ANC to announce mayoral candidates for 2026 LGE before year end

ANC Secretary of the Electoral Committee Chief Livhuwani Matsila. The ANC Electoral Committee has confirmed that the party will announce its mayoral candidates for the upcoming local government elections by the end of this year. Earlier today, the party announced that it had tightened its rules and guidelines for selecting candidates to represent the party…

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Australian mining company lays claim on Please Call Me payout

Nkosana Makate, ‘Please Call Me’ originator, speaking to SABC News. Please call me inventor Nkosana Makate will not be receiving his full payout from Vodacom until the dispute with his previous legal funder is resolved. Makate’s former legal funder Black Rock Mining Limited recently filed papers in the Johannesburg High Court contesting a claim for…

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Concerns raised about gambling addiction among the youth

Gambling dice, cards and chips are seen on the keyboard in this illustration picture, June 5, 2020. The South African Responsible Gambling Foundation (SARGF) has expressed concern about the growing number of young people who are addicted to gambling. The foundation is among many roleplayers attending the Gaming Regulators Africa Forum’s 16th annual conference in…

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ACDP cites potential breaches in SA immigration laws

File image: South African passport. The African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) is questioning the arrival of 153 Palestinian refugees in South Africa, citing potential breaches of immigration laws. The group arrived at OR Tambo International Airport last week. International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola reportedly intervened to allow them to enter the country. ACDP Deputy President Wayne Thring has lamented what…

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EMS on high alert as Joburg rain persists

Rain falling on an umbrella. Johannesburg Emergency Services Spokesperson, Robert Mulaudzi, is urging residents living near riverbanks to take extra pre-cautionary measures as certain rivers are expected to flood. This as isolated showers are expected persist for the next few days. No major incidents reported over night and this morning due disruptive rainfall in @CityofJoburgZA…

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