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Cracks are beginning to show in the Multiparty Charter (MPC) as the Freedom Front Plus has declared it was open to entering coalition talks with other political parties not in the MPC.

Government will look to use additional electricity that is usually thrown away by Independent Power Producers, according to Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa.

The trusted sidekick of murdered “Steroid King” Brian Wainstein testified on Wednesday about a wild life of illegal steroid sales, huge deliveries of money to be laundered, as he revealed the events that led to him eventually turning on Wainstein and becoming part of the plot to murder him.

Developments on the Left of the political spectrum serve to reinforce the perception that we have a generalised leadership crisis in South Africa, argues Ebrahim Harvey.

KZN government will pay for the AmaZulu King’s praise singer’s services as the need arises.

Defence counsel, Charles Mnisi, insists that Carlos Mncube, was not involved in the murder.

SANCA says cocaine use has increased significantly over the years

Eastern Cape Health Department says it welcomes any move that promotes good and clean governance.

The top court will hear arguments on Thursday in a case that could redefine presidential power.

The UK-based mining giant Anglo American says it has received a takeover proposal from Australia’s BHP.

Indian Premier League batters are fearlessly unleashing big shots, every match a six-hitting spectacle.

NPR’s Juana Summers talks with game designer Abubakar Salim about the long journey of creating a game to process the grief of losing his father to cancer.

Allowing independent candidates to contest the next general election in South Africa is a boon for democracy. Prof. Colin Thakur asks if it is time to move to an electronic voting system?

The World Bank said on Tuesday it has suspended funding for a tourism and conservation project in Tanzania following allegations of human rights abuses.

The Rwandan government says it is safe and ready to receive deportees from Britain, and the passage of the fraught Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill is testament to that.

It follows allegations of evictions and other rights abuses during the expansion of a national park.

The firm said expenses would be higher this year as it spends heavily on artificial intelligence.

Scammers are able to get past automated checks on the social media giant to try to defraud users.

UK businesses using TikTok say they could see a significant drop in sales if the app is banned in the US.

The ANC is roping in its heavyweights to bolster its campaign ahead of the May 29 polls.

A resignation and abrupt dismissals have sowed division in former president Jacob Zuma’s uMkhonto weSizwe Party, with one former leader claiming some members were the “corrupt and dodgy characters” who caused “problems” in the ANC.

But Khehla Mngwengwe argued that the term ‘coolie’ was not a hateful term

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The World Bank is advising South Africa’s National Treasury on a climate risk strategy after floods in recent years caused billions of dollars of damage.

More than 530 stranded loggerhead turtle hatchlings have been admitted to the Cape Town aquarium’s Turtle Conservation Centre in just two weeks.

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