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Ntombela says she raised alarm over scheme now under SIU probe

7th June 2026

Former Free State premier Sisi Ntombela says she was the one who raised the alarm over irregularities in the provincial government bursary...

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Assault, crimen injuria charges loom for Free State mayor

31st May 2026

Tswelopele Municipality mayor and ANC provincial executive council member (PEC) Kenalemang Phukuntsi could face crimen injuria and assault charges after her former...

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Joburg’s R8.9bn capital expenditure ‘inadequate’

31st May 2026

The City of Joburg’s capital expenditure budget has come under scrutiny, with concerns that low infrastructure investment and rising financial pressure could...

Big Reads

R557m spent on detainees too poor to pay bail

31st May 2026

South Africa is spending about R1.5-million a day to keep 3 300 poor accused people behind bars because they cannot afford bail of...

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Court rejects WoF bid, paving way for Tefla

31st May 2026

A fierce multibillion-rand battle for control of South Africa’s national wildfire fighting programme has swung decisively in favour of Tefla Group after...

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Hawks slammed for ‘weakening’ R269m graft case

24th May 2026

The removal of a senior lead investigator from the R269-million corruption case against Free State Premier Maqueen Letsoha-Mathae has sparked a political...

Politics

Papa Penny joins Shivambu’s Afrika Mayibuye Movement after dumping MK Party

20th May 2026

Hardly a few days after musician, businessman and politician Papa Penny told former president Jacob Zuma he was resigning from the uMkhonto...

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MK Party suspends Nhlamulo Ndhlela’s membership

19th May 2026

A day after the MK Party removed Nhlamulo Ndhlela as spokesperson and member of parliament, the party has followed up with  a...

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Driving tourism to unlock sustainable economic growth

17th May 2026

Sustainable tourism and conservation are essential to South Africa’s goal of bringing in 15-million foreign tourists by 2030 – and the South...

Politics

Papa Penny quits MK Party over mayorship ‘snub’

17th May 2026

Popular musician-turned-politician Papa Penny has resigned from the MK Party and Parliament amid claims that tensions over local government ambitions in Limpopo...