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The tradition of excellence continued when St Benedict’s celebrated the exceptional matric results of 110 learners who attained 256 distinctions. This figure surpasses last year’s total by six ...

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Pope Francis has said he inherited a “large white box” full of documents related to various scandals faced by the Catholic church when he took over from his predecessor. The pontiff makes the ...

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A decade of jewelry collecting has taught me that where you keep your treasures matters as much as the treasures themselves. Otherwise, you risk scuffed gold, tangled chains, or, even worse ...