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The Best of POWER Breakfast — 229 episodes

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Fines between R6,000 and R30,000 looming for people with unregistered solar panels

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Chris Yelland - Energy Analyst

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Road ahead for Pitso Mosimane as the new head coach of Bafana Bafana.

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WEATHER: SA braces for light snowfall, snow and gale-force winds

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18 councillors assassinated in KZN since 2021 elections, Premier reveals

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Leading social impact through scientific innovation in South Africa

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Why Do Unwanted Telemarketing Calls Keep Coming?

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Labour Department finds just three compliant workplaces, 137 arrested in nationwide blitzes

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Treasury agrees to release R7.1bn in withheld municipal grants, subject to conditions

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Africa’s rail sector is looking to the future

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Treasures withholds funding for municipalities that are failing to meet governance requirements

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South Africa's food affordability crisis remains under the spotlight

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FEEL GOOD - Ameerah Nazier Ganget

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Health regulators warn against the use or dispensing of recalled Semaglutide

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Ramaphosa in France on a working visit to France

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SA prepares 36 Hospitals for Ebola

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Rising Healthcare Costs and the Search for Affordable Solutions

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South Africa’s AI Policy: Building Trust Through Evidence

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AARTO Demerit System: What Actually Changed on 1 July?

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EBOLA Update

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Soweto games bringing young people together

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How a Political Rivalry Between Two Zambian Presidents Continued Beyond the Grave

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About 25 Municipalities Under Scrutiny as Cogta Uncovers Irregular Senior Management Appointments

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BILLIONS SPENT, HOSPITAL UNFINISHED: How a World-Class Hospital Became a National Concern

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Breaking Barriers: How Zwelo Mabuza Is Redefining Success in Sport and Autism

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Can Remedial Learning Save a Generation of Learners? Tackling South Africa’s Reading Crisis One Child at a Time

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Powerkids - TT with Phathu and Rori

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Adv Lufuno Nevondwe Constitutional Law Expert- DA Reshuffles GNU Team

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Youth Crisis Deepens as 9.5 Million South Africans Fall Outside Jobs and Education System.

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Professor Susan Booysen, political analyst - DA Reshuffles GNU Team to Strengthen Its Role in Government

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Tensions Erupt at Durban Transit Site as Thousands of Malawian Nationals Await Repatriation

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NGO Steps In, to Close South Africa’s Early Literacy Gap as Reading Crisis Deepens in Primary Schools

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Can Schools Demand Immigration Documents Mid-Year — And Could Learners Be Removed If They Don't Have Them?

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MK Party expels Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla and former spokesperson Nhlamulo Ndhlela

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Post-match reflection on Bafana Bafana’s World Cup match

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KZN Government Moves to Address Growing Humanitarian Crisis as Thousands of Malawian Nationals Seek Repatriation

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Emfuleni Residents Face Proposed Solar Connection Fee and Monthly Levy Amid Municipal Revenue Pressures

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FEEL GOOD: South African Teen Heads to MIT to Explore How AI Can Change Lives

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Court Ruling Shows Residents Can Force Government to Fix Failing Infrastructure

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US–Iran Peace Deal: Historic Breakthrough or Fragile Pause in a Wider War?

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Qualified but Locked Out: South Africa’s Student Debt Crisis Leaves Thousands of Graduates in Limbo

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YOUTH PARLIAMENT 2026 50 Years After June 16: Is Higher Education Delivering on the Promise of Youth Empowerment?

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SA–China Water Sector Collaboration Set to Explore 1,500 Youth Opportunities

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FEEL GOOD WEDNESDAY: Zuko Tisani Falls Short of Everest Summit And Rises Stronger

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POWER KID - 8YEAR OLD OT MASUTHA

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50 years of celebration of the class of 1976 at Moroka High School.

