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South Durban water outage, supply due back Sunday afternoon
2+ hour, 6+ min ago (239+ words) Updated April 12, 2026, 10: 08 a. m. | By Simphiwe Gumede The e Thekwini Municipality'is working to fix a major fault that has left large parts of South Durban without water following mechanical and electrical failures at the South Coast Augmentation Booster Pump Station. e Thekwini…...
DA leadership battle: Hill-Lewis vs Dyonase for top job
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (317+ words) Updated April 11, 2026, 9: 12 a. m. | By Cliff Shiko The Democratic Alliance will elect a new federal leader at its two-day Johannesburg congress, with more than 2, 000 delegates attending. Geordin Hill-Lewis'and Sibusiso Dyonase'are contesting the top post, succeeding John Steenhuisen. Delegates have started arriving at…...
Ramaphosa denies role in Phala Phala report as calls for accountability grow
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (358+ words) Updated April 11, 2026, 9: 47 a. m. | By Bulletin Cyril Ramaphosa'has denied any involvement in IPID's declassified report into the multi-million-rand theft at his Phala Phala farm in Limpopo. The report recommends disciplinary action against Major General Wally Rhoode'and others over alleged irregularities in handling…...
PMB cop dodges jail time for killing colleague
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (315+ words) Updated April 10, 2026, 9: 40 a. m. | By Gcinokuhle Malinga A Kwa Zulu-Natal police constable has avoided jail time after being convicted of killing a colleague in Pietermaritzburg. Instead, the Pietermaritzburg Regional Court has handed down a suspended 10-year sentence and ordered the officer to…...
Whistleblower bill offers more protection against corruption: Kubayi
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (587+ words) Updated April 9, 2026, 12: 41 p. m. | By Mmangaliso Khumalo The government has unveiled the Protected Disclosures Bill to strengthen protection for whistleblowers, with members of the public invited to comment by 14 May 2026. The government has officially released the Protected Disclosures Bill, as part of…...
First batch of Lenacapavir arrives in South Africa for HIV prevention
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (318+ words) Updated April 9, 2026, 1: 11 p. m. | By Bulletin and Newswatch SANAC's Nelson Dlamini says they are actively collaborating with key stakeholders to advance discussions on access pathways. The South African National AIDS Council says the arrival of the first batch of the new HIV…...
South Africa passport and visa changes: What travellers need to know about digital IDs
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (367+ words) Updated April 9, 2026, 10: 40 a. m. | By Danny Guselli The way we travel is changing. Digital passports and biometric checks could soon replace the documents you have carried for years. Here is what South Africans need to know. South Africans and travellers worldwide may…...
Phala Phala: Constitutional Court says judgment due within a month
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (258+ words) Updated April 9, 2026, 7: 53 a. m. | By Jacaranda News The Constitutional Court says it will hand down judgment within a month in the Phala Phala case, brought by the Economic Freedom Fighters'and the African Transformation Movement'over findings linked to foreign currency at Cyril Ramaphosa's…...
KZN FMD vaccination effort protecting dairy supply - milk producers
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (307+ words) Updated April 8, 2026, 4: 31 p. m. | By Bulletin and Newswatch As of last month, the country recorded over 1 200 FMD cases, with Kwa Zulu-Natal the most affected province. The Milk Producers" Organisation says government"s vaccination campaign has helped limit the impact of foot-and-mouth disease…...
South Africa reviews fuel prices, assures stable supply
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (460+ words) Updated April 8, 2026, 2: 38 p. m. | By Bulletin and Newswatch The government is reviewing the country's fuel price mechanism with the process set to wrap up next year. South Africa is reviewing its fuel price mechanism amid rising costs driven by global oil prices…...