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- Creativity to take centre stage at this year’s Youth Jazz Festival
Youth creativity in South Africa takes centre stage this July through a dynamic programme of jazz, learning and community involvement. The Standard Bank Joy of Jazz Festival will host its Jazz for Young People (J4YP) initiative on Saturday of July 25 in Johannesburg. The event will take place at the… Read more » - US raises wildfire preparedness to highest level amid resource strain
US fire authorities have raised the national wildfire preparedness level to Level 5, the highest on the country’s five-tier scale, as dozens of large wildfires strained national firefighting resources. The US National Interagency Coordination Centre (NICC) listed 73 uncontained large fires nationwide, including 17 new incidents reported in the past… Read more » - Zuma’s KZN political machinery malfunction
An internal Umkhonto Wesizwe Party (MK Party) report has exposed a growing operational crisis in KwaZulu-Natal, the province that forms the backbone of former president Jacob Zuma’s political resurgence, with constituency offices unable to meet the basic requirements needed to run an election campaign. The report, prepared by MK Party… Read more » - North West police commend tough sentences in rape and attempted rape cases
The Acting Provincial Commissioner of North West, Major General Ryno Naidoo, has welcomed the direct imprisonment sentences handed down to two men convicted in separate rape and attempted rape cases. He said the rulings demonstrated the justice system’s determination to confront gender-based violence and protect vulnerable members of society, the… Read more » - DR Congo Ebola death toll nears 900 mark as outbreak spreads
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola outbreak has killed 864 people, as health authorities intensify efforts to contain the surge caused by the Bundibugyo strain, for which no licensed vaccine or specific antiviral treatment is available. The latest government situation report published late on Friday indicated that there were 2… Read more » - Why Mbalula withdrew ANC candidate selection memo
ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula withdrew a memo endorsing councillor candidates after regional leaders revolted against what they viewed as Luthuli House interference – a version the party’s national office disputes. Regional leaders have told Sunday World that the withdrawal was triggered by their protest against what they deemed as encroachment… Read more » - Police arrest suspect and recover firearm used in 2024 cash-in-transit robbery in Taung
The Acting Provincial Commissioner of Police in North West, Major General Ryno Naidoo, has commended officers for an intelligence-driven operation that led to the arrest of a 32-year-old suspect and the recovery of firearms in the Taung policing precinct. At about 12.30pm on Friday, police intercepted suspects during the operation.… Read more » - 14 killed in two separate crashes in Sekhukhune, Limpopo
Fourteen people lost their lives in two separate crashes that occurred within an hour of each other on Saturday night in the Sekhukhune District. The first accident took place along the R555 between Stoffberg and Rossenkraal in the Elias Motsoaledi Municipality. The collision involved a Volkswagen Polo a minibus taxi… Read more » - Happy Simelane opens up about toll Viljoen saga has taken on her
Entrepreneur and reality television star Happy Simelane has described the treatment she received from the controversial media personality, suspected shoplifter and fraudster Mel Viljoen and her husband, disbarred lawyer Peet Viljoen, as “harrowing”. Simelane has escalated her public feud with Mel Viljoen into a legal fight, threatening a R1-million defamation… Read more » - US renews strikes on Iran after two military personnel killed by Iranian attack
The United States launched new strikes against Iran, US Central Command said, after it earlier announced that two US military personnel were killed in Jordan and another was missing following an Iranian attack. Before the strikes on Saturday, Iran’s supreme leader said Washington would pay for “seeking to escalate the… Read more »
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