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MK Party tables fresh motion of no confidence against KZN Premier...
The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP), which holds 37 of the 80 seats in the KwaZulu-Natal legislature and is the official opposition party, has redoubled...
South Africa maintains ties with Israel amid Gaza conflict
The South African government has confirmed that it has not suspended any bilateral agreements with Israel, despite increasing calls for stronger action in response...
Conflict of interest claims hit SAMAs due to RISA CEO Nhlanhla...
The Recording Industry of South Africa (RISA) CEO, Nhlanhla Paul Sibisi, is under scrutiny after it emerged that he is a business partner in...
Rape and GBV cases have risen in KwaZulu-Natal in the past...
KwaZulu-Natal province, which is struggling to shake off the stigma of being a place of violence, has recorded an increase in cases of rape...
King Misuzulu appoints new Zulu royal chancellor to forge ties with...
King Misuzulu KaZwelithini has appointed Durban-based businessman Inkosi Malusi Zondi as the new royal chancellor.
The Zulu King made the appointment public on Saturday in...
Accused’s relative denies meeting cop on day Senzo Meyiwa was murdered
Defence witness Sifiso Gwabini Zungu took the stand on Monday in the former Bafana Bafana shot-stopper Senzo Meyiwa murder trial and flatly contradicted the...
‘Unlawful for Andrew Chauke to pressure KZN prosecutions boss,’ — Shamila...
Advocate Shamila Batohi has told the Nkabinde inquiry that it was unlawful for suspended Gauteng director of public prosecutions Andrew Chauke to pressure the...
SACP’s election gambit sets stage for crucial ANC showdown
A crucial bilateral meeting between the ANC and the SACP on Monday is expected to be dominated by the political firestorm surrounding the communists’...
Hawks officer, Tembisa hospital official charged over R100K bribe
Tembisa Provincial Tertiary Hospital official Zacharia Chisele (53) and Hawks official Sgt Papi Tsie (41) appeared at the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on Monday, where...
Home Affairs launches new citizenship verification portal
The Department of Home Affairs has launched a new citizenship reinstatement portal. This was announced on Monday by Home Affairs minister Leon Schreiber.
“The Minister...
Limpopo residents in limbo as multimillion rand water plant becomes white...
DA caucus leader in Capricorn municipality, Bianca Mocke, has called for an investigation into the defunct R11-million water purification plant at Letswatla village, saying...
Ousted Phahlane mounts comeback after legal victory
Former acting national police commissioner Khomotso Phahlane, whose career was derailed by corruption allegations, is mounting a dramatic comeback, emboldened by a recent court...
Emfuleni mayor’s would-be assassins still at large
Police are still on the hunt for the assailants in the shooting of the troubled mayor of the embattled Emfuleni Local Municipality, Sipho Radebe,...
Parliament committee wants screws tightened against ‘rapey’ teachers
Parliament's portfolio committee on basic education has recommended that the SA Council for Educators (SACE) should ensure that all teaching students and graduated teachers...
Why ex-cop side-stepped jail after being found guilty of attempted extortion
A former South African Police Service (SAPS) warrant officer, Morne Shaun Bradley, 51, was sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment, wholly suspended for five years,...
Challenge of G20 hosting is sustaining long-term gains
Hosting the G20 summit a stone’s throw away from Soweto is portrayed as both a symbolic victory and an economic chance. However, symbolism alone...
Government official one of fatalities as Eastern Cape roads claim four...
The Eastern Cape recorded four fatalities on its roads over the weekend in two separate collisions, shattering earlier hopes of a crash-free period as...
G20 Summit pivotal for rise of Africa
The two-day G20 summit, which concludes today, serves as a crucial test of South Africa’s ability to transform its historic G20 presidency into meaningful influence...
Debt report reveals nation under severe financial strain
Newly released DebtBusters’ Debt Index shows that South African households remain in a tight vice of severe financial strain despite consumer sentiment improving this...
Logistics disruptor bets on electric future in big-item delivery market
A logistics company specialising in the movement of bulky household and commercial goods –from fridges and couches to full home relocations – is preparing...
