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Two Additional KZN Men Test Positive for Mpox, Raising National Case Count to 22
The Department of Health said the men are aged 40 and 26 and have no international travel history. Se-Anne Rall…

Two New Mpox Cases Reported in KZN; Health Department Initiates Contact Tracing | The Citizen
The latest two patients were diagnosed in KwaZulu-Natal, though one is from Johannesburg and both have travelled locally. The Department…

Health Department on High Alert as Mpox Cases Climb to 22 | News24
Health department spokesperson Foster Mohale has expressed concerns over increasing Mpox cases. (Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images) The health department is…

KZN Representatives Thrilled to Showcase Province at Indoni SA
The KwaZulu-Natal representatives for Indoni Cultural SA said they will be dedicated to doing everything they were taught during the…

Nine Durban Officers Face Court over Attempted Murder Charges Against Local Businessman
Ngcobo, who works in the construction and transport sectors, was travelling along the M13 near Pinetown last month when he…

Two Additional Mpox Cases Confirmed in KZN, Outbreak Total Climbs to 22
The department said contact tracing and monitoring is continuing in both provinces, especially among the close contacts of the patients.…

Grandmother and Toddler Sustain Critical Injuries in Rottweiler Attack in KZN | News24
A Rottweiler is said to be behind the attack on a grandmother and her granddaughter in KwaDukuza on Thursday.…

KZN Woman and Grandchild Critically Injured in Rottweiler Attack
Emergency services said a pensioner and her toddler grandchild were critically injured after they were attacked by a Rottweiler. Jolene…

Scrutiny Intensifies Over KZN’s R8 Billion Deficit
Lawmakers at provincial and municipal level are cracking down on mismanagement, and are holding officials accountable. Zohra Teke www.iol.co.za [ad_2]

KZN Artists Express Feeling Overlooked at Durban July Event | Bona Magazine
PICTURE: INSTAGRAM Kwa-Zulu Natal artists who were hoping to be booked were left counting coins after the yearly prestigious horse…

Footprints 4 Sam brings life-saving hospital transport service to Gauteng
Footprints 4 Sam, a paediatric non-profit that provides transport for children with life-limiting or chronic illnesses, will be launching the…

New Gauteng campaign aims to boost recycling of used beverage cartons – Fibre Circle
Initiative partners with buy-back centres to increase collection rates and raise awareness that liquid board packaging can be recycled.Fibre Circle,…

Learners explore creativity and confidence in new Gauteng arts initiative
Classrooms in several Gauteng primary schools are taking on a new life after the final bell rings, as an arts…

Have a smart mobility idea? Gauteng’s NCIC 2026 wants to hear about it – Hypertext
South African innovators, SMEs, entrepreneurs, and university research teams take note: The Gauteng instalment of the National CleanTech Innovation Challenge…

Gauteng police on the hunt for Eldorado Park mass shooting suspects
Gauteng police are searching for suspects linked to a shooting in Eldorado Park that left two people dead and six…

Gauteng foot-and-mouth Scare: R63 million falls short, warns DA
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has criticised the Gauteng provincial government for allocating R63 million to combat the escalating Foot-and-Mouth Disease…

ANC Gauteng will face elections under interim leadership, after conference postponement | News24
ANC Gauteng provincial task team co-convener Panyaza Lesufi. Be among those who shape the future with knowledge. Uncover exclusive stories…

From cheers to fears: Are Gauteng residents right to trust the army against crime?
Convoys of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) rolled through Gauteng streets this week, with children climbing into armoured…

‘On it!’ – Panyaza Lesufi responds to Gauteng government data breach claims | The Citizen
The breach is said to include 3 673 556 individual files, totalling 3.8 TB of data. It's on the market…

Can new police units in Gauteng combat organised crime?
There is renewed hope for communities and businesses in Gauteng following the announcement that the South African Police Service (SAPS)…

Future of Tafelberg site under scrutiny as Heritage Western Cape weighs in
Heritage Western Cape has raised concerns about the future of the long-contested Tafelberg site. The property is back in the…

Endangered African penguin chicks saved from heatwave in the Western Cape
Rangers at Table Mountain National Park removed 19 African penguin chicks from the Boulders Beach colony during the recent Western…

