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2+ hour, 50+ min ago   (393+ words) CATA Gauteng traffic authorities found 48 minibus taxi drivers operating without valid driving licences during a week-long. Image: Ayanda Ndamane/ Independent Media Gauteng traffic authorities have uncovered a worrying trend in the province’s public transport sector after 48 minibus taxi drivers were…...

8+ hour, 10+ min ago   (406+ words) LUSAKA, Aug 13 (Reuters) – Zambians started voting on Thursday in a national election in which President Hakainde Hichilema is favoured to win a second term after overseeing an economic rebound during his first five years ​in office. The country of 22 million…...

5+ hour, 46+ min ago   (982+ words) Chairman of Rosehill Group Limited Advisory Limited, Suleiman Yahyah West Africa could build a $3tn cumulative energy market by 2035 if its 16 countries move from operating as separate national markets to a connected regional system, the Chairman of Rosehill Group Limited Advisory…...

21+ min ago   (354+ words) Seven miners have lost their lives after a mining pit gave way at Kassa community in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State on Wednesday evening. Residents told The PUNCH in Jos on Thursday that the collapse happened at…...

16+ min ago   (245+ words) 13 August 2026 1:59 pm WAT Tragedy struck Kassa community in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State when seven miners were killed after a mining pit collapsed. Our correspondent gathered that the incident occurred at about 7 p.m. on Wednesday while the victims…...

37+ min ago   (221+ words) Updated Aug. 13, 2026, 2:42 p.m. | By Cliff Shiko President Cyril Ramaphosa says the unbundling of Eskom is not about privatising the power utility, but about creating greater competition in the electricity sector. The move has faced opposition from trade unions, who believe the…...

41+ min ago   (284+ words) Rural Zulu Girl has broken her silence on why she went after DJ Lamiez Holworthy, claiming the Metro FM star was the first to throw punches. The content creator's private explanation to entertainment blogger Maphephandaba was made public on Thursday,…...

24+ min ago   (567+ words) All Blacks coach Dave Rennie on Thursday named his team to face the Bulls at Loftus on Saturday, saying players could still force their way into the Test side. Veteran hooker Codie Taylor, the most experienced forward in the match…...

1+ hour, 5+ min ago   (335+ words) South Africa’s animal protection community is mourning the death of Steve Smit, founder of Monkey Helpline and a long-time advocate for vervet monkeys. Beauty Without Cruelty South Africa shared a tribute to Smit, remembering him as a ‘guardian of the…...

1+ hour, 13+ min ago   (376+ words) On The Street On The Air | Kaya 959 Tributes have poured in from South Africa’s creative community following the death of acclaimed actor Lionel Newton. Industry organisation Actor Spaces led the honours, remembering him as an extraordinary performer whose stage, television,…...