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Our police have to fight fire with fire

Officers are often condemned when they kill armed criminals, but that betrays an unrealistic grasp of the realities of South Africa, writes Mike Siluma. ....

Kwazulu , Eastern-cape , South-africa , Soshanguve , Gauteng , Pretoria , Natal , Ditebogo-phalane , Siluma-sunday-times , World-war , Sunday-times

Jobs trump the unemployment grant as South Africans grow hopeful about work

For a year of expected weak economic growth, the latest employment statistics show that the country is maintaining a sense of resilience, writes Zandile Makhoba. ....

South-africa , World-war , Sunday-times , Decline , Makhoba-col , Jobs , South-africans , Mkokeli , Bt , Mpumalanga , Kwazulu-natal

George building collapse death toll rises to five

President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for an investigation into the cause of the multi-storey building collapse in George on the Garden Route and sent his condolences to the families and friends of the five people who died in the construction accident. ....

Herman-pienaar , Colin-deiner , Death-toll , Building-collapse , Woman , George , Situation , Construction , Building , Gift-of-the-givers-mario-ferreira , George-municipality

Illicit mining kingpin linked to 29 murders killed in Soweto: Police

Police have fatally shot a man they identified as an illicit mining kingpin allegedly linked to 29 murders during a confrontation at his hideout in Soweto. ....

Soweto , Gauteng , South-africa , Orlando , Florida , United-states , Lesotho , Athlenda-mathe , Brig-athlenda-mathe , Orlando-east , Murders