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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…

Gauteng Legislature supports SANDF’s deployment to combat illegal mining
The Gauteng Provincial Legislature has welcomed the deployment of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to Gauteng, describing the…

Gauteng aims for R200 billion in investments following R73 billion success
In a significant boost for the province’s economy, Gauteng's MEC for Economic Development, Lebogang Maile, has announced that R73 billion…

Gauteng Health issues urgent warning about scammers charging fees for its emergency responder training
The Gauteng Department of Health has issued a public warning after discovering social media posters advertising paid “First Responder Training”…

Marumo Gallants forced to move home matches to Gauteng
Embattled Betway Premiership side Marumo Gallants have been ‘temporarily’ forced to move their home matches from the Dr Petrus Molemela…

Gauteng records 11,344 epilepsy emergencies as awareness week concludes
Gauteng health calls for understanding, inclusion, and early intervention to improve lives as National Epilepsy Week concludes. Since thousands of…

R200bn targeted in investment from upcoming Gauteng Investment Conference
Gauteng Finance and Economic Development MEC Lebogang Maile on Tuesday officially launched the ramp-up to the Gauteng Investment Conference, to…

Over 11,000 Epilepsy Emergencies Reported in Gauteng in Past Year
12 Johannesburg, Gauteng – Health officials have raised the alarm after more than 11,000 people in the province faced life-threatening…

WEATHER: Expect sunny Gauteng, pleasant Cape Town on Wednesday
Johannesburg is expected to see a warm day with a mix of sunshine and clouds, according to AccuWeather. Temperatures are…

Gauteng woman fights dealership over R160,000 engine replacement two days after service
A Gauteng woman has been left reeling after she was charged R160,000 for a new engine just two days after…

Parliament yet to approve SANDF deployment to Gauteng, Western Cape
CAPE TOWN – Parliament must first approve the deployment of South African National Defence Force (SANDF) troops before they can…

Controversy erupts as ANC claims WCED failed in oversight duties
The ANC Western Cape Provincial Legislature Caucus has accused the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) of undermining parliamentary oversight with…

Western Cape sees significant job growth as unemployment dips to 18.1%
The Western Cape recorded the lowest unemployment rate in the country in the fourth quarter of 2025, with the province’s…

WC Agri Dept monitoring 5 cases of foot-and-mouth disease
The Western Cape Department of Agriculture is monitoring the five confirmed cases of foot-and-mouth disease in the province. The department…

Andy Mashaile: NPA ‘bulldogs’ will pursue Zimbabwean musician Malloti over Western Cape armed robbery
Western Cape SAPS spokesperson Captain F.C. Van Wyk told IOL that a warrant of arrest was issued in the Wynberg…

Western Cape schools see drop in vandalism and theft during summer holidays
The Western Cape Department of Education has reported a significant decrease in incidents of vandalism and theft at schools during…

Criminologist urges police-led approach to Western Cape gang violence
A criminologist and gang expert is advising the national government to turn to seasoned police detectives—instead of the South African…

Expert warns SANDF deployment needs better planning to tackle Western Cape gang violence
A criminologist and gang expert says the deployment of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to gang-infested areas in…

Milk SA raises alarm over foot and mouth disease outbreak in Western Cape
The Association-Milk South Africa (Milk SA) as expressed concern over the outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease on dairy farms.…

Battswood Baseball Club’s young stars earn Western Cape selection for nationals
Four young players from Battswood Baseball Club are set to take the next step in their baseball journeys after earning…

34% of Western Cape Education staff undergo vetting
More than a third of education employees in the Western Cape have been submitted for vetting against the National Register…

Eastern Cape included in SANDF deployment
CAPE TOWN - Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia has confirmed that members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) will…

UN recognition is latest boost to restoring spekboom across South Africa’s semidesert Karoo
Since 2004, the South African government has been working to restore spekboom thickets in a semiarid region of the…

SANDF to be deployed in Eastern Cape to tackle organised crime, confirms Cachalia
Acting Police Minister Professor Firoz Cachalia confirmed that the National Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS) and the…

SANDF deployment will include Eastern Cape: Cachalia – SABC News – Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa’s news leader.
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Ramaphosa sends army to Eastern Cape following surge in organized crime
President Cyril Ramaphosa has extended the deployment of the army in the fight against crime to the Eastern Cape. The…

Eastern Cape records highest unemployment rate as rural provinces continue to struggle
The Eastern Cape has emerged as the province with the highest official unemployment rate in South Africa, highlighting deepening regional…