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Ramaphosa and Didiza on Collision Course as Phala Phala Impeachment Battle Intensifies

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Home Affairs Proposes Major Overhaul of South Africa's Immigration and Citizenship System

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PSA Pushes Hybrid Work Model for South Africa’s Public Sector Amid Rising Cost Pressures

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Cardiologist Professor Liesel Zühlke on advancing treatment for children with rheumatic heart disease

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Ramaphosa Warns Against Xenophobia as Violence Against Foreign Nationals Rises

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Building Hope, One Community at a Time

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Shinga Takes Expulsion Fight to Court as NFP Dispute Threatens KZN Political Balance

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Kenya and SA Relations on spotlight

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AEuro office set to give Microsoft a run for its money.

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Can a lie Detector machine be trusted?

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Ramaphosa Dismisses Social Development Minister Sisisi Tolashe

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Ekurhuleni Warns of Dangerous Unregulated Injectable “Beauty” Products After Two Patients Suffer Organ Failure

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Zuma Arms Deal Trial Finally Set for 2027 as Court Clears Way After Years of Delays

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Maria McCloy Remembered as a Cultural Giant Who Shaped South Africa’s Creative Identity

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Growing Concern Over Harmful Online Advertising Aimed at Children

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Parliament Exposes R3,700 Gravy Powder Scandal in Correctional Services Food Contract

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In The Alley: The Radio Memoirs of Twasa – A Powerful Journey Through Sound, Struggle and Stardom

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UFS to scrap AI detection software across all faculties

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Gauteng Education vows to disburse school subsidies by June

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SAPS Head of Legal Services, Advocate Simo Chamani, allegedly not registered on LPC roll

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City Power Johannesburg says its long-standing struggle with electricity losses is beginning to show signs of improvement

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Government coming after one group of homeowners in South Africa

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Tshwane tables R58.5 billion fully funded budget to sustain turnaround and drive service delivery

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SAHRC concludes public hearings into Gauteng’s worsening water crisis

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Thokoza residents march to Ekurhuleni industrial park over job tensions and foreign labour claims

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Labour Department Under Pressure Over Compensation Fund Failures Following Damning AGSA Findings

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Powerkids - TT and Lerumo

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South Africa’s Highest Honour: Prof Tulio de Oliveira Awarded Order of Mapungubwe as President Ramaphosa Confers National Orders in Pretoria

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Gauteng’s R500 Million Bid to Reverse Decades of Hostel Neglect Amid Pressure to Improve Living Conditions

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Eskom threatens Joburg blackouts over R5 billion debt crisis

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SOCA, Johannesburg Mayor Defends City’s Progress Despite Infrastructure and Financial Pressures

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South Africa Condemns Israel’s Interception of Gaza-Bound Aid Flotilla Carrying SA Nationals

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Constitutional Court ruling declaring key health regulations unconstitutional

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FEEL GOOD: Dr Lethukwenama Letsoalo Is Making Health Information Accessible for All

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Justice for Senzo Meyiwa: Protesters call on President Ramaphosa to take action

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WHO declares international emergency as Ebola outbreak kills more than 80 in DR Congo

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ConCourt Declares Key Health Regulation Unconstitutional, Raising New Questions Over NHI

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SIU and Water Department Launch Anti-Corruption Forum to Protect South Africa’s Water Supply

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NPA suspends prosecutor after contempt conviction causes collapse of Sibanyoni extortion case

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Political fixer Brown Mogotsi to sue state for malicious prosecution following Pretoria arrest

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Matlala in Talks With IDAC Over Plea Deal as SAPS Corruption Probe Deepen

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Gauteng Sees Sharp Rise in Hypertension Cases Among Adults Under 45

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Political Desk: Madlanga Commission

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The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) is set to investigate Gauteng’s escalating water crisis through a two-day public inquiry in Johannesburg

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South African Entrepreneur Zuko Tisani Takes on Everest in Historic Clim

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Donald Trump lands in Beijing for a high-stakes two-day visit with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping

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Party whips agree on 31-member impeachment Panel

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Police discover drugs worth more than R100m in North West

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Ghana Announces Evacuation of Citizens From South Africa Amid Rising Xenophobic Tensions

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The Pressure of Being the Family’s “ATM”: When Helping Loved Ones Becomes Financially Drainin

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President Ramaphosa - I wanna make it clear that I WILL NOT resign

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DA takes Joburg Water, COJ to court over ongoing water crisis

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Joburg CBD Chaos as City Demolishes Illegal Structures in Small Street Crackdown

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SA’s unemployment rate jumps to 32.7 percent as 345,000 jobs are lost

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Africa's Travel Indaba officially opened at the Durban International Convention Centre on Yesterday.

