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SONA 2023: What you missed and what you need to know
14+ hour, 15+ min ago (745+ words) President Cyril Ramaphosa. Image via Twitter If you are like me, you wait each year for the president to say his speech and hope it does not impact you. It will undoubtedly impact you this year as we are going…...
Bassem Youssef's Middle Beast Tour heads to Cape Town
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (190+ words) sundayindependent. co. za Bassem Youssef's Middle Beast Tour heads to Cape Town Comedian Bassem Youssef makes his debut tour to South Africa in February. Picture: Supplied. Celebrated Egyptian-American comedian and satirist Bassem Youssef is heading to Cape Town. Youssef is…...
Entrepreneurship challenge for children aims to combat youth unemployment
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (322+ words) WITH youth unemployment in South Africa reaching approximately 60% among 18- to 24-year-olds as of early 2025, according to Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), a skills mismatch is increasingly cited as a contributing factor. A 2023 study by the Department of Higher Education and…...
Ramaphosa appoints Lt-Gen Puleng Dimpane as SA's new acting police chief, Masemola on suspension
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (332+ words) Lieutenant-General Puleng Dimpane has been appointed as the acting national police commissioner as General Fannie Masemola has been placed on precautionary suspension. Image: Phando Jikelo / RSA Parliament President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Lieutenant General Puleng Dimpane as the acting National…...
Major Phiri's financial misconduct: Allegations linked to Gubis 85 Solutions
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (685+ words) Suspended Tshwane Metro Police Department Major Lebogang Phiri faces conflict of interest allegations over his alleged improper financial ties to service providers. Suspended Tshwane Metro Police Department (TMPD) officer Major Lebogang Phiri has been accused of conflict of interest stemming…...
It would be unfair to fire Mchunu now, says Ramaphosa as he suspends Masemola
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (722+ words) President Cyril Ramaphosa names Lieutenant General Puleng Dimpane as the acting National Police Commissioner after General Fannie Masemola was suspended, Image: Picture: Oupa Mokoena / Independent Newspapers According to President Cyril Ramaphosa, the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry's final findings will be…...
Hindu community invited to discuss cultural and religious rights with CRL Rights Commission
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (445+ words) CRL Rights Commission will host a consultative meeting with leaders and representatives of the Hindu community The Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities (CRL Rights Commission) is set to host a…...
One year on, USAID and PEPFAR cuts still shake HIV fight but spark resolve
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (963+ words) sundayindependent. co. za One year on, USAID and PEPFAR cuts still shake HIV fight but spark resolve The withdrawal of key international funding exposed deep vulnerabilities in the country's healthcare system. Now, government, business and civil society must work together…...
Bus Mafia Busted: 7 suspects arrested in multi-million rand extortion racket across 3 provinces
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (315+ words) Intercape buses travelling long routes, are among the bus operators that were regularly targeted Seven suspects who have allegedly been tormenting and extorting long-distance bus operators between 2021 and 2023 have been arrested." Western Cape police said that four years of intensive…...
Far south hit by localised flooding after heavy downpours
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (564+ words) Flooding in Kalk Bay after heavy downpours swept across the far south over the weekend. Picture: Deep South Report Several areas in the far south were affected by localised flooding following heavy downpours and strong winds across the Cape Peninsula....