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What September’s food price data tells us about the month ahead

South Africa's average food basket rose again in September, new data shows, while the gap…

Ramaphosa tells men to stop being silent while women are dying

President Cyril Ramaphosa has ordered urgent action against gender-based violence as police investigate a growing…

Full-time jobs disappear as part-time work sneaks in behind them

South Africa lost 40,000 full-time jobs between March and June, while part-time jobs grew by…

A shack in the yard is how these two crèches began

Thembisile Maphalala got her matric at 38, then lived in a shack for three years…

Uganda crowns former TV news anchor as king amid family dispute

Uganda's Tooro Kingdom has crowned a former television news anchor as its 14th king, after…

KZN’s water crisis pushes rural villages back to boreholes

Several KwaZulu-Natal municipalities are turning to boreholes as the province's water crisis deepens, with some…

Malema gets a shot at fighting gun conviction

The Makhanda High Court granted Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema leave to appeal five…

Sibiya’s bail bid continues Thursday as disciplinary hearing over Madlanga findings draws nearer

Suspended deputy national police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya remains in custody after telling a bail hearing…

Mzansi braces as petrol edges closer to R30

Petrol could climb to nearly R30 a litre next week, the highest price South Africa…

Families face painful wait after bloody weekend

Families will identify victims of the Wedela massacre after 32 people were killed in three…

Sibiya’s bail bid leads the pack as corruption cases pile up in Gauteng courts

Suspended top cop Shadrack Sibiya applies for bail on Tuesday, as taxi boss Joe Sibanyoni,…

She may be small but her dreams are not

Yvonne Hlaisi turns old tyres and rope into coffee tables, TV stands, bassinets and baskets…