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Malema argues that EFF’s storming of SoNA stage is protected by Constitution
22nd January 2024 Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema and fellow party MPs who stormed the stage during President Cyril Ramaphosa's State of the Nation... →
Cameroon launches routine malaria shots in global milestone
22nd January 2024 The global fight against malaria took a stride forward on Monday as Cameroon launched the world's first routine vaccine programme against the... →
National Treasury pencils in 21 February as budget day
22nd January 2024 South Africa’s national budget day is currently scheduled for 21 February, according to National Treasury, which added that the date still needed... →
Koeberg manager suspended by De Ruyter is back and is 'crucially needed', says Eskom
22nd January 2024 Velaphi Ntuli has returned as the general manager of Koeberg nuclear power station after he was suspended in June 2021 over performance issues -... →
Revived gas bill has scant chance of making it through Parliament
22nd January 2024 Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy Gwede Mantashe re-published the Gas Amendment Bill on Friday for public comment despite the scant hope... →
'We were warned about seven years ago': Cogta minister says govt had time to prepare for floods
22nd January 2024 The KwaZulu-Natal government hopes President Cyril Ramaphosa will declare a state of disaster in areas devastated by the recent floods because the... →
Govt probe finds fake diesel at 70 garages - even after Mantashe's warning
22nd January 2024 An investigation by the Department of Mineral Resource and Energy has uncovered that 70 petrol stations across the country are selling dodgy diesel... →
Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane praises top matric pupils for their dedication and hard work
19th January 2024 Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane has praised the province's top matriculants at public schools for their dedication and hard work in 2023. The... →
SAHRA to continue fight against auction of Nelson Mandela's personal items
19th January 2024 The South African Heritage Resources Agency says it will continue to challenge the upcoming auction of former president Nelson Mandela's personal... →
Tshwane's new deputy mayor not sure if she paid back R10 000 for work trip she didn't go on in 2020
19th January 2024 The newly elected Tshwane deputy mayor cannot confirm whether she paid back a R10 000 subsistence and travel allowance for a work trip that she did... →
Western Cape govt to decide on funding dispute with Treasury
19th January 2024 Western Cape Premier Alan Winde and his cabinet will decide on Friday whether they will proceed with the intergovernmental dispute lodged against... →
Class of 2023 records highest pass rate in National Senior Certificate history
19th January 2024 Department of Basic Education director-general Mathanzima Mweli and provincial education MECs have welcomed the 2023 National Senior Certificate... →
Let's debate: Roger Jardine challenges 'absent father' Ramaphosa to a public debate
19th January 2024 Businessman-turned-presidential hopeful Roger Jardine has challenged President Cyril Ramaphosa to a public debate before the general elections... →
ANC leader in Western Cape denies jumping ship to join MK Party
18th January 2024 An African National Congress leader in the Western Cape has denied joining the uMkhonto weSizwe Party as a "coordinator". Provincial executive... →
'Undemocratic, authoritarian tendency’: DA MP Cachalia quits party after dispute over Israel-Hamas war
18th January 2024 Outspoken Democratic Alliance MP Ghaleb Cachalia has resigned from the party, citing a growing dysfunctional, undemocratic and authoritarian... →
Financial health of SA households in a 'trough', report warns
18th January 2024 Data from fintech group Altron has shown that the overall ability of South African households to take on and service debt improved a little in the... →
Madiba on auction: Court decision gives green light for sale of Mandela's personal items
18th January 2024 Nearly 100 items linked to former statesman Nelson Mandela are set to be auctioned on Monday to provide funds for a memorial garden in the Eastern... →
Thabi Leoka produces 'degree certificate' - but LSE denies she received doctorate
18th January 2024 Leading economist Thabi Leoka has continued to maintain she has a doctorate from the London School of Economics (LSE) despite the university... →
We do not want MK Party, Zuma at our loved ones' graves, say families of struggle heroes
18th January 2024 Stop the "un-African" practice of "scouring" our graves, grieving families have told former African National Congress (ANC) president Jacob Zuma,... →
Less than 2% of public servants flagged in lifestyle audits
18th January 2024 Less than 2% of the government's most senior managers are being probed after undergoing lifestyle audits – three years after it became mandatory.... →
SA's 'Amalek' genocide complaint is historically ignorant, says Israel's Netanyahu