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Minister Kubayi Tables R26.3 BillionJustice Budget Focused on GBV, Rural Access and Legal Transformation

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SANDF Deployment Under Operation Prosper: Are Communities Like Eldorado Park Safer Months Later?

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PowerKidz - TT with Twins Ria and Zia.

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Political Desk: ThabisoTema is in conversation with Political Analyst, Mighti Jamie.

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South Africa Introduces New Import Safety Programme for High-Risk Consumer Goods

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Constitutional Court rules Parliament acted unlawfully in halting Ramaphosa impeachment inquiry

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MEC Ramokgopa releases Gauteng Liquor Board inquiry report, flags Governance Failures and Vows Regulatory Overhaul

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Severe Weather Declared a National Disaster Across Six Provinces as Flooding Worsens in South Africa

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Constitutional Court expected to make landmark Phala Phala ruling on Today

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Finance Minister Warns City of Johannesburg Over Deepening Financial Crisis, MFMA Breaches and Rising Debt Pressure

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DHET and Services SETA Commit R90 Million to Revitalise Community Education and Training Colleges Across South Africa

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A calculation error in South Africa’s official fuel price data has slightly softened what was expected to be a massive diesel price hike

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15 Hawks cocaine theft inquiry deepens as Madlanga Commission hears of repeated security breaches in Port Shepstone offices

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As South Africa marks the second anniversary of the devastating George building collapse, Dean Macpherson, Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, has intensified calls for accountability

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Widespread Flooding and Severe Weather Disrupt South Africa Across Multiple Provinces

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Office workers plead for remote work as travel costs spiral

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Constitutional Court challenge puts NHI Act under spotlight over public participation and parliamentary process

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Nigeria has announced a voluntary repatriation programme for its citizens living in South Africa, following a renewed wave of xenophobic violence and rising anti-immigrant sentiment in the country

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What happened to five-year-old Manqoba Mnisi? Delayed report deepens family’s search for answers

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FEEL GOOD: Eastern Cape Rugby Initiative Restores Hope and Opportunity for Township Youth

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Hantavirus update

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South Africa Faces Legal Grey Area as AI Reshapes Jobs and Recruitment

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Hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship claims three lives; one critical in South Afric

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Competition Commission Refers MultiChoice and Altech to Tribunal Over Alleged Market Division Agreement

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An SIU report alleges Home Affairs was turned into a marketplace for visas and permits, with R181 million traced to fraud, fueling anger among South Africans fed up with corruption.

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Political Desk

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Economist warns SA’s unemployment crisis worsening despite job growt

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Vosloorus Spaza Shop Owner Found Alive After Month-Long Disappearance, Family Alleges Kidnapping and Torture

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Internationalisation Must Not Disadvantage South Africans, Parliamentary Committee Chairperson Responds to USAf.

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The role of unions. Why is the number of people who are unionised declining

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The plight of employees who are differently abled

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China's no tariff policy kickstarts today across 52 African countries

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President Ramaphosa has announced the 4th of May as the local government Elections Day

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Use of Ai in future jobs

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NPA recommits its plan to vigorously fight crime and corruption

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Bellarmine Mugabe fined with 600 thousand rands deported while his partner in crime gets a 3-year jail sentence

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March on March has given Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi 10 days to respond to their demands

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The Eastern Cape scholar Transport drivers are on strike, leavings thousands of pupils stranded.

