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eThekwini mayor Cyril Xaba cuts water tariff hike, pledges to speed up service delivery

4th June 2025

Cyril Xaba, the mayor of EThekwini, has lowered water tariff increases but had trouble adjusting electricity tariffs in response to the original...

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Ace Magashule outraged by postponement of corruption trial to January

4th June 2025

The Bloemfontein High Court’s decision to move Ace Magashule’s corruption trial to January 2026 has angered the former premier of the Free...

Business

Gauteng finance MEC Lebogang Maile’s revised budget increases to R172.3bn

3rd June 2025

Gauteng MEC for Finance and Economic Development, Lebogang Maile, has retabled the budget, increasing it to R172.3-billion. He said this adjustment comes...

Business

SA economy records growth thanks to positive contribution from agriculture

3rd June 2025

The South African economy has shown a 0.1% growth in the first quarter of 2025, according to data released by Statistics South...

Politics

DA wants no-confidence motion, probe against Joburg mayor, officials

3rd June 2025

DA Johannesburg caucus leader, Belinda Kayser-Echeozonjoku, has announced plans pursue a Motion of No Confidence (MoNC) against Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero. This...

Business

Gauteng finance MEC Lebogang Maile’s budget seeks to tighten fiscal discipline

3rd June 2025

Gauteng finance MEC Lebogang Maile has laid out a roadmap to modernise public financial management, digitise supply chain operations, and strengthen fiscal...

Politics

Western Cape High Court rules against Hlophe’s appointment to JSC

2nd June 2025

The Western Cape High Court has declared parliament’s decision to appoint uMkhonto weSizwe (MK Party) deputy leader John Hlophe to the Judicial...

Politics

Minister Senzo Mchunu confirms less than 1% SAPS staff screened for sexual offences

2nd June 2025

Just 0.14% of SA Police Service (SAPS) personnel have had their records checked against the National Register for Sex Offenders (NRSO), according...

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Illicit cigarette market smokes out SA’s black tobacco farmers

1st June 2025

South Africa is witnessing a rapid decline in emerging black farmers as the space is experiencing a sharp decline due to illicit...

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Frustration as silicosis payouts for former gold mineworkers stall

1st June 2025

Thousands of former gold miners suffering from lung diseases such as silicosis and tuberculosis are still waiting for compensation years after applying...