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Ramaphosa to crack the whip in the Free State
The president will meet the provincial executive to discuss the state of the province’s municipalities
South Africa’s GDP per capita growth has been zero while other countries blossomed
South Africa’s current GDP per capita trajectory puts it on a concerning path, with an entire generation’s living standards at stake.
News24 | SA actor Masali Baduza leads groundbreaking Bridgerton S5 love story
South African actor Masali Baduza will take the lead in the fifth season of Netflix’s popular period drama, Bridgerton.
News24 | What we know about Trump’s ‘talks’ with Iran
US President Donald Trump has executed another spectacular about-turn, from threatening to escalate the Iran war to announcing “very good” talks to end it, which were denied by the Islamic Republic.
News24 | WATCH | ActionSA’s James files intimidation case against PA’s McKenzie
ActionSA MP Dereleen James opened an intimidation case against Patriotic Alliance (PA) leader and sports, arts and culture minister Gayton McKenzie at the Central Police Station in Cape Town on Tuesday.
How a boy born on World TB Day helped turn the tide on SA’s deadliest TB
Norbert Ndjeka was born on World TB Day. Decades later, he would reshape how South Africa treats the deadliest forms of the disease
South Africa faces a visa disaster
With no clear extension plans for the Department of Home Affairs’ visa concession, thousands of foreign nationals risk losing their legal status in the next two weeks and being forced to leave South Africa.
News24 | Steenhuisen confident 80% of national herd will be vaccinated for FMD by December
Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen says 80% of the national herd will be vaccinated for foot-and-mouth disease by December.
A Cultural History of Gambling in Africa – From Abbia to Online Betting
Today, the online gambling market across Africa is worth billions of USD per year. Particularly, football betting, although online casinos are also increasing in popularity in some regions. But what was it like one hundred years ago? Were Africans gambling thousands of years ago? This article will attempt to answer some of those questions and […]
News24 | ANC regions close ranks around Mbalula in spat with party’s Eastern Cape secretary
ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula is widely expected to announce that the party’s elective conference will continue, despite protestations from the party’s provincial secretary Lulama Ngcukayitobi.
Goodbye Johannesburg – South Africans are semigrating to these Western Cape hotspots
South Africans are semigrating away from Johannesburg toward Western Cape towns like George and Mossel Bay, where strong infrastructure, coastal lifestyles and affordability are fuelling above-average property growth.
Lekota’s estranged wife fights partner for estate after more than R2 million withdrawn
Mosiuoa Lekota’s partner, Luzelle Adams, sent herself R150 000 and her lawyers R250 000 after son was court-appointed estate curator
News24 | Iran SA embassy mocks Trump over Strait of Hormuz negotiations and control
Iran mocked US President Donald Trump’s comments on the progress of the war and control of the Strait of Hormuz.
Jazz in Sync: Why Festival “Competition” Could Be South Africa’s Greatest Collaboration
As two major jazz festivals converge in the Western Cape, what seems like competition may reveal a deeper story of collaboration, resilience and creative possibility