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• Chiefs coach hopes Du Preez goal will boost his confidence
  Kaizer Chiefs coach Arthur Zwane wasn't worried about forward Ashley Du Preez's goal drought before he scored the second goal in their Sunday's 2-0 win over Royal AM at Peter Mokaba Stadium.
• 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.
• Students unable to register as they await NSFSAS approval
  As the National Student Funding Aid Scheme (NSFSAS) is expected to announce its funding plans on Tuesday, some of its “provisionally approved” students are in limbo as they are yet to register at universities without funding confirmation letters.
• Alleged child sex ring kingpin Gerhard Ackerman nabbed after skipping court
  Alleged child sex ring kingpin Andre Gerhard Ackerman, who failed to appear in court on Thursday, was arrested on Sunday.
• WATCH | Windy condition fuels fire on Bainskloof Pass
  A team of firefighters continued to battle a raging fire on Sunday which started at the Bainskloof Pass in the Cape Winelands district municipality, the previous day.
• KZN teen allegedly ends her life after taunts over her appearance
  A grade 11 pupil at Sonyongwane high school in Creighton, southern KwaZulu-Natal, allegedly ended her life on Friday, leaving a note highlighting the torment she endured from some school pupils.
• Pope Francis to visit DR Congo and South Sudan this week
  The January 31-February 5 visit to Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and South Sudan, takes the 86-year-old pope to places where Catholics make up about half of the populations and where the church is a key player in health and educational systems as well as in democracy-building efforts.
• 'Death' bowling woes hamper Proteas' progress
  The Proteas are walking a fine line as they seek automatic qualification for this year’s World Cup and it involves more than just winning matches, as they must do in the next few months.
• 'King of Melbourne Park' Djokovic lands 10th Australian Open title
  A ruthless Novak Djokovic resumed his reign over Melbourne Park by winning a record-extending 10th Australian Open title on Sunday and crushing the Grand Slam dream of Greek trailblazer Stefanos Tsitsipas in a one-sided final.
• UK PM Sunak sacks party chair Zahawi over tax affairs
  British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak sacked Conservative Party chair Nadhim Zahawi on Sunday after an investigation found he committed a serious breach by not being open about a tax probe, the latest scandal to hit one of Sunak's top ministers.
• Ending loadshedding South Africa's 'most immediate' challenge: Ramaphosa
  Interventions to stop loadshedding will take a while to have an effect and power cuts will be with us for some time, ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa said on Sunday.
• Low voter turnout in Tunisian election amid rise in president’s powers
  Tunisian polling stations were quiet on Sunday for run-offs in a parliamentary election that drew only 11% turnout in December's first round, an outcome critics of the president said undermined his claims of public support for sweeping political change.