AFASA calls on govt to provide farmers with security

FILE | African Farmers Association of South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal Chairperson Mbongeni Sikhakhane. African Farmers Association of South Africa (AFASA) Secretary-General Dornathus Dlamini has called on government to provide them with security for farmers. He spoke at the Association’s KwaZulu-Natal Chairperson Mbongeni Sikhakhane’s memorial service on Friday. Sikhakhane was killed on his farm near Pietermaritzburg last…

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Police to refer Scharnick’s lesser sentence plea deal for review

Acting KwaZulu-Natal Deputy Commissioner for Crime Detection Anthony Gopaul addresses the media on November 14, 2025. KwaZulu-Natal police say they are preparing two dockets for referral to the Provincial Director of Public Prosecutions and the Magistrates Commission. This is regarding the reasons for entering into a plea agreement for a lesser sentence for controversial businessman…

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Moody’s cuts SA’s 2025 GDP growth forecast to 1.5%

2 minutes Moody’s has revised its GDP growth forecast for South Africa downward to 1.5% for 2025, down from its earlier projection of 1.7%. The credit rating agency attributed the revision to global policy uncertainty and escalating trade tensions, which have prompted downward adjustments to growth forecasts worldwide. Global credit rating agency Moody’s has revised…

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Jubilant supporters ready to welcome Junior Boks

SA U20 captain Riley Norton and the Junior Boks lifted the U20 world crown. The South African Under-20 rugby team is expected to arrive at the OR Tambo International Airport anytime soon. The Junior Boks broke a 13-year drought, winning the World Rugby Under 20 Championship for the first time since 2012. They beat six-time…

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N1 North accident claims two lives in Joburg

The Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department has warned of severe delays on the N1 North before Winnie Mandela Drive near Fourways, after a fatal accident between a truck and two cars. Two people have died. Fatal collision involving a truck along N1 North/William Nicolhttps://t.co/fJF3oRDXJN#ArriveAlive #TruckCrash @CityofJoburgZA @CityofJoburgEMS pic.twitter.com/IrfMf6XvWL — Arrive Alive (@_ArriveAlive) September 26, 2025 JMPD…

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Mashatile pledges Govt support to churches in social cohesion drive

Deputy President Paul Mashatile addresses a gathering at the Methodist Church in Butterworth, Eastern Cape. Deputy President Paul Mashatile says faith-based organisations (FBOs) are the strategic partners to promote social cohesion and foster social compacts. He was addressing a gathering at the Methodist Church of Southern Africa in Butterworth in the Eastern Cape. “We will…

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