The water crisis in Eastern Cape: A gap between policy and reality
Eastern Cape government policy often echoes national directives promising better access to water and sanitation through infrastructure refurbishment and diversification…

Tuesday’s weather: Cool to warm for most of SA; hot and humid in Eastern Cape | News24
Hot and humid weather is expected in most parts of the Eastern Cape. The South African Weather Service has…

Eastern Cape farmers urge faster Foot-and-Mouth vaccine rollout – SABC News – Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa’s news leader.
Eastern Cape farmers are losing livestock as a result of the Foot-and-Mouth disease outbreak. SABC www.sabcnews.com [ad_2]

Weather outlook: 16 February – 22 February
Monday, February 16, 2026 The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has advised that on Monday the country will experience partly…

patients will continue to suffer. The DA said this is a warning following this week’s legislature oversight meeting on the Northern Cape Department of Health’s Annual Report
Posts about patients will continue to suffer. The DA said this is a warning following this week’s legislature oversight meeting…

Wednesday’s weather: Severe storms and flooding risk in Northern Cape, Eastern Cape | News24
Severe thunderstorms are heading for parts of Northern Cape and Eastern Cape on Wednesday. Boris Jordan Photography/Getty Images The…

Elrico Bradley Leroy Hartebees (30) of Niekerkshoop in the Northern Cape will spend 15 years behind bars after he was recently found guilty of rape by the Griekwastad Regional Court. On 24 November 20
Posts about Elrico Bradley Leroy Hartebees (30) of Niekerkshoop in the Northern Cape will spend 15 years behind bars after…

Shock switch: ActionSA’s Northern Cape leader Andrew Louw defects to ANC | News24
ActionSA has lost its provincial leader, Andrew Louw, in the Northern Cape. Be among those who shape the future with…

Fix Northern Cape healthcare on the frontlines, not in reports
By BAKANG MOKOTO 14 February 2026- The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Northern Cape said healthcare cannot be fixed from behind…

Northern Cape confirms first case in current FMD outbreak
The Northern Cape Provincial Government has confirmed the first case of the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in the province,…

Northern Cape gets boost with R51m SME funding injection
ANGLO American and Kumba Iron Ore have launched the Impact Finance Facility (IFF), a funding initiative aimed at supporting small…

Northern Cape bowler claims Masters crown in premier competition
The Bowls South Africa Masters, widely regarded as the country’s premier singles lawn bowls championship, once again delivered bowls of…

DA calls on Northern Cape Cricket to account for loss of T20 status and decline in sports tourism
As the province continues to lose out on significant sports tourism investments, the Democratic Alliance (DA) has urged the Chairperson…

Connecting young Indian professionals: A new network launches in the Western and Northern Cape
Lilita Gcwabe|Published 20 minutes agoMore than 100 guests gathered at the Raj Hotel on Tuesday for the official launch of…

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…

COSATU threatens legal action against North West Transport Investment over unpaid salaries
The Labour Federation, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), has threatened to take the embattled North West Transport…

WATCH | A decade of déjà vu: The ANC’s recycled promises in the North West | News24
ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa. The ANC’s 2026 January 8 statement is not merely a vision for the future. It is…

SAHRC reveals systemic failures and R1 billion corruption in North West scholar transport
As schools reopen across the country, the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has released a damning report on Monday,…

Almost gone: Mozambican arrested after Toyota Hilux stolen in Gauteng intercepted in Mpumalanga
A Toyota Hilux GD-6 reported stolen in Gauteng was intercepted on the N4 near Alkmaar on Monday afternoon, after members…

Unfinished lottery-funded old age home in Mpumalanga is being looted
Since 2017, the National Lotteries Commission has awarded more than R37-million for this old age home. It is still unfinished…

Former learners convicted in R50 000 hit on Mpumalanga acting principal
The Pietermaritzburg High Court on Thursday convicted two men for the cold-blooded murder of Busani Khomo, the acting principal of…

Jane Sithole remains DA’s Mpumalanga leader | News24
Deputy Small Business Development Minister Jane Sithole, pictured right, was re-elected unopposed as the DA’s provincial leader in Mpumalanga. Misha…

Steenhuisen showers ANC in scorn over Mpumalanga water failures | News24
DA leader John Steenhuisen. Be among those who shape the future with knowledge. Uncover exclusive stories that captivate your mind…

Neighbour kills Mpumalanga father in front of children in fight over water access | News24
IT specialist Calvin Motha, 33, was killed on Monday in Eloff, near Delmas in Mpumalanga. Supplied by community leader Be…

