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Cosatu numbers do not add up
- Loyiso Sidimba
Editorial: We’re a sick society
Hospitals in the Free State are on the verge of collapse as criminal syndicates strip plumbing bare for scrap copper, cutting off critical…
- M&G Media
Criminals target Free State hospitals
Free State healthcare facilities are under siege as criminal syndicates repeatedly strip hospitals of copper pipes, taps, and toilet flush mechanisms, costing millions of rands…
- Lunga Mzangwe
Crackdown on illegal weight loss drugs
Pharmaceutical industry leaders and South African regulators have demanded urgent crackdowns, seizures, and arrests to curb the dangerous open sale of unregistered weight loss…
- Hasina Kathrada
The economic engine driving Rwanda's historic F1 deal
Formula 1 is returning to Africa after Rwanda sealed a landmark 10-year deal with Liberty Media to host the African Grand Prix, turning a high-stakes sporting event into a…
- Eyaaz Matwadia
R73K relocation row lands in court
Caprisa and its former communications head, Sinenhlanhla Jimoh, are embroiled in a Labour Court dispute over more than R73,000 in unpaid relocation expenses.
- Loyiso Sidimba
PRASA showcases rail recovery and launches new long-distance bus fleet
PRASA has unveiled rail service improvements across Gauteng and introduced 17 new City to City buses, backed by R3-billion in network restoration investments to deliver…
- Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
Shadrack Sibiya to remain in custody as bail judgment postponed
Former deputy national police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya will remain in custody after the Randburg Magistrate's Court postponed its decision on his bail application.
- Amahle Banda
US court blocks sanctions on groups assisting ICC Gaza investigation
A US federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration from sanctioning human rights groups that provide evidence to the International Criminal…
Constitutional Court rules in favour of ANC in IEC candidate nomination dispute
The Constitutional Court has overturned an Electoral Court ruling, directing the IEC to reinstate 181 disqualified ANC candidates on the ballot for upcoming municipal elections…
- Amahle Banda
State raises witness safety concerns as Sibiya’s defence challenges detention
The state has opposed former deputy police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya’s bail release over witness safety fears, as his defence argues detention impacts his finances and trial…
- Amahle Banda
New COSATU national leadership elected
Mike Madala Shingange has been elected as the new Cosatu president, defeating Mabutho Cele as the trade union federation announces its fresh national leadership lineup.
- M&G Online reporter
AKA’s road manager recounts fatal shooting as bodyguard’s whereabouts come under scrutiny
Kiernan “AKA” Forbes' road manager, Siyabonga Mdluli, has described the fatal Florida Road shooting in court, as conflicting witness accounts emerge regarding the rapper's…
- Amahle Banda
Boxer Stores sends its condolences after a former employee shot dead three female managers inside the KZN shop
Police in KwaZulu-Natal have launched a manhunt for a former employee who fatally shot three female managers inside a Boxer superstore in eShowe.
- Sandile Motha
PIC CEO faces questions over mining interests
Public Investment Corporation (PIC) chief executive Patrick Dlamini is facing questions about his private business interests after an anonymous whistleblower complaint called on…
- Hasina Kathrada
Pillay urges action against US sanctions on ICC
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Navi Pillay has called on world governments to take collective action to protect the International Criminal Court against sweeping sanctions imposed by…
- Hasina Kathrada
A recuperating Deputy President Mashatile to take centre stage at Limpopo investment indaba
Deputy President Paul Mashatile is set to deliver the keynote address at the sixth Limpopo Investment Conference and launch the InvestSA One Stop Shop in Polokwane, marking his…
- Brian Sokutu
Brace for yet another electricity hike
Parliament’s standing committee on appropriations has raised serious concerns over Eskom's proposed electricity tariff hikes of more than 8%, warning they could worsen the…
- Brian Sokutu
Rwanda secures 10-year Formula 1 deal
Formula 1 has confirmed a historic 10-year deal to return to Africa, with Rwanda set to host the African Grand Prix from the early 2030s rather than South Africa's Kyalami.
- Eyaaz Matwadia
AKA and Tibz murder trial adjourned as defence challenges firearm evidence
Proceedings in the murder trial of Kiernan 'AKA' Forbes and Tebello 'Tibz' Motsoane have been adjourned in the KwaZulu-Natal High Court, with the defence disputing firearm…
- Amahle Banda