Be On the Lookout

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…

Gauteng derby brings curtain down on domestic season
The South African domestic season ends at the Wanderers on Sunday with the DP World Lions facing the Titans in…

Gauteng’s education crisis deepens amid dual roles of MEC Chiloane
I'm not happy that the Gauteng MEC for Education, Matome Chiloane, is acting as the MEC for Sports, Arts and…

Roodepark athletes shine at Gauteng champs | Roodepoort Record
Roodepark U19s: Belle Ross, Chloe Berry, Rethebile Sefika, and Maxine Oktober. Photo supplied. Roodepark School hosted the LSEN Schools Gauteng…

Cataract surgery marathon for Gauteng residents
JOHANNESBURG - The Gauteng Health Department is launching a cataract surgery marathon to restore sight for over 150 patients.The drive…

WEATHER: Warm, sunny Friday for Gauteng, Cape Town stays mild with evening showers
Johannesburg is set for a mostly sunny and warm Friday, with temperatures reaching a high of 27°C, according to AccuWeather.…

Gauteng Education investigating death of Grade 3 Lerutle Primary School pupil
The Gauteng Education department said that its deeply saddened by the death of a Grade 3 learner from Lerutle Primary…

Grade 3 learner killed, others injured after wall collapses at Ekurhuleni primary school
A Grade 3 learner at a primary school in Gauteng has died after a wall fell on him during break-time…

Gauteng ANC faces ‘uphill battle’ on budget vote as EFF, MKP withdraw support
The ANC in Gauteng is facing what it calls an “uphill battle” as it hopes the EFF and MK Party…

RAF given 30 days to pay Gauteng private hospital R251 million
The Road Accident Fund (RAF) suffered two major blows in the Supreme Court of Appeal this week after the court…

AG says lack of political will behind dysfunction at Gauteng Dept of Health
The Auditor-General of South Africa says there is a lack of political will to address persistent challenges in the Gauteng…

ActionSA appoints Dereleen James as its new Western Cape Chairperson
ActionSA has announced the appointment of Dereleen James as its new Western Cape provincial Chairperson. The announcement was made in…

Western Cape communities seek long-term solutions in army deployment
CAPE TOWN - Hundreds of soldiers are getting ready to be deployed in identified crime hotspots in the Western Cape.Communities…

Youth Parliament: Young leaders unite against education inequality and cyberbullying
Lilita Gcwabe|Published 2 hours agoInequalities in education, cyberbullying, and youth caught in gangsterism took centre stage as the first sitting…

Western Cape debt cases drop, but household financial pressures persist
Murray Swart|Published 1 day agoDebt-related civil cases in the Western Cape have dropped sharply over the past year, but thousands…

Western Cape government supports plans for a strict zero-percent alcohol limit for drivers
Western Cape Mobility MEC Isaac Sileku said that he fully supports government's plans for a strict zero-percent alcohol limit for…

Cape Town International Jazz Festival boosts Western Cape economy by R522 million
The Cape Town International Jazz Festival is expected to deliver a significant boost to the Western Cape economy, with its…

How Western Cape employers can tackle youth unemployment
Lilita Gcwabe|Published 3 hours agoYouth unemployment continues to be a pressing challenge in South Africa, with national rates climbing from…

SA: Paul Mashatile: Address by Deputy President, at the official Commemoration of World TB Day, Western Cape (24/03/2026)
Programme Directors, Deputy Minister Steve Letsike and Provincial Civil Society Chairperson Ms. Amelia Mfiki;Our host, Health MEC, Mireille Wenger representing…

Western Cape’s R35 billion education budget: 701 new teachers and 10 schools promised
The Western Cape has tabled a record R35.1 billion education budget, but overcrowded classrooms and mounting admissions pressure continue to…

Western Cape Premier issues stern warning to drunk drivers
Premier Alan Winde has warned motorists who plan on drinking and driving on the province’s roads to think again. The Western Cape…

ANC’s Eastern Cape conference called off after legal woes
The African National Congress (ANC)'s Eastern Cape provincial conference has been called off after days of legal wrangles and internal…

Review: Escape to South Africa to find your zen with zebras
Escapism, as we know, comes in many forms; there are blissful forest retreats, and soul-stirring beach getaways breathing in salty…

