Govt slams fuel shortage rumours, urges against panic-buying

A man holds a fuel nozzle at a petrol station. The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources is calling for calm following social media reports of a looming fuel shortage. The department has condemned messages urging motorists to rush to filling stations, labelling the calls for panic-buying as “unverified and speculative”. In a statement, the department…

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Additional policing on critical routes for Easter: Creecy

1 minute Transport Minister Barbara Creecy says additional policing will be deployed on critical routes across the country to ensure road safety during the upcoming Easter holidays. Creecy officially launched the 2025 Easter Road Safety Campaign in Pretoria. The campaign seeks to prioritize and promote safer road use during this high-traffic period. She says routes…

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SA’s Schaper wins playoff to post first tour victory

South Africa’s Jayden Schaper in action. South African (SA) Jayden Schaper won the Alfred Dunhill Championship on Sunday after sinking an eagle putt on the first playoff hole against compatriot Shaun Norris for a debut victory on the DP World Tour. The 24-year-old hit out of the bunker with his second shot onto the edge…

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Ramaphosa unveils Mandela, Tambo’s statues in Durban

Newly unveiled statue of former ANC leader Nelson Mandela at Moses Mabhidha Stadium in KwaZulu-Natal on March 3, 2026. President Cyril Ramaphosa has unveiled the 10-meter-tall statues of the late former African National Congress (ANC) leaders Oliver Tambo and Nelson Mandela in KwaZulu-Natal on Tuesday morning. Tambo’s statue was installed at Durban’s Beachfront, and Nelson…

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PSA welcomes SCA order against Bathabile Dlamini

File image: Former Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini in court. 2 minutes The Public Servants Association (PSA) has welcomed the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) judgment against the former Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini, and the order that she repay R2 million for unauthorised personal security expenses in 2013. The security services contract was approved…

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