Calls for a National Imbizo over spaza shop registration concerns
The SA Spaza-Shops Association has called for a National Imbizo to address registration challenges
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Distraught families still searching for loved ones after KZN floods
Families are continuing to search for their loved ones after floods in KwaZulu-Natal.
Thousands gather for Amandebele King Silamba’s commemoration
Thousands of people have gathered for the 45th King Silamba commemoration.
Gauteng Education holds final School Safety Imbizo in Ratanda
The Gauteng Education Department is holding its final School Safety Imbizo in Ratanda.
SANDF Brigadier-General Manyatsa remembered as a peace-loving man
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Slanghoek Valley vegetation fire contained
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SANDF soldier Sgt Cola’s funeral service underway
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Basic Education needs to implement the anti-bullying policy: Activist
Minister Gwarube revealed that over 500 cases of bullying were reported in some school since January
CPUT accomodates students after Higher Education Minister’s visit
CPUT has placed all eligible students in residences or temporary accommodation.
Police to crack down on non-compliant spaza shops: Minister Hlabisa
Friday was the deadline for the registration of spaza shops.
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DOH says public to take precautions after three Mpox cases detected
It was found the strain of Mpox virus is currently circulating in the DRC and Uganda.
Gauteng motorists urged to exercise caution amid rainy weather
EMS spokesperson Robert Mulaudzi says the roads are wet and this could lead to serious collisions.
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SANDF’s Sgt William Eddie Cola to be buried in EC on Saturday
Sgt Cola was among the 14 SANDF members who died during a skirmish in the eastern DRC in January.
News24 | Spaza shop owners chase deadline as government vows not to offer another extension
As the registration date for spaza shops countrywide reaches its deadline on Friday, scores of local businesspeople flocked to the City of Johannesburg offices in Jabulani, Soweto, to register their spaza shops.
Students’ fight for free higher education continues
He says one of the biggest impediments to students accessing funding is corruption.