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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.

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.

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.

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.

Alleged Cape Town gang boss Ralph Stanfield and his wife, Nicole Johnson, pleaded not guilty to all charges on the opening day of the State’s prosecution.

A march through Daveyton, Ekurhuleni, aimed at driving foreign shop owners out of the area was expected to draw thousands of marchers but was attended by just over 50 people on Monday.

With less than 20 days to go before the polls, PA leader Gayton McKenzie has made changes to his party’s electoral efforts, including bringing “reinforcements” to Cape Town and banning local media from interacting with the party.

Some families who were forcibly removed from one of Cape Town’s most affluent suburbs under apartheid are a step closer to returning home, with construction of 86 restitution houses now under way in Bishopscourt.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on South Africa’s media to intensify scrutiny of political candidates and their service delivery records as the country prepares for local government elections on 4 November, while acknowledging significant failures in municipal governance.

Experts at a conference on evidence-based policing linked South African policing woes to political interference since the Jackie Selebi era, urging reform ahead of key events.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the future of South Africa is being shaped not only in universities, factories and boardrooms, but also in the classrooms and playrooms of early learning centres.

The Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement should use the current revenue outperformance to strengthen the public finances rather than create room for unfunded spending commitments, writes Lerato Ntuli of Anchor.

A ballistics expert says two cartridges found at the scene where rapper Kiernan “AKA” Forbes and his friend Tebello “Tibz” Motsoane were murdered match the gun found in Siyanda Eddie Myeza’s possession when he was arrested just over two months later.

Former president Thabo Mbeki has dismissed claims that his presidency had “secret meetings” with apartheid-era military generals in order to protect them against prosecution.

Three Ethiopian nationals accused of breaking a South African man’s legs in an alleged attack that police say sparked violent unrest in Durban’s CBD will remain behind bars, with the State opposing their release on bail.

The National Prosecuting Authority hasn’t even decided whether or not to prosecute former ANC North West regional secretary Suliman Carrim for his repeated failure to appear before the Madlanga Commission, his advocate has argued.

Blue lights flashing, sirens blaring, and a content creator riding in what appears to be a beach buggy. This was not a crime scene or a security emergency – it was an influencer being ferried to his MC gig at a sold-out music festival in Clanwilliam.