The South African Social Security Agency has lost R3.8 million from 41 of 139 allegedly stolen and fraudulently obtained social grant cards, the Lenasia Regional Court heard on Wednesday.

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April 2 (Reuters) – It is the site of a dramatic moment in Scottish history. The Isle of Skye’s rocky shoreline is where Charles Edward Stuart – known as Bonnie Prince Charlie – arrived by boat disguised as a maid to hide from the English in 1746 after his defeat at the Battle of Culloden.

ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula says Luthuli House has sent a team to intervene in the political squabbles between Buffalo City Mayor Princess Faku and Dr WB Rubusana regional secretary Antonio Carels ahead of the regional elective conference.

The World Bank said on Wednesday it had approved a total of $1.08bn in concessional financing for Nigeria to enhance education quality, build household and community resilience, and improve nutrition for underserved groups.

Israel announced a major expansion of military operations in Gaza on Wednesday, saying large areas of the enclave would be seized and added to its security zones, accompanied by large-scale evacuations of the population.

April 2 (Reuters) – As the weekend deadline for TikTok to find a buyer approaches, bidders for the short-video social media site are piling up.

April 2 (Reuters) – Israel launched airstrikes on military airbases and infrastructure sites in the Syrian cities of Damascus, Hama and Homs on Wednesday, the Israeli military said.

Experts are doing gymnastics to describe South Africa’s economic outlook as mixed, with surging gold prices offering limited support amid turbulent US relations.

In a late-night spectacle that could only be described as a tariff-tastic soap opera, President Trump rolled out a global tariff scheme, slapping South Africa with a hefty 30% fee while mentioning twice, “South Africa., they got some bad things going on…”

The ANC’s main partner in the government of national unity has revealed that it intends to challenge the VAT hike in court.

The fragile ceasefire of the GNU unravelled in plain sight on Wednesday afternoon over the National Assembly’s vote on the Budget’s fiscal framework.

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The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has ruled against an application by the Board of Healthcare Funders seeking to compel the Council for Medical Schemes to allow medical aids to provide cheaper versions of their products.