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Kubayi suspends DG Doc Mashabane
JOHANNESBURG - Justice Minister Mamoloko Kubayi says she will not go into detail regarding the suspension of the department’s Director General (DG) Doc...
US Federal Reserve governor fired
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook has begun a standoff with Donald Trump, refusing to leave her post after Trump announced he...
‘We don’t regret taking Israel to ICJ’
JOHANNESBURG - Minister of International Relations and Co-operation Ronald Lamola says South Africa has no regrets and was fully aware of the consequences...
Zelenskyy vows to continue fighting
UKRAINE - President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine would continue to fight for its freedom ‘while its calls for peace are not heard’, in...
ANC morality under fire
JOHANNESBURG - Former International Relations Minister and ANC veteran Dr Naledi Pandor said the late former ANC Women’s League President Gertrude Shope knew...
The queen’s verdict on Trump
LONDON - If 2024 had been the year of health setbacks, then 2025 was the year when the monarchy was suddenly a trophy...
Turkish first lady appeals to Melania over Gaza children
TURKEY - Turkey’s first lady has urged Melania Trump to speak out for children suffering in Israel’s war in Gaza. Emine Erdogan praised...
Melania in the driving seat
USA - It was billed as a triumph of diplomacy for two of the world’s great ‘silverbacks’ as they sought to bring an...
Artificial intelligence restores woman’s lost voice
UK - A British woman suffering from motor neurone disease who lost her ability to speak is once again talking in her own...
Millions face deportation
USA – Even foreigners holding valid US visas could be subject to deportation thanks to a new State Department policy under the Trump...
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Freezing cold kills cattle at Hawane
HAWANE – A brutal cold snap has killed cattle in Hawane, leaving smallholder farmers counting losses of more than E60 000. The losses...
Public transport fares could increase by 25%
LOBAMBA – Public transport fares could increase by up to 25 per cent under a proposed adjustment by the Ministry of Public Works...
ESCCOM probe uncovers E17m paid into personal accounts
EZULWINI – An ESCCOM investigation has uncovered an alleged transfer of about E17 million into personal bank accounts. The purported financial irregularities involve...
How patience, passion build an empire
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Elderly man found dead in forest
MAPHUNGANE – An 80-year-old man from Mhlabubovu, Maphungwane, was found dead in a forest, with residents suspecting he may have succumbed to the...
