Petrol price October 2026 nears R30, paraffin hit hardest
Illuminating paraffin faces a R3.27 increase, the largest of the five fuels, and it is used by households without electricity.
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Gender-based violence: the 2020 plan is still uncosted
The National Council that was promised in 2018 only began work last month.
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AGOA South Africa: extended to 2028, but reviewed in weeks
The two-year extension secured the programme's existence, not South Africa's place in it.
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Repo rate South Africa hits 7.25% on a unanimous vote
Everything except fuel argued against a hike, and all six committee members voted for it anyway.
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KwaMakhutha shooting: all 14 at the house were shot
Police say a preliminary check placed some of those killed on a Crime Intelligence list, a claim that is unspecified...
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F1 South Africa: R2bn new track or R180m Kyalami upgrade
Building a new circuit in the Swartland would cost roughly eleven times what it costs to bring Kyalami up to...
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Mpox South Africa: 22 cases, Clade Ib indicated
The last outbreak with sustained local transmission, in 2024, was a different clade and killed three people.
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Expropriation without compensation: US withholds billions
Ambassador Leo Brent Bozell says two US government finance institutions are holding back funds earmarked for South Africa.
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Micah Reddy freed as Djibouti gives three accounts
The Committee to Protect Journalists says serious questions remain about the four days and about Djibouti's accreditation process.
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Mpox Cases In South Africa Rise To 19, Most Of Them In Cape Town
Thirteen of the cases were recorded in about five weeks, which is why the Department of Health went public.
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