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Voting for South Africans living abroad gets under way today
Voting for South Africans living overseas in the May 29 national and provincial elections begins today and runs for two days.
“South African citizens living...
Social media giant TikTok gearing up for upcoming elections
Global tech giant TikTok has stepped up its efforts to ensure the integrity and safety of content shared on its platform, especially during election...
WATCH | Funeral service of Ditebogo Junior Phalane
Mourners have gathered at a community hall in Soshanguve to pay their final respects to Ditebogo Phalane Jr, a five-year-old boy who was killed...
‘Don’t listen to doomsayers, scaremongers about NHI’ – minister
Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla, has urged healthcare workers not to be swayed by fearmongers pushing for emigration from South Africa due to the...
Parktown Girls High pupils given counselling after traumatic event
Parktown High School for Girls deployed its psychologists to attend to pupils after they witnessed a traumatic event at the school.
This was revealed in...
‘Phone numbers linked to Meyiwa murder accused belong to family’
None of the numbers associated with accused number five Fisokuhle Ntuli in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial belong to him, but rather to his...
Uncle calls for King MisuZulu’s financial benefits to be stopped
The AmaZulu royal house battle for the throne is not yet over.
On Thursday, the brother of the late AmaZulu king Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuZulu, Prince...
‘Luke Fleurs murder suspects told to confess to protect others’
The six suspects who have been detained for over a month in relation to the death of Kaizer Chiefs defender Luke Fleurs will find...
‘State will help to repatriate George building collapse victims’
President Cyril Ramaphosa paid a visit to the collapsed building on 75 Victoria Street in George on Thursday, where dozens of construction workers were...
Deceased KZN heist suspects pretended to be in construction
Police believe that the four cash-in-transit suspects killed on Thursday morning in KwaZulu-Natal masqueraded as construction workers.
This is according to KwaZulu-Natal police boss, Lieutenant-General...
TUT awaits police report after student dies at freshers party
The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) is awaiting an official police report following the death of a student.
Carol Mabunda, a second-year National Diploma in...
Senzo Meyiwa murder accused’s lawyer disputes cellphone data
Zandile Mshololo, the defence counsel for Fisokuhle Ntuli, accused five in the Senzo Meyiwa case, has told the court that Colonel Gideon Gouws, a...
Opposition parties lash out after Ramaphosa signs NHI Bill into law
President Cyril Ramaphosa's decision to sign the long-awaited National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill has outraged political parties.
Ramaphosa signed the NHI Bill into law on...
Police pounce on suspected killers of five-year-old Phalane Jr
Two suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder of Ditebogo Phalane Jr, a five-year-old Soshanguve boy who was killed in a botched...
Short film about elections awakens sleepy KZN rural town
Besides its agricultural economy, which is based on citrus farming, sugarcane and timber cultivation, not much is known about the rural town of Melmoth...
‘Workers’ rights need to be protected and advanced’ – Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa said the legacy of unionists and anti-apartheid struggle heroes like Elijah Barayi can be found in the labour-related laws enshrined in...
State to unleash 400 recruits to stem illegal entry at SA...
The Border Management Authority (BMA) will on Thursday host a pass out parade for 400 new recruits who have completed their training at the...
Accused in Meyiwa trial kept in contact, says cellphone data analyst
Cellphone data analyst Gideon Gouws has maintained that Fisokuhle Ntuli, accused number five in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial, has been identified as the...
Nation divided as Ramaphosa signs NHI Bill into law
President Cyril Ramaphosa has finally signed the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill into law on Wednesday, causing divisions in the country.
Some argue that this...
Family of murdered Soweto boy look to High Court for justice
The family of one of the two Soweto boys whose bodies were found mutilated on April 20 2023 hopes that the High Court will...
It would be reckless to grant AKA murder suspects bail –...
The Durban magistrate's court has denied bail to the five suspects accused of planning and carrying out a hit on award-winning rapper AKA.
Lindokuhle Mkhwanazi,...
Father who raped daughter and niece condemned to life in jail
A 41-year-old father sentenced to two life terms for raping his daughter and niece told the Mthatha regional court that the daughter is blaming...
Recovery mission in full swing to locate more bodies in George
On Wednesday morning, members of the recovery team's early shift took over from the team that had worked through the night to continue sorting...
Nzimande committed to stability, clean governance at the UFH
Higher Education and Training Minister, Professor Blade Nzimande, has reiterated his commitment to working with the Council of the University of Fort Hare (UFH)...
Charlotte Maxeke Hospital’s R12m boost for lung cancer unit
The Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital in Johannesburg has received a equipment to upgrade its facilities to address the growing number of lung cancer in...
Four arrested for Covid-19 TERS fraud in EC and Free State
Four suspects have been released on bail for alleged involvement in the Temporary Employer or Employee Relief Scheme (TERS) fraud in the Eastern Cape...
SA records an increase in unemployment rate — Stats SA
The Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) indicates that the number of unemployed persons increased by 330,000 to 8.2million...
‘No evidence places Chiefs star’s murder suspects at crime scene’
The police officer investigating the murder of Kaizer Chiefs defender Luke Fleurs has told the court that there is currently no evidence placing the...
