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Ebola outbreak could cost Africa up to $3.6-bn, UN says

The United Nations said on Tuesday that an Ebola outbreak could cost Africa up to $3.6-billion and hundreds of thousands of jobs, potentially causing...

Durban march demands stricter border control and increased BMA budget

The streets of Durban were filled with a significant demonstration on Tuesday as over 1 000 participants gathered at King Dinuzulu Park in Berea...

From Nancefield Hostel to Jabulani: Marching with Soweto hostel dwellers

An ignorant bystander would have been justified in thinking it's a group of amabutho headed to war. But it was a spirited group of hostel...

Anti-migrant protest draws small crowd in Cape Town

Despite weeks of hype surrounding the March and March's June 30 deadline for undocumented foreign nationals to leave South Africa, only a small crowd...

Goverment promises quarterly migration updates after nationwide marches

Government has pledged to provide South Africans with quarterly progress reports on efforts to manage legal and illegal migration after nationwide anti-illegal immigration marches...

Ghost town in Sunnyside as anti-illegal immigration march reach migrant hub

What is usually one of Pretoria’s busiest neighbourhoods, bustling with foreign nationals running salons, spaza shops and small businesses, fell eerily silent on Monday...

SANs have been complaining for more than 20 years, says ATM’s...

African Transformation Movement (ATM) parliamentary leader Vuyo Zungula says South Africans are simply exercising their democratically guaranteed right to protest peacefully. Zungula spoke to...

MK Party’s Shongwe spills beans on Khan call and R10m offer

UMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party's Member of Parliament (MP), Vusi Shongwe, told the Madlanga Commission on Tuesday that he was unexpectedly placed on a video...

‘Cat’ Matlala case focuses on legal delays before July trial

Pre-trial proceedings in the attempted murder case involving businessman Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala and his co-accused focused on administrative and legal issues in the South...

Boy shot in JHB CBD, three arrested

Three suspects are expected to appear before the Johannesburg Magistrates’ Court on charges of attempted murder after allegedly opening fire on protesters in Hillbrow...