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Earth Tremor Hits Western Areas of Johannesburg

. The tremor occurred at 21.24pm and was said to have been felt in the west of Johannesburg. The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, which monitors quakes, placed the tremor at a magnitude of 3.2. The impact of the quake was not immediately clear.ActionSA president Herman Mashaba has lost his bid to have the death penalty form part of the political party's policies,.

On Wednesday, following a four-day senate strategic planning session, ahead of ActionSA's policy conference, the party's chairperson, Michael Beaumont, announced that one of the policy developments decided on was the death penalty issue. The Senate, the party's highest decision-making body, believes the death penalty is not the solution.The mayor of Beaufort West, Ashley Sauls, wants to rename the municipality.

 

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