South Africa: Today’s latest news and headlines, Wednesday,17 January 2024

We’ve got all the latest news stories and headlines in South Africa you need to know on Wednesday, 17 January 2024.

A GIANT python of 4.1m long and 30kg was caught as it swallowed a beloved dog near Brits.

Meanwhile, heavy rainfall is predicted on the First Day of School.

Transnet says a derailment caused two of its trains to collide at Lubana outside Richards Bay in KwaZulu-Natal.

In other news, here are SIX ways to get your Matric 2023 results easily. Here is everything you need to know about the results of 2023.

Lastly, SASSA alerts beneficiaries about a current scam. Impersonators on social media exploit links, posing a risk to grant recipients.

TODAY’S LATEST NEWS IN SOUTH AFRICA, Wednesday, 17 January 2024

Watch: GIANT python swallows beloved DOG near Brits

A family of Brits was left horrified when a GIANT python near Brits swallowed their beloved dog on Friday night.

The giant python measured 4.1m long and weighed 30kg.

ALSO READ: WATCH: Couple double booked with PYTHON in Kruger National Park

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Heavy rainfall predicted on the First Day of School tomorrow

Come rainfall or sunshine, the first day of school for 2024, Wednesday, 17 January, cannot be reversed.

Hundreds of children will be moving on to the next grades while the little ones will begin their first chapter of a 12-year schooling journey.
As mixed emotions are expected to fill hundreds of schools tomorrow, mixed weather is also expected to be part of the scenes.

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No serious injuries reported after Transnet trains collide

Transnet Freight Rail says no serious injuries were reported after two trains collided in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal.

A derailment caused two trains to collide in the early hours of Sunday, 14 January 2024, at Lubana, outside Richards Bay on the KwaZulu-Natal North Coast.

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Six ways to get your matric 2023 results easily!

Attention Matrics of 2023! You are urged to register NOW to access your results easily.

The registration opens on 18 December, and at 06:00 on 19 January, the National Senior Certificate (NSC) examination results will be made available.

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Important warning from SASSA to its beneficiaries

SASSA has issued a warning to beneficiaries regarding the recent loan scam. Scammers are infiltrating social media, posing as the entity, and exploiting links to defraud grant beneficiaries.

A deceptive website is luring the beneficiaries into fraudulent loans, falsely asserting ties to SASSA.

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