# The case against alleged political fixer Brown Mogotsi has been postponed in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court to 20 August for full disclosure of the docket. He faces charges including perjury, defeating the ends of justice and unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition after he allegedly faked an assassination attempt on him. Ballistic reports […]
# Mpumalanga Education MEC Lindi Masina says the official handover of the Lucky Dube School of Performing Arts in Ermelo will enhance the sector of education and creative arts. The event coincides with the late reggae icon’s 62nd birthday. Masina told the SABC that the school nurtures young talent in music, dance and dramatic arts […]
# New research by Stellenbosch University highlighted the urgent need for women-centred addiction treatment, saying many women face barriers that prevent them from accessing care. Researcher Danyschka Jacobs says stigma, poverty, trauma, childcare responsibilities, and fear of losing their children often delay women from seeking help. She says women-specific treatment facilities remain limited and many […]
# Forum for South Africa verwelkom die regering se verbintenis om die oorskot van Suid-Afrikaners te repatrieer wat tussen 1976 en 1992 tydens apartheid in Angola gesterf het. ‘n Voorlopige sending is verlede jaar na Angola onderneem om die ligging van grafte te karteer, waartydens 89 moontlike grafte vir opgrawing identifiseer het. FOSA se leier, […]
# Die dodetal in die huidige winter-inlywingseisoen het tot 48 gestyg, met 18 sterftes in Mpumalanga en 14 in die Oos-Kaap. Die adjunkminister van Samewerkende Regering en Tradisionele Sake, Zolile Burns-Ncamashe, sê die owerhede is ook bekommerd oor die toenemende aantal sterftes in Noordwes, berigte van inlywings-verwante ontvoerings in Gauteng en die toenemende getal onwettige […]
# A new study has found that antibiotic-resistant bacteria and resistance genes are persisting in South Africa’s water systems despite wastewater treatment. Researchers say treated wastewater can still contain genetic material carrying resistance to critical antibiotics, allowing it to spread through rivers and potentially re-enter communities. The study calls for improved monitoring, advanced wastewater treatment […]
# Members of the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces return from the constituency period this week as Parliament resumes its third-quarter programme. Lawmakers are expected to continue with committee meetings, oversight work, debates and legislative business after engaging communities across the country during the recess period. Parliament says the new term will […]
# Eskom sê die onafhanklike ondersoek na moontlike onreëlmatighede met die verkryging van dieselbrandstof en bergingskontrakte sal nou eers einde Augustus voltooi wees. Daar is voorsien dat die regsontleding teen 31 Julie voltooi sou wees. Eskom se woordvoerder, Daphne Mokoena, sê verdere dokument-ontleding en -vertolking, aanvullende onderhoude en oorweging van bepaalde regsaspekte van die bestuur […]
# The death toll from the 2026 winter initiation season has risen to 48, with Mpumalanga recording 18 deaths and the Eastern Cape 14. Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs deputy minister Zolile Burns-Ncamashe says authorities are also concerned about rising fatalities in North West, reports of initiation-related abductions in Gauteng, and the spread of illegal […]
