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[If you cannot view this newsletter properly, click here to view it online] [Sowetan LIVE Home Page][Follow Sowetan LIVE on Twitter][Join our Facebook Fan Page] [News Page] [Business Page] [Sport Page] [Entertainment Page] [Good Life Page] [Help Line Page] [Shwashi Page] [jobs Page] [e-diton Page] TOP STORIES [Train crash victim 'full of life'] The body of the 18-year-old student who was killed when two Metrorail trains collided on Monday was briefly brought to his home in Tembisa before being transported to Limpopo. [Eskom says it has no contracts in place with Gupta-linked Trillian] [BIG SHOTS: Brothers Ajay and Rajesh Gupta. There is talk that state power has moved from the Union Buildings to the Gupta family's compound in Saxonwold, Johannesburg. The writer says no self-respecting country can tolerate the state of affairs photo: KEVIN SUTHERLAND] Eskom on Thursday declared that it “has no contracts in place with Trillian Capital Partners and/or associated companies”. [SA's schooling system has failed its learners] I suspect you've seen it by now. That video of a UCT student who emphatically declared that science must fall. [Police tight-lipped on claims that toddler’s abduction is linked to father’s ex] Police on Thursday declined to comment on allegations that the 14-month-old baby abducted from his Protea Glen‚ Soweto home was taken by the brother of the child’s father’s ex-girlfriend. [ANC says beefed-up security at Tshwane council evokes ‘apartheid’] There was drama once again in the Tshwane council as access to the chambers was restricted following violent clashes at a previous sitting‚ a move described by an opposition party as “apartheid-style” on Thursday. [Gauteng hosts rail safety summit just days after fatal crash] [Train collision in Tembisa Picture: Emer-G-Med Facebook ] The Gauteng government is hosting a two-day summit aimed at “tackling topics that are sure to raise a nerve with the users of rail” at the weekend. ['Taxes are squeezing the middle class'] Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan's Medium-Term Budget was warmly received by some economists and political analysts, who described it as "calm and measured". [Five excuses Zuma could give for sleeping during Gordhan's speech] As Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan delivered a sober message in Parliament on Wednesday during SA’s 20th medium-term budget policy statement‚ Parliament cameras caught the president of the republic sleeping. [SPORT] [First time lucky for Mohomi] It has taken Lucky Mohomi just over three months after joining Mamelodi Sundowns to win his first medal - and it's the biggest of them all, the CAF Champions League. [Wits snatch maximum points against Ajax in Cape Town] [Elias Pelembe of Wits celebrates his goal with Thabang Monare during the Absa Premiership match between Bidvest Wits and Kaizer Chiefs at Bidvest Stadium on August 23, 2016 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo by Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images)] Bidvest Wits came from behind to snatch all three points away and plunge Ajax Cape Town into further crisis with a 2-1 victory that empahsised their early season title credentials. [Soccer bosses hail Pitso as a real hero] They once doubted Pitso Mosimane's competence, but yesterday they were united in celebrating his CAF Champions League success. [Man City misery continues as Mata fires Man United into League Cup quarters] Juan Mata swept home to steer Manchester United into the League Cup quarter-finals with a 1-0 win over their bitter local rivals Manchester City on Wednesday as Jose Mourinho got one over old adversary Pep Guardiola. [West Ham oust rivals Chelsea to reach League Cup quarters] West Ham United invigorated their stuttering season with a 2-1 home victory over fierce London rivals Chelsea to surge into the English League Cup quarter-finals on Wednesday. [Mosimane thanks all South Africans for the role they played in Sundowns' marchwith destiny] [Pitso Mosimane shows thye Caf trophy during the Mamelodi Sundowns arrival and press conference at OR Tambo International Airport on October 26, 2016 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo by Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images)] Mamelodi Sundowns coach Pitso Mosimane and his Bafana Bafana counterpart Ephraim "Shakes" Mashaba have seemingly smoked the peace pipe. [GOOD LIFE] [There’s an app to make you 'shark smart' in Cape Town] Want to take a dip in the sea but are too scared of sharks? [Parents beware, Christmas is here to blow holes into your pockets] Beware the heady days of Christmas are just around the corner. [Babies should sleep in parents' room first year: US doctors] [Researchers have new recommendations for safe sleeping environments for infants, including moving the baby to a separate sleeping space after breastfeeding, and the use of pacifiers. ©LPETTET/Istock.com] To reduce the risk of sudden death, babies should sleep in the same room as their parents but in their own crib or bassinet for the first year of life, US doctors said Monday. [How chemo helps body fight cancer] The word "cancer" is enough to send shivers down anyone's spine. [Study suggests a derivative of vitamin B9 improves language skills in autistic children] Folinic acid, a drug derived from folic acid (a synthetic form of vitamin B9), could improve autistic children's ability to communicate, according to a study published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry. [Black women should celebrate their hair‚ says Congolese photographer] Only black girls and women are ever told how they should wear their hair‚ says Brazzaville photographer Robert Nzaou Kissolo. [Pic of the day] CAPTION: Lira makes sick boy's dream come true [Here's the story behind the 'serious child' meme] [[19] comments] [Khoza comes to Kaizer's defence as Chiefs take a beating in the court of public opinion] [[11] comments] [Katlego Danke makes big TV comeback with Isidingo] [[51] comments] [Music helps Kelly heal - Senzo track on album] [[15] comments] [Unsubscribe] | [Forward to a Friend] | [e-Edition] [Sowetan LIVE Home Page] All material Copyright Sowetan LIVE © TMG Limited (Pty) Ltd. 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