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#News24 ICYMI: #AlexTotalShutdown, SA women cricketer dies; and Beyoncé's Coachella trailer is here!

We dig deeper into the fallout between Robert McBride and Bheki Cele, a Cape Town man is in hot water for selling mountain water by the truckload and have a look at this horse race to keep devils away.

Here is a wrap of some of our leading stories:

#AlexTotalShutdown: Protesters want Cyril and not Mashaba

Angry protesters from Alexandra have given up on Executive Mayor Herman Mashaba and are now turning to the President for help.

SAPS Wars Part: Bheki Cele, Robert McBride and the mysterious Mr Marimuthu

What's behind the fallout between Robert McBride and Bheki Cele - and the ANC? McBride's testimony at the Zondo commission later this week will answer some questions, but the back-story goes back more than a decade.

32 top cops have criminal records

Thirty-two members of the police's top management have criminal records, but the police do not want to say who they are, a parliamentary reply has revealed.

Constantia man selling mountain water by the truckload faces legal battle

A legal battle is looming relating to a Constantia man who has been selling water - by the truckload - from a mountain stream.

Ex-Proteas women's cricketer and daughter die in crash

Former South Africa Women's World Cup cricketer Elriesa Theunissen-Fourie and her child were killed in a car crash this weekend.

CSA confirms drastic plans to restructure domestic cricket

Cricket South Africa CEO Thabang Moroe has confirmed a plan to restructure South African domestic cricket from as early as next year.

Babes Wodumo found guilty of contempt of court, fined R1 000 or 30 days in prison

Gqom artist Bongekile "Babes Wodumo" Simelane has been found guilty of contempt of court after failing to appear on assault charges last week, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said.

Pit toilets could be eradicated within 2 years 'if all goes well' - Motshekga

Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga is confident that, if all goes according to plan, pit toilets can be eradicated within two years.

FIRST LOOK: The trailer for Beyoncé's film about prepping for Coachella is here and it looks amazing!

The film promises a behind-the-scenes look at how the singer prepared for the performance of a lifetime.

SEE: Horses race in Nepal capital to keep devils away

Nepal's president, top officials and diplomats gathered recently at army grounds in central Kathmandu for an annual horse festival that marks the slaying of the Hindu Gurumapa demon.

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