WEDNESDAY, 29 APRIL 2026, 12:08
Political party duties cannot be treated as “work” or “employment” outside of Parliament, Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen has argued as the DA continues to grapple with the fallout from a leaked report showing that he and other party leaders were paid monthly stipends in addition to their state salaries.
Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, was seriously wounded in the US-Israeli airstrike that killed his father and predecessor, Ali Khamenei, but is mentally sharp, the New York Times reported on Thursday.
Thundershowers are forecast for most parts of the country; these will be severe with strong, damaging winds in parts of the North West, Northern Cape and Free State, according to the South African Weather Service.
South African farmers will likely plant the smallest area of wheat in more than a decade this year as the war in Iran pushes up the cost of key inputs such as fertiliser and fuel.
She has committed to implement recommendations from the commission, including reconciliation efforts, constitutional reforms and further investigations
Presenting the report, the commission’s chairperson Judge Chande Othman said the inquiry drew on extensive evidence from both primary and secondary sources, including face-to-face interviews, public and private hearings and documentary reviews
Lieutenant General Puleng Dimpane was appointed as acting national police commissioner
President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Lieutenant General Puleng Dimpane as the acting national commissioner and has put national commissioner Fannie Masemola on precautionary suspension.
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EU leaders will welcome Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Cyprus to celebrate the release of a €90-billion loan for Kyiv after a prolonged deadlock.
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The Labour Court has dealt a blow to the National Teachers’ Union, dismissing an urgent application to reinstate the principal of Mkhumbane Secondary School, who was sidelined following a chaotic standoff over classroom surveillance.
DA eThekwini mayoral candidate Haniff Hoosen has criticised black political leadership, saying it has failed residents amid service delivery crises including chronic water shortages in Durban communities