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BMA extends border operating hours ahead of Easter travel surge
6+ hour, 52+ min ago (524+ words) Updated March 29, 2026, 1:01 p.m. | By Nomfundo Twala The Border Management Authority (BMA) has extended operational hours at key entry ports to manage the expected spike in travel during the Easter period." BMA Commissioner Michael Masiapato said the strategy is intended to facilitate…...
SA television personality takes own life at Johannesburg hotel
4+ week, 9+ hour ago (427+ words) Updated March 1, 2026, 7:14 p.m. | By Jacaranda FM The South African entertainer had been openly speaking about his plans to end his own life. South African television personality Ian von Memerty has died at the age of 61. According to online reports, von Memerty,…...
ramaphosa-calls-israel-release-flotilla-activists
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (303+ words) Updated Oct. 2, 2025, 12:05 p.m. | By Jacaranda FM President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on Israel to release the pro-Palestinian activists who were intercepted while sailing to Gaza. The Global Sumud Flotilla of around 45 vessels began its voyage to Gaza last month, with Nkosi…...
Europe gets creative to beat the heat
8+ mon, 4+ week ago (459+ words) Updated July 1, 2025, 5:52 p.m. | By AFP From free museum tours to "climate oases" with cold drinks and air-con, European countries are searching for creative ways to beat the heatwave hitting the continent -- without forgetting our four-legged friends. Extreme heat warning / iStock Here…...