Western Cape health officials confirm measles cases at Hout Bay schools
The Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness has confirmed several measles cases linked to schools in Hout Bay.According to…

Parliament says farm worker share scheme failing in Western Cape
CAPE TOWN - Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Land Reform says farm equity schemes in the Western Cape have failed to…

Uncertainty grows over SANDF deployment to WC
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has already been deployed in parts of Gauteng, but in Cape Town, the…

Family takes on Western Cape health department after toddler suffers severe birth injury
At just three years old, little Likothemba Ncapayi has already endured four operations, and doctors say she will still need…

Extremely hot conditions continue in parts of the Northern and Western Cape
Residents in parts of the Northern and Western Cape have been advised to stay hydrated as extremely hot conditions continue.…

ANC demands Western Cape Premier Winde’s resignation over travel disclosure controversy
The African National Congress (ANC) caucus in the Western Cape Provincial Legislature has called on Western Cape Premier Alan Winde…

DA in the Western Cape ready to mitigate wildfires and pressure on water resources
The Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Western Cape said that readiness measures are in place to mitigate wildfires and pressure…

Western Cape High Court orders urgent review of twins’ school placements
THE Western Cape Education Department (WCED) says it is exploring the option to appeal a Western Cape High Court order…

Eastern Cape Budget 2026 prioritises agriculture, SMMEs, job creation
The 2026 Eastern Cape Budget Speech, delivered by MEC for Finance Mlungisi Mvoko on 13 March at the provincial legislature,…

Eastern Cape horror: Woman’s body found in suitcase dumped in pond, boyfriend nabbed
A 34-year-old man has been arrested after the body of a woman was discovered inside a suitcase in a pond…

Eastern Cape lobster project receives R2.8m boost
Seven lobster-farming cooperatives in Port St Johns have received a significant boost with a R2.8 million investment from the Eastern Cape…

Eastern Cape Budget shows progress, but implementation and economic growth will decide its success
Finance MEC Mlungisi Mvoko delivered a strong Provincial Budget today, but overlooked several key concerns, including scholar transport, and medico-legal…

Grade 3 pupil’s suicide exposes bullying crisis in Eastern Cape schools | The Citizen
Expert says South Africa's schools are failing to protect their most vulnerable children. The Eastern Cape is grappling with grief…

Social development targets Eastern Cape in push to lift orphan grant uptake –
Staff Reporter The Department of Social Development has taken training on the Child Support Grant Top Up to St Francis…

Saturday’s weather: Heatwave hits Eastern Cape, rain in Mpumalanga, warm elsewhere | News24
A heatwave is expected in parts of the Eastern Cape until Monday. A heatwave is expected in parts of…

Weather alert: Flooding in Limpopo, Mpumalanga and heatwave in Eastern Cape | The Citizen
Find out what the latest weather forecast from the SA Weather Service means for your region on 14 March 2026.…

Work on Eastern Cape clinic stalled because health department didn’t pay the builder
About R1.5-million has been spent to renovate the old Ugie clinic in the Eastern Cape. But construction ground to a…

R10m cash injection for Eastern Cape’s struggling Automotive Industry Development Centre
Provincial finance MEC Mlungisi Mvoko has announced that the Eastern Cape government will allocate a R10m cash injection towards the…

Monday’s weather: Warnings for extreme heat, fog, thundershowers across SA | News24
The South African Weather Service has issued warnings for thundershowers and fog, which will affect several provinces. Wilpunt/iStock Images…

Northern Cape hit-and-run kills unidentified man on Goodhouse road, police appeal for help | The Citizen
A culpable homicide case has since been opened. Enkosi Selane www.citizen.co.za [ad_2]

Thursday weather: Possible floods in east, extreme heat warnings for Western, Northern Cape | News24
The South African Weather Service has warned of disruptive rain and flooding across several provinces on Thursday. Manything/iStock…

Northern Cape woman receives 20-year prison term for murdering boyfriend
The Fraserburg Regional Court has sentenced Lena De Wee (30) to 20 years’ direct imprisonment for murdering her life partner,…

Tuesday’s weather: 43°C expected in Northern Cape as heatwave intensifies in Western regions | News24
The Northern Cape and Western Cape will experience extreme heat from Tuesday. The South African Weather Service has issued…

