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Gauteng opens state food centre to fight hunger

Gauteng has launched its first state run food distribution centre in Centurion to tackle poverty and create jobs.

Malema warns police boss to stop dragging his party

Julius Malema has warned police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi not to involve the Economic Freedom Fighters in internal police disputes.

Hill Lewis rejects government role if elected leader

Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill Lewis says he will not take a government post if elected Democratic Alliance leader.

REAL POLITICS: Unity government faces test on empowerment reform

South Africa is finally having an honest conversation about Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment. And it is long overdue, writes Zukile Majova in Real Politics. 

KZN news bites: IFP praises premier for backing Mkhwanazi’s contract renewal

Celani Sikhakhane brings you KwaZulu-Natal's latest news.

Former KZN agriculture official says the department is ‘corrupt to the core’

Former KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Agriculture Themba Mthembu says the department is captured by farming companies and that officials who fight corruption never finish their term.

Kubayi urges South Africans to defend the constitution

Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi urged South Africans to protect the Constitution during an anti racism event in Sharpeville marking the victims of the 1960 massacre.

Suspect arrested for Witness D Marius van der Merwe murder

Police arrested a suspect believed to be the gunman who killed witness Marius van der Merwe after investigators gathered strong evidence.

REAL POLITICS: MK party to lean on Zuma charm ahead of municipal elections

Jacob Zuma’s personal popularity may again carry the MK party in 2026, but leadership instability and weak structures are limiting its political reach, writes Zukile Majova in Real Politics. 

KZN news bites: Minister calls for statue of Prince Buthelezi 

Celani Sikhakhane brings you KwaZulu-Natal's latest news.

DA says Gauteng health official paid out after Tembisa Hospital investigation 

The DA says a senior Gauteng health official linked to suspicious Tembisa Hospital contracts quietly left her job with a secret payout, not a resignation.

Soweto mourns ‘Terror’ Lekota at Regina Mundi Church memorial

Mourners filled Regina Mundi Catholic Church in Soweto to honour COPE leader and former Defence Minister Mosiuoa "Terror" Lekota, who died on 4 March 2026.

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