Breaking Desk — 2026-10-03

The breaking desk: what is happening right now, with the source it came from.

Police follow lead after 14-year-old twin stabbing in Mamelodi [CONFIRMED — 2 sources]

Source: SABC News — also carried by SABC News · how we source

Court hears convicted killer used cocaine and cannabis before mother’s murder

Source: IOL · how we source

Students and police clash as France struggles to quell protests · ran 2 Oct

Source: SABC News · how we source

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