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One of the boys who drowned in a discipline camp in Centurion was trying to rescue a schoolmate who jumped into the river, said the Gauteng Department of Education.

Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Thembi Nkadimeng has asked the Sakhisizwe Local Municipality in Cala, the Eastern Cape, to rectify the decision it took in 2021 to increase the number of its executive committee members from three to four.

Expect morning fog over the west and south coast of the country, with thunderstorms and rain forecast over the central and eastern interior, according to the South African Weather Service.

11 lives have been claimed from October last year due to food poisoning.

Some of the concerns raised by the traditional leaders include land issues.

Four members of an “anti-government” group are suspected of kidnapping and killing two Kansas mothers.

The 0.7kg metal object tore through man’s roof after re-entering Earth’s atmosphere.

The case could undo felony charges for the former president and hundreds of 6 January rioters.

Chance Brannon is jailed for nine years for California attack and plot to spark a neo-Nazi “race war”.

The US could be forced to revisit its relations with African states where critical minerals used in the manufacture of weapons are sourced.

Authorities say the reforms are necessary – but opponents say they will lengthen the president’s rule.

Only four of the 25 ministers are women and, by law, men are the supreme heads of the family

Zimbabwe’s health regulator has, as a precautionary measure, recalled a children’s cough syrup – but fears remain that it will be sold on the black market.

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Tjaart Kruger, uitvoerende hoof van Tiger Brands gesels oor die groep se nuwe aanleg.

IEC chairperson Mosotho Moepya has presided over the signing of the Electoral Code of Conduct.

The electoral body says it is up to the political parties, independent candidates, affected individuals and parliament to deal with any fraud

The Patriotic Alliance has joined forces with five political parties ahead of the general elections next month in a bid to oust the Democratic Alliance in the Western Cape.

The APC and the BRA in Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga, have signed a memorandum of understanding.

Real Madrid and England midfielder Jude Bellingham says “more needs to be done” by authorities to tackle racism in football.

Too good an offer to refuse, should it materialise?

Bayanda Walaza’s running gait may not come from any sprinting manual, but it often gets him to the finishing line first. So much so, he is currently regarded as the fastest teenager in the world.

Kids pausing their football so a friend can pray; theology chats over lunch – I’ve seen the richness that religious diversity brings to school life

A Muslim student at Michaela community school in Brent, north-west London, has lost a high court challenge to the school’s ban on prayer rituals. As a Muslim secondary schoolteacher, I have to say I am disappointed – but not surprised.

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Melinda Ferguson, who penned ‘When Love Kills’ about Anele Tembe and AKA’s double tragedy, has spoken about being attacked by the public.

‘The power of the tongue’: A video of Kagiso ‘Pope’ Ramoshai had people convinced he knew his time was near and how he would pass away.

Meanwhile, Moja LOVE says necessary steps will be taken should he be found guilty

A chess champion from a Western Cape township celebrated his 52nd birthday by bagging R100 000 on local television game show on Monday.

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We compared pricing for the highest-speed home fibre packages you can buy in South Africa using Afrihost’s pricing.

Volkswagen is pumping billions into its manufacturing plant in Kariega, with the group set to build a new car for the South African market.

The football commentator pays tribute to a speech therapist who helped him talk again after surgery.

South Africa is among 175 countries negotiating on a global treaty to end plastic pollution.

A waterless toilet solution is being rolled out in informal settlements in Durban and for R350 a month, residents can use it.

While Zambia, Malawi and Zimbabwe have declared state disasters owing to a drought, South Africa’s food supplies are still at comfortable levels, says government.

South Africa’s fossil fuel subsidies tripled in five years from R39 billion to R118 billion by 2023, a new report shows.