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Nightlife buzzing in Mbombela, street sales not so much
Street vendors struggle while restaurants and nightclubs cream it.
US says it respects SA’s decision to take Israel to court
The two have an ‘open and candid’ dialogue on global issues, also when they differ, says US mission
Coalitions will be ‘total disaster for SA’, says Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa has warned against coalition governments saying they “don’t work” and should South Africa enter into coalition agreements at provincial and national governments, it will be a “total disaster”.
ANC to end coalition pacts where service delivery is suffering
The ANC will announce at the end of January which coalition partnerships it will remain in or pull out of after a national review of its pacts.
Zuma ‘has taken a decision to leave the ANC’: Mbalula
As the fallout spreads over Jacob Zuma’s decision to endorse a splinter party ahead of the 2024 elections, ANC veterans have labelled the former president’s actions as “treason and treachery”, while secretary-general Fikile Mbalula hinted he is regarded as having quit the governing party.
International kudos for Ramaphosa, but a poor grip over cabinet
The president raised SA’s profile on the global stage but failed to deliver on promises at home.
The icon has died, but his freedom shirt lives on
Madiba set the fashion pace 30 years ago with his signature shirts, and now it seems that anyone who is anyone is wearing them
Voter registration weekend produces impressive numbers
The Electoral Commission of South Africa is urging all eligible voters to come out in their numbers on Sunday to register to vote in the 2024 provincial and national elections.
Pretoria whips Israeli ambassador over war in Middle East
Israeli ambassador to South Africa Eliav Belotserkovsky is toeing the line after he received a tongue lashing from Pretoria for “unfortunate conduct” relating to comments he made relating to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
Renewed efforts to remove South Africa from Agoa
South Africa's hopes for renewing a lucrative trade deal with the US are facing renewed headwinds from conservative legislators in Washington DC, with one congressman raising Pretoria's relations with Hamas in the Israel-Palestine conflict as a new obstacle to the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa).






















