Proteas inbound cricket tours to be live on SABC

Protea’s Aiden Markram in action during ICC T20 World Cup 2024 final against India at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados on June 29, 2024 2 minutes The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) says it will offer live coverage of the Proteas inbound cricket tours from today until April 30 next year. The SABC says in a…

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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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NW learner who wrote exams while being partially blind gets Bachelor pass

Kamogelo Motaung, a St Mary’s Secondary School Kamogelo Motaung, a St Mary’s Secondary School learner from Mahikeng in the North West, who was partially blind while writing his matric has passed his National Senior Certificate with a Bachelor’s pass.   This remarkable turnaround was made possible by the kindness of strangers.   Earlier in his matric year, the SABC reported about his deteriorating…

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McBride accuses Mkhwanazi of trying to interfere with IPID probes

KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi Former Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) head Robert McBride has accused the KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi of attempting to interfere with the entity’s investigations on multiple occasions. McBride says the investigations involved some senior SAPS officials, including the former Acting Police Commissioner Khomotso Phahlane, whom he alleges Mkhwanazi has…

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SA excluded from G20 Finance Meeting in US: Godongwana

FILE | Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana addresses a media briefing. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana says National Treasury officials will attend the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank meetings next year, but South Africa will not participate in the G20 Finance Track Meeting on the margins of meetings in Washington, United States (US). The US…

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Mbalula announces disbandment of ANC’s Western Cape PEC

[File Image] Supporters of the African National Congress hold the party flag during ANC campaign in Atteridgeville a township located to the west of Pretoria, South Africa July 5, 2016. The African National Congress (ANC) Secretary-General, Fikile Mbalula, has announced the disbandment of the party’s Western Cape Provincial Executive Committee (PEC). The committee is to…

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Online gambling tax on the cards

Picture depicting online banking Those trying their luck with online gambling may soon have to pay tax on their winnings. There is a proposal for a tax of 20% on gross gambling revenue generated by online gambling. National Treasury published a draft national online gambling tax discussion paper for public comment in November 2025. The…

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