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Spaza shops had cockroaches but residents say closures will leave families hungry

Tzaneen municipality closed foreign-owned spaza shops on Thursday, cutting off food credit some Lenyenye residents say is the only reason their families eat.

KZN Premier warns march leaders face to face ahead of June 30

KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli met March and March leader Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma directly on 25 June, five days before her movement's national shutdown deadline.

Use Siza Khula to find out if you are overspending on groceries

Most people have no idea how much they should be spending on food. Siza Khula can tell you, and it uses real South African prices to do it.

Podcast: The march that could tear South Africa apart

June 30 is days away and South Africa is holding its breath. Rob Rose and Zukile Majova ask what happens when the deadline hits, whether the police can hold it together.

‘Cat’ Matlala’s plea decision postponed to next week

The magistrate presiding over the Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala fraud case has postponed a decision on his plea and sentence agreement to 1 July 2026.

It’s pay day for many but 8.5 million more are waiting for government’s R370

Today is payday for most working South Africans, but 8.5 million unemployed adults are waiting on a R370 grant that has not meaningfully increased in six years.

EFF opens fraud case against Mabuyane and demands he resigns immediately

The EFF opened a criminal fraud case against Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane on Thursday 25 June, one day after he lost a defamation case against EFF leader Julius Malema.

Six things every South African must know before 30 June shutdown

More than 20 organisations will march on 30 June, demanding action against illegal immigration as police prepare for possible unrest.

Skip Home Affairs queues as 203 bank branches now offer Smart IDs

More South Africans can now apply for Smart IDs at bank branches as the government expands the service to help replace millions of old green ID books.

‘Cat’ Matlala agrees to plead guilty to fraud and corruption

Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala has agreed to plead guilty to fraud and corruption in a R360-million SAPS tender case involving suspended national police commissioner Fannie Masemola.

Trump Watch: Trump asks for $87 billion to pay for the Iran war 

Donald Trump has asked Congress to approve $87-billion, mostly to cover the costs of the war against Iran, on the same day that some of his own Republican senators voted to restrict his war powers.

‘No one will be killed’ as government goes to Zulu King for help before June 30

Cabinet ministers have asked the Zulu King to help calm tensions before the 30 June anti-immigrant march, days after a Malawian man was killed in Pietermaritzburg.

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