152 Cyril Ramaphosa has called on the United Nations to urgently reassert its role in global affairs, warning that democracy is increasingly under threat from rising nationalism, conflict and deepening inequality. In…
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Police Warn of Gangs Using SA Spaza Shops
121 Police and spaza shop leaders have raised the alarm over a new criminal threat moving through South Africa’s township economy. KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi told MPs that law enforcement…
NPA takes disciplinary action against the prosecutor arrested for contempt
116 THIS PRIVACY STATEMENT FORMS PART OF KAYA 959’S TERMS OF USE POLICY. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ANY TERM OF THIS PRIVACY STATEMENT, YOU MUST CEASE YOUR ACCESS OF THIS…
DA Unveils Western Cape Mayoral Candidates
141 The Democratic Alliance has announced 11 mayoral candidates for municipalities in the Western Cape ahead of the upcoming local government elections. One name was missing from the list though: Cape Town…
Markus Jooste Death Questions Refuse to Go Away
118 More than two years after Markus Jooste’s reported death at Kwaaiwater in Hermanus, basic public questions remain unanswered. That vacuum has fuelled one of South Africa’s most persistent conspiracy theories around…
Here are the Joburg areas expected to be hit by water cuts until July
272 By Mapaballo Borotho Image: Adobe Stock Johannesburg residents have been warned to prepare for water cuts and low pressure as Rand Water and Eskom conduct critical maintenance from 29 May to…
Hill-Lewis Defends DA Salary Top-Ups
96 New DA federal leader Geordin Hill-Lewis says he sees no problem with the party paying salary “top-ups” to some senior members. Hill-Lewis was responding after a leaked report showed that several…
R12.3bn Water Boost for SA’s Struggling Municipalities
125 South Africa’s water crisis is getting a major funding push. Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina has announced that R12.3 billion will be used to improve water infrastructure across the country….
Constitutional Court ruling rejects government control over doctors
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Ramaphosa Unaware Wanted Zimbabwean was Present
102 The Presidency says President Cyril Ramaphosa did not know that a person wanted by South African law enforcement was among those present during his recent visit to Zimbabwe. Presidency spokesperson Vincent…