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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…

Ntshavheni honours late Gauteng MPL Mzikayifane Khumalo’s commitment to public service
Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has described the late Mzikayifane Khumalo as a dedicated public servant who was committed…

Gauteng launches HPV vaccination drive as parents urged to act | Kempton Express
The Gauteng Department of Health (GDoH) is calling on parents, caregivers and legal guardians to support the province’s upcoming Human…

WEATHER: Gauteng warms up this weekend, Cape Town turns cloudier into Monday
Johannesburg and Pretoria are set for a warm-up over the weekend, while Cape Town will see cooler, cloudier conditions by…

Gauteng Roads & Transport hands over 211 operating licences ahead of August deadline
The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport has handed over 211 operating licenses to compliant public transport operators ahead of…

Gauteng steps up road safety efforts as 5 592km road network gets attention
The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport is stepping up efforts to make the province’s roads safer, with road repairs,…

ANC Gauteng task team spokesperson Mzi Khumalo dies
Story audio is generated using AIThe ANC in Gauteng is mourning the death of provincial task team spokesperson Mzi Khumalo.The…

Gauteng transport dept cracks down on unroadworthy taxis as license deadline arrives
Gauteng transport and traffic authorities have intensified enforcement and clamped down on uncollected minibus taxi operating licenses ahead of Friday’s…

Power outages disrupt these Gauteng healthcare facilities
JOHANNESBURG - Power outages have disrupted healthcare services across Gauteng.The provincial health department blamed severe weather and pressure on the…

48 unlicensed taxi drivers bust in Gauteng road safety crackdown
Gauteng traffic authorities have uncovered a worrying trend in the province’s public transport sector after 48 minibus taxi drivers were…

WEATHER: Cape Town to sizzle on Thursday, Gauteng turns cold
Cape Town is set for a very warm and sunny Thursday, with temperatures climbing to 26°C, while Johannesburg and Pretoria…

11 people killed in separate Western Cape shootings
Story audio is generated using AI Eleven people have been shot dead in three separate incidents in Langa, Gugulethu, and…

Western Cape e-hailing association calls for urgent intervention amid relentless driver attacks
The E-hailing Association says criminal attacks on drivers continue almost daily with the Western Cape among the areas most affected.…

Western Cape municipalities sitting on R1.76bn in irregular expenditure | News24
Theewaterskloof, Knysna, Kannaland, Laingsburg, and Bitou municipalities have been singled out as requiring the greatest improvement in managing irregular, fruitless,…

Western Cape government expands digital access to MSME funding
The partnership with Finfind will give micro, small and medium enterprises access to an online platform that matches businesses with…

Western Cape Canola Set for Strong Harvest Outlook
As late winter rolls across the Western Cape, driving through the agricultural corridor between Malmesbury and Hopefield offers a magnificent…

Western Cape Premier Winde reveals R9.979 billion May storm damage costs
The Western Cape Premier, Alan Winde, announced a staggering R9.979 billion in damages from severe storms in May, prompting urgent…

WC Health Dept encourages residents to talk to loved ones about organ, tissue donation
The Western Cape Department of Health is encouraging residents to talk to their loved ones about organ and tissue donation…

‘Very scary’: Scientists say record low Cape rainfall part of ‘new norm’
Heavy rainfall in May might have prevented water shortages in the Western Cape, as Cape Town Airport would go on…

Western Cape takes port performance data to World Bank
The Western Cape government has begun sharing its own port performance data with the World Bank as part of a…

Western Cape high court pauses Modack trial due to accused’s illness
The high-profile trial of alleged underworld gang boss Nafiz Modack and 14 others has been delayed due to one of…

Sanofi and UNICEF partner to reach unvaccinated children in Eastern Cape
Immunisation for Every Child programme will help health teams find children missed by routine immunisation unicef.org www.unicef.org [ad_2]

Constitutional Court halts offshore oil and gas exploration along Eastern Cape’s Wild Coast’
The Constitutional Court has halted offshore oil and gas exploration along Eastern Cape's Wild Coast' by multinational giants, Shell and…

50 Years On, IWMSA Eastern Cape Honours Tomorrow’s Recyclers | Infrastructure news
Infrastructure News Press Releases brings readers the latest industry announcements, company news, project updates, product launches, and thought leadership from…

Eastern Cape man arrested after allegedly beating his mother to death | The Citizen
The man was arrested on Friday evening after being beaten and detained by community members. A man in the Eastern…

Eastern Cape ANC court battles threaten 2027 national conference
Senior ANC leaders fear that the litigation that has disrupted the party’s Eastern Cape provincial conference could open the way…

Eastern Cape govt steps in as eNgcobo protests bring town to a standstill
eNgcobo in the Eastern Cape remains at a standstill for a fourth day, with residents demanding the removal of the…

