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Weather National News

Severe Cold Front to Sweep Across South Africa: Government and SAWS Urge High Alert as Snow, Heavy Rain, and Gale-Force Winds Loom

South African disaster management authorities and meteorological experts have issued urgent public safety advisories as a powerful atmospheric system prepares…
Cyril Ramaphosa National News

Echoes of 1956: Ramaphosa Uses Women’s Day Address to Challenge Modern South Africa on Femicide and Economic Parity

TSHWANE — Standing on the historic lawns of the Union Buildings where 20,000 women gathered seven decades ago to defy…
Panyaza Lesufi Local News

‘A Declaration of War Against the State’: Gauteng Premier Condemns Ambush Kills Two Police Officers and Two Civilians in Reiger Park

REIGER PARK, BOKSBURG — Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has strongly condemned a deadly ambush in Reiger Park, Boksburg, which left…
Kaizer Chiefs Sports

Heartbreak at FNB: Arrows Dump Wasteful Amakhosi Out of MTN8

Kaizer Chiefs’ MTN8 campaign came to a crashing, premature end on Sunday evening as Lamontville Golden Arrows secured a hard-fought…
Sasol Banyana Banyana Sports

MEC Maile Lauds Resilient Banyana Banyana Despite Heartbreaking WAFCON Exit

Gauteng MEC for Education, Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation, Lebogang Maile, has called on Banyana Banyana to keep their heads…
Banyana Banyana Sports

Ellis Hails Heroic Banyana as South Africa Shift Focus to Long World Cup Play-off Route

CASABLANCA — Despite a heartbreaking quarterfinal exit at the 2026 CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), Sasol Banyana Banyana…
Geordin Hill-Lewis National News

“An Ordinary Life Should Not Be a Privilege”: DA’s Geordin Hill-Lewis Launches Local Election Manifesto at Mary Fitzgerald Square

JOHANNESBURG — Standing before a crowd of supporters at Mary Fitzgerald Square in Johannesburg on Saturday, August 8, 2026, Democratic…
Transport Local News

Gauteng Leverages Smart Licensing Hubs and Extended Hours to Modernise Service Delivery

In South Africa’s economic heartland, driver’s licence renewal and vehicle administration have historically been plagued by long queues, systemic backlogs,…
MEC Faith Mazibuko Local News

Women’s Day Milestone: 44,908 More Women Access Cervical Cancer Screening in Gauteng

JOHANNESBURG — As South Africa marks the 70th anniversary of the historic 1956 Women’s March under the theme “Empowered Women…
Healthcare Local News

Gauteng Department of Health Steps Up Fight Against Teenage Pregnancy and HIV

In a concerted effort to safeguard the health and future of young people, the Gauteng Department of Health hosted a…