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  Another Madibaz swimmer, Management Sciences student Collins Saliboko, is representing his homeland of Tanzania at the championships continuing until 12 May. First-year Dietetics student Katie has also been selected as part of the South African squad for the Pan Pacific Open Water Swimming Champs to be held in Irvine, California, in August. Thereafter, she …

Malcolm Libera  ·7 May 2026 A prominent law firm has noted that rising fuel and energy costs are putting flexible work arrangements back on the agenda for South African employers. Amid huge surges in fuel prices in South Africa, some companies are reconsidering remote and hybrid work as pressure mounts on businesses and their employees. …

Malcolm Libera  ·8 May 2026 The rand strengthened in early trade on Thursday as investors considered the prospects of a U.S.-Iran peace deal. This is despite the issue of ensuring shipments through the Strait of Hormuz remained unresolved. The rand was trading at 16.3225 against the dollar, up about 0.4% from its previous close.  The …

Motorists have been warned about a new hijacking tactic in the Western Cape where criminals are using animals to get drivers to pull over on the side of the road. The Animal Welfare Society of South Africa recently issued an urgent warning about this disturbing trend where hijackers are using dogs as part of their …

South Africa’s health authorities are under renewed scrutiny, and recognition, after officials moved swiftly to identify and contain a rare hantavirus case linked to an international cruise ship that docked in the country this month. Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Health has commended the Department of Health, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) and frontline …

JOHANNESBURG – South Africa hit back on Wednesday against charges of xenophobia after protests against undocumented migrants and said African nations should address issues like instability and bad governance, causing their people to leave. A series of anti-migrant protests in recent weeks across Africa’s most industrialised country, along with claims of attacks against foreigners, have …

South Africa’s National Institute for Communicable Diseases identified the Andes variant of hantavirus, a strain capable of rare human-to-human transmission, in the deadly outbreak aboard the Hondius cruise ship. The strain — the only hantavirus known to spread between people — typically transmits through very close contact, underscoring concerns among health officials investigating the cluster …

Magwenya says President Ramaphosa was unaware one of the Zim delegates is wanted in SA Magwenya said while there are pockets of protests, which are permissible within the Constitution, the issue of immigration is a “pressure point” not only here in South Africa. He said such protests are held throughout the world on issues around …

Japan plans to fast-track talks with South Africa on a yen-denominated energy loan, while promoting its technology to blend ammonia with coal to reduce carbon emissions in a country that still generates most of its electricity from one of the dirtiest fossil fuels. The loan would be used by South Africa to extend its own …

Luke Fraser  ·6 May 2026 While South Africa has seen a large number of medical professionals leave the country, many medical students who choose to study abroad are returning home. Many South African healthcare workers have emigrated to Canada, Australia, the United States, Portugal, and the United Kingdom. These moves come amid a lack of …

Cruise ship MV Hondius docks off Cape Verde port, as passengers were not allowed off the ship, while health authorities investigated suspected cases of hantavirus aboard the vessel, in Praia Port, Cape Verde, May 4, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer JOHANNESBURG, May 6 (Reuters) – South Africa has identified the Andes strain of hantavirus, which spreads human-to-human, in two people who …

The swift and highly effective response by the Department of Health and the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) in identifying and managing the unusual hantavirus outbreak has drawn significant praise from the Portfolio Committee on Health members, who commended the team’s vigilance and quick action in diagnosing a rare pathogen in an unusual setting.  …

Parliament, Wednesday, 6 May 2026 – The Portfolio Committee on Health has commended the Department of Health, the National Institute for Communicable Disease (NICD) and frontline healthcare workers for their swift, coordinated and effective response in identifying and tracking the hantavirus cases linked to an international cruise ship. The Minister of Health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, the …

South African Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana told Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero that state funding to the city will be halted unless a R10.3 billion ($629-million) wage agreement is scrapped. The two-year pact with the South African Municipal Workers Union was signed illegally, Godongwana said in a letter dated April 23 seen by Bloomberg. The minister …

Millions of South Africans suffer from chronic pain, but experts say the country is doing “a terrible job” of managing it, writes Sean Christie for GroundUp. One of the afflicted is retired psychiatric social worker Soghra Walton (73), who has lived most of her life in pain. She has suffered persistently since her late 20s, …

Staff Writer  ·6 May 2026 The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has gazetted the salary threshold for taxpayers who do not have to file a tax return this year—but for those over the limit, failing to do so is a criminal offence. The latest 2026 tax season gazette from the SARS notes that those earning under …

Malcolm Libera  ·6 May 2026 The rand remained stable in early trading on Tuesday as fresh US and Iranian strikes in the Gulf tested a fragile truce, affecting risk appetite. The rand was trading at 16.80 against the dollar, lingering near its weakest level since April 29. On Monday, the US and Iran launched new …

South African officials worked with speed to detect, contain and respond to the case of Hantavirus detected in the country. This according to Health Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, who briefed Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Health on Wednesday morning. The Minister’s update followed the confirmation of Hantavirus in a critically ill British national in South Africa, …

The industrial town of Rosslyn is a critical player in South Africa’s automotive industry, with large motor manufacturing plants located there. Located on the northern outskirts of Pretoria, Rosslyn was founded as a commercial zone for the city’s growing manufacturing industry in the 1960s. At the time, the government was in the process of decentralising …

Adulterated diesel is becoming more popular in South Africa amid growing concerns about the skyrocketing cost of fuel and possible shortages. Often referred to as “dirty diesel,” adulteration occurs when fuel sellers mix diesel with cheaper substances, such as paraffin, kerosene, or lubricating oil. This allows unscrupulous retailers to dilute their diesel while charging the …

Malcolm Libera  ·6 May 2026 Severe weather conditions have forced the temporary closure of dozens of schools in the Western Cape, as authorities respond to warnings of heavy rainfall and potential flooding. Western Cape Education Minister David Maynier confirmed that schools in parts of the Eden and Central Karoo Education District will be closed. The …

President Cyril Ramaphosa did not know that he would be meeting a businessman wanted by the law in South Africa when he visited Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on his private farm on Sunday, his spokesperson said. Controversy has erupted in Zimbabwe over the visit, especially about Ramaphosa associating with Mnangagwa’s rich cronies, particularly Wicknell Chivayo, …

Regional Director of the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Africa, Professor Mohamed Janabi, says although the “risk remains low at this time” for Africa regarding the current Hantavirus case flagged in South Africa, vigilance remains high. A case of the rare but deadly disease was confirmed by the South African Department of Health after the …

Late yesterday afternoon, the Presidency requested a 30-day extension to my PAIA request, filed on 25 March 2026. My application seeks to uncover meeting minutes from the President’s National Crisis Committee, terms of reference and resolutions adopted, and importantly, the President’s promised National Water Crisis Plan, first announced in his SONA in February. In the …