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Joburg Water clears E coli fears, Rand Water maintenance set to disrupt supply
6+ hour, 55+ min ago (533+ words) Johannesburg Water has confirmed that recent water quality tests have shown no detection of E coli after reports of foul-smelling tap water in parts of the Johannesburg CBD and Bez Valley late last month. The utility said the latest results…...
We are very far from any invasions - Ramaphosa
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (619+ words) President Cyril Ramaphosa, who has a tense relationship with US president Donald Trump over the claims of a "white genocide" in SA, says he's not worried about any possible invasion by the US. This comes after the US conducted a…...
Broos should have stuck with 4-3-3 formation against Cameroon â Motale
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (781+ words) Why fix it when it is not broken!" That was the reaction from Bafana Bafana legend Edward Magents" Motale when Sowetan asked him to comment on what did not work for the senior national soccer team in their 2-1 loss to…...
Feasibility study on Joburgâs energy options under way
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (422+ words) In a bid to strengthen its energy security and reduce dependence on Eskom, the City of Johannesburg says it has launched a feasibility study into the potential acquisition of Kelvin power station and Egoli Gas. According to environment and infrastructure…...
Bail postponed for DJ Warras murder suspect
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (156+ words) The case against Victor Majola, the man charged with the murder of Warrick "DJ Warras" Stock, has been postponed to January 13 for a bail application after the court confirmed his residential address. Majola, who appeared at the Johannesburg magistrate's court…...
ANC birthday week kicks off in North West
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (340+ words) The ANC's national executive committee (NEC) is expected to convene a meeting on Monday ahead of its annual January 8 celebrations to be held in the North West this week. Top of the agenda is the party's state of readiness to…...
Ramaphosa reaffirms commitment to rooting out corruption in 2026
6+ day, 15+ hour ago (481+ words) President Cyril Ramaphosa has characterised the rooting out of corruption as the government's overriding priority during his New Year's Eve message. Ramaphosa said through the Special Investigating Unit and the Asset Forfeiture Unit the government had recovered billions of stolen…...
MaâR5 hustlers: whistle-blowing vegetable sellers of the township
1+ week, 9+ hour ago (538+ words) Township streets are never completely quiet; between the laughter of children and the sound of passing taxis, there is another familiar township rhythm " the sharp tweet of a whistle, followed by a trolley piled high with neatly packed vegetables and…...
Patients forced to buy their own water at Jubilee Hospital as Hammanskraal water crisis drags on
1+ week, 10+ hour ago (506+ words) While clean water should be the most basic guarantee in a health facility, patients at Jubilee District Hospital in Hammanskraal, Gauteng, are being forced to buy their own drinking water " even on scorching summer days. The hospital, which serves thousands…...
Bafanaâs group stage score card: whoâs hot and whoâs not?
1+ week, 10+ hour ago (811+ words) Bafana Bafana have made it to the last 16 stage of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) here in Morocco, but their performance as a team and from individuals has been inconsistent. In their three Group B matches, they had to…...