Spar Proteas emerge victorious against England

Spar Netball Proteas squad. 1 minute The South African netball team has caused a minor upset in the second round of matches of the Nations Cup tournament in Nottingham. The Proteas beat hosts and the fourth-ranked team in the world, England, 61-59 in a tightly contested match. The scores were level at halftime and after…

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665 officers deployed for WC festive road safety

File Image: Traffic officials seen during a roadblock. The Western Cape Mobility Department says its Festive Season Road Safety Plan is one of its most extensive campaigns to date. The plan was launched in Beaufort West ahead of what promises to be a very busy holiday period in the province. The department says 665 traffic…

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Government spending expected to reach R2.4 trillion this year

2 minutes Government spending is expected to reach R2.4 trillion this year, growing at a rate of 5.6% over the next three years. Additional spending requirements came from an extension to the Social Relief of Distress Grant to March next year, above inflation public service wage increases, frontline services, social grants increase and infrastructure among…

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NW MEC hands mobile clinics to enhance access to healthcare

Mobile clinics. North West Health MEC, Sello Lehari, has handed over six mobile clinic trucks at the Bojanala District Municipality to enhance access to healthcare services in rural areas. Although mobile clinic trucks formed part of Nelson Mandela International day activities, the department says this is part of continuing efforts to strengthen service delivery in…

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Justice Dunstan Mlambo appointed Deputy Chief Justice

[FILE IMAGE]: Judge President Dunstan Mlambo. President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Justice Dunstan Mlambo as Deputy Chief Justice. The Presidency confirmed this in a statement on Thursday afternoon. The appointment comes into effect from Friday, 1 August 2025. Judge Mlambo has since November 2012 served as Judge President of the Gauteng Division of the High…

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Family welcomes sentencing of Vyaksha Sookdew’s killer

Sugendran Rodney Naicker at his sentencing at the Durban Magistrates’ Court. 1 minute The family of murdered Vyaksha Sookdew has welcomed the 23-year sentence handed to her killer, Sugendran Rodney Naicker, in the Durban Magistrates’ Court. Naicker pleaded guilty to the murder of Sookdew, his then-girlfriend, who was killed in December 2023 at her Havenside…

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