Deputy Minister in the Presidency leads engagement with Eastern Cape province
Deputy Minister in the Presidency Kenny Morolong has hailed an engagement with the Eastern Cape Provincial Executive Council on Thursday…

Snow shut the roads. It also drew a crowd
This week’s snow closed roads, stranded motorists and dominated warnings across the Eastern Cape. But according to eNCA, it also…

Lost or locked in cupboards: The R686m Eastern Cape matric tablet programme
GroundUp contacted 12 schools across the province. Not one was still running the programme as intended. Gcina Ntsaluba, Zipho Ndwayana…

Municipalities in the Eastern Cape experience cold weather conditions
Thursday, August 13, 2026 Municipalities in the Eastern Cape are expected to experience cloudy conditions in places over the interior,…

SAPS, Higher Education strengthen campus safety with Northern Cape forum launch
The South African Police Service (SAPS), in partnership with the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET), has launched a…

Northern Cape teacher wins order for over R200,000 in unpaid acting principal allowance
The Northern Cape Department of Education has been ordered to pay a teacher more than R200,000 in outstanding acting allowances…

From wire cars to architecture: How a Northern Cape childhood pastime is inspiring UFS students
What began as a simple childhood pastime in the small Northern Cape town of Philipstown has grown into an annual…

Northern Cape man sentenced to 25 years for raping woman in front of toddler
A 49-year-old Northern Cape man has been sentenced to 25 years’ direct imprisonment in the Kimberley Sexual Offences Court for…

Today’s weather: Damaging winds warning issued as cold conditions grip parts of SA
South Africans can expect another cold winter's day on Friday, with the South African Weather Service issuing a Yellow Level…

One taxi at a time: How a Northern Cape woman is defying patriarchy in the transport sector | News24
Orphaned at nine, Evelyn Onalenna Direng was raised by her grandmother and sold sweets to survive. After failing matric the…

NEC cracks the whip in Northern Cape ANC leadership feud
Story audio is generated using AI ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula this week sent senior members of the party’s national executive…

Northern Cape man jailed for five years for touching his stepdaughter’s buttocks
Story audio is generated using AI A Northern Cape man who touched the buttocks of his girlfriend’s teenage daughter has…

Meet the women shaping the Northern Cape’s Quiver Tree Route
Forget the GPS for a moment. The real stars of the Quiver Tree Route aren’t marked by pins on Google…

‘There’s no crisis’: Northern Cape premier moves to quell ANC revolt as speculation mounts over more resignations
Story audio is generated using AI Northern Cape premier and ANC provincial chairperson Dr Zamani Saul has mounted a defence…

North West premier wields axe in cabinet reshuffle, removes education MEC | News24
North West Premier Lazarus Mokgosi has announced changes in his provincial executive council. Jeffrey Abrahams/Gallo Images Be among those who…

Illegal mining crisis grips North West province as lawmakers demand action
RUSTENBURG – The North West Provincial Legislature has sounded the alarm over a surge in illegal mining operations and unauthorised…

Court takes action against fraudulent R200 million medical waste tender in North West
An acting judge has set the Hawks and prosecutors on the allegedly fraudulent awarding of an over R200 million tender…

14 zama zamas found dead at disused mine in North West
Story audio is generated using AI Police are responding on Tuesday to the discovery of the bodies of 14 people…

Arthur Adams takes charge of North West policing amid illegal mining and crime challenges
Lieutenant General Arthur Peter Adams takes over as the North West’s new police commissioner with a career spanning specialised tactical…

Agricultural Renaissance: North West sparks job creation, and rural revival in bold R1.29bn budget
The North West Department of Agriculture unveils a transformative R1.29 billion budget for 2026/2027, positioning agriculture as the key driver…

North West under scrutiny as Orbit forced out of home ground!
A STADIUM infrastructure crisis has hit North West, forcing newly promoted PSL club Orbit College FC to play their most…

MTN South Africa invests R150 million to expand connectivity in North West Province
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ANC factions to blame for collapse of North West municipality
The return of a senior official to a struggling North West municipality is viewed dimly by those who have followed…

Premier Mokgosi faces reprimand for tampering with recruitment report in North West
The North West Provincial Legislature’s Ad Hoc Committee has advised that Premier Lazarus Mokgosi should be reprimanded and forfeit a…

MEC hands over Lucky Dube Secondary School in Ermelo | Mpumalanga News
The Mpumalanga MEC for education, Lindi Masina, officially handed over a school named in honour of South African reggae legend…

Media Statement: Mpumalanga First to Host Public Submissions on Water Services Amendment Bill
Parliament, Tuesday, 11 August 2026 – The Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation will this coming weekend, 14–16 August 2026, hold…

Mpumalanga education CFO dismissed after controversial R2 million laptop tender
The Mpumalanga Department of Education has dismissed its chief financial officer, Thokozile Ntuli, following a disciplinary process linked to the…

