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19/10/2026

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Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana tables the Medium-Term Budget on Wednesday with parties demanding action on fuel prices, jobs and wasteful spending, nine Stellenbosch University students face community service after being filmed running naked across campus following a lost bet, and Elon Musk claims he has built a flying car but experts say he has not.

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19/10/2026

Attorney Vuyisile Magqabi (51) has been granted R10,000 bail by the KuGompo Magistrate's Court on Monday after allegedly misappropriating over R3.2 million in Road Accident Fund compensation. He faces a theft charge following his arrest by the Hawks.

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19/10/2026

A Grade 8 learner from St Martin’s Private School in Mthatha is preparing to represent the Eastern Cape at the American Mathematics Olympiad (AMO) after finishing first in the national olympiad.

Mthatha learner Paul Mkhefelele will represent the Eastern Cape at the American Mathematics Olympiad after winning first place nationally.

19/10/2026

Sizophila Solontsi will captain the Springbok Women against Ireland after Babalwa Latsha was ruled out with an ankle injury for the back-to-back Tests at Athlone Stadium on 24 and 31 October.

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19/10/2026

A 51-year-old attorney accused of allegedly misappropriating more than R3.2 million in Road Accident Fund (RAF) compensation appeared in the KuGompo Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 19 October.

An Eastern Cape attorney has appeared in court over the alleged misappropriation of more than R3.2 million in RAF compensation.

19/10/2026

Protesters blocked the entrance to the Louvre Museum in Paris as anger over the rising cost of living continues to fuel unrest across France. More than 2 500 people have been arrested, while thousands of shops and public buildings have been damaged.

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19/10/2026

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19/10/2026

Political parties are demanding urgent action on fuel prices, unemployment and government waste ahead of Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana's Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement on Wednesday.

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19/10/2026

South Africa has recorded four new mpox cases, bringing the total to 26 since January. The Western Cape has the highest number of infections, with 18 cases confirmed.

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19/10/2026

Letitia van den Berg, wat haarself as 'n aannemingspesialis voorgedoen het, is oorlede voordat sy kon hoor of sy skuldig bevind sou word. Sy het ouers vir "aannemingsdienste" bedrieg met skanderings van babas wat nooit bestaan het nie.

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