Prosecutor Carina Coetzee said the four minors were placed under house arrest, according to the South African Press Association.

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The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) saved those caught up in rip currents shortly after midday on Sunday, the South African Press Association (Sapa) said.

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On Friday afternoon, the South African Press Association said it had received an e-mail warning that the group was planning more violence, according to the Associated Press.

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"There doesn't have to be rainfall for lightning to strike, and when a storm is past it can still be dangerous, " the South African Press Association quotes him as saying.

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The court ruled on Monday that the media could not show their faces because prosecutors were concerned that this could jeopardise ongoing investigations, the South African Press Association (Sapa) reports.

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Anene Booysen's 22-year-old ex-boyfriend appeared in court on Tuesday in connection with her rape and murder, and is due to appear again on 12 February, the South African Press Association (Sapa) reports.

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