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Police are investigating the hijacking of a truck and the theft of six pallets of painkillers in Port Elizabeth early on Wednesday.Image: ELVIS NTOMBELA
MAN WAS TIED UP

Man tied up and beaten, wife and daughters raped in house robbery

A man was tied up and beaten, and his wife and two daughters raped, during a robbery at their home in Muldersdrift, north of Johannesburg. “Three suspects, two armed with handguns, forced entry into the house and ordered a 73-year-old…

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Vicious fires in communities and countryside have wrought devastation in many areas in the past few months alone.Image: Ashraf Hendricks
EASTERNCAPE

Killer fires devastated many communities in the past few months

From natural to man-made, wildfires have killed many people and destroyed thousands of homes and property worth billions of rands. On Thursday, about 600 informal settlements were affected and 2,000 people left homeless after a fire broke…

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