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Antiseptic cream is gently smoothed over a burnt patch on the back of a grass snake. A tortoise in a charred shell is given another day in case it revives. Alongside is an orphaned baby genet that can fit into one’s palm.All these animals were rescued from wildfires that have ravaged the Western Cape.
Recent severe flooding in the province and Mpumalanga has claimed the lives of 19 people, including a two-year-old.
Khumalo was giving reasons why it was the political killings task team that carried out raids at the Joburg homes of alleged cartel members Katiso TK Molefe and “Cat” Matlala in December 2024.
The South African Weather Service has issued a red level 10 warning for heavy rain leading to widespread flooding in parts of Limpopo and Mpumalanga.
South Africa’s National Development Plan aimed for fixed investment to reach 30% of GDP by 2030, but instead it has fallen to less than half that target.
South Africa’s biggest organisation for fetal alcohol spectrum disorders has been forced to close its doors due to funding challenges.
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Banyana Banyana have another chance to lift the WAFCON trophy but they will need to wrestle it away from champions Nigeria.
Gulf allies have convinced Donald Trump to “give Iran a chance”, a Saudi official said on Thursday, after the US leader repeatedly threatened strikes on the Islamic republic over a crackdown on protests that activists say has left thousands dead.
Dion George said that he could not remain in a party that has, through the actions of its leader, John Steenhuisen, allegedly ‘been captured’ by the ANC and other criminal interests.
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Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana said the parties fighting it out in court over NHI must reach a settlement or risk delaying the plan’s implementation by years.
A week on Antarctica’s frozen frontier has reshaped how a Gqeberha school pupil thinks about engineering, climate change and his future. Seventeen-year-old Luke Boswell was one of just five South African students selected for a rare Deep Field Antarctica expedition – an experience designed to turn young talent into practical environmental problem-solvers.
Jomo Sono defends Mbekezeli Mbokazi’s transfer to US side Chicago Fire amid suggestions the ex-Orlando Pirates defender should have waited for a move to Europe instead
Klose currently holds FIFA World Cup’s long-standing record of 16 goals at the finals, but he admits either Messi or Mbappe will break it.