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It’s easy to sense when someone’s the oldest child. Usually, she’s part neurotic, part anxious—always the first to send meticulously detailed calendar invites or drop words of wisdom whenever someone’s having a rough week. Ask any firstborn daughter you know, and she’ll relate to this kind of emotional maturity alongside the painfully familiar experience of

A Mpumalanga woman has died from burn wounds after her boyfriend allegedly set fire to their house during an argument.The man managed to get out of the burning house, while their little girl was shielded from the flames by her mother.The man was arrested and will appear in court again on Friday.25-year-old woman Nkosiphile Nkambule…

Abieda Paulse. Facebook/Cape Flats Stories Almost two weeks ago, Abieda Paulse was swept away after falling into the Vygieskraal canal in Athlone.A body was found in the Liesbeek River on Monday.Her mother Malikah believes it is her daughter, although DNA testing is still to be conducted.Malikah Paulse remembers clearly what her daughter Abieda had been…

Barry and Heidi Volkwijn died on Saturday, hours apart.Amy, who is still in isolation, said she was still coming to terms with losing both her parents.A joint funeral will be held for the couple next week.A Cape Town teenager lost both her parents to Covid-19 on one day. But as she herself recovers from the…

Fungai Nyamadzawo has been charged for the murder of her 6-year-old daughter, Alexia. Tania Broughton, Correspondent Fungai Nyamadzawo, charged with murdering her daughter Alexia, has a history of mental illness.A bail application was postponed as the court waits for medical records to establish if she must be sent for mental observation.Little Alexia would have turned…