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Joani Reid said she had temporarily stood down from the party after her husband was arrested on suspicion of spying for China.

Nehawu is also calling for all vacant positions to be filled.

“Smith will thus serve seven-year direct imprisonment for his involvement in criminality.”

The NDMP is South Africa’s central policy framework for addressing substance use

Winde says more than 41-thousand Foot and Mouth Disease vaccine doses have been administered

Iranian Kurdish opposition groups in exile in northern Iraq tell the BBC they have plans to cross the border but deny already doing so.

The Today programme host visited her colleagues in the office on Thursday, as the search for her mum continues.

The group had said it would choose a new leader with the same title as Sarah Mullally, the first female head of the Church.

The 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations is postponed just 12 days before the finals were due to kick off in Morocco.

Ethiopia unveils its first unmanned, ‘smart’ police station where citizens can report crimes on automated touch screens.

The M23, which controls the coltan-rich area, has not commented and the death toll is hard to verify.

Data suggests the number of fixed-term deals has more than halved as prices for wholesale energy surge.

The compact SUV has become South Africa’s default family vehicle: practical, versatile, and often indistinguishable from the rest of the pack.

Eskom has sent notice to 14 municipalities that they need to make representations as to why their power should not be cut.

Ramaphosa is expected to speak at the event at the request of the Jackson family.

ANC MP, Xola Nqola and EFF leader Julius Malema were among those who did not accept his apology.

Madadzhe was reacting to the address by Ramathuba at the Jack Botes Hall in Polokwane.

ATM’s John Senona beat EFF’s Nkululeko Dunga for the position.

Springbok hooker Malcolm Marx capped off fantastic 2025 season when he scooped the prestigious SA Rugby Men’s Player of the Year Award.

Tom English assesses Finn Russell’s credentials as one of Scotland’s greatest as the fly-half approaches a century of caps.

Golden Arrows head coach Manqoba Mngqithi says Mamelodi Sundowns will edge Orlando Pirates in the Betway Premiership title race.

UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall signs for boxing promoter Eddie Hearn’s new agency.

As part of his Maha agenda, health secretary wants schools to incorporate 40 hours of instruction

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Health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr unveiled a new effort on Thursday aimed at increasing the amount of nutrition education taught in medical schools.

For months, Kennedy has urged medical schools to expand their nutrition curriculum and warned that...

A loft apartment in Sea Point, Cape Town has gone viral for all the wrong reasons. Take a look inside the bizarre space…

Nando’s 2.0? Woolworths has trolled McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski’s viral video of him struggling to eat a burger off the menu.

Spotted a pothole or faulty robot? A new app lets Western Cape residents report road problems instantly – and track repairs.

Helen Zille continued to troll Panyaza Lesufi after the ANC demanded that the DA remove a billboard about the Gauteng premier.

The Springboks and their coach Rassie Erasmus were also winners after a stellar 2025 season.

MPs questioned government failures after West Rand residents fled violence linked to illegal mining gangs.

The 2026 Miami EDMA winners will be announced later this month.

The high court further highlighted that Vat is effectively irreversible once paid.

Daredevil: Born Again, The Dinosaurs, and For All Mankind are just a few of the TV shows we’re springing for this month.

Donald Trump said he would replace the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. Noem’s tenure was marked by aggressive anti-immigration tactics and ICE’s killing of two US protestors.

Infighting and backlash among Heated Rivalry fans is most pronounced on X—fueled in part by censorship-driven migration from platforms like Tumblr.

Imported cars are rapidly gaining popularity for one simple reason: South Africa’s car factories mainly produce high-end bakkies, SUVs, and sedans that most citizens can’t afford.

South Africa’s favourite hot hatch has a hefty price tag.

A new SUV offering is expected in South Africa any day now.

The chair of the independent commission on social care recommends introducing a full-time dementia tsar, and new fast-track passport system for people diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND).

“People have horrendous periods and think they just have to live with it… [but] you don’t,” she says.

The chair of the independent commission on adult social care also says the care system relies on the exploitation of its workforce.