Eastern Cape teachers’ organisation demands investigation into Education Department corruption
Lilita Gcwabe|Published 28 minutes agoLoyiso Mbinda, chief executive of the National Professional Teachers' Organisation of South Africa (Naptosa) Eastern Cape,…

ANC Eastern Cape confident amid legal challenges
The African National Congress (ANC) in the Eastern Cape said that those who have taken its provincial conference to court…

Battle for workspace as blaze destroys Eastern Cape govt’s key admin hub | News24
Several Eastern Cape government employees have been told to stay or work from home after a fire gutted the 11-storey…

From pineapple waste to global markets: Eastern Cape businesses step up export ambitions
In Bathurst, a small Eastern Cape town known for its towering Big Pineapple, a quiet innovation is turning agricultural waste…

ANC Eastern Cape conference halted by court interdict | African News Agency
The ANC’s Eastern Cape elective conference will not go ahead this weekend after the East London High Court granted an…

ANC’s Eastern Cape elective conference postponed indefinitely
The party held a special provincial executive committee (PEC) meeting on Friday to discuss the court’s findings and the implications…

Eastern Cape government hub gutted by fire
The 11-storey Botha Sigcau building in Mthatha caught fire on Tuesday night. Photo: Lubabalo Ngcukana The Eastern Cape Government is…

Eastern Cape government commits to restore gutted Botha Sigcau building
It took almost the entire day for the province’s Public Works and Infrastructure MEC, Siphokazi Lusithi, to get to the…

President Ramaphosa officiates reburial of 63 Khoi and San ancestral remains in Northern Cape | News24
President Cyril Ramaphosa officiated the reburial of 63 Khoi and San ancestral remains at the Kinderlê Monument on 23…

Tesla Cybertruck makes surprise stop in Upington during world record attempt
UPINGTON – Residents of Upington in the Northern Cape witnessed a Guinness World Record in the making when the Tesla…

Defending champions rise to the top at Northern Cape Open Singles
The Northern Cape Open Singles competition concluded with familiar faces emerging victorious in both the men’s and women’s bowling categories.…

Stakeholders and investors will gather to boost industrialisation and jobs in Northern Cape in April
Investors and stakeholders from the government, academia and business sectors are set to gather in Kimberley next month for the…

Khoi and San remains from European museums reburied in Northern Cape
A historic reburial of the remains of 63 Khoi and San ancestors in Steinkopf has brought closure to a painful…

Scorching Heatwaves Grip South Africa’s Northern and Western Cape
Mercury levels are climbing rapidly across South Africa’s Northern and Western Cape provinces, forcing authorities to issue emergency warnings as…

Astrotourism in the Karoo: Stargazing taking root
The South African Radio Astronomy Observatory is training residents to be star guides. https://www.facebook.com/Moneyweb/ www.moneyweb.co.za [ad_2]

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…

‘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…

Mpumalanga Leads South Africa’s Shift from Coal to Gas
Mpumalanga – long South Africa’s coal heartland – is showing the first signs of a new energy chapter. Recent results…

ActionSA recruits ex-MK Party Mpumalanga leader Mary Phadi in election push
ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba announced that former MK Party Mpumalanga leader Mary Phadi has joined the party as its provincial…

Three local players selected for international handball championship | Mpumalanga News
Luthando Khumalo, Ignitius Masuku and Junior Mahlangu. Photos: Supplied Three Mpumalanga handball players have been selected to represent South Africa…

Mpumalanga TVET Colleges achieve top honours at WorldSkills South Africa national competition | Ridge Times
The WorldSkills South Africa National Competition, Conference, and Career Festival 2026 took place at the Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre…

South Africa’s New National Petroleum Company Signals Shift in African Energy Governance
The upcoming launch of the South African National Petroleum Company (SANPC) on April 1, 2025 marks a significant step in…

Sergeant among four Mpumalanga police officers arrested for attempting to swindle alleged drug dealer
Four police officers, including a sergeant, who hoped to swindle a suspected drug dealer, have been arrested and charged with…

SA Weather Service issues thunderstorms warning for Gauteng, Mpumalanga
Severe thunderstorms are expected across Gauteng on Friday. A yellow Level 2 warning has been issued for Gauteng and Mpumalanga,…

