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Trump announces SA leaders’ visit, Ramaphosa awaits green light

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US President Donald Trump publicly announced SA leaders will visit him in Washington DC next week, but President Cyril Ramaphosa’s office says they are awaiting formal confirmation from the White House.
14 May 2025 6AM 1 min

‘ANC must be like Kaizer Chiefs’: Mbalula tells supporters to stick with the party through disappointments

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ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has urged supporters to remain loyal to the party even when it disappoints them, in the same way Kaizer Chiefs fans stand by their team through defeats. “Kaizer Chiefs supporters don’t abandon their team when it is beaten,” Mbalula said during a door-to-door campaign in ward…
5 May 2025 6AM 2 min

DA, EFF VAT case a test for parliament

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The DA and the EFF’s court case to block the 0.5 percentage point VAT hike from kicking in on May 1, now being argued in the Western Cape High Court, is a critical test of how parliament relates to executive decisions.
22 Apr 2025 1PM 3 min

Chaos at WSU: One student killed, another wounded

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Chaos erupted at Walter Sisulu University in Mthatha on Tuesday when a third-year male student was killed and another wounded when they were shot, allegedly by their residence manager. According to reports, students approached the manager to confront him about their grievances
15 Apr 2025 9AM 2 min

Mbalula claims Malema and Shivambu are secretly managing Zuma

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ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula says the public fallout between EFF leader Julius Malema and his former deputy Floyd Shivambu is fiction — believing the two are secretly pulling the strings on Jacob Zuma.
8 Apr 2025 10AM 2 min

Mercedes-Benz GLE recalled over risk of sudden power loss

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The National Consumer Commission (NCC) has announced a recall of certain Mercedes-Benz GLE (167) models citing safety concerns linked to a high-voltage starter generator fault.
7 Apr 2025 10AM 1 min

ActionSA to re-evaluate joining GNU should DA exit government — Trollip

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ActionSA will reconsider its decision to enter into the government of national unity (GNU) should the DA leave government, the party said while warning the ANC there will be consequences if it reneges on its agreement to reverse the VAT increase. ActionSA’s parliamentary leaders held a media briefing on Thursday…
3 Apr 2025 6AM 2 min

'We will pay the price': Defiant ANC rejects US and Afrikaner lobby pressure

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The ANC has vowed to stand firm against international pressure, including threats from US President Donald Trump and lobbying efforts by Afrikaner organisations, over its land reform policies and South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
31 Mar 2025 8AM 2 min

DA blasts ‘Kill the Boer’ ruling

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The DA has condemned the Constitutional Court's decision to dismiss AfriForum’s bid to have the apartheid-era song Kill the Boer declared hate speech, warning the ruling risks deepening societal divisions.
28 Mar 2025 8AM 1 min

Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla terrorism trial to begin in November 

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The trial of Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla on public violence-related charges is set to begin in November. Zuma-Sambudla appeared before the Durban high court on Thursday ahead of a pretrial conference. 
20 Mar 2025 7AM 2 min
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