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News24 | Monday’s weather: Heavy rain, winds in 5 provinces, heatwave in parts of Eastern Cape
Severe thunderstorms, heavy rain, damaging winds and excessive lightning are expected in parts of Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Limpopo, the North West and Free State on Monday, which could cause flooding and damage to infrastructure and settlements, while the South African Weather Service issued a heatwave warning for parts of the Eastern Cape until Wednesday.
One ANC mistake cost South Africa an entire generation
South Africa’s failure to transform the education system despite massive spending has left most learners without basic literacy and maths skills, deepening unemployment and skills shortages in the economy.
Land invasions in South Africa’s richest province
A Democratic Alliance (DA) oversight visit across four informal settlements in Gauteng revealed incited land invasions and land fraud.
Courts are cracking down on estates in South Africa
South African courts are increasingly holding community scheme boards and trustees in estates personally accountable for routine decisions.
Many South Africans face a serious food crisis
The cost of living in South Africa is unaffordable to most households, with small annual salary increments not reflecting inflation as experienced by workers or the actual cost of worker expenses.
Power restored to major South African metro
Power has been restored in Tshwane after a widespread outage left large parts of the city in the dark.
End of an era of pain for South Africans
South Africa’s economy has grown faster than its population for the first time in years. However, growth remains too weak to meaningfully reduce unemployment.
The government wants to make Chinese cars more expensive in South Africa
Dr Lumkile Mondi, an economist and senior lecturer at Wits University, said the plan to impose a 50% tariff on vehicles from China and India is a bad idea.
News24 | Local hero, 80, who conquered Robben Island swim just weeks ago, dies as sea kayak capsizes
Just a few weeks after etching his name into South African sporting history as one of the oldest swimmers to conquer the Robben Island crossing, 80-year-old John Flanigan has died in a tragic sea-kayaking accident at Bloubergstrand in Cape Town.
Goodbye Cape Town – South Africans are semigrating to these small towns
As affordability pressures rise in major metros, South Africans are increasingly semigrating to smaller coastal and lifestyle towns in search of better value, a higher quality of life, and strong property growth.
News24 | Epstein files: Survivors say abusers ‘remain hidden and protected’ despite latest release
Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein said their alleged abusers ‘remain hidden and protected’ after the US government released millions of new pages from files related to the convicted sex offender on Friday, adding fuel to the case that has dogged US President Donald Trump.
Zimbabwe had better economic growth than South Africa over the last 15 years
Zimbabwe’s economy has more than tripled in dollar terms over the past 15 years while South Africa’s has stagnated and slightly declined, highlighting the latter’s prolonged economic underperformance.
News24 | South Africa’s wine capital adds a new twist: Water tastings debut in Stellenbosch
Most tourists to Stellenbosch come for the wine, but this small group was here for the water, sampling a selection of the world’s finest varieties in an experience new to South Africa.
South Africans are poorer now than they were in the early 1990s – former Statistician-General
Former Statistician-General Pali Lehohla says that, according to his estimations, the number of people living in poverty, as well as poverty intensity, is exceeding the levels of early democracy.
News24 | Massive power outage hits large parts of Tshwane
The City of Tshwane was hit by a widespread power outage on Saturday after a major trip at the Njala infeed substation, one of its largest power hubs.