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SA vs Israel: SA did actually win ceasefire order, says dissenting Ugandan judge
29th January 2024 South Africa did, in fact, win a ceasefire order against Israel, according to the International Court of Justice judge most opposed to its case.... →
Night loadshedding escalates to Stage 3
29th January 2024 Loadshedding will jump to Stage 3 at 16:00 Monday after a delay in the return to service of two generating units. "Over the past 24 hours, five... →
Steenhuisen demands that Ramaphosa fire his deputy president after Mashatile Unmasked reports
29th January 2024 The Democratic Alliance has challenged President Cyril Ramaphosa to fire Paul Mashatile "over serious allegations of corruption and capture"... →
Joburg council chief whip wounded, Rand Water executive killed in shooting
29th January 2024 Johannesburg council chief whip Sithembiso Zungu was wounded, and two other people were killed in a shooting at a Rand Water event in Zakariyya... →
Bosa plans to create 2-million jobs and overhaul government
29th January 2024 Mmusi Maimane's Build One SA (BOSA) will not only create jobs for every household in South Africa, but it will also overhaul government by... →
ANC NEC to suspend Zuma from party
29th January 2024 The African National Congress's highest decision-making body, the national executive committee, will move to suspend former president Jacob Zuma... →
Deputy president's son-in-law snaps up R28m Constantia palace – but owes Gauteng R7m
29th January 2024 Deputy President Paul Mashatile now has a swanky Cape Town home to use when he visits the Mother City – a R28.9-million, seven-bedroom mansion in... →
'It's simple, the DA does not like black people,' says the ANC's Cameron Dugmore
29th January 2024 The African National Congress (ANC) says the Democratic Alliance (DA) does not like black people - and this is the reason why the DA-led government... →
Madiba's ID book should be protected by heritage authorities, says Nelson Mandela Foundation
26th January 2024 The Nelson Mandela Foundation has said the late statesman's identity book, set to be auctioned along with almost 100 of Madiba's personal items,... →
Godongwana wins defamation case against businessman over bribery claims
26th January 2024 Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has won his defamation case against businessman Mthunzi Mdwaba, who last year accused him of being involved in a... →
Government's new plan to shift cargo from roads back to rail
26th January 2024 Government is seeking to finalise a plan aimed at improving its rail network and move cargo away from its overburdened roads. While the economy... →
SA vs Israel: Genocide case testing 'effectiveness' of global bodies – Dirco Minister Naledi Pandor
26th January 2024 International Relations and Cooperation Minister Naledi Pandor says South Africa's genocide case against Israel is questioning the effectiveness of... →
City of Tshwane approves report to lease two power stations to independent producers
26th January 2024 The City of Tshwane could be closer to an "energy-secure" metro, having approved a second report allowing it to proceed with the 40-year lease of... →
SA vs Israel: ICJ to decide whether there is a 'prima facie' case of genocide in Gaza
26th January 2024 By Friday afternoon, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) will have decided whether South Africa has made a prima facie genocide case against... →
Usindiso fire: Man who confessed to starting deadly blaze detained in secret - for his own safety
26th January 2024 The arson accused, who confessed to igniting the fire that killed 76 people and injured 86 others at the Usindiso building in Marshalltown,... →
Permanent solution to eThekwini water woes at least 8 years away, say officials
26th January 2024 It would take at least until 2032 before a R23-billion eThekwini water project is completed, according to the city's head of water and sanitation.... →
Anti-poaching organisation granted leave to intervene at inquiry into KZN regional court president
25th January 2024 Anti-poaching organisation Saving The Wild has been granted leave for intervention in the disciplinary hearing proceedings into suspended... →
Western Cape granted R114m in disaster relief following September floods
25th January 2024 The Western Cape has been awarded R114-million in disaster relief funding following extensive flooding in September. In one of two disaster... →
Interest rates on hold as Reserve Bank waits for inflation to cool further
25th January 2024 South Africa’s Monetary Policy Committee kept interest rates on hold at 8.25% in its first meeting of the year, having left the benchmark rate... →
Usindiso arson accused admits to starting fire that killed 76 people
25th January 2024 The man who admitted to a commission of inquiry that he had started the fire that claimed 76 lives at the Usindiso building in Marshalltown,... →
Pandor leads SA's delegation to The Hague to hear the ICJ judgment in genocide case against Israel
