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Keeping it in the (royal) family

While Alex Cooper initially had the idea of becoming a captain in the SA Defence Force in his head, education was in his heart and the decision to pursue it led to an unforgettable teaching career spanning four decades.

More than 100 suspected illegal miners were arrested during a joint operation by police and the SA Defence Force in the Ekurhuleni area on Friday.

A few years ago, I read a book titled When a State Turns on its Citizens by Prof Lloyd Sachikonye. The book traces decades of institutionalised violence in Zimbabwe. The central theme of the book is that the violence that characterises contemporary Zimbabwean society was born in the struggle for liberation – both by the colonial regime of Ian Smith and within the camps of national liberation movements.

Updated article Edited by Bev Mortimer- Three SA Navy mariners died, one is currently in a critical condition in hospital, and four were safely rescued after an SA Navy submarine accident occurred one nautical mile off Kommetjie in the Western Cape yesterday afternoon, 20 September. NSRI Kommetjie Rescue craft The SA Defence Force in a…