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President wishes the nation a peaceful and safe Easter period

President Cyril Ramaphosa has wished the nation a peaceful and safe Easter period. “The prayers and reflection that define Easter renew the spirit of the...

Eastern Cape school hostel fire leaves 70 matriculants in limbo

A group of 70 matric students from five schools who were bundled together at Makaula Secondary school have been left with nothing. This after...

Bail denied for Eastern Cape Sanco protest leader

Mziwebongo Burwana, the leader of the South African National Civic Organization (Sanco), faces opposition to his bail application, and the case has been postponed...

Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi delivers on e-Toll promise

The government has officially scrapped the controversial e-tolling system in Gauteng. This is according to a proclamation published in the government gazette and signed by...

Nathaniel Julies murder: cross examination takes off, finally

The four-year long wait for justice for the family of the Eldorado Park teenager who was gunned down by police is finally over as...

Ex-president Jacob Zuma barred from contesting elections

The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has upheld an objection against former president Jacob Zuma’s candidacy in the upcoming elections. This effectively bars...

Cabinet steps back from SAA and Takatso deal investigation

The cabinet has opted to refrain from intervening in parliamentary investigations concerning the cancelled South African Airways (SAA) and Takatso deal. This decision was announced...

Charges withdrawn against soccer star Thamsanqa Gabuza

Former Bafana Bafana striker Thamsanqa Gabuza is a free man after charges against him were withdrawn for a malicious damage to property case. Gabuza appeared...

KZN mayor’s, city manager’s rival bodyguards die in office shooting

Councillors and municipal officials had to run for cover as bodyguards attached to the City of uMhlathuze mayor and manager exchanged fire, leaving two...

Grammy winner Tyla leads Metro FM Awards with six nominations

South Africa’s youngest Grammy winner continues her reign in the trends lists with six nominations at home in one of the country’s prestigious industry...

14% of HIV patients in the Eastern Cape choose not to...

Fourteen percent of HIV-positive people are not taking their ARV medicine in the Eastern Cape, according to Premier Oscar Mabuyane. Mabuyane said 93% of those...

Early onset of year-end fatigue linked to work-related stress

This year’s year-end exhaustion started early. And the reason for it involves an accumulation of work-related stress. This stress is brought on by rapidly...

 ANC accused of court abuse in uMkhonto weSizwe name dispute

Advocate Dali Mpofu has levelled strong accusations against the ANC, alleging the party’s misuse of court processes in its clash with the newly formed...

Government plans to reduce Easter road fatalities by 15%

Motorists have been warned against violating traffic laws this Easter weekend as law enforcement officials intensify their operations to ensure the country’s roads are...

North West trio found guilty of aggravated robbery, murder

The High Court of South Africa, North West Division, sitting at the Ga-Rankuwa regional court, found three men guilty of the murder of Sam...

SA’s health sector most trusted to work with in Africa –...

South Africa was the most trusted country to work with when it came to nuclear health provision. These were the sentiments of Russian government-owned Rosatom...

Broke Emfuleni blows over R55m on employee labour dispute

Controversial Emfuleni local municipality, located in Gauteng's Vanderbijylpark, has spent more than R50-million on lawyers defending itself from the employee who took them to...

SARB holds repo rate steady amid persistent inflation pressures

The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has opted to maintain its key repo rate at 8.25%, marking the fifth consecutive decision to hold steady....

Tension high as ANC, MKP butt heads over copyright infringement

It was a show of force as both the governing ANC and its splinter grouping, uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP), faced off in a legal...

Putco probing incident where passengers escaped burning bus

Public Utility Transport Corporation (Putco) has confirmed that one of its buses was indeed the one that went viral on social media engulfed in...

Grand plan to kill acclaimed rapper AKA laid bare in court

The assassination plot that ended the life of acclaimed rapper Kiernan Forbes, better known by his stage name AKA, was laid bare in court...

Human Rights Commission closes no-show Matthew Lani’s case

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has closed its investigation into allegations that controversial content creator Matthew Lani was denied his HIV/Aids  medication...

SIU to investigate maladministration at KZN Film Commission

The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) will be investigating allegations of serious maladministration in the affairs of the KwaZulu-Natal Film Commission (KZNFC). The crime-busting unit announced...

More black people are getting educated, shows Stats SA study

As South Africa commemorates 30 years of democracy, a transformative shift in the education landscape emerges, heralding newfound opportunities and achievements for historically marginalised...

Human rights commission and pit bull racist settle out of court

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has reached an out-of-court settlement agreement with Belinda Magor, the white woman behind a racist WhatsApp voice...

Nongogo gets second bite at getting his NSFAS CEO job back

Axed National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) CEO Andile Nongogo has won leave to appeal the judgment dismissing his urgent Labour Court case challenging...

News analysis: Jackie Phamotse’s sentence is no slap on the wrist

The recent sentencing of author Jackie Phamotse to two years of correctional supervision, commonly known as house arrest, has ignited discussions about the legal...

Excessive drinking, smoking among men drive rise in TB deaths

According to statistics, men die from tuberculosis (TB) at a rate that is 1.7 times higher than that of women. The 54 000 TB deaths...

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