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JUST IN | 'The president has a cold': Ramaphosa postpones Cabinet reshuffle due to ill health
President Cyril Ramaphosa postponed announcing changes to his executive on Thursday due to ill health. → Read More
Foreign minister says Russia open to negotiations over war, unlike Ukrainian president
Russia's foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, says his country has always been open to negotiations with Ukraine but that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has prohibited any form of negotiation. → Read More
Ramaphosa 'deeply regrets' load shedding, says Presidency spokesperson
President Cyril Ramaphosa "deeply regrets" the current electricity crisis and has demanded "urgency" in implementing priority areas of the National Energy Plan. → Read More
David Makhura to be replaced as Gauteng premier on Thursday
David Makhura is going to make way for current Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi. → Read More
Cyril versus Busi battle in overdrive with new lifeline and new battle
Scathing court ruling against Ramaphosa gives Public Protector a lifeline, and a new battle beckons. → Read More
Amapiano contributes to tourism in the country
The only way tourism can be sustained in South Africa is that it needs to cater to the domestic market first, and the African regional market. → Read More
Dry taps in some parts of eThekwini leaves many stranded
Every day for the past two weeks Lihle* has been travelling with a five-litre bucket to work to bring drinking water for her family. → Read More
Higher education department offices in Pretoria locked over unpaid rent
Staff at the department of higher education have been locked out of two buildings in the Pretoria city centre over unpaid rent. → Read More
‘It is not student protest; it’s organised crime,’ VC tells Parliament
University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) vice-chancellor (VC) Professor Nana Poku has referred to the student protests that have been taking place in that institution as “organised crime”, and not related to legitimate student issues. → Read More
Provinces to fork out millions to fix storm-damaged schools
Three schools in the Eastern Cape that were severely damaged during storms last month will not open on Wednesday as scheduled, with pupils instead being accommodated in local churches. → Read More
Angie Motshekga: Process to overhaul history curriculum to be finalised this year
The basic education department is working at finalising the overhaul of the history curriculum for grades 4 to 12. Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga made the announcement at a press briefing on Tuesday. → Read More
‘Powerful’ Myeni illegally used state security resources while SAA board chair
Former SAA board chairperson Dudu Myeni illegally used State Security Agency (SSA) VIP protection, proving the power she possessed at the time and her proximity to former president Jacob Zuma. → Read More
Tutu to be cremated
Tutu (90) suffered from prostate cancer after being diagnosed with the disease in 1997. He was the last surviving South African laureate of the Nobel Peace Prize. → Read More
Motshekga lays down the new school law
Amendments to the schools act could see parents jailed if their children don’t go to class. → Read More
‘I’m confident of a return as Mandela Bay mayor,’ says Bhanga
Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Nqaba Bhanga sits comfortably on a couch in his spacious office in Gqeberha City Hall. Behind him is a painting of colourful footprints with the words “Siyabulela. Enkosi [Thank you]” written on it. → Read More
Nzimande and Scopa differ on who should do the skills fund forensic probe
The forensic investigation into the National Skills Fund (NSF) will include lifestyle audits and financial standing probes of relevant officials at the entity and in the department of higher education. → Read More