Mystery solved! Long-lost plant rediscovered in SA after 200 years | News24
A 200-year mystery has been solved after the plant Prismatocarpus fastigiatus was seen in bloom in an area in…

Search and rescue teams recover body of miner trapped in Northern Cape mine
Search and rescue teams at a mine in the Northern Cape have recovered the body of one of the five…

Heat wave alert: Extreme temperatures expected in Western and Northern Cape
Heat wave conditions are expected over parts of the Western Cape and Northern Cape from today until Friday with temperatures…

The new face of auto repair | Kelebogile Mothelesi takes the Northern Cape by storm
Most car owners have experienced the dread that comes with having an accident, filing a police report, dealing with insurance…

Thursday’s weather: Storms in Northern Cape, Free State, thundershowers across SA | News24
Severe thunderstorms with heavy rain, small hail and excessive lighting are expected over eastern parts of Northern Cape, and…

‘Stop lying to us’: Angry North West residents lash ANC during Mashatile visit | News24
ANC deputy president Paul Mashatile acknowledged frustrations raised during door-to-door engagements in the North West, which included water shortages, a…

R1.9 billion boost for North West water projects
Karabo Ngoepe|Published 12 hours agoNorth West Premier Lazarus Mokgosi has outlined a series of targeted interventions to stabilise struggling municipalities,…

North West Premier Lazarus Mokgosi vows to turn around municipality
North West Premier Lazarus Mokgosi has placed the repair of local government at the centre of his State of the…

Premier decries ‘political plot’ in alleged misconduct probe
Karabo Ngoepe|Published 1 day agoUNDER-FIRE North West Premier Lazarus Mokgosi has blamed a 'political plot' against him for intensified scrutiny…

One province in South Africa is so bad that it violates several human rights
Municipal service delivery in the North West Province is so bad that the Human Rights Commission says it is violating…

North West Premier Lazarus Mokgosi faces scrutiny as investigation concludes
Karabo Ngoepe|Published 12 minutes agoThe political spotlight in the North West Province has intensified after the provincial legislature concluded a…

Ramaphosa expands SIU probe into North West security contracts | News24
President Cyril Ramaphosa Luba Lesolle/ Gallo Images The extended probe will assess whether proper procurement procedures were followed and…

‘Ditsobotla is a crime scene’: North West’s troubled municipalities face fresh scrutiny | News24
North West Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC Oageng Molapisi has rejected dissolving the councils plagued by corruption and poor…

Watch: Lion jumps off truck near Lichtenburg in the North West – LNN – Network News
A video showing an adult male lion jumping off a moving truck in Bakerville near Lichtenburg in the North West…

Three arrested, including a teenage girl, for hijacking a Botswana woman in North West
Police in the North West have arrested three suspects, including a 17-year-old girl, following the hijacking and robbery of a…

New Robotics Laboratory Opens at Siyifunile Secondary School in Mpumalanga
Robotics education is increasingly becoming part of modern school curricula, but access to these programs remains largely concentrated in urban…

Mpumalanga man ‘kills wife and son, shoots daughter and other relatives’
A Mpumalanga man shot and killed his wife and three-year-old son, then injured several other family members before turning the…

Lab brings coding, AI learning to Mpumalanga learners
Mpumalanga learners gain access to robotics and digital literacy training through the new lab. The Shoprite Foundation and the Development…

CEO of Mpumalanga Economic Regulator: Gambling should not be used as a financial solution | main-domain
CEO of Mpumalanga Economic Regulator: Gambling should not be used as a financial solution | main-domain CEO of the Mpumalanga…

Man sentenced to life imprisonment for burning girlfriend to death in Mpumalanga
The High Court of South Africa in Mbombela, Mpumalanga, has sentenced a 35-year-old man to life imprisonment for the brutal…

Investigation finds Mpumalanga Education multi-million rand tender was unnecessary
Investigations into a case of tender fraud at the Mpumalanga Education Department have revealed that there was no need for…

Mpumalanga Domestic Tragedy: Father kills wife, son, before taking his own life
A Mpumalanga man shot and killed his wife and three-year-old son in a suspected domestic violence incident, before turning the…

Development Bank Of Southern Africa And Shoprite Foundation Launch First Joint Robotics Lab In Mpumalanga | Infrastructure news
The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA), in partnership with the Shoprite Foundation, launched their first jointly funded robotics laboratory…

