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A significant political clash has emerged within South Africa’s Government of National Unity (GNU) following the Democratic Alliance’s (DA) introduction of new legislation aimed at repealing Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) from government procurement. The DA has launched the “Economic Inclusion for All Bill,” which it states is intended to remove B-BBEE criteria from state […]

The GOOD Party has laid criminal charges against former Western Cape Finance MEC Mireille Wenger and former Education MEC David Maynier, accusing them of tabling a “rigged” provincial budget just months before the 2024 national elections. The party’s Secretary-General, Brett Herron, announced the charges, alleging the two officials knowingly presented a budget as balanced and

A 38-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of two cousins in Mamelodi East, Gauteng police confirmed. The suspect is scheduled to appear before the Mamelodi Magistrates Court on Wednesday. The victims have been identified as Tshiamo and Baleseng Moramaga. Their bodies were discovered by locals in Extension 7 on Sunday

The political landscape in KwaZulu-Natal has been thrown into turmoil following the National Freedom Party’s (NFP) formal withdrawal of support for Premier Thami Ntuli. The party has cited poor governance, financial mismanagement, and a weak coalition as the primary reasons for its decision. In a move that signals a significant shift in the province’s power

A culpable homicide investigation is underway following the tragic death of a three-year-old girl who was found locked inside a vehicle at Seshego Hospital on Monday, October 27, 2025. According to police reports, the Seshego Police Station was alerted to the incident at approximately 15:10. Officers responded to a complaint at the hospital and were

In a major operation against illicit trade, the Hawks’ Durban Serious Commercial Crime Investigation unit uncovered counterfeit goods valued at nearly R59 million during a raid on a freight container depot on Friday, 24 October 2025. The operation was launched after border police intercepted and detained a suspicious container, prompting the Hawks to conduct a

The Matlala Police have opened an investigation into the mysterious death of an unidentified man whose body was discovered on the side of a public road in Kordon Village on Tuesday morning. According to police reports, the grim discovery was made on October 28, 2025, at approximately 05:00 along the D19 public road. Police were

In a landmark decision for public health, South Africa has become the first African nation and only the third country in the world to register a new HIV prevention jab that requires just two injections per year. The medicine, Lenacapavir, has been hailed as a potential tool to end the country’s HIV/Aids epidemic within 14

In a unique confluence of global diplomacy and wilderness, delegates from G20 member nations gathered yesterday at the Nombolo Mdhluli Conference Centre in Skukuza within South Africa’s Kruger National Park for a pivotal session of the G20 Anti-Corruption Working Group. The meeting, a precursor to a ministerial-level discussion later this week, aims to strengthen international

The family of a prominent anti-crime activist, murdered two years ago in uMhlabuyalingana, has voiced its profound frustration and fear over the protracted delays in his murder case, alleging deliberate stalling and an incomplete investigation. Judah Mthethwa, a household name in northern KwaZulu-Natal and the chairperson of the Alingan Society Against Crime, was gunned down