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Fri, 05 Sep 2025 10:37:54 GMT
No Sex Workers Will Be Prosecuted While Court Process Plays Out
[GroundUp] NPA issues directive to prosecutors not to enroll new cases

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 09:20:15 GMT
People's Bill - South Africa's Civil Society Push to Rescue Its Public Sector
[New South Institute] The testimony was dry, technical and utterly consequential. One after another, they approached the virtual podium, union leaders, policy architects, ethicists, and a lone ordinary citizen. Their audience was a panel of South Afr...

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 09:06:22 GMT
How SA Influencers Help the Tobacco Industry to Spread Confusing Messages
[Bhekisisa] Sbusiso Leope, better known as DJ Sbu, is part of a social media campaign that's been pushing back on parts of the tobacco Bill that is in front of Parliament. He's just one of many influencers who say they are defending informal traders,...

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 05:48:09 GMT
Gun Violence Petrifies Brakpan Residents - South African News Briefs - September 5, 2025
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Thu, 04 Sep 2025 06:48:00 GMT
All of Africa Today - September 4, 2025
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Thu, 04 Sep 2025 05:55:42 GMT
Childline Raises Alarm After Rising Cases of Girls Giving Birth - South African News Briefs - September 4, 2025
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Fri, 05 Sep 2025 12:23:05 GMT
Motsoaledi Undergoes Successful Eye Surgery At Public Hospital
[SAnews.gov.za] Minister of Health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, has undergone successful eye surgery performed by a predominantly young team of medical professionals at St John Eye Clinic in Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, Soweto, Johannesburg.

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 09:09:12 GMT
Tickbox Consultations Without Truly Listening Won't Save the NHI. Changing Governance Structures May
[Bhekisisa] If the government is serious about building trust in the health sector, it must start by fixing the way the National Health Insurance (NHI) will be governed. Adjusting the scheme's governance framework would show that leaders are not ...

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 14:49:39 GMT
They Invest Just 5% of Their Income -- But Plan to Make Trading Their Job
[InfoWire] As South African traders become more strategic and discerning about their choices, what they expect from their broker of choice has also changed significantly. According to recent data from Kantar's Global Brand Health Tracking study¹...

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 07:51:14 GMT
KZN Family Still Searching for Missing Patient After 7 Years
[Health-e] Imagine taking your child to the hospital only to be told, days later, that they are missing.

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 07:47:03 GMT
Alexandra Container Homes Still Empty Four Years After Construction
[GroundUp] Johannesburg mayor says allocation is in final stages but does not commit to a timeframe for occupation of the complex built during the covid pandemic

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 07:26:30 GMT
Chart of the Week - Postbank Loses Social Grant Clients
[GroundUp] More than 75% of Postbank's clients have moved to private banks

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 05:50:46 GMT
High Court Victory Challenged - Civil Society Braces For Next Round In Block 5/6/7 Case
[The Green Connection] Just when civil society thought it could breathe a sigh of relief - believing that justice had prevailed for the ocean environment, the climate, and the people - the State and Shell are back. They want to appeal the court's ear...

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 05:06:55 GMT
Caught Between Government Departments, Limpopo Families Live With Raw Sewage
[GroundUp] Families in Lebawakgomo have tried for years to get someone to stop sewage flowing into their yards

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 05:46:47 GMT
Education Board Urges Calm as Matrics Prepare for Exams - South African News Briefs - September 3, 2025
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Fri, 05 Sep 2025 05:31:03 GMT
Treasury and SARS Invite Public Comment On Draft 2025 Taxation Laws Amendment Bill
[SAnews.gov.za] National Treasury and the South African Revenue Service (SARS) have invited the public to comment on the 2025 draft Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (TLAB) and its accompanying Explanatory Memorandum, published on 16 August 2025.

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 05:31:02 GMT
Health Dept Wishes Motsoaledi Well As He Undergoes Eye Surgery
[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Health Has extended its best wishes to the Minister of Health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, as he prepares for a scheduled eye operation on Thursday, 4 September 2025, at the St John Eye Care Centre, located near Chris Hani ...

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 05:30:21 GMT
Mozambican Alleged Kidnapper Shot Death in South Africa
[AIM] Maputo -- The South African police on Wednesday shot dead a Mozambican, identified only by the nickname "Dollarman', who was allegedly a key figure in kidnapping gangs, wanted in both South Africa and Mozambique.

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 05:10:17 GMT
City of Cape Town Probe Clears Officers of Responsibility in Taxi Driver's Death
[GroundUp] No evidence linking Law Enforcement officers to death of Luvyo Vimba last November, City says

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 05:10:17 GMT
Taxi Strike Leaves Durban Commuters Stranded
[GroundUp] Taxi associations annoyed by impounding of vehicles

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 05:10:16 GMT
Disability Activists Disrupt City of Cape Town Transport Meeting Over Dial-a-Ride Cuts
[GroundUp] Western Cape Network on Disability is challenging the cuts in court

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 05:10:16 GMT
Ithuba Seeks Urgent Court Order to Stop Lottery Licence Handover
[GroundUp] Ithuba claims the Minister ignored bidding rules and evaluation criteria in awarding fourth licence to Sizekhaya

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 12:21:57 GMT
Prosecution to Commence Over Jagersfontein Tailings Dam Failure
[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS), in collaboration with the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), have confirmed that criminal proceedings are set to commence following the 2022 tragic collapse of t...

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 12:21:56 GMT
KZN Finance Commends Umkhanyakude Municipality's Commitment On Financial Discipline
[SAnews.gov.za] KwaZulu-Natal Finance MEC Francois Rodgers has commended an undertaking by uMkhanyakude District Municipality leadership to improve consequence management and enforce accountability against officials implicated in financial misconduct...

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 12:19:54 GMT
Durban Gears Up for Global reSURGEnce Conference 2025
[SAnews.gov.za] Durban is once again poised to take centre stage as it prepares to host the highly anticipated reSURGEnce Conference Durban 2025, set for 20-24 September, at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre.

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 12:17:57 GMT
Darling Street Residents Await Judgment in Eviction Case
[GroundUp] Department of Public Works and Ndifuna Ukwazi square off in court

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 12:17:57 GMT
Parents Shut Down School for Weeks
[GroundUp] Gauteng Education MEC promises Nigel families a new primary school

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 12:17:57 GMT
Joburg Residents, Fed Up With Water Outages, Block Roads
[GroundUp] "We just want water to come out of our taps. We can't even flush our toilets."

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 12:17:57 GMT
Compensation for Sick Miners - Only 30% of Claimants Paid Out By Tshiamiso Trust
[GroundUp] Most claims do not meet the medical criteria, AGM told

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 12:14:39 GMT
Dementia Patients At Risk As Families Struggle Without Support
[Health-e] A 66-year-old man from Stinkwater, a village north of Pretoria has been missing since March 2025. Amos Modikwe Shiang was living with dementia when he disappeared, and his family are losing hope in finding him.

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 10:57:26 GMT
'Noticing the Growth in Myself Was Thrilling'
[UCT] By her own admission, the study bug has now bitten, and Nina Taaibosch has not stopped learning, doing short courses and upskilling. The University of Cape Town's (UCT) Communication and Marketing Department's (CMD) head of stakeholder events w...

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