Mpumalanga school tender scam: State says former acting HOD key figure
The former acting head of the Mpumalanga Department of Education, Jabulani Nkosi, was identified as a key figure in a…

Sulphurous odour in Gauteng likely blown in from Mpumalanga, says environment department | News24
The Sasol Secunda synthetic fuel plant in the town of Secunda. Leon Sadiki/Bloomberg via Getty Images Residents in Johannesburg,…

Actress Luyanda Zwane swops the spotlight for the Limpopo bushveld
South Africa continues to be a premier safari destination, and actress Luyanda Zwane has recently caught the safari bug.The "Sibongile…

Heavy downpours forecast for Mpumalanga and Limpopo on Sunday
Residents of Mpumalanga and Limpopo are warned to remain cautious and avoid flooded areas as heavy downpours are expected on…

Schools closed in Limpopo due to ongoing floods
The Capricorn South and Waterberg districts, in the southern part of the province, have also reported structural damage to schools,…

Premier Phophi Ramathuba set to lead Limpopo ANC uncontested | News24
Limpopo Premier Phophi Ramathuba and Polokwane mayor John Mpe. Be among those who shape the future with knowledge. Uncover exclusive…

Sekhukhune & Polokwane City fire blanks in Limpopo Derby
There was no separating Sekhukhune United and Polokwane City in the most recent instalment of the Limpopo Derby in the…

Limpopo flooding leaves authorities on high alert
Limpopo authorities are on high alert, as flooding continues to affect parts of the province. Heavy rainfall over the past…

Polokwane City’s ‘wall’ Lindokuhle Mathebula frustrates Sekhukhune United in Limpopo derby
The Limpopo derby produced the proverbial game of two halves, with the match delivering a snore-fest in the initial stanza…

Limpopo rugby scandal: DA demands probe into Bulls vs Lions match blunder | Network News
The DA in Limpopo has called for an investigation into the confusion surrounding the proposed rugby match between the Vodacom…

Death toll from last week’s Limpopo crash rises to eight – SABC News – Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa’s news leader.
The multiple vehicle collision involving two minibus taxis and two other vehicles Rendani Raliphaswa www.sabcnews.com [ad_2]

Eyewitness recounts deadly minibus crash near Seshego | Review
POLOKWANE – An eyewitness has described the sequence of events that led to the death of six people in a…

The early South African apples start in the Free State
© Lone Tree Farms"Our lead in being the only supplier of freshly harvested apples will be very short this…

Free State MEC and HOD engaged in illegal R3.2 million tender battle as director suspended | News24
Free State Sports, Arts, Culture and Recreation MEC Ntombizanele Sifuba is embroiled in a bitter battle with her department head…

Man convicted of murdering son (1) and girlfriend in Free State – LNN – Network News
The Free State High Court has sentenced Jonas Mokoena to 30 years in prison for the murder of his girlfriend…

The vaccination campaign is underway as the Free State becomes the epicenter of FMD
The Free State has overtaken KwaZulu-Natal as South Africa's foot-and-mouth disease hotspot as vaccination efforts are underway to protect the…

Free State replaces KZN as FMD epicenter
At least 935 outbreaks have been recorded across South Africa.The Free State now has 277 active outbreaks, compared to KZN's…

Scanner gives healthcare in Free State a boost – Bloemfontein Courant
The installation of a new R72 million digital PET/CT scanner at the National Hospital was welcomed by Free State Chief…

Faf on the way to the Free State?
Springbok scrumhalf Faf de Klerk will reportedly join the Cheetahs when his contract with Yokohama Canon Eagles expires in June.…

Boring, Free State Agriculture and Sakeliga seek an injunction against Steenhuisen’s FMD vaccine restrictions
The Southern African Agri Initiative (Saai), Free State Agriculture and Sakeliga have urgently approached the Pretoria High Court seeking an…

Knives out for Free State Prime Minister
The knives are out for Free State Premier Maqueen Letsoha-Mathae following the furor over the appointment of a convicted fraudster…

Bloemfontein teen represents Free State at South Africa’s Imperial Beauty Pageant
Bloemfontein teenager Ayola Blom will represent the Free State at national level at the competition in Johannesburg in September. Since…