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KZN Premier Thami Ntuli pledges rural development as key to economic...
Agriculture and rural development took centre stage in KwaZulu-Natal’s economic agenda as Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli outlined wide-ranging interventions aimed at revitalising rural economies, improving...
Powerball results for Friday February 27, 2026
Powerball: 11 | 14 | 24 | 32 | 43 | Powerball: 02
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Deputy president launches R100m Wits hydrogen facility
Deputy President Paul Mashatile says South Africa’s green hydrogen ambitions must anchor a new era of reindustrialisation, urging the country to “build what we...
Ekurhuleni HR boss concedes irregularities in contract awarded to ‘Cat’ Matlala’s...
The City of Ekurhuleni came under renewed scrutiny on Friday as suspended Human Resources head Linda Gxasheka testified before the Madlanga commission of inquiry...
Eskom notes Sibanye Stillwater high court judgment
Eskom is studying the high court judgment brought by mining company Sibanye Stillwater and others. The ruling sets aside the power utility’s refusal of...
Low-income earners celebrate as MEC dishes over 42 houses in Mangaung
The MEC for Cooperative Governance and Human Settlements in the Free State, Saki Mokoena, has handed over 42 new houses in Thapelong township in...
Dr Imogen Mashazi ordered halt to Julius Mkhwanazi redeployment
Suspended Ekurhuleni Human Resources Manager Linda Gxasheka has told the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry that former City Manager Dr Imogen Mashazi instructed her to...
Patrick Reed rids himself of LIV Golf bad vibes
Investec SA Open main attraction and former US Masters champion Patrick Reed has stated emphatically that his departure from LIV Golf was not the...
Deputy minister welcomes probe into sanitary pads suppliers after study shock
Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC) Deputy Minister Zuko Godlimpi has welcomed a National Consumer Commission (NCC) investigation into nine suppliers of sanitary pads and...
‘I didn’t shield Julius Mkhwanazi’: Ekurhuleni HR head tells Madlanga
Suspended City of Ekurhuleni head of human resources department Linda Gxasheka has refuted claims that she played a role in protecting suspended Ekurhuleni Metro...
Curtain to fall on cub selfies as Mpumalanga bans new captive...
Mpumalanga has slammed the door on the expansion of captive lion tourism, placing a ban on the issuing of permits for new facilities as...
Paul O’Sullivan walks out of parly’s ad hoc committee meeting amid...
Controversial security expert Paul O’Sullivan walked out of a parliament's ad hoc committee meeting on Wednesday, telling members he had to catch a flight.
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Post-Budget reality: Bond markets are not a growth strategy
Now that the Budget dust has settled, the headline is clear: stability has been prioritised. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana delivered a fiscally cautious budget...
A women-led media company is challenging norms in Senegal
The boutique media agency known as InfoElles is challenging norms in Senegal’s male-dominated media landscape. Launched by Senegalese journalist and women’s rights advocate, Alice...
Zimbabwe rejects $350m US health deal over sovereignty concerns
Zimbabwe has rejected a proposed $350-million health funding agreement with the US after President Emmerson Mnangagwa ordered an end to negotiations over what Harare...
Budget speech: Pleas for biodiversity crisis funding as SA nature reserves...
The Endangered Wildlife Trust made a clarion call ahead of the Budget Speech for the formal recognition of the findings of the State of...
2026 Budget Speech ‘a turning point’ for SA — Enoch Godongwana
The country’s financial future was on the agenda on Wednesday when Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana delivered the 2026 Budget Speech in parliament.
Godongwana noted that...
‘Tax the rich,’ women farm workers tell Enoch Godongwana outside parliament
Women farm workers and farm dwellers marched outside parliament in Cape Town on Wednesday morning ahead of Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s budget speech, pressing...
More funds for social grants as SRD payments continue
Social grant expenditure is expected to increase to R292-billion in the 2026/27 financial year as national budget makes way for increased grant earnings across...
