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The Roosevelt High School matric dance at the Avianto Hotel was cut short after a string of wild incidents.
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A magical night gone wrong: Gun, weed, and vomiting at Roosevelt High’s matric dance
- The Roosevelt High School matric dance at the Avianto Hotel was cut short after a string of wild incidents.
- Apparently, one parent pulled a gun on a staffer, and pupils arrived “severely intoxicated”.
- Principal Cristèl Venter issued a letter condemning the conduct of a “select group”.
Feroz Khan’s testimony before the Madlanga Commission was postponed on Tuesday after his close family member, Preggy Padayachee, was gunned down.
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Feroz Khan’s Madlanga Commission testimony postponed after family death
- Feroz Khan’s testimony before the Madlanga Commission was postponed on Tuesday after a close family member of his, Preggy Padayachee, was gunned down.
- Padayachee was gunned down on the R21 near Emperors Palace on Monday night.
- Gauteng police said one passenger was wounded, another escaped unharmed, and murder and attempted murder cases have been opened.
Taxi boss Oupa Bafana “King of the Sky” Sindane’s (right) second bid to block his testimony at the Madlanga Commission has been struck from the court roll.
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Taxi boss Sindane’s second attempt to interdict Madlanga struck from court roll
- Taxi boss Oupa Bafana Sindane’s second bid to block his testimony before the Madlanga Commission has been struck from the court roll.
- The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria struck the matter on Tuesday morning, citing that no papers were before the court.
- Sindane’s counsel was also not present when the matter was struck.
Minister of Defence and Military Veterans Angie Motshekga has disclosed that the Auditor-General has reported “general weaknesses” in the Department of Defence’s procurement environment.
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Motshekga won’t say who got R2.4bn for SANDF charter flights
- The Department of Defence spent R2.4 billion on chartered flights over the past five years but has repeatedly refused to disclose which companies received the money.
- Minister Angie Motshekga says the flights were procured through ordinary travel management, supply chain deviations and emergency procurement but has provided no detailed breakdown of the spending.
- The department also has yet to explain a R540 000 discrepancy in its figures amid years of procurement concerns and qualified audit opinions.
The three-year-old Queen Arusha fetched R6.4 million at a new auction, a record price for the breed.
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Ramaphosa cattle break records at auction, with one heifer fetching R6.4m
- Queen Arusha, a pregnant Ankole heifer owned by President Cyril Ramaphosa, sold for a South African record R6.4 million.
- Two semen straws from Ramaphosa’s bull Optimus Prime each fetched a record R250 000 at the same auction.
- Queen Arusha came from Ramaphosa’s Ntaba Nyoni farm, founded in 2004 with Ankole cattle bought from Uganda’s president.
Deon Fourie is set to tackle the Sharks in Cape Town on Saturday.
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Deon Fourie on Stormers’ lineout woes: ‘It’s a collective issue, don’t just blame Vernon’
- Deon Fourie has defended Stormers hooker Vernon Paulo, saying his lineout meltdown against Edinburgh is a system problem.
- The Stormers will have several Springboks available for Saturday’s derby against the Sharks in Cape Town.
- Hooker Andre-Hugo Venter and No 8 Evan Roos will have to undergo fitness tests to determine their readiness.
British author Jeffrey Archer poses for a photograph in his flat in London 5 May 2011.
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Jeffrey Archer, bestselling UK novelist and scandal-plagued politician, dies aged 86
- Jeffrey Archer, the bestselling British novelist who sold over 300 million books worldwide, has died aged 86.
- Archer was also a Conservative politician who served under Margaret Thatcher, but his public career was defined by a notorious downfall.
- Despite the scandal, his books sold in 119 countries with five and a half years on the New York Times bestseller lists.
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