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South Africa’s AI policy faces scrutiny as government defends drafting process amid concerns over research credibility

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City Power uncovers widespread electricity theft in Alexandra while Diepkloof Hostel remains without power amid Eskom-linked supply dispute

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Political Desk: Freedom Day in an election year — does the vote still hold power in post-1994 South Africa?

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Political Desk - Sipho Seepe – Political Analyst

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State Removes 19 Children from KwaMaphumulo Church Compound Over Alleged Human Rights Violations

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Two senior Ekurhuleni Metro officials arrested amid widening corruption probe linked to Madlanga Commission evidence

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Court orders Road Accident Fund to pay undocumented foreigners

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Health authorities in Gauteng have issued an urgent warning following a sharp rise in malaria infections and deaths

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Sunday Deadline Looms for Public Input on Draft School History Curriculum

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Malema sentenced in firearm case but granted leave to appeal as legal battle continues

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Judge President Selby Mbenenge faces possible impeachment over the sexual harassment complaint. JSC has overturned the finding of “misconduct” to “gross misconduct

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A wellness and music festival centred on substance-free socialising is set to take place in Soweto Theatre on Freedom Day weekend

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ANC Local Government Action Plan: ANC unveils R54 billion Local Government Action Plan amid deepening service delivery crisis

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ThabisoTema is in conversation with Power Kid, Lehlogonolo. #Part 2 #POWERBreakfast

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SA graduates regret not pursuing trades, survey finds — top 'missed' career choice revealed

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Ramaphosa appoints Roelf Meyer as South Africa’s ambassador to the United States.

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Gauteng residents still face load reduction despite over 300 days without load shedding

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The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has recommended three judges for appointment to South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA), as concerns grow over delays in delivering judgments across the judiciary.

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Court Update Expected in Gauteng Child Rape Case as Experts Warn of Lasting Trauma from Viral Video

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FEEL GOOD - Team South Africa was crowned overall champion at the 8th African Spelling Bee in Harare, Zimbabwe, in April 2026

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South Africa’s economic province Gauteng faces an estimated shortfall of 370 teachers in critical technology subjects

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PowerKids - TT and Lehlogonolo

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ATM calls for impeachment as IPID report on Phala Phala intensifies political pressure on Ramaphosa

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Broad-Daylight Assassinations: When Killing Becomes a Message in South Africa

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NPA to pursue charges in Life Esidimeni Case after 141 patient deaths

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Pakistan proposes to host another round of talks in coming days before U.S.-Iran truce ends.

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The viral spread of violent videos: Legal risks and human cost in South Africa

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POLITICAL DESK: Hlumelo Xaba Political Analyst

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President Ramaphosa Appoints Two New Constitutional Court Judges

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South Africa Marks 328 Days Without Load Shedding

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Gauteng Education MEC Briefs Media on State of Education

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President Ramaphosa Under Fire as IPID Report Sparks Calls for Impeachment

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Department of Public Service and Administration looking into giving provincial governments more powers to expand the lifestyle audits for politicians and civil servants.

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Draft bill proposes criminal sanctions for anyone revealing identity of whistleblower

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The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry has entered a critical stage in its work, as it moves closer to concluding investigations

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DA prepares for landmark federal congress

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Chris Hani’s family abandon wreath-laying ceremony

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Fire Destroys Nine Classrooms at Riverlea Secondary School

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Human settlements department investigates Nigerian rapper claims of RDP housing sales

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FOSA calls for investigation into alleged “kingpins” after Nkosi’s arrest

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Border Management Authority Launches Full Probe After Bus Intercepted With 32 Undocumented Passengers

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Senior Metro Officials in South Africa Pocket Millions in Salaries and Bonuses While Audit Outcomes Worsen and Basic City Services Continue to Collapse.

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South Africa Passes New Public Service Laws to Curb Corruption and Strengthen Worker Protections

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Iran confirms South African vessels can pass through Strait of Hormuz amid tensions

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RELATIONSHIP: Can You Ask Your Partner to Have Kids Outside the Relationship? What is a workable solution when “breaking up” isn't an option.

