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New Year’s Eve fireworks warning amid Table Mountain fire concerns
The South African National Parks (SANParks) has issued an urgent appeal to New Year’s Eve revellers to refrain from setting off fireworks near...
‘The loss is immeasurable, we cannot replace Dada but her body of work is a legacy’- Gregory Maqoma
Renowned choreographer Gregory Maqoma has described the late dancer and fellow choreographer Dada Masilo as fearless in how practising her art on and...
US Treasury says it was hacked by China in ‘major incident’
Chinese state-sponsored hackers broke into the US Treasury Department’s systems earlier this month and were able to access employee workstations and some unclassified...
Hitting the beach? Bathers warned of stronger currents and tides on New Year’s Eve
As South Africans head to beaches across the country to see out the new year, the City of Cape Town has warned of...
Be careful of spiking! Hotspot areas in Gauteng where streetlights are being stolen
Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Kedibone Diale-Tlabela, has issued an urgent call for increased vigilance among road users following a surge in...
New Year’s Eve: Here’s your weather update ahead of 2025
With just a few hours left before 2024 draws to a close, Mother Nature has prepared a mixed bag of weather conditions for...
Eskom hits another nail in load shedding coffin with Koeberg Unit 2 coming online
Eskom has synchronised Unit 2 of the Koeberg Nuclear Power Station in Cape Town to the national power grid and, with Unit 1,...
Year of protest action in Pretoria
It was a busy year in Pretoria with protests in 2024 by various organisations over job creation, service delivery and other issues. In...
Countdown to the end of the Sassa SRD social grant: All the payment dates until March 2025
Managed by the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa), the Department of Social Development‘s Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant has been assisting about eight...
R5m fine fuels tension over publishing matric results
There are split views on whether the department of basic education (DBE) should publish the 2024 matric results when they are released in...
