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Home Affairs achieves record Smart ID card output amid digital transformation drive
1+ hour, 1+ min ago (576+ words) The Department of Home Affairs issued more than four million Smart ID cards during the 2025/26 financial year, marking the highest single-year output in the department's history. Deputy Minister Njabulo Nzuza announced the milestone during the Home Affairs Budget Vote Debate…...
DA addresses water wastage and infrastructure failures in Free State municipalities
1+ hour, 6+ min ago (491+ words) The Democratic Alliance (DA) in two Free State municipalities is taking action to address ongoing water and infrastructure crises affecting residents. In Letsemeng, the DA will write to the newly appointed Mayor, Andrew Visagie and the Acting Technical Director, Mpho…...
Beware of winter's 'silent killer' | Nova News
1+ hour, 28+ min ago (319+ words) Police have launched an investigation into the deaths of two businessmen from Durban who were found dead in their tent on a private camping site, about 20km from where the Afrika Burn Festival was held in the Tankwa Karoo at the…...
Italian divers and Maldivian rescuer among six dead in diving disaster
16+ hour, 58+ min ago (453+ words) MALDIVES " An international dive safety group sent experts to the Maldives on Sunday 17 May to join a multinational recovery effort after five Italians and a rescue diver from the Maldivian National Defence Force died in this Indian Ocean tourist destination's…...
Western Cape severe weather response: Premier Winde to brief media tomorrow
21+ hour, 58+ min ago (218+ words) Premier Alan Winde and members of the provincial Cabinet will brief the media tomorrow (Monday 18 May) on the Western Cape's response to severe storms that have killed at least 10 people and displaced nearly 90000 residents, the Western Cape Government said in…...
Seven jailed for Zastron gang attack that killed Moeketsi Lepota
22+ hour, 33+ min ago (239+ words) Seven members of the "410" gang received significant sentences for the 2020 murder of Moeketsi Lepota. The Rouxville Regional Court handed down the sentences, the Anti-Gang unit confirmed in a statement. On Saturday 6 June 2020 at approximately 22: 00, Lepota was visiting a friend's home…...
Johannesburg water outages: Rand Water announces 7-week maintenance while DA calls for tanker audit
23+ hour, 58+ min ago (568+ words) JOHANNESBURG " Gauteng residents and businesses are bracing for widespread water disruptions as Rand Water and Eskom embark on a 49-day planned maintenance project. At the same time, the Democratic Alliance (DA) in Johannesburg has raised concerns over how the city…...
Blues appoint Alonso as sixth manager in four chaotic years
22+ hour, 56+ min ago (678+ words) Chelsea took the ultimate leap of faith on Sunday, handing Xabi Alonso a four-year deal and the unenviable task of resurrecting a club drowning in chaos, mediocrity and supporter fury. The appointment represents a calculated gamble of epic proportions. Alonso…...
Seven dead, child wounded in separate Western Cape shootings
18+ hour, 29+ min ago (364+ words) WESTERN CAPE " Three people were killed and two others injured after gunmen opened fire at a house in Franschhoek this morning (Sunday 17 May), while four more people died and a child was wounded in a separate shooting in Kuils River…...
Major Granger Bay developments raise traffic worries
22+ hour, 26+ min ago (771+ words) CAPE TOWN " Traffic congestion emerged as a major concern as residents questioned how the V&A Waterfront plans to manage the impact of several large-scale developments set for the adjacent Granger Bay precinct. The issue took centre stage at the…...