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Maape still sidelined as acting premier appointed after Mokgoro resigns
North West premier elect Bushy Maape still can’t start work in his new role as the head of the provincial government, despite Job Mokgoro resigning as premier earlier on Thursday. → Read More
New health minister walks into the firing line
Health Professions Council of SA (HPCSA) CEO and registrar David Motau, who has been charged for failing to comply with the Public Finance Management Act in relation to the capturing, processing and approval of undue payments, is out on bail. → Read More
KZN burns for Zuma
Police were yesterday preparing for what was feared to be yet another night of violence after KwaZulu-Natal woke up to debris and the skeletons of torched trucks scattered along several of the province’s busiest roads. → Read More
Gupta Mediosa saga continues
North West’s plan to recover millions hits a dead end after directors vanish. → Read More
R3.3bn and 14 years later, Rustenburg’s bus system remains incomplete
Incomplete stations and technical hitches have marred the launch of Rustenburg’s rapid bus service. → Read More
8 years on, families of Marikana's dead still waiting for justice
The sight of a blue police uniform is a disturbing reminder to Sebolai Liau that someone wearing the same apparel pulled a trigger that released a bullet that took his father’s life. → Read More
SA urged to increase Covid-19 testing to avoid 48 000 deaths in next 4 months
South Africa is only expected to reach the peak of the Covid-19 coronavirus in August or September, but the Actuarial Society of SA (Assa) has warned that as many as 48?000 people could die if the country fails to flatten the curve → Read More
ANC councillor arrested for violating lockdown rules
A party video clip that went viral is believed to have led to the arrest of Tebogo Mamorobela, a member of Brand SA’s board of trustees and an ANC councillor in Limpopo, for alleged violation of lockdown regulations. → Read More
Bridgette Motsepe-Radebe cited in Botswana R10 billion theft
It’s a cloak-and-dagger intelligence operation in which I am being targeted – businesswoman says. → Read More
Xenophobia: Police have no plan as crime intelligence is caught napping
The failure of crime intelligence left the police in a vacuum, with no clear direction on how to respond to the rising crisis. → Read More
Digging for diamonds in a graveyard
Since ‘zama zamas’ were licensed last year, a thriving mining community has been hard at work, writes Poloko Tau. Tebogo Letsie took the photographs. → Read More
DA disagrees with the ANC on its self praise on youth matters
The ANC has in its Youth Day statement emphasised the empowerment of young people whom the DA leader, Mmusi Maimane, thinks the governing party is doing very little for. → Read More
Limpopo road accident death toll rises after group of six die in fiery head-on collision
Police were trying to identify the deceased using ownership details of the two vehicles involved in the accident → Read More
Ministers and deputies to do with less perks
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has been outspoken on the need for government to cut costs by cutting the size of the cabinet and spending less on ministers' perks like vehicles and air travel among others. → Read More
SABC not deterred by attempted assassination of executive heading clean-up operation
Thami Zikode will continue to probe corruption and wrongdoing at SABC following an attempt on his life, as police continue to search for those who attacked him. → Read More
Magashule could have made changes to ANC statement on the Reserve Bank
ANC secretary general Ace Magashule has denied being underhanded with a party statement and inventing an ANC decision on the Reserve Bank which shook the rand earlier this week. → Read More
Probe launched into Mamelodi train collision
An investigation has been launched into what led to the collision of a passenger train and a rail maintenance locomotive which left at least 50 passengers injured in Mamelodi, Pretoria. → Read More
Two customers shot dead in Germiston store robbery
Two customers were shot dead during a business robbery at a Spar supermarket in Germiston on Saturday. → Read More
PICS: Newly launched train in collision in Mamelodi, several injured
Metrorail has confirmed a collision between two trains which has left a number of people injured near Mamelodi in Pretoria. → Read More
Displaced Alexandra residents to get temporary accommodation
Gauteng government will provide temporary accommodation for 80 families that were evicted and their homes demolished in Alexandra. → Read More