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A severe storm has caused destruction in parts of Soweto, Johannesburg, blowing roofs off buildings and uprooting trees on Monday afternoon.

The Patriotic Alliance has taken a decision to “ban the media”, because of negative coverage and bias against the party, leader Gayton McKenzie said in Westbury.

Proteas batting coach Ashwell Prince praised Temba Bavuma’s judicious batting on a difficult St George’s Park surface as the captain holds out hopes for South Africa to post a competitive total in the second Test against Australia in Gqeberha.

The Russian, Chinese and US presidents, Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping and Donald Trump, could potentially meet at an upcoming Asia-Pacific summit in China, the Kremlin said on Monday.

At least 408 people, the majority of them children under four years old, have fallen ill with gastrointestinal disease after being exposed to contaminated water from the Bronkhorstspruit water treatment works, which was not chlorinated for three weeks.

The bail application of Warrant Officer Xolani Busakwe, the Pretoria-based police officer facing charges linked to the murder of Gqeberha prosecutor Tracy Brown, is nearing conclusion.

Months after questions around the deadline for the finalisation of an investigative report into how President Cyril Ramaphosa’s orders were defied when the Iranian navy’s participation in Exercise Will for Peace 2026, the Presidency has confirmed the deadline is 31 October 2026.

Continuity will be key for the Stormers as they prepare for Saturday’s United Rugby Championship encounter against Welsh club Scarlets in Cape Town.

A former Rwandan soldier living in Uganda, where he had become a vocal critic of his government back home, was found decapitated near the Ugandan capital, Kampala, a police spokesperson said on Monday.

Despite just six local bird flu incidents this year, South African poultry producers are urgently awaiting mass vaccinations, fearing that wild birds migrating from Europe could spark a wider outbreak.

The star-studded cast of ‘Spinners’, including Cantona James, Clementine Mosimane, and Luyanda Zwane, talk high-octane stunts, new city pressures, and what to expect from the explosive second season.

President Cyril Ramaphosa is planning to lead a delegation to Silicon Valley after the local government elections to better understand AI and how SA can benefit from it.

Durban Labour Court Judge Sean Snyman said the court, with its limited resources, should not be expected to be involved in a union’s internal rift and dispute.

The South African Weather Service has issued warnings for damaging winds and waves along the KwaZulu-Natal coast and interior, mainly during the morning.

South African business sentiment steadied in September, underpinned by high precious-metal prices and a pickup in tourism and car sales, though inflationary pressures from high oil prices remain a concern.

A self-proclaimed Kenyan preacher and his associates were found guilty on Monday of murdering 191 people, mostly children, in an infamous starvation cult.

At least 408 people, the majority of them children under four years old, have fallen ill with gastrointestinal disease after being exposed to contaminated water from the Bronkhorstspruit water treatment works, which was not chlorinated for three weeks.

South Africans from all over the country have nominated their favourite insects, and now you can vote for yours to win the first-ever Mzansi Insect of the Year title in the competition run and hosted by the Entomological Society of Southern Africa and News24.

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A close-up of a man at King Shaka International Airport on the heels of rapper Kiernan “AKA” Forbes and his crew appears to resemble accused Mziwethemba Harvey Gwabeni, though this resemblance has not yet been formally presented in court.