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Digestive Issues As A Result Of Alcohol

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Experiencing Spiritual burnout

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Alcohol Awareness Month - Increasing the risk factors of abuse among adolescents and young adults

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Recipes that Will Transform what we consider Humble Root Vegetable into a Feast with Gao_Cooks

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Hanging out with Bulelani Ndebele

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Premier Panyaza Lesufi shuffles provincial Cabinet

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Assessing the success of SARS under the leadership of Edward Kieswetter as SARS announces record reveue collection for 2024/25

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Reimagining South Africa’s Metros: What the Latest Economic Outlook Means for Urban Reform

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Global Investors Gather in Johannesburg for South Africa Investment Conference

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Gauteng Health Department rejects claims of unusually high deaths linked to heart surgeries at Charlotte Maxeke Hospital

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“War on Women”: MSF Exposes Sexual Violence in Darfur as Sudan Conflict Enters Year Three

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Temporary relief for motorists as govt cuts fuel levy by R3

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South Africa's water crisis: Nearly half of treated water wasted

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FEEL GOOD: Cycling for a Cause: The 1965 Ride Inspires Change Through Education

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Israel parliament approves death penalty bill for Palestinians convicted of deadly attacks

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POWERKIDS - Xirandziwa Baloyi

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POWER Kidz @ThabisoTema is in conversation with POWER Kid, Xirhandziwa Baloyi

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Mashaba Criticises Zille Following Failed Court Bid to Block Joburg Wage Deal

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Fuel Price Hike Looms as Panic Buying Fears and Pricing Questions Grow

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KuGompo City residents rally to protest coronation of ‘Nigerian king’

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Tshwane Matric Learners Cleared of Cheating Still Without Results, Face Losing Two Academic Years.

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South Africa’s Innovation Economy Under Pressure as R&D Decline Deepens

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BMA introduces high-security passport stamps each linked to a specific immigration officer as part of efforts to curb fraud and improve accountability

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South Africa’s Innovation Economy Under Pressure as R&D Decline Deepens

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Home Affairs Digitalisation Debate Continues as Department Clarifies Contract Worker Status

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Landmark Social Media Lawsuit Raises Global Questions About Addiction and Mental Health

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Banks blame customers for digital fraud, but court records and hidden evidence suggest a far more complex truth

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Auditor General Tsakani Maluleke delivers the the national and provincial audit outcomes for 2024/25 on 26 March 2026

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Calls Grow for Urgent Reform of South Africa’s SME Funding System

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Stats SA Confirms Cybersecurity Breach — Refuses to Pay Ransom Amid Rising Cybercrime in SA

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Masemola Set to Face Charges in Explosive R360 Million SAPS Tender Probe

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The Dangerous Rise of “Lean”: Why Children as Young as 8 Are at Risk

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Two Mpumalanga women in legal battle for burial rights after both claim to be 'wives' of same man

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Ekurhuleni Mayor Xhakaza delivered first State of the City Address

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Masemola Set to Face Charges in Explosive R360m SAPS Tender Probe

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SANRAL Closes N3/N12 Slow Lanes Over Ground Instability

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Unisa Makes History as First African University to Acquire an Airport

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Gauteng still doesn’t have a plan for its R45-billion train

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Madlanga Commission Goes into Recess — What’s Been Achieved So Far?

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FEEL GOOD: Seeing Beyond Sight – How One Man’s Vision Turned Blind Football into a Beacon of Hope in South Africa

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New poll shows ANC recovering, DA getting stronger, EFF and MKP decline

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Middle East crisis: Trump gives Iran 48-hour ultimatum to open strait of Hormuz; about 100 injured in Israel

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The recent High Court ruling in Bloemfontein regarding the final forfeiture of assets linked to the Free State asbestos tender.

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Agri groups head to court over FMD vaccine restrictions

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Holomisa Calls for Clarity on SA Army Personnel Carrier Tender