Chasing South Africa’s most spectacular waterfalls from Mpumalanga to the Wild Coast
There’s something about a waterfall that stops you in your tracks.Maybe it’s the thunder of water hitting rock, or the…

Young Mpumalanga athletes take their shot and leap to victory at national school champs
Two schoolchildren from Mpumalanga, Siyamthanda Khumalo and Lane Kruger, are warming hearts after delivering gold-medal performances at the South African…

Two Mpumalanga women in legal battle for burial rights after both claim to be ‘wives’ of same man
The Mpumalanga High Court in Mbombela has ruled in favour of a woman claiming to be the first customary wife…

Limpopo woman jailed for burning ex-lover’s house in jealous fit
A 27-year-old Limpopo woman has been sentenced to seven years behind bars after she was found guilty of unlawfully and…

Phophi Ramathuba’s election as ANC Limpopo chair a step in the right direction – experts
JOHANNESBURG – The ANC in Limpopo has successfully held its provincial elective conference, during which Dr Phophi Ramathuba was named…

Ramathuba elected ‘unopposed’ as ANC’s Limpopo first female chairperson
Limpopo Premier Dr Phophi Ramathuba has been elected unopposed as the first female provincial chairperson of the African National Congress…

Outgoing ANC Limpopo chair Mathabatha: ‘Differences with Madadzhe were never personal’
“We differed robustly, but it was never personal.”These are the words of outgoing ANC Limpopo chair Stan Mathabatha on his…

Luthuli House intervenes as SACP booed at ANC Limpopo conference
An SACP representative was booed at the ANC Limpopo conference as delegates registered their displeasure with the SACP’s decision to…

African National Congress Limpopo conference to go ahead after court dismisses urgent bid
The ANC’s Limpopo conference will go ahead this weekend after the Polokwane High Court dismissed a last-ditch legal attempt to…

Limpopo ANC’s elective conference to proceed after court dismisses interdict bid
The African National Congress (ANC)’s elective conference in Limpopo will proceed this weekend after the High Court dismissed an urgent…

ANC Limpopo conference in limbo as delegates descend on Polokwane
The ANC Limpopo provincial conference is in limbo after the court reserved its judgment in the urgent application seeking to…

Limpopo SAPS recovers 20 stolen goats, urges community to help identify owners
Police detectives at the Polokwane Stock Theft and Endangered Species (STES) Unit in Limpopo are appealing to the community to…

Heartbreak for Limpopo citrus farmers as floods wipe out crops
JOHANNESBURG - "I'm helpless, and I don't know what we're going to do this season."These are the words of one…

Free State police are investigating attempted murder after newborn was found in a canal
The discovery was made by a shepherd on Sunday afternoon (15/2) while tending his grazing cattle. It is said he…

NUM Frees State regional women’s structure condemns second fatal incident involving female worker at Harmony Target Mine | National Union of Miners
The National Union of Miners (NUM) Free State Regional Women's Structure expresses its deepest sorrow and outrage following another fatal…

Local government in crisis, Ramaphosa warns, but Free State shows potential
President Cyril Ramaphosa has warned of the plight of municipalities across the country and declared much of local government “in…

Municipalities are in crisis, Ramaphosa tells Vrijstaat | News24
President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers opening speech during a conversation between the National Executive Council and the Provincial Executive Council, held…

Free State man arrested for posing as Metro police officer in scholarship scam
A Free State man has appeared in the Bloemfontein District Court on charges of corruption and extortion while disguising himself…

Chefs from the Free State come together for a culinary event
Bloemfontein will host a major culinary event in April when the Free State branch of the South African Chefs Association…

Border Ladies safe at top level regardless of the outcome of the Free State clash
Border Ladies will not be relegated regardless of the outcome of their Women's Super League match against Free State Women…

Soldiers lead livestock seizure and seizure operations at Free State-Lesotho border – DefenseWeb
Mafikeng-based infantry soldiers traded their R4s for sticks to round up cattle worth more than R2 million illegally grazing on…

Border Ladies safe at top level regardless of the outcome of the Free State clash
Border Ladies will not be relegated regardless of the outcome of their Women's Super League match against Free State Women…

Free State Challenge Cup final for blockbuster Bloemfontein Derby
The Free State Rugby Union (FSRU) is proud to announce an exciting Free State Challenge Cup final, following an action-packed…