In November, basic education minister Siviwe Gwarube committed to closing all pit toilets in our schools and ensuring that every pupil and teacher has access to safe, dignified sanitation facilities.

One of Safa's main sponsors, Sasol, has given the football association a stringent decree, telling the cash-strapped association to stop “exploiting” Banyana Banyana and Sasol League clubs, before a new sponsorship contract is signed.

Fresh from being crowned the 2025 Comics Awards breakthrough act of the year, comedian Khanyisa Jam Jam features in Showmax's upcoming Laugh Africa Comedy Club Series.

Francois Venter, a big rock climber, once drank tequila with the PhD-holding virologist rockstar Dexter Holland of The Offspring and, more recently, publicly excoriated both the president and the health minister for their inaction on the HIV funding crises. As Sean Christie quickly learned, that’s just how one of the country’s top HIV researchers rolls.

The World Health Organisation urged countries to massively increase the price of tobacco, alcohol and sugary drinks to raise public revenue and cut chronic disease.

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Three City of Tshwane officials accused of stealing a transformer worth R7 million appeared in the Atteridgeville Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday.

Ekurhuleni mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza has sought urgent intervention from state security agencies and national police commissioner Gen Fannie Masemola to put an end to the murders of senior municipal officials involved in uncovering corruption.

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Heavy rain leading to flooding is forecast for the Western Cape, while damaging winds are expected in the North West, Northern Cape and Free State, according to the South African Weather Service.