25th January 2024 South Africa's top diplomat is leading the nation's delegation to the International Court of Justice in The Hague, where judgment on provisional... →
Dricus 'stands by' comments calling ANC government 'most corrupt in the world', hails united SA
25th January 2024 Exhibiting the defiance that brought him a momentous UFC middleweight word title, Dricus du Plessis on Thursday doubled down on his view that the... →
ANC KZN sent emissaries to convince Zuma to stay in the party. They failed
25th January 2024 Not even two of his long-standing friends and comrades could get through to Jacob Zuma when the African National Congress (ANC) in KwaZulu-Natal... →
D-day for interest rates: Why SA won't get relief
25th January 2024 South African consumers, who have suffered interest rates at a 14-year high since May, will almost certainly get no reprieve when the Monetary... →
Alarm sounded on public servants without required qualifications
24th January 2024 For as long as the government's most senior officials aren't qualified for their positions, South Africans should not expect better services from... →
Agrizzi to undergo observation at Weskoppies to assess fitness to stand trial
24th January 2024 Former Bosasa COO Angelo Agrizzi is expected to undergo mental observation at Weskoppies Psychiatric Hospital at the end of January to assess his... →
National Treasury confirms 21 February as budget day
24th January 2024 South Africa’s national budget day has been confirmed for 21 February at 14:00, according a statement by the National Treasury on Wednesday.... →
SA vs Israel: 210 US legislators ask their government to fight 'false and dangerous allegations'
24th January 2024 The US should not only oppose South Africa's case against Israel at the International Court of Justice, it should also encourage its allied nations... →
Inflation hits lowest level in months, averages 6% for 2023
24th January 2024 Annual consumer price inflation eased for a second consecutive month, to 5.1% in December from 5.5% in November. December's inflation rate was the... →
Government expects ICJ judgment in genocide case against Israel on Friday
24th January 2024 Government expects the International Court of Justice to hand down judgment on provisional measures sought in South Africa's genocide case against... →
Voting abroad: DA threatens court action if govt, IEC do not increase voting centres for expats
24th January 2024 The Department of International Relations and Cooperation risks being hauled to court if it does not increase the number of temporary foreign... →
Zuma under fire for remarks about 'anti-democratic' same-sex laws
24th January 2024 Gender rights groups have warned politicians not to exploit the rights of minority groups for “cheap political gain”. This follows comments made by... →
Psychiatrist finds apartheid cop fit to stand trial for MK operative Nokuthula Simelane's murder
24th January 2024 A psychiatrist who assessed former apartheid Security Branch police officer Willem Coetzee has found he will be able to follow proceedings in the... →
City of Cape Town axes senior official accused of 'construction mafia' links
24th January 2024 The City of Cape Town has dismissed a high-ranking official accused of colluding with the "construction mafia" and underworld figures. Director of... →
SA vs Israel: Ireland considers joining – depending on South Africa's ultimate genocide case
23rd January 2024 South Africa could have multiple European Union (EU) countries lined up behind its case against Israel at the World Court, even though the EU as a... →
Suspended Pretoria chief magistrate Nair fails to have Bosasa-related corruption charge dropped
23rd January 2024 Suspended Pretoria chief magistrate Desmond Nair has failed in his bid to have a Bosasa-related corruption charge against him dismissed. Nair... →
Ramaphosa fires Thabi Leoka from his economic council
23rd January 2024 President Cyril Ramaphosa has axed disgraced economist Thabi Leoka from his Presidential Economic Advisory Council. "On Monday, 22 January 2024,... →
Xenophobia rears ugly head at public hearing on controversial spy bill in Limpopo
23rd January 2024 The first public hearing on the controversial General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill descended into expressions of xenophobia in Musina on... →
Joburg fire: 'Grossly derelict' legal procedures stalled eviction from Express building 'investment'
23rd January 2024 A previous attempt at evicting the occupants of the Express building in Johannesburg failed because of "grossly derelict" legal procedures,... →
Embattled economist Thabi Leoka resigns from Amplats board over PhD furore
22nd January 2024 Economist Thabi Leoka has resigned from her directorship at Anglo American Platinum as questions about her PhD show no sign of abating. In a note... →
Man who allegedly refused to accept ACT T-shirt lays assault charges against Magashule
22nd January 2024 Police in the Free State are investigating a case of assault against African Congress for Transformation leader and former African National... →
