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KZN education dept defends 'integrity' of matric exams, despite DA concerns that paper was leaked
1st December 2023 As matric exams draw to a close, allegations of a leaked paper have surfaced in KwaZulu-Natal. Democratic Alliance (DA) spokesperson Imran Keeka... →
KZN Health MEC urges communities to report syndicates killing health workers for state cars
1st December 2023 KwaZulu-Natal Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane-Zulu has condemned violence against healthcare workers in the province after a male nurse died on... →
Judge cancels 'expired' R526-million medical waste disposal tender for 200+ Gauteng health facilities
1st December 2023 A judge has found the Gauteng health department unlawfully awarded an expired R526-million three-year-long tender for crucial medical waste... →
Kyiv charm offensive wants to break Russia’s grip on Africa
1st December 2023 Ukraine, engaged in a brutal war against invading Russian forces, has worked hard for months to open a new front in its counter-offensive against... →
Joburg taxpayers will have to pay for CBD blast repairs after govt rejects disaster declaration
1st December 2023 The City of Johannesburg will have to foot the bill for the Lilian Ngoyi Street repairs after its request to declare a local state of disaster,... →
MMC suspended party, DA calls for heads to roll, Gwamanda remains nonchalant
1st December 2023 City of Johannesburg MMC for Group Corporate and Shared Services (GCSS) Loyiso Masuku says she suspended plans to host a R2.6-million ceremony for... →
Nelson Mandela Bay mayor hits out at Eastern Cape ACDP leader
1st December 2023 Nelson Mandela Bay Mayor Gary van Niekerk is threatening to lay charges of fraud and crimen injuria against the Eastern Cape leader of the African... →
Lesufi accused of 'publicity stunts' with re-elecrification photo ops
1st December 2023 The Gauteng government says it has been paying for the replacement of electricity transformers on behalf of communities and that is why Premier... →
Govt has nothing to do with possible Hamas presence at Palestinian solidarity conference - Ntshavheni
30th November 2023 Government has nothing to do with an event where a delegation from Hamas could possibly be in attendance. Rumours have been doing the rounds that a... →
Drama, threats at Joburg council meeting as motion to oust leaders fails
30th November 2023 The City of Johannesburg's leadership will remain in place after the Democratic Alliance’s (DA's) motion to dissolve the council failed on... →
Charlotte Maxeke Hospital given four hours to move critical patients as City Power threatens to cut off electricity
30th November 2023 City Power has given the management of Johannesburg's Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Hospital four hours to move critical patients to other... →
SA makes some progress on exiting greylist
30th November 2023 South Africa has addressed most of the technical compliance deficiencies that led to it being greylisted by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)... →
Night loadshedding drops to Stage 5
30th November 2023 Eskom announced a marginal drop in loadshedding on Thursday due to improved generation recovery and emergency reserves. Stage 3 loadshedding... →
'It's about conduct, not affiliation': Parliament rejects Malema, EFF stage stormers' 'abuse' claims
30th November 2023 Parliament has denied Julius Malema and other State of the Nation Address (SoNA) stage-storming Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) MPs' claims that... →
ANC support declines but likely to keep control nationally in 2024 - data
30th November 2023 The latest election polling data, conducted by Ipsos, shows the African National Congress's (ANC's) prospects ahead of the 2024 elections may not... →
DA promises a colossal fight in ConCourt to stop the NHI bill from moving further than Parliament
30th November 2023 The Constitutional Court is the next stop in the Democratic Alliance’s (DA's) fight against the controversial National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill.... →
'Absolutely no excuse': AG blasts major SOEs as just one gets clean audit
30th November 2023 Only one of South Africa's 19 major State-owned enterprises received a clean audit in the past year, Auditor-General Tsakani Maluleke has said.... →
‘I don’t think there should be any panic’: Ramaphosa won’t just sign NHI Bill into law
29th November 2023 President Cyril Ramaphosa won't simply sign the controversial National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill into law. "I don't think there should be any... →
R197m Gauteng roads project only 10% complete nearly 3 years after tender advert
29th November 2023 The Gauteng government has admitted that a much-needed R197-million Johannesburg road refurbishment project to alleviate stifling traffic... →
Business committed to building SA, Ramaphosa says after Ntshavheni's accusation
29th November 2023 More than a week after Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni accused the private sector of engineering the state’s collapse, President... →
