Msimanga puts hand up for DA federal chairperson position

FILE | Gauteng Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Msimanga addresses the media. Gauteng Democratic Alliance (DA) leader and Member of the Provincial Legislature Solly Msimanga has announced that he will stand for the position of the party’s federal chairperson. He made the announcement at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on Friday. Ivan Meyer currently holds the…

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Committees heap praise on Godongwana’s 2026 Budget

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana and his team at Treasury have received unusual praise from most political parties for the  2026 budget. Godongwana appeared before Parliament’s Joint Standing & Select Finance and Appropriations Committees. He tabled the 2026 Budget Fiscal Framework and Revenue Proposals during a sitting of Parliament on Wednesday. Members serving…

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CT Tourism in close talks with airlines over Middle East crisis

Cape Town International Airport. Cape Town Tourism CEO, Enver Duminy, says they are working closely with aviation partners and will share updates as new information becomes available, following escalating tensions in the Middle East. Airlines suspended flights across the Middle East on Saturday, including to and from the world’s busiest travel hub, Dubai, after the…

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Eight killed in separate KZN fire tragedies

[FILE PHOTO] Shack fire. Authorities in KwaZulu-Natal say a total of eight people have died in two separate fire incidents in the province on Saturday. The first incident claimed the lives of five children when their informal settlement caught fire at Shaka’s Head near Ballito on Durban’s north coast. The victims were aged between 1…

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Bulls and Lions secure big wins in United Rugby Championship

The Bulls beat the Sharks 41-12 in their United Rugby Championship The Bulls continued their remarkable turnaround after their recent slump. They beat the Sharks 41-12 in their United Rugby Championship match at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria, outscoring their opponents by seven tries to two. The Bulls led 22-0 at half-time and have now cemented…

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Latakgomo honoured at special provincial funeral service

Late veteran journalist Joe Latakgomo. Veteran journalist Joseph Joe Latakgomo, affectionately known as the “journalists’ journalist”, who was the founding editor of The Sowetan,  has been laid to rest following a special official provincial funeral service at the Atteridgeville Community Hall in Pretoria. Latakgomo is remembered for his courageous reporting during one of South Africa’s…

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