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Authorities are still scrambling for answers into the cause of Wednesday's Bree Street explosion, which claimed the life of one person and left 48 others injured. It is reported that community members in the Joburg CBD were greeted by a loud noise as the famous Bree Street ripped open and taxis started flipping over. Gauteng Premier, Panyaza Lesufi, says the gas company, eGoli Gas, and Sasol have been roped in […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law the South African Sign Language Bill, making it the country's 12th official language. In May this year, the National Assembly approved that a section of the Constitution be amended to include Sign Language as one of the country's official languages. Ramaphosa says the new legislation seeks to advance the cultural acceptance of persons who are deaf. "South African Sign Language is an indigenous […]

Dr Nandipha Magudumana has been dealt another blow after the High Court in Bloemfontein dismissed her application for leave to appeal, with costs. The disgraced doctor approached the courts in a bid to challenge her April arrest in Tanzania. She claims she was brought back to South Africa unlawfully and her deportation was tantamount to kidnapping. Magudumana was arrested alongside her lover Thabo Bester in Arusha. Last month, the High […]

Electricity Minister, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, says stage 6 load shedding cannot be a norm. The Minister used his Monday media briefing to apologise to citizens for stage 6 load shedding, which had South Africans fuming last week. The embattled power utility, Eskom, plunged the country into more than 10 hours of load shedding daily due increased demand and the depletion of emergency reserves. Ramokgopa apologised to the public for the […]

Leader of the Democratic Alliance (DA), John Steenhuisen, has called on Former President, Jacob Zuma, to surrender himself to police yet again. Yesterday, the Constitutional Court dismissed the Department of Correctional Services' bid to challenge a high court ruling, which had declared Zuma's release on medical parole invalid. The Apex Court found that the application had no reasonable prospects of success. Zuma was released on medical parole in September 2021 […]

Alleged Parliament arsonist, Zandile Christmas Mafe, has admitted to torching parts of the National Assembly in January last year. A large fire ravaged parts of the Parliament building, costing the country over R2 billion in repairs. Today was Mafe's pre-trial appearance, which was intended to provide feedback on a second psychiatric assessment that he underwent. However, proceedings took an unexpected turn in the Western Cape High Court, when Mafe called […]

Eskom has announced the return of stage 6 load shedding on Wednesday afternoon amid the below freezing temperatures. This is due to the loss of generating units overnight and the extensive use of open cycle gas turbines, amongst other issues. The embattled power utility says stage 4 load shedding will be implemented from 5 am till 2pm daily, followed by stage 6 in the evenings. The rolling power cuts come […]

The Democratic Alliance (DA) and Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) in KwaZulu-Natal have signed what they've dubbed a historic service delivery pact. The two political parties say the pact will see improved service delivery and better lives for residents in municipalities where they hold seats. The parties believe that the shared agreement is a major turning point in the politics of the province and will bring much-needed stability. IFP chairperson in […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa has dismissed allegations that there are plans to remove Paul Mashatile as his deputy. This follows allegations of an orchestrated plan to boot out Mashatile by Ramaphosa's allies, which include his former adviser, Bejani Chauke. Ramaphosa says there is no proof or substance to the allegations. "There is just no thought, no plan, no inkling whatsoever that something like that could be in the works." Ramaphosa appointed […]