Snakes, Malema and looted blue couch: A round-up of all the news you loved to read this week

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Snakes, Malema and looted blue couch: A round-up of all the news you loved to read this week
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These are the stories that gripped South Africa this week.

Snake season is here: These are SA’s 5 most lethal snakes and what to do if you encounter one

Spring is in full bloom and South Africans can enjoy the country’s fauna and flora in all its glory. But snake season is also upon us and it is important to know how to identify South Africa’s most lethal snakes and what to do if you cross paths with one.The blue San Pablo leather corner sofa, which retails for almost R70 000, has finally been restored after it was looted from the Springfield store during the unrest in July. It is enjoying newfound fame on Instagram.

Eleven years ago, a 37-year-old Brackenham man, Gansen Gounden, was hit with a spade and buried alive. He was later thrown into the crocodile-infested Enseleni River. The murder was committed by Keegan Govender, who was 17 years old at the time. Reliving the moments leading up to the murder, Govender’s lover, Michelle Nadasen, told the court that Gounden had fondled her breasts and private parts.Gangs in the Western Cape are luring girls as young as 12 to work for them.

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