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AG warns Gauteng metros 'regressing' as service delivery nears collapse
12+ hour, 43+ min ago (425+ words) Updated June 24, 2026, 4: 46 p. m. | By Faith Modise Auditor-General Tsakani Maluleke has raised alarm over the state of Gauteng's municipalities, warning that the province's metros were regressing on audit outcomes, financial health, and service delivery. Maluleke made the remarks while presenting the 2024/25 local…...
Dimpane urges cooperation between SAPS, PSIRA ahead of 30 June protests
11+ hour, 46+ min ago (425+ words) Updated June 24, 2026, 5: 43 p. m. | By Bulletin and Jacaranda FM Newswatch Acting national police commissioner Puleng Dimpane has called on the police and the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority to work together to ensure public safety ahead of Tuesday's planned migration demonstrations. She…...
SARS warns against fraud ahead of filing season
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (281+ words) Updated June 19, 2026, 2: 44 p. m. | By Bulletin and Tsakane Mhlongo The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has tightened security ahead of the 2026 filing season, warning fraudsters while promising faster refunds for taxpayers. The revenue service has warned fraudsters that it's strengthened security measures…...
Afrobeats star Davido in online row over Nigeria school kidnapping
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (443+ words) Updated June 19, 2026, 7: 40 p. m. | By AFP Nigerian Afrobeats star Davido has become embroiled in an online spat with a pro-government singer over the kidnapping of schoolchildren last month, adding a celebrity feud to the national security woes. Gunmen abducted at least 46 pupils…...
Ramaphosa hails revamped Reserve Bank museum
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (255+ words) Updated June 19, 2026, 5: 46 p. m. | By Cliff Shiko President Cyril Ramaphosa has described the newly renovated South African Reserve Bank Museum as a place of learning, heritage, and national pride. The museum, which boasts the central Bank's extensive art collection, also reflects the…...
IDAC confirms arrest warrant issued for Crime Intel boss Khumalo
5+ day, 11+ hour ago (422+ words) Updated June 19, 2026, 6: 35 p. m. | By Jacaranda FM Newswatch The pair presented themselves at the Brooklyn police station on Thursday, after they were informed to do so by IDAC investigators, but were subsequently released the same day. "The IDAC can confirm that warrants…...
Divisions deepen in Parliament over "fit and proper" rule for impeachment committees
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (458+ words) Updated June 19, 2026, 4: 15 p. m. | By Mmangaliso Khumalo Divisions are intensifying within Parliament over a proposed rule that would require members of impeachment committees to be deemed "fit and proper" " a move intended to strengthen oversight but criticised by some parties as vague…...
Owning a bathtub could've got you a date with Madonna in the "80s
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (415+ words) Updated June 19, 2026, 1: 40 p. m. | By Tamlyn Canham The 'Queen of Pop' only had one dating rule while navigating New York's "80s dating scene: Does his apartment have a bathtub? We all have our preferences, but a bathtub is the last thing on most…...
Oil prices, shares steady after US-Iran talks postponed
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (525+ words) Updated June 19, 2026, 2: 09 p. m. | By AFP Oil prices and stock markets stabilised Friday after postponement of Mideast peace deal talks and following big movements for markets this week'on hopes of an end to the US-Iran conflict. Equities had largely rallied since the…...
Parliament moves to overhaul impeachment rules in line with Con Court ruling
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (349+ words) Updated June 19, 2026, 1: 49 p. m. | By Mmangaliso Khumalo Parliament has taken a significant step toward overhauling its impeachment framework, as the National Assembly Rules Committee convened to consider amendments to Section 89 rules following a landmark Constitutional Court judgment. The ruling, delivered on 8 May,…...