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Deputy Minister of Health Joe Phaahla has said documents necessary for numerous fraud and corruption investigations were not affected by the blaze at the records room at Tembisa Provincial Tertiary Hospital on Wednesday.

The ANC in the Northern Cape has voted to retain its top five leaders, and the party has once again put its faith in chairperson Zamani Saul, signalling an unfailing grip on the province.

The ANC in the Eastern Cape has accused AfriForum of a vilification campaign in its bid to have Premier Oscar Mabuyane and ANC politician Babalo Madikizela prosecuted in a money laundering case.

The South African Weather Service has warned of severe thunderstorms and widespread showers in Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Limpopo, and KwaZulu-Natal.

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The only way she'd be convinced that she was still alive and had any feeling left was to cut herself, and only when she saw the dripping blood would she know that she was still capable of feelings.

Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille has lauded Africa's Travel Indaba for its immense contribution to the economy and tourism – saying interest is surging from major markets including the United States, China, the United Kingdom, and India.

The ANC in the Western Cape has temporarily suspended former Knysna mayor Aubrey Tsengwa amid misconduct allegations.

Torrential rains in the Eastern Cape have caused widespread flooding, submerging roads and impacting local travel on Wednesday.

The flu bug has again struck President Cyril Ramaphosa, this time on the eve of an all-important working visit by Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky to the Union Buildings in Pretoria on Thursday.

In the reopened inquest into the death of Nobel Peace Prize winner Chief Albert John Luthuli, the State has used documents written by then Prime Minister John Vorster and the apartheid police on restrictions placed on him to highlight the threat he posed to the regime.

Former Free State premier Ace Magashule's former personal assistant and co-accused, Moroadi Cholota, says it is "patently clear" that she was "never part of any syndicate".

Represented political parties will get R335 521 000 in the 2025/2026 financial year, courtesy of the taxpayer.

The case of two people accused in connection with a brazen shooting inside the Wynberg Magistrate's Court earlier this month has been postponed to give one of them an opportunity to secure legal representation - something which has been proven to be more difficult than anticipated.

Murder accused Jaco Kemp has been accused of tailoring his version that he had no hand in the murder of Dumisani Phakathi, who was beaten to death on a farm in Brits, in the North West.

R408 million gratuity for "Covid-19 relief" for the taxi industry formed part of the Budget Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana tabled last month.

The asbestos trial has stalled once again – this time as a result of Moroadi Cholota's demand that a special plea she has raised be decided before the trial can continue.

Two of the three people accused of the 2024 kidnapping and trafficking of then-6-year-old Joshlin Smith had applied for a discharge, but their application was denied by the Western Cape High Court.

Another fire has broken out at Tembisa Hospital - the second blaze at the facility in less than a week.

The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure has asked the Development Bank of South Africa to spearhead renovations at Bryntirion Estate in Pretoria, where President Cyril Ramaphosa's official Mahlamba Ndlopfu residence is located.