17th January 2024 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dismissed as "false and preposterous" South Africa's allegation that he incited genocide in a speech,... →
Has Schabir Shaik joined Zuma's MK Party? One spokesperson says yes, another says no
17th January 2024 It seems the uMkhonto weSizwe Party's left-hand doesn't know what its right hand is doing. That much was evident when one party spokesperson told... →
Gauteng education dept hopes to place all children in schools within 10 days
17th January 2024 The Gauteng education department will need 10 days to finalise placement challenges in the province, MEC Matome Chiloane said during a Wednesday... →
Presidency asks economist Thabi Leoka to prove she holds a PhD
17th January 2024 The Presidency has asked economist Thabi Leoka, a member of the Presidential Economic Advisory Council, to "expeditiously address the matter of her... →
IEC hands out cash to political parties – ANC gets lion's share amid questions about its funding
17th January 2024 The Electoral Commission of South Africa has allocated R5 million to parties represented in Parliament - and the African National Congress will... →
Bodies accuse govt of blocking young black advocates from representing state
17th January 2024 Two advocates bodies have accused the government of effectively blocking young black advocates from being able to represent the state in litigation... →
Late applications, queues and back-to-school blues as 2024 academic year gets off to a rocky start
17th January 2024 The school year is set to get off to a rocky start on Wednesday with some desperate Gauteng parents queuing outside district offices for placement... →
EFF MP charged for disrupting Parliament was not in the House, claim red berets
17th January 2024 The National Assembly's top official has conceded the disciplinary committee investigating the violent actions of Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF)... →
Almost 40% of Grade 10 pupils in the Free State failed their exams in 2023
16th January 2024 The Free State's Grade 10 pupils were the province's worst performers in the final exams in 2023 after a staggering 37.2% or 23 671 of the 63 655... →
Treasury snafu complicates fines process for dodgy auditors
16th January 2024 The Finance Ministry has been forced to re-gazette the maximum fines that can be imposed on auditors and auditing firms for misconduct after the... →
Dlamini-Zuma out, ANC Youth League says it's time for other seniors to also bow out
16th January 2024 "A good dancer knows when to leave the stage." This was the sentiment of the African National Congress Youth League in response to Minister of... →
'Allegations are baseless', says Cape Town MMC facing axe over waste collection collapse
16th January 2024 Cape Town Urban Waste Management MMC Grant Twigg has shot down allegations that he, along with other senior officials, caused the metro's waste... →
EFF MPs plead not guilty to 'concocted charges' as Parliament wants to charge them for chaotic disruptions
16th January 2024 Despite their violent removal from the National Assembly in 2022, 10 Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) members accused of disrupting President Cyril... →
Umalusi 'deeply concerned', but gives green light for release of the 2023 matric results
15th January 2024 Exams quality assurer Umalusi is "deeply concerned" about detected cases of group copying in last year's National Senior Certificate exams... →
ICJ case one episode in a long struggle for justice, says advocate Ngcukaitobi
15th January 2024 The symbolism of South Africa's genocide case against Israel in the International Court of Justice has been felt all over the world. But as much as... →
NSFAS-appointed company breaks its silence on allegations in Outa report
15th January 2024 A director of a company whose husband was implicated in a damning Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse report has broken her silence over the allegations... →
Phala Phala: SARS opens criminal case against buffalo buyer for 'fake' dollar declaration
15th January 2024 The South African Revenue Service has opened a criminal case against Phala Phala buffalo buyer Hazim Mustafa, who President Cyril Ramaphosa told... →
Israel argues there isn't actually a dispute with SA on genocide, SA was just on holiday
12th January 2024 Israel told the International Court of Justice on Friday that it cannot rule on South Africa's request for emergency measures in Gaza in part... →
Full weekend of power cuts as generation units fail
12th January 2024 Eskom has warned South Africans to prepare for a full weekend of power cuts. The utility said stage 3 load shedding would be implemented at 16:00... →
Nzimande distances himself from reports he is lobbying for university tuition, residence fee hikes
12th January 2024 Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande has denied reports that he is lobbying for increases to university fees and student residences. The... →
Israeli govt, not Jewish people, has committed genocide, ICJ hears from SA delegation
12th January 2024 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused South Africa of "screaming" hypocrisy in pursuing its genocide case against Israel, hours... →
