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Govt blames ‘misunderstanding’ of Concourt ruling for asylum disaster
The government has come out to quell rising tensions over giving illegal foreigners asylum status following a controversial judgment of the constitutional court three...
Setumo Stone | What BEE ruling means for Black lawyers
A Black advocate with 15 years of experience received just one government brief in six years, according to evidence highlighted during the Pretoria High...
Court blocks Mbombela council’s last-minute CFO appointment
Mpumalanga’s capital city council has been interdicted from appointing a new chief financial officer (CFO) just weeks before the November 4 local government elections,...
Tshiamo Chuma | Can we be digitally included without being digitally...
South Africa is becoming increasingly connected. In 2025, 85.6% of households had internet access through at least one means, according to Statistics South Africa’s...
DIRCO’s R300m maintenance crisis: Foreign properties uninhabitable due to neglect
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO)'s property portfolio has deteriorated to the point where diplomats can no longer live or work in...
Ayanda Ndletyana | Young South Africans want to vote, local government...
South African youth have registered to vote in record numbers this year.
In the Electoral Commission’s August registration weekend alone, 46% of new registrations came...
SAPS busts multi-million rand drug lab in Krugersdorp raid
A joint operation by the South African Police Service (SAPS) Crime Intelligence and the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI, commonly known as...
Lotto results for Wednesday, October 7 2026
Lotto results for Wednesday, October 7 2026
Lotto: 09| 10| 16| 23| 29| 33 Bonus Ball:...
Pensioner joins former colleagues behind bars in Mpumalanga looting case
A 65-year-old Mpumalanga pensioner has landed in a jail cell after learning that South Africa’s elite corruption-busting unit had obtained a warrant for his...
Moody’s turns positive on sub-Saharan African countries
Moody's raised its outlook for sub-Saharan African countries to positive on Wednesday, saying reforms had helped them weather inflationary pressures
Nozipho Dlamini | I never thought cancer would happen to me,...
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. For me, it is not simply another month on the health calendar. It is personal.
Four years ago, my...
Ramokgopa unveils 9.6GW energy expansion plan
The government says it will prioritise the procurement of 9.6 gigawatts (GW) of battery storage and gas-to-power projects as part of its long-term electricity...
Sibiya’s wife says alleged victim’s father asked for a family meeting...
The man at the centre of the state’s case against suspended deputy national police commissioner Lt-Gen Shadrack Sibiya repeatedly sought contact with his family...
Kenya confirms first Ebola case after man who travelled from Congo...
Kenya confirmed its first Ebola case on Tuesday after a Kenyan citizen who had travelled from Democratic Republic of Congo died in Nairobi. Kenya is the fourth country…
The world has nearly burned through its oil stockpile buffer, executives...
By Robert Harvey, Stephanie Kelly and Shadia Nasralla LONDON, Oct 6 (Reuters) - The amount of oil in storage that is accessible to the global market is running…
Israel warns of ‘full-scale offensive’ against Palestinian Authority
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz threatened on Tuesday to launch "a full-scale offensive" against the Palestinian Authority if Palestinian security forces "turn their…
Powerball results for Tuesday, October 6 2026
Powerball results for Tuesday, October 6 2026
Powerball numbers:
12| 18| 21|35| 46 Powerball: 10
Powerball Xtra numbers:
02| 09| 23|25| 36 Powerball: 11
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High-stakes drug bust uncovers multimillion-rand Mandrax operation
In a major blow to organised crime syndicates, the South African Police Service (SAPS) has shut down a massive, multimillion-rand Mandrax manufacturing facility nestled...
Council liable for pothole damage: Judgment puts municipal bosses on notice...
Less than 30 days before voters choose the people who will run their municipalities, the Mpumalanga High Court has delivered a costly reminder of...
Khan unable to testify after family member killed in Ekurhuleni shooting
Axed deputy Crime Intelligence head, Feroz Khan was unable to testify before the Madlanga Commission on Tuesday after a family member died in a...