Mentally challenged man mauled to death by pit bulls in Mpumalanga
Mpumalanga police in Waterval Boven are investigating an inquest after a man was mauled to death by pit bulls in…

Residents urged to evacuate as Mpumalanga’s Senteeko Dam faces imminent collapse
Fears of an imminent dam collapse in Mpumalanga are mounting following a warning by the Department of Water and Sanitation.…

Alarm raised over dilapidated state of Mpumalanga hospital
MBOMBELA - The Portfolio Committee on Health has raised alarm over the dire state of Mapulaneng Hospital in Mpumalanga.The Committee…

Man narrowly escapes death in Mpumalanga restaurant shooting
Mpumalanga police are investigating a case of attempted murder after a man narrowly escaped death when he was shot multiple…

‘Call me even at midnight’ – Ramathuba pledges full support to Limpopo mother of conjoined twins
Limpopo Premier Phophi Ramathuba has personally pledged her full support to a 29-year-old mother who gave birth to conjoined twins…

Hands in the cookie jar? ANC probes leaked clip of Limpopo mayor allegedly admitting to ‘stealing money’
The African National Congress’s Peter Mokaba Region in Limpopo says it has launched an investigation following the leak of an…

Limpopo gives scholar transport operators 60 days to finalise licence applications
Scholar transport operators in Limpopo have been given 60 days to finalise their operating licence applications after mounting tensions over…

R2.6 million dagga bust: Police seize high-powered bakkie in Limpopo operation
Limpopo police have seized a high-powered Toyota Hilux GD6 bakkie packed with dagga worth an estimated R2.6 million after a…

Pupils lead the fight against bullying at Limpopo school
After noticing that bullying was becoming a serious problem at their school, the representative council of learners (RCL) launched an…

Limpopo man faces charges for repeated sexual assault of his stepdaughter
A 43-year-old man was arrested in the early hours of Saturday, 14 February 2026, following allegations that he raped his…

Double shooting: Husband allegedly kills wife, then himself in Burgersfort, Limpopo
Police in Limpopo are investigating cases of murder and inquest after a 54-year-old man allegedly shot and killed his wife,…

Two men arrested for extorting money from Limpopo construction firm
Two men have been arrested in Limpopo for allegedly extorting money from a subcontracting company in Lwamondo village.The suspects, aged…

‘We live with sewage now,’ say Limpopo village residents after pump failure
For most families across South Africa, the festive period marks a season of rest, celebration and homecoming. But in Mariveni…

Limpopo government signs infrastructure agreements with mining companies to improve road safety
Karabo Ngoepe|Published 1 day agoThe Limpopo Provincial Government has moved to deepen cooperation with the mining sector after signing a…

MEC Elzabe Rockman details Free State’s foot and mouth control plan
During an engagement session organized by the Free State Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development at the Harry Gwala Multi-Purpose…

Nyhontso ends red tape as 58 Free State beneficiaries receive title deeds
Progress on land reforms has been far too slow, says Minister of Land Reform and Rural Development Mzwanele Nyhontso. He…

Free State reports 35 new cases of FMD
Following the South African animal health milestone on Friday 6 February with the delivery of the first locally produced foot-and-mouth…

Alleged Free State serial rapist arrested – SABC News – Breaking news, special reports, world, business and sports coverage of all South African current affairs. Africa’s news leader.
The suspect was arrested while allegedly raping a woman at a grave in Mangaung. Viola May www.sabcnews.com [ad_2]

Fatal late-night crash claims five lives in Free State | The citizen
The police have started an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the accident. A late-night traffic accident has claimed the lives…

Free State factory manager arrested for extorting R50,000 from subcontractor
A Free State factory manager accused of extorting money from his workplace to buy himself a car has been arrested.A…

Free State father charged after son was found dead under bed
A Free State man has been charged with murdering his six-year-old son and hiding his body under a bed. The…

Interview | Free State power giant’s debt portfolio reaches R1.1 billion amid escalating cable theft crisis | News24
Centlec CEO Malefane Sekoboto talks about the energy company's performance. Be among those who shape the future with knowledge. Discover…

Sundelson wins play-off and wins Free State Open | Vaalweekly
VAALPARK – An exciting three-way play-off between Judd Sundelson (23), Leonard Swart and Juan Zander Coetzee set the stage for…

Rescued lions safely moved to the Free State Reserve after devastating fires in the Western Cape
After a long and tiring 18-hour journey from Stanford in the Western Cape to Bethlehem in the Free State, five…