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Tolashe ordered to resign as ANC Women’s League head and MP
The party’s integrity commission decided on her removal from leading the League

LONG-TERM UPDATE 2 | The first 1,000km in our iCaur V23
China’s zero-emissions urban warrior lays on the charm
SPOTLIGHT: ‘Small things, great love’: The Durban safe house where babies wait for a home
Spotlight meets the team helping despairing mums in Durban, while raising babies and toddlers in a happy temporary home, complete with excursions to Spur.

News24 | Iran accuses US of breaking truce after new strikes
Iranian state media reported overnight blasts in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas, near the Strait of Hormuz, and the country’s Revolutionary Guards Corps said its forces had downed a US drone entering its airspace and had fired at an F-35 fighter jet.

WATCH | Joburg avoids Eskom blackout threat
Eskom agrees to support City Power after talks on the metro’s growing electricity debt

No escape for Tolashe: ANC takes tough stand against fired SASSA minister
Former minister Sisisi Tolashe’s troubles are far from over as the ANC demands her immediate resignation from Parliament and the ANCWL.

Manamela unveils R149bn higher education budget focused on skills, jobs
Universities will receive R100.1bn, TVET colleges R14.7bn and community education and training colleges R3.3bn

News24 | BP fires chair over ‘serious’ concerns
British oil giant BP said Tuesday that it had removed Albert Manifold as chairman after less than one year in the role, citing “serious concerns” about governance standards, oversight and conduct at the company.
THE CONVERSATION: Propaganda machine to public good: A history of 50 years of TV in SA
50 years of television in South Africa reveals a transformation from a government-controlled propaganda outlet to a platform for diverse voices and democratic expression.

Chiefs seek experienced coach after parting ways with Kaze, Ben Youssef
Kaizer Chiefs seek a new coach after parting with Kaze and Ben Youssef.
SAFA TURBULENCE: Jordaan fraud case could stretch to 2030, laments frustrated prosecutor
Safa president Danny Jordaan was recently back in court for his fraud case, which was once again postponed. A day before this latest appearance, four critics of the soccer boss were permanently ousted from the federation by way of a vote.
News24 | ANC sets sights on November poll with sweeping local govt fix-it plan
With 163 days to the local government elections, the ANC has declared fixing local government its singular and non-negotiable priority, backing that declaration with a raft of decisions from its national executive committee (NEC) meeting that ended on Sunday.

Ferrari bets on generational tech shift with new Luce EV
Maranello’s first electric car has a top speed of more than 310km/h and a range in excess of 530km

News24 | Covid increased hunger in SA, and it remains above pre-pandemic levels
Six years after disruptions caused by Covid-19, inadequate access to sufficient healthy food remains 4.2 percentage points higher than before the pandemic, affecting about 22% of SA households.