13+ min ago  (563+ words) The National Financial Ombud rules in favour of a cancer patient against Discovery Life in a Severe Illness Benefit claim. When it comes to Severe Illness Benefit claims, the illness itself - not the paperwork that confirms it - is the decisive…...

1+ hour, 52+ min ago  (375+ words) Dr Imtiaz Sooliman joined partners at the launch of Bata South Africa's Mandela Month school shoe campaign. As Nelson Mandela Month approaches, Bata South Africa is calling on businesses to help tackle a silent barrier to education in rural KZN…...

1+ hour, 49+ min ago  (335+ words) A child was one of the victims shot. Police in the Western Cape are investigating a mass shooting in Wesbank, Blue Downs, on Saturday night that resulted in the death of four people and left a seven-year-old child injured." The…...

53+ min ago  (355+ words) Police launched a manhunt after a mass shooting in Franschhoek in the Western Cape. Police in the Western Cape have launched a manhunt for two unidentified suspects following a deadly mass shooting in Franschhoek on Sunday, May 17, 2026." The targeted attack,…...

5+ hour, 37+ min ago  (685+ words) Drilling a borehole is not a free for all and there are laws to adhere to, a legal expert warns. South Africans are drilling boreholes at a pace not seen in years as households look for alternatives to unreliable municipal…...

1+ hour, 13+ min ago  (1361+ words) On March 19, 2024, the reputable fact-checking organisation Africa Check'published an article by Mary Alexander titled:'"Misleading to claim eight South African opposition parties "stand with Israel". The graphic was reproduced but the authoritative strap runs on the right side of the…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (527+ words) Bulls scrumhalf Embrose Papier. For the first time since the United Rugby Championship kicked off in 2021, the Lions will feature in the quarter-finals of the competition " regardless of the result of their last league match on Saturday night against Munster…...

3+ hour, 24+ min ago  (359+ words) The suspect will appear before the Atlantis Magistrate's Court on Monday. The man alleged to have impregnated an 11-year-old girl is expected to appear in the Atlantis Magistrate's Court on Monday." The 32-year-old man was arrested on Friday, May 15." The…...

3+ hour, 52+ min ago  (822+ words) Grain SA reiterated its call to amend the current tariff-based reference price on wheat at the Southern Hemisphere's largest agricultural expo, the NAMPO Harvest Day, in Bothaville, Free State. Image: Yogashen Pillay / Independent Newspapers Grain SA has renewed its call…...

5+ hour, 19+ min ago  (1204+ words) Padel Court Noise Noise 'exceeds 80d BA' near NMJ Islamic Centre, residents claim in escalating legal complaint. Padel courts have mushroomed across South Africa in recent years, with the fast-growing sport drawing thousands of players, celebrities and investors eager to cash…...