News24 | Litter-ally unbelievable! Hijackers ambush Cape Town’s green mascot, Bingo
The City of Cape Town’s green anti-litter mascot, Bingo, and its driver were hijacked in a Toyota Quantum in Gugulethu on Thursday.
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Gift of the Givers hands out food and aid in WC ahead of Ramadan
Ramadan is observed by Muslims worldwide where they are encouraged to increase support for the poor
Unidentified woman found dead at Durban’s north beach
The discovery follows reports of two people appearing lifeless in the water at South Beach.
Premier promises to improve lives of Mpumalanga people in SOPA
The Premier promised to improve, among others, the delivery of services.
‘Lack of information sharing causes spaza shop registration problems’
They only look documents but to come and verify, they’re not doing that.
Senior US diplomat in SA resigns with immediate effect over policies
A senior official has resigned amid the tension between Pretoria and Washington over SA’s policies
Durban flood victims moved to temporary emergency accommodation
The department says that 47 households have been moved to the new accommodation site
North West shuts down 73 spaza shops due to non-compliance
Compliance inspections conducted about 4000 inspections at spaza shops across the province.
News24 | WATCH | SA’s fastest teen Olympian Bayanda Walaza plans to keep title while tackling university life
Bayanda Walaza, a 19-year-old sprint champion, aims to live up to his title as the world’s fastest teenager in 2025 as he balances athletics and academics at Tshwane University of Technology.
Limpopo police arrest suspect with illicit cigarettes worth R250 000
The suspect was arrested after he failed to provide proof of the origin of the cigarettes.
News24 | Refuse collection in gang-infested Manenberg suspended amid ongoing violence
The City of Cape Town has suspended waste collection services in Manenberg due to ongoing gang violence.
USA, SA diplomatic tensions are concerning: Solidarity
Solidarity discussed concerns including the Expropriation Bill with the Trump administration.
Cannabis farmers attend 3-day expo in the Northern Cape
I am a cannabis farmer and I have been doing it for a year now.
De Kelders fire contained to a single block
Gansbaai area should prepare for a potential electricity outage.
Lomas takes the stand next month
Lomas is accused alongside 11 Eskom officials for alleged corruption at the Kusile power station.
News24 | Ekurhuleni turns to contractors for service delivery functions amid abuse of overtime by employees
The City of Ekurhuleni is looking to outsource service delivery functions after it adjusted its employee-related costs downward from R12.2 billion to R11.7 billion on Thursday.
‘Spaza shop deadline only applies to existing businesses’
This followed cases related to food poisoning in which at least 20 children died.
News24 | R27m deal: Lawyers dump Shauwn Mkhize’s club, DA asks court for Royal AM to pay back millions
Lawyers acting on behalf of businesswoman Shauwn Mkhize’s Royal AM have withdrawn their services in a matter where the DA is trying to claw back millions in the club’s R27 million sponsorship deal with the troubled Msunduzi Local Municipality.
No extension will be granted for spaza shop registrations: Hlabisa
Today is the deadline for the registration of spaza shop businesses.
SASSA beneficiaries urged to change to black cards as deadline looms
The gold cards will be replaced by the black cards belonging to the Postbank.
News24 | US funding crisis: 500 000 more HIV deaths possible, say organisations
The harrowing impact of the decision to can US funding for local HIV/Aids organisations was laid bare at a press conference hosted by CHANGE South Africa on Thursday afternoon, with the virus now expected to claim more than 500 000 additional lives over the next decade unless the government can find a way to plug the giant hole left behind.