Investment needed from private sector to enhance innovation: Cele

Official opening of Rapid Prototype Training and Testing Facility at North West University, Potchefstroom Campus. The Department of Science and Technology and Innovation says more investment is needed to fast-track innovations and skills. The department says some innovations are unable to prosper because of lack of funding. The department’s Director-General Mlungisi Cele was speaking at…

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Shebe Maburna denied bail

Lekompo musician Lehlogonolo ‘Shebe Maburna’ Chauke in court The Polokwane Magistrate’s Court has denied bail to Lekompo musician Lehlogonolo ‘Shebe Maburna’ Chauke. He has been in custody since November 2025. Chauke brought a new bail application based on what his defence described as new facts after his initial application was denied. His legal representative, Advocate…

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Ambushed KZN officers were on undercover operation: SAPS

Forensic team arrives at the crime scene. Police in KwaZulu-Natal say the two crime intelligence police officers who were ambushed by armed suspects earlier on Thursday in Mount Edgecombe north of Durban were on an undercover operation. One officer was killed and another wounded in a crossfire with suspects. Speaking at the scene, South African…

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Fuel levy relief extension is deceptive: FOSA

A petrol station attendant fills up a car ahead of a petrol price increase effective from midnight, at a filling station in Johannesburg, South Africa on May 31, 2022. The Forum for South Africa (FOSA) has criticised the government’s extension of the fuel levy relief, calling it deceptive. On Tuesday, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announced…

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Soweto shack fire claims two lives

FILE | The City of Johannesburg’s Emergency Management Services (EMS) firefighters. Two people have died following a shack fire incident at Emdeni Extension in Soweto, Johannesburg. The City’s Emergency Management Services (EMS) says firefighters responded to the blaze at around 5 am. The victims were found burnt beyond recognition. EMS Spokesperson Robert Mulaudzi says the…

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Fighting organised crime, gang violence is a priority: Dimpane

Acting Police Commissioner Puleng Dimpane addresses Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Police on April 29, 2026. Acting National Police Commissioner Puleng Dimpane has outlined her commitment to carrying out President Cyril Ramaphosa’s crime-fighting instructions. Dimpane, who was appointed earlier this month after the precautionary suspension of Fannie Masemola, addressed Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Police on Wednesday….

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