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[ISS] Egypt and Ethiopia blocked a BRICS declaration backing South Africa for a United Nations Security Council seat.

[GroundUp] One of the four judges said he would have released her

[GroundUp] People must be able to access asylum system even if they don't have valid transit visas

[International Consortium of Investigative Journalists] Leaked documents reveal the government awarded a Portuguese construction giant with ties to the vice president $1 billion in contracts as it splurged on a Paris-inspired capital, an empty airpor...

[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa has posthumously awarded struggle veteran human rights lawyer, Advocate Dumalisile (Duma) Philemon Pearce Nokwe, the honorary title of Senior Counsel (SC or Silk) for the Republic of South Africa.

[SAnews.gov.za] International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola has arrived in France to co-chair the Ninth Forum for Political Dialogue alongside the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of the French Republic, Jean-Noël Barro...

[SAnews.gov.za] Three officials from the Pretoria High Court have been placed on precautionary suspension following allegations of fraud and corruption.

[InfoWire] Online gambling has rapidly expanded across South Africa, becoming a visible and pervasive presence in everyday life. From mobile apps to social media adverts, digital betting is now impossible to ignore. While nationwide digital adoptio...

[SAnews.gov.za] Deputy Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Mapaseka Steve Letsike, has called on South Africans to "resist hate" and show respect to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex+ (LGBT...

[GroundUp] And Goldrush-backed consortium picked for eight-year licence starting in 2026

[GroundUp] One to One Africa provides critical health services to about 100 underserved villages in Ngqeleni

[GroundUp] In a case with implications for freedom of expression, ARTsolar gagged critics who raised concerns about how many of its solar panels are made in SA

[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa will undertake a working visit to the United States of America from 19 to 22 May 2025, the Presidency has announced.

[GroundUp] They want the Free State government to put the municipality under administration

[DA] Pollution halts LHWP2 construction due to contractor-caused contamination.

[DA] The Democratic Alliance (DA) has written to the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Finance, Dr Joseph Maswanganyi, to request an urgent hearing on the financial and ethical crisis at Daybreak Foods.

[GroundUp] Ruling raises questions about Press Council's approach to satire

[SAnews.gov.za] Cabinet says the decision by the United States to confer refugee status to a group of Afrikaner South Africans is misinformed, as they do not fit the definition of refugees as set out in the 1951 Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protoc...

[SAnews.gov.za] Health Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, has refuted claims that the country's HIV/AIDS programme is collapsing, following the withdrawal of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).

[SAnews.gov.za] Cabinet has approved a 90-day intensification programme aimed at urgently addressing the surge in Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) across the country.

[SAnews.gov.za] The Western Cape Department of Education (WCDE) has urged parents and guardians not to miss the late online applications for Grade R, 1, and 8, which close on Friday, 16 May 2025.

[SAnews.gov.za] Eastern Cape MEC for Agriculture, Nonceba Kontsiwe, is urging communities across the province to take an active role in food production as a tool to combat hunger and uplift local economies.

[Parliament of South Africa] The Committee on Police is concerned by the low arrest figures of the perpetrators of attacks and extortion on long-haul buses despite clear evidence provided by bus companies. The committee held a fruitful engagement wit...

[FPRI] In April 2025, legal scholars raised concerns about the ongoing Iran-related terrorism cases against the MTN Group in the US court system. Professor Jeffrey Breinholt of George Washington University even went so far as to express his belief th...

[DA] SANDF soldiers are receiving R34 000 despite SADC allocating R108 000 per soldier.

[DA] The DA calls on the National Department of Health to engage with the Eastern Cape Health Department (ECDH) as a matter of urgency to solve the crisis of the closure of Livingstone Hospital's outpatient clinics. It is clear that the hospital is u...

[COSATU] The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) welcomes President Cyril Ramaphosa's pending visit to the United States (US) to meet his counterpart, President Donald Trump. We are confident that President Ramaphosa's visit will provide ...

[Daily Maverick] Following a strong by-election win in Soweto, the ANC's Gauteng task team says work is being done to reposition the organisation ahead of the 2026 local government elections.

[ISS] Although Shamila Batohi's selection followed a more participatory route, the process remains opaque and centralised in the Presidency.

[SAnews.gov.za] Justice and Constitutional Development Deputy Minister Andries Nel, together with Deputy Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Mapaseka Steve Letsike, are on Friday expected to host a media roundta...