ACT convenes to tackle jobs, poverty and police corruption

ACT’s national spokesperson Mohau Khumalo The African Congress for Transformation (ACT) party says seeking solutions to the country’s socio-economic challenges, including poverty and unemployment, is topping the agenda of its national council meeting in Bloemfontein. It says corruption allegations against senior police officials, as well as readiness for the 2026 local government elections, will also…

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‘School nutrition programme cleared regarding foodborne illnesses’

Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane 2 minutes Gauteng Education MEC, Matome Chiloane, says health and environment authorities have cleared the school nutrition programme regarding the foodborne illnesses at the Thabisile Primary School in Diepkloof in Soweto. Members of the provincial education department visited the school following the death of an eight-year-old Grade 2 pupil in…

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6 tips to putting the joy back in your job

Image source: kenishirotie – 123RF.com Is it possible to make work enjoyable and inspiring when you dread office hours? Michael Gullan of G&G Advocacy, an e-learning consultancy, shares a simple strategy for finding happiness – and success – in your career. “There are ways to achieve greater job satisfaction that don’t involve resigning,” said Gullan,…

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Four killed in Pietermaritzburg taxi crash

Taxi accident on Mpumuza Road in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal on August 4, 2025. Four people have been killed in a taxi accident on Mpumuza Road in Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu-Natal. KZN Private Ambulance Service spokesperson Craig Botha says a taxi lost control, veered off the road and overturned, colliding into a nearby school building yesterday. Botha says,…

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Parly to outline work of Ad Hoc Committee on National Security

FILE |Western Cape police officers stand near vehicles. Parliament’s Police and Justice and Constitutional Development committees are meeting this morning to discuss the terms of reference that will outline the work of an Ad Hoc Committee, as a means for the institution to look into issues of national security. This comes after National Assembly (NA)…

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Disruptive rains expected to hit parts of KZN

Raindrops 1 minute The KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Department of Cooperative Governance says disaster management teams are closely monitoring weather conditions as disruptive rains are expected later today. The warning particularly applies to the districts of Zululand, uThukela, uMzinyathi, uMgungundlovu, King Cetshwayo, and Harry Gwala. Residents are warned that heavy rains could lead to localised flooding and…

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