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The Home Affairs Department has extended the validity of the Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP) to the 31st of December 2023. Initially the permit was set to expire at the end of June after the government announced in 2021 that it will discontinue the system. The move will leave almost 180 000 permit holders undocumented. Under the six months extension, no holder of a valid ZEP may be arrested; ordered to […]

Hammanskraal residents have dismissed suggestions by President Cyril Ramaphosa that if they simply wash their hands and boil their drinking water - then they would be able to prevent the spread of cholera. Ramaphosa visited the area today, with community members pushing him to address their poor water quality concerns. It follows the death of 29 people in the area due to the deadly cholera outbreak that has claimed 31 […]

Springbok hooker, Malcolm Marx, believes that the depth in the national rugby team is encouraging as the team prepares for the Rugby Championship in July and the 2023 Rugby World Cup in September and October in France. Marx is a crucial member of the infamous 'Bomb Squad', which was crucial for the Boks in 2019 when they won the World Cup in Japan. He says the Boks squad can produce […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa has admitted that government has failed the people of Hammanskraal. Ramaphosa made admission when he addressed community members in the north of Tshwane earlier on Thursday. The President visited the community a month after the deadly water-borne illness was first detected. During his opening remarks, Ramaphosa asked for forgiveness. He admitted that the country's Constitution clearly states that South Africans have the right to clean drinking water […]

Members of the media fraternity are celebrating the Pietermaritzburg High Court ruling, dismissing Jacob Zuma's bid to privately prosecute State Advocate, Billy Downer, and News24 legal journalist, Karyn Maughan, as the necessary seal on media freedom in the country. The matter was dismissed with costs earlier today. This means that Zuma will have to pay legal costs for all parties that were involved in the matter. Zuma was accusing Downer […]

City of Johannesburg Mayor, Kabelo Gwamanda, has blamed the city’s previous DA-led administration for current infrastructure challenges facing the metro. Gwamanda made the remark’s in Braamfontein yesterday while delivering his State of the City Address (Soca). In his maiden speech, Gwamanda committed to prioritising the city’s response to water challenges and tackling high crime levels, among other issues. The mayor's speech was met with much disapproval from opposition members of […]

Bafana Bafana head coach, Hugo Broos, will announce his final squad for this month’s 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against FIFA World Cup semi-finalists Morocco on Thursday, 8 June 2023. Bafana, who have already achieved qualification for the AFCON finals in Ivory Coast next year, take on the Atlas Lions on Saturday 17 June 2023 at the 2010 FIFA World Cup arena, the FNB Stadium. The match will get […]

The Gauteng Department of Health has come out guns blazing to rebuke the video of monkeys bathing, allegedly at Jubilee District Hospital. The department has dismissed the news as fake. This after a video of the 4 monkeys cooling off from the morning heat inside black water tankers, has been doing the rounds on social media. The Department has urged members of the public to refrain from spreading false information […]

Parliament has remembered the late former Energy Minister, Tina Joemat-Petterson, as an astute politician who used her skills and knowledge to advance legislative work to change the lives of ordinary South Africans.   The 59-year-old passed away at her home on Monday evening.   Details surrounding her cause of death are still sketchy at the moment.   The ANC Member of Parliament recently made headlines when she was named among […]