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What happened in South Africa

  1. Arrests in Cape Town, South Africa Arrested: reports differ Cape Town, South Africa · 3 · 3 hours ago
  2. Election in South Africa turnout 48.7% South Africa · 3 · 16 hours ago
  3. Crash in Outeniqua, South Africa: 2 killed 2 killed Outeniqua, South Africa · 4 · 18 hours ago
  4. Local election in Johannesburg, South Africa ANC: about 32% Johannesburg, South Africa · 3 · 20 hours ago
  5. Arrests in Durban, South Africa: 7 charged 7 charged Durban, South Africa · 3 · 15 hours ago
  6. Arrests in Kwazulu, South Africa Arrested: reports differ Kwazulu, South Africa · 5 · 22 hours ago
  7. Stabbing in Polokwane, South Africa Polokwane, South Africa · 2 · 13 hours ago
  8. Arrests in Tzaneen, South Africa Arrested: reports differ Tzaneen, South Africa · 2 · 13 hours ago
  9. Arrests in Midrand, South Africa Arrested: reports differ Midrand, South Africa · 2 · 14 hours ago
  10. Sentencing in Welkom, South Africa Welkom, South Africa · 1 · 9 hours ago
  11. Shooting in Mpumalanga, South Africa: 1 killed, none arrested 1 killednone arrested Mpumalanga, South Africa · 2 · 22 hours ago
  12. Arrests in Durban, South Africa Durban, South Africa · 1 · 10 hours ago
  13. Protest in Durban, South Africa Durban, South Africa · 1 · 12 hours ago
  14. Explosion in Coldstream, South Africa: 3 arrested 3 arrested Coldstream, South Africa · 2 · 19 hours ago
  15. Arrests in South Africa South Africa · 1 · 13 hours ago
  16. News in Johannesburg, South Africa 1 report Johannesburg, South Africa · 1 · 14 hours ago
  17. Fire in Johannesburg, South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa · 1 · 15 hours ago
  18. Flooding in Durban, South Africa Durban, South Africa · 1 · 16 hours ago
  19. Stabbing in Polokwane, South Africa Polokwane, South Africa · 1 · 17 hours ago
  20. Deaths in Dwarsloop, South Africa Dwarsloop, South Africa · 1 · 19 hours ago
  21. Protest in Durban, South Africa Durban, South Africa · 2 · 27 hours ago
  22. Protest in Johannesburg, South Africa: 7 arrested Killed: reports differ7 arrested Johannesburg, South Africa · 8 · 47 hours ago
  23. Arrests in Lenyenye, South Africa Lenyenye, South Africa · 1 · 22 hours ago
  24. Protest in Johannesburg, South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa · 1 · 24 hours ago
  25. Arrests in Durban, South Africa Durban, South Africa · 1 · 24 hours ago
  26. Court ruling in South Africa South Africa · 4 · 42 hours ago
  27. Explosion in South Africa South Africa · 1 · 27 hours ago
  28. News in Mpumalanga, South Africa Mpumalanga, South Africa · 3 · 41 hours ago
  29. News in Kwazulu, South Africa Kwazulu, South Africa · 2 · 37 hours ago
  30. Deaths in Johannesburg, South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa · 1 · 32 hours ago
  31. Arrests in Kempton Park, South Africa Kempton Park, South Africa · 2 · 39 hours ago
  32. Fire in Johannesburg, South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa · 1 · 34 hours ago
  33. Shooting in Brits, South Africa Brits, South Africa · 1 · 35 hours ago
  34. Protest in Kwazulu, South Africa Kwazulu, South Africa · 2 · 43 hours ago
  35. Arrests in Pretoria, South Africa Pretoria, South Africa · 1 · 40 hours ago
  36. Arrests in Cape Town, South Africa Cape Town, South Africa · 1 · 41 hours ago
  37. Arrests in Ngcobo, South Africa Ngcobo, South Africa · 1 · 44 hours ago
  38. Arrests in Ngcobo, South Africa Ngcobo, South Africa · 1 · 47 hours ago

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21 events in the last 24 hours · 1 countries · 2 with a confirmed death toll

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Reports differ

  1. Arrests in Cape Town, South Africasources give figures that cannot all be true.
  2. Arrests in Kwazulu, South Africasources give figures that cannot all be true.
  3. Arrests in Tzaneen, South Africasources give figures that cannot all be true.
  4. Arrests in Midrand, South Africasources give figures that cannot all be true.

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