APC signals readiness for coalition governments

African People’s Convention (APC) party leader, Themba Godi. The African People’s Convention (APC) says coalition governments will be a key feature of the upcoming local government elections. The party is discussing coalition frameworks and candidate deployment at its Election Summit taking place in Johannesburg, this weekend. It says it is ready to enter coalitions in…

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Teen stabbed to death near UFH Alice Campus

Person with a knife. A 17-year-old male has died after he was stabbed outside the University of Fort Hare Alice Campus in the Eastern Cape. Provincial police spokesperson Brigadier Nobuntu Gantana says the incident happened on Saturday evening, and that the stabbing followed a fight. The victim succumbed to his injuries at the Victoria Hospital…

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LIVE: National Freedom Day 2026 Celebrations

President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Monday, 27 April 2026, lead the national Freedom Day Commemoration to be held in the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality in Bloemfontein, Free State Province. Freedom Day 2026 marks the 32nd anniversary of South Africa’s first democratic elections held on 27 April 1994 and stands as a testament to the country’s journey…

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SA’s Draft AI Policy withdrawn as fictitious references exposed

Communications and Digital Technologies Minister, Solly Malatsi. Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Solly Malatsi, has withdrawn the country’s Draft National Artificial Intelligence Policy after it was found to contain “various fictitious sources in its reference list.” In a statement released on Sunday, the department confirms the irregularities following an internal review. Statement on the…

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Women farmworkers decry evictions in march to Parliament

Women on Farms Project says many women farm workers remain vulnerable due to insecure employment and housing conditions. A group of women farmworkers in the Western Cape say they have little reason to celebrate this Freedom Day. Decades after the advent of democracy, they are raising concerns about evictions, landlessness, and insecure land tenure. They…

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