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Diabetes emerges as SA's leading killer, prompting calls for urgent action
1+ hour, 51+ min ago (686+ words) Diabetes has become one of South Africa's most pressing public health challenges, claiming tens of thousands of lives each year and emerging as the country's leading natural cause of death. This status has been officially recognised by the Diabetes Alliance…...
YOUTH DAY | Youth of 2026 face a different struggle 50 years after 1976 uprising
3+ hour, 57+ min ago (1171+ words) Fifty years after the Soweto Uprising, many young South Africans say their biggest fight is no longer for access to education but for access to jobs. As the country marks Youth Day and remembers the students who took to the…...
MAHLATSE'S DAILY WORLD CUP TALKING POINT | Bafana must guard against Czech aggression, aerial strength
19+ hour, 13+ min ago (124+ words) Sports reporter, in Pachuca, Mexico Bafana Bafana players have rallied behind coach Hugo Broos and promised a better performance in their second match of the 2026 Fifa World Cup against Czechia in Atlanta, Georgia on Thursday (6pm SA time). Speaking at the…...
YOUTH DAY | 50 years on, and the struggle continues
21+ hour, 11+ min ago (355+ words) theherald. co. za YOUTH DAY | 50 years on, and the struggle continues Young people of today are not only fighting for a more equitable society and against racism, but also against things such as gender-based violence Story audio is generated using…...
Young and jobless: Residents share pain ahead of Youth Day
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (1238+ words) For Khanyiswa Plaaitjies, her weekly ritual has become a test of endurance as she carries a bag filled with CVs, going from shop to shop and business to business, handing out copies with little success. Plaaitjies and her wheelchair-bound father…...
Businessman and ANC official shot dead in "targeted" Qumbu attack
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (732+ words) A young businessman and ANC elections co-ordinator in Qumbu was shot dead on Saturday morning. His friend, a former ANC Youth League provincial task team member, was seriously wounded in the attack with high-calibre guns. The deceased has been identified…...
Gqeberha is ground zero for psyched-up Boks, says Rassie
2+ day, 12+ min ago (621+ words) Gqeberha will be ground zero for the Springboks when they set the wheels in motion for a congested season with a showpiece clash against a star-studded Barbarians side at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Saturday, coach Rassie Erasmus says....
Mthalane strikes twice as SA overpower gritty US
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (670+ words) Ayakha Mathalane scored the first two international goals of his career to inspire South Africa to a convincing 4-0 victory over the US on the third day of the FIH Men's Hockey Nations Cup at Hartleyvale Stadium in Cape Town on…...
WEATHER GURU | Cyclone approaching Nelson Mandela Bay? Always check your sources
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (924+ words) Enough is enough. I am sure that all resident from the Cape to Port Alfred and beyond will echo the sentiments that they will not be happy about any more rain for quite some time to come. Many have felt…...
RONWEN WILLIAMS | We are back. .. the spirit of the World Cup burns bright in SA
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (520+ words) Not just back at the Fifa World Cup 2026 " Back to believing again. Back to dreaming again. Back together again. For 16 years, we South Africans have waited for this moment. Sixteen years of hoping to see our flag rise again on…...