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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Winde urges caution on calls for army deployment in crime hotspots

Members of the South African National Defence Force. Western Cape Premier Alan Winde has urged caution over calls to deploy the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to gang violence hotspots. He says evidence, rather than public pressure, should guide the calls. Community organisations, policing forums and civil society groups have been calling for tougher interventions. Winde says…

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Zuma-Sambudla trial postponed to November 17

Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla The Durban High Court has postponed the trial of Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, where she faces charges of inciting terrorism and violence, to the 17th of November. Zuma-Sambudla, an uMkhonto weSizwe Party Parliamentary member and daughter of former president Jacob Zuma, pleaded not guilty to the charges against her when the trial began on Monday…

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Four Mossel Bay farms test positive for FMD

Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccination drive in Fisantekraal, Cape Town. The Garden Route District Municipality has confirmed that four farms have now tested positive for foot-and-mouth disease (FMD). Municipality Spokesperson Herman Pieters says all the farms are located in the Mosel Bay area. Two weeks ago, the index farm was identified in Hartenbos. State veterinarian…

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Public sector wage increase negotiations resume

Person holds SA money 1 minute Public sector wage negotiations have resumed with a new wage increase offer of 5% percent from government. Workers are engaged in negotiations at the Public Service Co-ordinating Bargaining Council ahead of the 2025/26 financial year. The workers’ demands have been revised down several times, from an initial 12% to…

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Godongwana to finalise, table budget on March 12: Cabinet

Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana delivers the 2023 Budget Speech on February 22, 2023. 1 minute Cabinet says Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana is set to finalise the budget and table it before parliament on March 12. This follows the conclusion of a Special Meeting convened yesterday to consider inputs by its members into the best possible…

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