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An “ungaqubhi apha [no swimming here]” sign at Orient Beach in KuGompo City, where Janine Lochrenberg died after a shark attack on Tuesday morning.
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Retired radiographer killed in Eastern Cape shark attack
- Janine Lochrenberg, 65, a retired nuclear radiographer and musician, was fatally attacked by a shark while swimming off Orient Beach in KuGompo City in the Eastern Cape at about 08:00 on Tuesday.
- She suffered severe bites to her thigh and upper arm and was declared dead at the scene.
- Buffalo City Municipality closed Orient Beach and nearby Eastern Beach following the attack and warned beachgoers at other beaches to avoid entering the water and to follow safety advisories.
Rudolf Köberl-Labenbacher was knocked down while cycling on the N2 near Swellendam last week.
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Austrian cyclist called wife about majestic Africa. 2 hours later, cops told her he was dead
- Rudolf Köberl-Labenbacher, a 72-year-old Austrian cyclist, was killed in a collision with a car on the N2 near Swellendam in the Western Cape.
- He had cycled thousands of kilometres from Austria to fulfil a lifelong dream of exploring Africa.
- Shortly before the crash, he called his wife – to whom he had been married for nearly 50 years – to tell her how majestic Africa was; two hours later, police informed her that he had died.
Rape accused and former top cop Shadrack Sibiya in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court on 2 October.
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‘There is no end to what he will do’: Sibiya gets lashing as court refuses his bail bid
- The Randburg Magistrate’s Court refused bail to former deputy national police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya, who faces charges of rape and related child-abuse allegations.
- The magistrate found that Sibiya would stop at nothing to tamper with evidence and threaten witnesses, and that no bail conditions could adequately contain that risk.
- Sibiya had previously appeared in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court on 2 October.
Shoprite has developed into a national institution that is ‘too big to fail’, says author Steven Sidley.
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Shoprite collapse would hurt SA more than the ANC’s, says author Steven Sidley
- Technology expert and author Steven Boykey Sidley argues that Shoprite has become a national institution so embedded across multiple sectors of the South African economy that its collapse would cause greater harm to the country than the collapse of the ANC.
- Sidley frames Shoprite as effectively “too big to fail” given the retailer’s wide reach across many sectors of South African society and commerce.
- The argument is made in the context of Sidley’s broader work examining corporate power and national institutions in South Africa.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has challenged journalists to hold political candidates accountable for their service delivery records.
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Ramaphosa mulls social media restrictions at press freedom event
- President Cyril Ramaphosa has suggested SA may need to consider social media restrictions, citing the spread of dangerous misinformation and the role of online platforms in the July 2021 unrest.
- Speaking on Black Wednesday, which commemorates the apartheid government’s 1977 crackdown on the media, Ramaphosa pointed to the UK and Australia as countries considering restrictions on children’s access to social media.
- Ramaphosa also defended his government’s economic reform record, acknowledged declining electoral support and warned that losing access to the US’s AGOA trade programme would be devastating for jobs.
Australian fast bowler Scott Boland steams in against the Proteas at St George’s Park.
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Proteas tormentor Boland has best average of any bowler with 50 wickets since World War II
- Australian pace bowler Scott Boland holds the best bowling average of any bowler with at least 50 Test wickets since World War II – a statistical distinction that places him above all others who have reached that milestone in the modern era.
- Boland has taken 50 Test wickets and has built his reputation largely through cameo appearances since his explosive Ashes debut in 2021, rarely letting Australia down when given the opportunity.
- His performances against South Africa have earned him the label of “Proteas tormentor”.
Veteran journalist Christiane Amanpour is leaving her role at CNN after a 43-year career.
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Christiane Amanpour to leave CNN after 43 years
- Christiane Amanpour, 68, announced she is leaving CNN after a 43-year career as one of the network’s most prominent international correspondents, saying she has “decided to separate from CNN” after months of consideration.
- Her daily CNN show will be scaled back to once a week until next June, and her PBS programme will also end; she said she looks forward to “interesting new projects down the line” and urged fellow journalists to “always be truthful, not neutral”.
- Her announcement came weeks after Paramount Skydance completed its takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery – CNN’s parent company – a deal that raised concerns about the network’s editorial independence.
These summaries were written with the support of Toqan AI.
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