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- Mashatile warns against abuse of state institutions ahead of ANC's 2027 conferenceDeputy President Paul Mashatile says the abuse of state institutions by politicians to pursue one another ahead of the ANC national conference in 2027 will not be tolerated. Read more »
- Excitement builds for Soweto derby as Durban prepares fan parksThe recent restoration of Durban's Albert Park has resulted in it being chosen as one of two public viewing areas for this weekend’s Soweto derby Nedbank Cup final between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates. The other viewing area is the beachfront. Read more »
- ANC national leadership meets KZN leaders to 'reset the button': MbalulaThe ANC national leadership led by Mbalula is in Durban meeting with the provincial leadership. Read more »
- 1967 evidence into death of Chief Luthuli was a fabrication: locomotive expertThe reopened inquest into the death of ANC pesident-general Chief Albert Luthuli heard on Thursday that the alleged scenarios surrounding his death were made up in order to cover up his killing. Read more »
- Cardinal Prevost elected Pope Leo XIV, first US pontiffCardinal Robert Prevost was elected in a surprise choice to be the new leader of the Catholic Church on Thursday, taking the name Leo XIV, becoming the first US pontiff. Read more »
- Eastern Cape man, 41, jailed for trying to defraud SassaSocial grant fraudster Anele Gxumeka, 41, was sentenced to six months’ direct imprisonment on charges of fraud by the Mthatha magistrate's court on Thursday. According to South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) provincial spokesperson Tabisa Nondwayi, the sentence stemmed from an incident in February 2023 when Gxumeka visited Sassa offices… Read more »
- FlySafair’s 11th birthday celebrations draw 1.4m customers to its websiteLow-cost carrier FlySafair hosted its popular mega sale on Wednesday in celebration of its 11th year of operations where eager punters from far and wide awaited their chance to pick up one of the 50,000 R11 tickets on offer. Read more »
- Do away with house arrest: beauty queen Chidimma Adetshina's momAnabela Rungo returned to the dock at the Cape Town magistrate's court on Thursday which heard a request for her house arrest to be dismissed. Read more »
- White smoke billows from Sistine Chapel as new pope is electedWhite smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel on Thursday and the bells of St Peter's rang out, signalling that cardinals have elected a new pope to succeed Pope Francis and take charge of the Roman Catholic Church. The election came on the first full day of voting by the 133… Read more »
- KwaZulu-Natal cops arrest thousands, recover 313 firearms in crime blitzKwaZulu-Natal police have arrested 13,579 suspects during April and recovered 313 firearms. Read more »
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