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The Ditsobotla Local Municipality in Lichtenburg in the North West sometimes collects as little as R50 revenue, according to its mayor, Molefe Morutse.
Areas of the Eastern and Western Cape are facing rampant veld fires, causing evacuations, home destruction, and power outages.
The meat is braised low and slow until it’s tender and soft, while fluffy dumplings soak up every drop of that rich, savory gravy.
Elon Musk again bemoaned the fact that Starlink is not allowed to hold an Internet provider license in South Africa, which he says is solely because he is not black.
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Never, never and never again shall it be that this beautiful land will again experience the oppression of one by another – Nelson Mandela
The Judicial Service Commission has recommended the initiation of removal proceedings against Judge Mushtak Parker following a finding of gross misconduct.
Russia on Thursday slammed a plan for European peacekeepers to be deployed to Ukraine as “dangerous” and dubbed Kyiv and its allies an “axis of war”, dousing hopes the plan could be a step towards ending the almost four-year-war.
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Hot and humid conditions are expected in parts of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape, while severe thunderstorms with heavy rain are forecast in five other provinces, according to the South African Weather Service.
In a striking display of loyalty amid adversity, Boitekong residents in the North West delivered glowing testimonials about their ward councillor Thabang Rampou during ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa’s Thursday visit, even as they navigate daily battles with water shortages, power cuts, and poor roads.
South Africa’s economy is showing signs of having bottomed out with gradual improvement driven by reforms, better power stability, and fiscal consolidation.
The rand may clock another year of gains supported by easing interest rates, with firmer public finances also boosting South Africa’s domestic economy.
A 16-year-old boy was one of two people who were shot dead while a woman was seriously wounded in what police suspect to be gang-related shootings in Valhalla Park, Cape Town, on Wednesday.
South Africa’s increasingly delicate balancing act between Western partners and its BRICS allies is back in focus as foreign warships assemble in Cape Town for a multinational naval exercise led by China.
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South Africa’s property market is rebounding as easing interest rates, a stronger rand, and renewed confidence draw wealthy regional buyers to luxury estates.
Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia informed Parliament that suspended police officers received R25 million over an 18-month period.
The United States’ decision to withdraw from the UN.‘s key climate treaty is a “colossal own goal” that will harm the US economy, jobs and living standards, United Nations climate chief Simon Stiell said on Thursday.
Russia on Thursday accused the United States of stoking tensions and threatening international shipping with its seizure of a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the North Atlantic a day earlier.