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File: Young boys attending a traditional initiation school. AFP/Alexander Joe

EC summer initiation death toll rises to 17

18 December 2025

Family and friends of Marius Van Der Merwe gathered in Brakpan to pay their last respects.

Family seeks justice for Marius van der Merwe

18 December 2025

Madlanga Commission

President Ramaphosa receives interim Madlanga Commission report

18 December 2025

Belgium's Prime Minister Bart De Wever has been opposed to using frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine

EU agrees 90-bn-euro loan for Ukraine, but without Russian assets

18 December 2025

Thursday, 18 December 2025

Weather forecast | Thursday, 18 December 2025

18 December 2025

A television displaying market statistics is displayed as traders work on the floor of the NYSE. AFP/Timothy A Clary

Nasdaq tumbles on renewed angst over AI building boom

18 December 2025

Australian bowler Nathan Lyon (L) celebrates dismissing England batsman Ben Duckett. AFP/William West

Australia's Lyon surpasses McGrath on all-time wicket-taker list

18 December 2025

Two crude oil tankers remain anchored on Lake Maracaibo, near Maracaibo, Zulia state, Venezuela. AFP/Alejandro Paredes

What's next for Venezuela under the US oil blockade?

18 December 2025

File: Police tape at a crime scene. Darren Stewart/Gallo Images via GettyImages

Gang warfare killing thousands in WC

18 December 2025

US First lady Melania Trump. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images/AFP

Melania Trump steps into spotlight in Amazon film trailer

18 December 2025

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