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News you should know tonight: Top 5 stories you may have missed on May 6, 2025

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Good evening, IOL News family!

It’s Tuesday, May 6, 2025 and it’s time for a wrap of the biggest headlines making waves in South Africa and beyond. Don’t forget to join the IOL WhatsApp Channel to stay in tune, informed and in the know. 

ConCourt rules South Africans can’t lose citizenship over dual nationality

The Constitutional Court has struck down Section 6(1)(a) of the South African Citizenship Act, which automatically stripped South Africans of their citizenship upon acquiring a second nationality. To read on, click here.

Suspect loses leg in failed cash-in-transit robbery involving 10 men in Gauteng

A suspect in a cash-in-transit (CIT) robbery reportedly lost his leg during a failed heist in the early hours of Tuesday morning in Thokoza on the East Rand. To read on, click here

One Year On: Remembering the George building collapse that claimed 34 lives

On May 6, 2024, tragedy struck just after 2pm, and the collapse saw hundreds of emergency personnel rush to save the 62 workers who were working on the five-storey apartment building in George. To read on, click here.

Durban residents demand answers after sewage contaminates drinking water supply

Musgrave residents were concerned about their health issues after their water pipe lines were contaminated with sewer water when adjacent pipelines were damaged. To read on, click here

High Court reserves judgment in DA’s battle against Employment Equity Amendment Act

The Pretoria High Court has reserved judgment in the Democratic Alliance’s (DA) challenge to the Employment Equity Amendment Act. To read on, click here

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In a historic moment that reverberated through the halls of the University of Zululand, Advocate Muzi Sikhakhane SC was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws (LLD) during the institution’s second graduation session. But this accolade was more than mere ceremony; it was a clarion call—a fiery declaration of resistance, decolonisation, and unwavering commitment to justice.Sikhakhane, a renowned legal thinker, author of Odyssey of Liberation, and a stalwart voice of activism, used […]

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