103 South Africa has had tense relations with the US government since Donald Trump’s re-election. ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula says his party will continue to defend Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) despite…
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Tshwane reports an increase in typhoid cases, source still unknown
92 Tshwane reports an increase in typhoid cases, source still unknown Mapaballo Borotho Image @Benton Franklin Health District Tshwane has recorded a rise in typhoid fever cases, with 10 new infections bringing…
SA approves trial for first fully local Cholera vaccine
92 SA approves trial for first fully local Cholera vaccine Zuko Komisa Image | Adobe Stock Biovac received regulatory clearance to start clinical trials for an oral cholera vaccine, positioning South Africa…
City Power moves non-vending prepaid customers in Johannesburg to postpaid billing
114 City Power moves non-vending prepaid customers in Johannesburg to postpaid billing Mapaballo Borotho Image: DA City Power will convert non-vending prepaid users in Johannesburg to postpaid billing from 12 November 2025….
SA’s unemployment rate drops to 31.9%, but SAFTU calls it a ‘national tragedy’
102 SA’s unemployment rate drops to 31.9%, but SAFTU calls it a ‘national tragedy’ Mapaballo Borotho Image @iStock South Africa’s unemployment rate dropped to 31.9% in the third quarter of 2025. However, SAFTU says…
Mchunu takes another hit following Madlanga commission and parliament revelations
101 The minister has apparently ‘volunteered’ to step aside until the Madlanga commission and parliament’s ad hoc committee conclude. Suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has taken another hit in his political career…
Fresh claim hits ‘Please Call Me’ idea-man after Vodacom pay-out
123 Fresh claim hits ‘Please Call Me’ idea-man after Vodacom pay-out Zuko Komisa Image | ‘Please Call Me’ inventor Nkosana Makate ‘Please Call Me’ inventor Nkosana Makate’s multi-million rand Vodacom settlement is…
Wits SRC calls for the expulsion of student leader after sexual assault allegations
112 The reported SRC member has not responded to the allegations against them. A student leader at Wits University is in trouble for allegedly sexually harassing a first-year student. The Student Representative…
Gauteng government vows support for teen who lost his entire family in a shack fire in Etwatwa
108 Gauteng government vows support for teen who lost his entire family in a shack fire in Etwatwa Mapaballo Borotho Image @Kaya News | X Five members of the Tembe family died…
Dr Mugwena takes over as Acting NSFAS Chairperson
123 Dr Mugwena takes over as Acting NSFAS Chairperson Mapaballo Borotho Image @SADTU | X Dr Mugwena Maluleke has been appointed as the acting Chairperson of the NSFAS Board following Dr Karen…