#FiveThingsYouNeedToKnow: Cyril Ramaphosa declares power crisis a national disaster
Former Sharks head coach Sean Everitt joins Vodacom Bulls, group of women rescued after almost two hours stuck in a lift at The Atrium Shopping Centre, and much...
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President Cyril Ramaphosa declared a national "state of disaster" over the crippling power shortages, saying they posed an existential threat to the economy and social fabric.
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A Swiss baker received the Guinness World Record certificate for the world's largest wearable cake dress that weighed 131.15kgs.
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Jake White has roped in former Sharks head coach Sean Everitt as a consultant to the Vodacom Bulls with immediate effect.
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A group of women were rescued after almost two hours when they got stuck in a lift at The Atrium Shopping Centre in northern KwaZulu-Natal.
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The EFF's disruption of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address ended in clashes with security personnel and their eventual removal from the City Hall chambers.
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