Western Cape government promises to take its budget fight 'to the highest levels'
29th November 2023 The Democratic Alliance (DA)-led Western Cape government has warned that service delivery, including healthcare, education, law enforcement and... →
Intensive talks under way to extend Israel-Hamas truce as deadline looms
29th November 2023 Intensive talks are under way to secure a second extension to the truce in the Israel-Hamas war as the agreed pause in fighting nears expiration.... →
July unrest 'instigator' Mdumiseni Zuma gets 12-year prison sentence
29th November 2023 The Pietermaritzburg Magistrate's Court has sentenced Mdumiseni Zuma to 12 years' imprisonment for instigating the July 2021 civil unrest following... →
Holomisa, Malema, Mkhwebane use fake 'intelligence report' to push false 'judicial corruption' claims
29th November 2023 The State Security Agency (SSA) has distanced itself from a so-called "intelligence report" on alleged judicial corruption. This as a well-known... →
Floyd Shivambu’s salary docked for failing to disclose R180 000 he received from VBS looter
29th November 2023 The Economic Freedom Fighters's (EFF's) second in-command, Floyd Shivambu, will be docked nine days' salary. This after he failed to disclose an... →
100 000 containers now stuck outside three SA ports - as new penalties and price hikes loom
29th November 2023 In recent weeks, container ships have been bypassing the congested and delay-ridden Cape Town harbour to berth at the Port of Port Elizabeth in... →
Cheerful Zandile Gumede sings, dances as corruption trial wraps up for 2023
29th November 2023 Despite a long road ahead, corruption-accused former eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede was in high spirits as she left the KwaZulu-Natal High Court in... →
Nelson Mandela Bay's suspended city manager 'has no leg to stand on' in court fight to get job back
29th November 2023 The suspended city manager of Nelson Mandela Bay, Noxolo Nqwazi, returns to the Eastern Cape High Court in Gqeberha on Wednesday to continue her... →
NSFAS payment delays bite as exams loom
28th November 2023 Apparent maladministration at the hands of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme has left students in a bind. Several have either been defunded... →
Western Cape government lodges intergovernmental dispute over National Treasury budget cuts
28th November 2023 The Western Cape government has lodged an intergovernmental dispute with National Treasury over the mid-term adjustment budget. Premier Alan Winde... →
ANC to head to ConCourt to challenge ruling on R150m election branding material debt
28th November 2023 The African National Congress plans to challenge a Supreme Court of Appeal order compelling the party to pay R150-million to a KwaZulu-Natal... →
After criticism from business, Ntshavheni blasts 'male chauvinist' media
28th November 2023 Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, who last week accused the private sector of engineering the state’s collapse, has now turned her... →
ANC risks being liquidated, warns company after getting court order for R150m
28th November 2023 The African National Congress (ANC) faces liquidation if its assets do not meet the R150-million owed to Ezulweni Investments for election material... →
Cash-strapped SANDF overspends almost R3bn on salaries as cost of sick leave nears R400m
28th November 2023 Despite the downsizing of the number of foot soldiers, the South African National Defence Force overspent R2.8-billion on salaries. The... →
Divergent views on bill to stub out smoking in public
28th November 2023 Health or jobs: this is the dichotomy of public sentiment on the Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill, which will, among... →
More delays as committee probing Nelson Mandela Bay mayor's fraud case fails to sit again
28th November 2023 Economic Freedom Fighters and African National Congress councillors in the Nelson Mandela Bay metro have launched attempts to remove the... →
Western Cape legislature rejects contentious NHI Bill
28th November 2023 The Western Cape legislature has rejected the contentious National Health Insurance Bill. This followed a lengthy public participation process,... →
Diplomatic dash as end of Israel-Gaza truce looms
27th November 2023 Intense negotiations were under way as the truce in the Israel-Gaza war entered its final day. Statements from Israel, Hamas, the United States and... →
Sierra Leone president says ‘most leaders’ of unrest arrested
27th November 2023 Sierra Leone has arrested most of the leaders of an armed attack in the capital that has prompted the government to declare a nationwide curfew,... →
Stage 4 loadshedding all week, says Eskom
27th November 2023 Due to the increasing demand combined with insufficient generating capacity and the need to manage the emergency reserves, Stage 4 loadshedding... →
SABC appoints new group CEO
27th November 2023 Public broadcaster South African Broadcasting Corporation has appointed a new CEO, Nomsa Chabeli. Chabeli was formerly general manager of brand... →