Mpumalanga health held fully liable for child’s cerebral palsy after 2009 birth injury
The Mpumalanga Department of Health has been held fully liable for the damages suffered by a child who sustained a…

University of Mpumalanga says 94% of staff are South African amid foreign hiring storm
The University of Mpumalanga (UMP) has defended its recruitment practices following criticism over the employment of foreign nationals, insisting that…

Mpumalanga to insource cleaning services in bid to create jobs – Inside Metros
By Thapelo Molefe The Mpumalanga provincial government has approved plans to gradually insource cleaning services across government departments, saying the…

Man gets 15 years for pouring boiling oil over vetkoek vendor
A man from Mpumalanga man who poured hot cooking oil over a street vendor has been sentenced to 15 years’…

Seriti Green unveils Mpumalanga wind farm
Renewable energy company Seriti Green has announced the start of commercial operations at its Ummbila Emoyeni wind farm in Mpumalanga,…

Mpumalanga regulator urges safer gambling practices at Premier’s Imbizo
The Mpumalanga Economic Regulator (MER) has used the Premier’s Imbizo at Magogeni in South Africa’s Nkomazi Local Municipality to educate…

Aussie Energy Giant Eyes Mpumalanga’s ‘World-Class’ Gas Reserves
The Highveld has effectively been South Africa's industrial battery, powering the country while at the same time paying a hefty…

Limpopo man sentenced to life for dragging 7-year-old girl into the bushes and raping her
A 33-year-old man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for raping a seven-year-old girl in Pulaneng Village, Limpopo, after he…

From Barbados and Boston to botched tenders: How the Limpopo Legislature blew R57m | News24
The Limpopo Legislature burnt through more than R57 million in irregular and fruitless expenditure in the 2025/26 financial year. Limpopo…

Limpopo ActionSA chair questions illegal immigrant repatriation costs – DefenceWeb
While the number of foreigners repatriated in six weeks as part of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s push against illegal immigrants is…

Limpopo Softball Star Says Medical Support For Injuries Ends After Tournaments
18-year-old Maphuti Hlako who qualified to represent South Africa’s under 18 team at an international softball tournament in Botswana, says…

Urgent manhunt launched for suspects in the rape of three minors in Limpopo
Police in Limpopo have launched a manhunt for two suspects after three minors were raped in the bushes near Khujwana…

Manhunt launched for armed suspects after farm worker kidnapped in Limpopo
A farm worker was kidnapped during an armed carjacking at a farm in Tshamutumbu, Limpopo, before being released near the…

Limpopo’s Majeje netball girls are best in SA | Letaba Herald
PHALABORWA – Majeje High School has etched its name into the history books after its u/16 netball team was crowned…

3 young Phalaborwa players chase Limpopo Blue Bulls u/21 dream | Letaba Herald
PHALABORWA – Three promising players from Phalaborwa Rugby Club (PRC) have taken a significant step towards achieving their rugby dreams…

MTN to spend R332m on Limpopo network expansion
Story audio is generated using AI Limpopo will get R332m of MTN’s network investment budget for 2026, deputy CEO of…

MTN South Africa to Invest R332 Million in Limpopo Network Expansion – TechAfrica News
MTN South Africa said the investment reflects its commitment to connecting more people, creating opportunities and helping build a more…

WHY no one wants to be in the Free State right now
The Free State is currently the worst performing province in South Africa. Citing governance problems and financial failures in virtually…

Two wanted fugitives arrested in Free State after years on the run
The South African Police Provincial Investigation Team (SAPS) in the Free State has arrested two long-wanted suspects during separate operations…

Snow warning reduced for KZN, EC and Free State, but icy conditions remain
Over the past two days, the Eastern Cape, parts of KwaZulu-Natal and areas between the Free State and South Africa's…

Alleged leader of the license plate cartel arrested in the Free State
A man believed to be an IT specialist and part of a cartel behind a multi-million-rand motor vehicle licensing fraud…

DA calls for swift release of LTSM funds to compliant Free State schools
Note to editors: You will find it in attachment English And Sesotho sound fragments Jafta Mokoena MPL And African sound…

Suspected car licensing syndicate leader arrested in Free State
A man suspected of being part of a multimillion-dollar vehicle license fraud syndicate has been arrested in Parys, Free State,…

JUST IN | Alleged leader of the license plate cartel arrested in the Free State
A man believed to be an IT specialist and part of a cartel behind a multi-million-rand motor vehicle licensing fraud…

The foot and mouth outbreak continues to disrupt the livestock trade in the Free State
“Farmers are getting lower prices because they cannot move their livestock. As a result, they have fewer animals available to…

Three foreigners arrested in major drug bust in Free State
Three foreigners have been arrested and a significant quantity of suspected crystal meth and Mandrax were seized during an intelligence-led…

Police rescue kidnapping victim in Free State
JOHANNESBURG - Police have rescued a 29-year-old kidnap victim and arrested six suspects in Welcome in the Free State. The…