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Smoke billows from the ground floor of a high-rise building in Johannesburg’s CBD as firefighters work to contain an early-morning transformer fire at the corner of Bree and Harrison Street
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Midnight Transformer Fire Contained in Johannesburg CBD, No Injuries Reported

A fast response from Emergency Management Services (EMS) firefighters prevented a potentially devastating building fire in the Johannesburg CBD in**//

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Learners, educators and officials pose for a group photo during the ICT equipment handover ceremony at Sediti Secondary School in Thaba Nchu, Free State, attended by the Chinese Consulate in Johannesburg and Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality representatives.
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ICT Donation Brings Digital Hope to Thaba Nchu School as China–SA Ties Reach the Classroom

Thaba Nchu, Free State – 15 January 2026 For more than 600 learners at Sediti Secondary School in Thaba Nchu,**//

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From left to right: Prof Lynette Jacobs, Acting Director Office for International Affairs, Prof Ylva Rodny-Gumede Executive Director: Advancement,Prof Hester C. Klopper: Vice-Chancellor and Principal, Consul General Pan Qingjiang, Zoey Zhang, Consul Attaché.
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UFS Positions Itself as a Gateway for Deeper South Africa–China Academic Cooperation

The University of the Free State (UFS) has reinforced its growing role in global knowledge diplomacy following a courtesy visit**//

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