determined to 'take it to the streets'
  Malema said South Africa will come to a standstill on March 20.
• TikTok's CEO to testify before Congress in March
  TikTok Chief Executive Shou Zi Chew will appear before the U.S. Energy and Commerce Committee in March, as lawmakers looks to scrutinise the Chinese-owned video-sharing app, Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers said on Monday.
• ANC deploys Sihle Zikalala to parliament
  The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal has accepted cooperative governance and traditional affairs MEC Sihle Zikalala’s resignation.
• PODCAST | Taking the Rams by the Horns: Zuma goes back to civic politics, by hook or crook
  Rams Mabote says he initially thought it was a joke when he got wind that former president Jacob Zuma had been elected Sanco KwaZulu-Natal chairperson.
• LISTEN | EFF is ready to govern, says Julius Malema
  EFF leader Julius Malema says it is time for his party to politically educate society about the principles of a socialist government.
• Court rules in favour of Ekurhuleni speaker to stop council meeting
  City of Ekurhuleni council speaker Raymond Dhlamini has successfully interdicted a meeting on Monday meant to discuss a motion of no confidence against him.
• Judge Nkosinathi Chili to take over Zuma arms deal trial
  Judge Nkosinathi Chili has been appointed to preside over the arms deal-related trial of former President Jacob Zuma, replacing Piet Koen who recused himself in the Pietermaritzburg high court on Monday.
• Tiger safely captured in Edenvale, says local security, but SPCA is yet to verify
  Conflicting reports that the escaped tiger in Edenvale has been captured have emerged.
• Bed shop delays refunding client
  A search for a bed that was meant to give a granny a peaceful sleep has turned into a nightmare after the shop she bought it from refuses to refund her, claiming bankruptcy.
• 'ANC committed to taking tough stance against corruption within its ranks'
  Corruption has become a national disease and all must work to combat what has become akin to a national disease, ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa said.
• Valuable equipment destroyed as school office, classroom burn
  Files, furniture and essential equipment were destroyed during the suspected torching of a North West high school on Saturday.
• Boy placed 60km from home can now walk to a Tembisa school
  The 13-year-old learner who was erroneously placed at a school 60kms away from his home has finally found a school a walking distance from his home.
• City pays over R6m to service providers for unused airtime and data
  The City of Johannesburg did not use more than R6m worth of airtime and data it bought in 2019, said the auditor-general (AG) in a report submitted to the city and Gauteng provincial legislature.
• Power outages causing more fires in Joburg formal houses
  Johannesburg has seen a rise of fire incidents in formal structures as compared to fires occurrences in informal settlements.
• Community apprehends fugitive facing 704 of rape, child porn distribution, human trafficking
  Gerhard Ackerman, who is now facing 704 charges raging from rape and child pornography distribution and to human trafficking has been rearrested.
• New Joburg mayor “passionate about developing youth and the poor”
  New Johannesburg mayor Thapelo Amad from Al Jama-ah is held in high regard among his peers who have described him as “fearless, passionate about youth development and the upliftment of poor people”.
• EFF plans national shutdown over electricity crisis
  EFF leader Julius Malema has announced plans to embark on a national shutdown on March 20 for the return of electricity.
• ANC top brass urged to knuckle down to fix Eskom
  ANC leaders in government have told the party’s top brass that they plan to bring to an end the crippling power cuts that have devastated small business by early next year.
• Rosslyn industrial hub declared safe following gas leak threat
  A major industrial hub in Rosslyn, north of Pretoria, has been declared safe after Saturday's gas leak that led to temporary closure of factories, shops, petrol stations including a police station.