South Africa: Today’s latest news and headlines, Thursday, 19 January 2023

South Africa: Today’s latest news and headlines, Thursday, 19 January 2023 Photo sources: Getty Images and Pixabay

South Africa: Today’s latest news and headlines, Thursday, 19 January 2023

In the latest news in South Africa on Thursday 19 January, confusion – Did THE Rassie Erasmus own Sheba the tiger?

South Africa: Today’s latest news and headlines, Thursday, 19 January 2023

South Africa: Today’s latest news and headlines, Thursday, 19 January 2023 Photo sources: Getty Images and Pixabay

We’ve got all the latest news stories and headlines in South Africa you really need to know on Thursday, 19 January 2023.

SA Rugby director of rugby Rassie Erasmus is topping the trends list on South African Twitter – and it has absolutely nothing to do with sport this time. 

Meanwhile, the man who the tiger mauled recalled the horrific moment the animal attacked him near his home in Walkerville Johannesburg.

The tiger, named Sheba, was located and euthanised early on Wednesday morning.

Thousands of matrics will be sitting on the edge of their chairs waiting for the matric results to be released TOMORROW. 

At least 15 learners were injured when a truck ploughed into a classroom in Cosmo City, Johannesburg, in Gauteng. 

TODAY’S LATEST NEWS IN SOUTH AFRICA, THURSDAY, 19 JANUARY

Confusion: Did THE Rassie Erasmus own Sheba the tiger?

SA Rugby director of rugby Rassie Erasmus is topping the trends’ list on South African Twitter – and it has absolutely nothing to do with sport this time. It was learned that Sheba, the tiger that had escaped from an enclosure in Walkerville, Johanesburg, had been captured just days after it went missing. But those who have been following the story were shocked to learn that a Rassie Erasmus was the actual owner of the wild cat.

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BREAKING: Search for missing tiger ends on sad note

The search for the eight-year-old female tiger that escaped from its enclosure on a smallholding south of Johannesburg last Saturday evening, is over.

And it’s ended on a SAD note.

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The tiger, named Sheba, was located and euthanised early on Wednesday morning.

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WATCH: Man recalls the HORRIFIC moment the tiger attacked and mauled him

The man who a tiger recently mauled recalled the horrific moment the animal attacked him near his home in Walkerville Johannesburg.

Sheba, the tiger, was found and was subsequently euthanised.

Searches had been underway for the tiger, nicknamed Sheba, with as many as 30 people looking for the wild cat. Walkerville residents had been warned to be on high alert after the tiger escaped from a plot in the area on Saturday.

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LOOK: Several learners injured after truck ploughs into a classroom

At least 15 learners were injured when a truck ploughed into a classroom in Cosmo City, Johannesburg, in Gauteng. 

The incident reportedly happened on Wednesday, 18 January. 

According to emergency service, Emer-G-Med, they responded to a school in the Cosmo City area of Johannesburg just before 11:00.

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Matric results: Where to get your 2022 results 

Thousands of matrics will be sitting on the edge of their chairs waiting for the matric results to be released TOMORROW. 

But where will you be able to find your results? Here is where to get your matric results. 

A report by BusinessTech stated the chairperson of the quality assurance body Umalusi, Yunus Ballim, held a media briefing on Monday, 16 January, where he said that the results had been given the green light after being administered by the Department of Basic Education and the Independent Examinations Board.

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