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LISTEN | DA concerned about Gauteng patients" deaths following heart surgery
32+ min ago (436+ words) At least 99 people have died since 2022 following heart surgery at Charlotte Maxeke hospital in Johannesburg, with sepsis as one of the contributing factors in the deaths. This was revealed at the legislature by Gauteng health MEC Faith Mazibuko in response…...
LISTEN | DJ Fresh opens up about his move to Kaya 959 and music journey
9+ hour, 46+ min ago (636+ words) DJ Fresh is gearing up to embark on a new chapter on Kaya 959 as its new breakfast show host after Sizwe Dhlomo's exit. In an exclusively interview with Sowetan' sister publication Tshisa LIVE, Fresh revealed that he got into talks…...
READER LETTER | Sanco has lost its credibility
8+ hour, 57+ min ago (272+ words) The SA National Civic Organisation (Sanco) was launched in March 1992 as a unifying force for township-based civic associations. Its purpose was clear: to advocate for community rights, coordinate township development, and negotiate the transformation of local government. At its inception,…...
Pupuma: It's too close to let it go
7+ hour, 31+ min ago (406+ words) With Milford on the verge of clinching a promotion to the Premiership following their 1-0 win over Magesi at Richards Bay Stadium on Wednesday, coach Xanti Pupuma says they can't let this one go. Milford are top of the mini-league table…...
Teams on the ground to assist displaced flood victims
8+ hour, 21+ min ago (216+ words) Disaster risk management and human settlement teams are out in the Kouga district, visiting homes and assessing the situation after rainfall wreaked havoc overnight. Places of safety have been opened for evacuated residents in Loerie, Hankey, Patensie and Kwagga Farm....
Operations in Lebanon will go on for now, Israel says
9+ hour, 4+ min ago (175+ words) Israel will continue its operations on the ground in southern Lebanon for the time being and Lebanese residents forced from their homes by Israel would not be able to return, defence minister Israel Katz said on Thursday. His comments came…...
The AM Check-in | Your Top 3 Reads Today
10+ hour, 23+ min ago (330+ words) Johannesburg residents will soon be hit hard in the pocket as the city scrambles to raise billions of rand to pay for water infrastructure as well as money to catch up on maintenance backlog to ensure consistent water supply. As…...
R427k raised to buy coffee machine for KZN Hawks officer
9+ hour, 1+ min ago (417+ words) In just three days, more than R400, 000 has been raised to buy Kwa Zulu-Natal Hawks W/O Karl Sander a new coffee machine after he revealed a senior manager subjected him to a polygraph test over the theft of his own…...
Didiza dismisses calls for her recusal from Phala Phala processes
9+ hour, 25+ min ago (403+ words) National Assembly speaker Thoko Didiza has dismissed African Transformation Movement (ATM) leader Vuyo Zungula's call for her recusal from overseeing the Section 89 impeachment committee regarding President Cyril Ramaphosa's Phala Phala matter. Zungula argued that Didiza's impartiality was compromised. He made…...
SAIC plans to build first EU car plant in Spain's Galicia region
9+ hour, 28+ min ago (258+ words) China's SAIC plans to set up a car factory in Spain's northwestern region of Galicia that would be its first production facility in the European Union, the regional government said on Monday. Galicia's leader Alfonso Rueda said his administration had…...