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"To see this young dead boy being carried away in the arms of another boy our age, who was crying his heart out, was another shock and convinced us, that defying the ruthless Apartheid regime had been a must and was not in any way negotiable."
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"I thought it was a joke." – Navi Pillay on the news that she was awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize.
October 9, 2026 at 4:54 PM
"I thought it was a joke." – Navi Pillay on the news that she was awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize.
“So clearly the fact that he never got the Nobel Prize and never will is an indictment against him,” Navi Pillay says about US President Donald Trump, after she was awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize.
October 9, 2026 at 4:41 PM
“So clearly the fact that he never got the Nobel Prize and never will is an indictment against him,” Navi Pillay says about US President Donald Trump, after she was awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize.
The worst nightmare for Donald Trump has come true:
• a South African
• woman
• of colour
won the Nobel Peace Prize.
It does not get more nightmarish than that.
A triumph for #SouthAfrica and #NaviPillay!
Condolences, Donald, we feel for you.
www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-a...
• a South African
• woman
• of colour
won the Nobel Peace Prize.
It does not get more nightmarish than that.
A triumph for #SouthAfrica and #NaviPillay!
Condolences, Donald, we feel for you.
www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-a...
‘I thought it was a joke’: Navi Pillay reacts to Nobel Peace Prize win
Former UN rights chief reflects on commitment to international law at 85
www.timeslive.co.za
October 9, 2026 at 4:38 PM
The worst nightmare for Donald Trump has come true:
• a South African
• woman
• of colour
won the Nobel Peace Prize.
It does not get more nightmarish than that.
A triumph for #SouthAfrica and #NaviPillay!
Condolences, Donald, we feel for you.
www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-a...
• a South African
• woman
• of colour
won the Nobel Peace Prize.
It does not get more nightmarish than that.
A triumph for #SouthAfrica and #NaviPillay!
Condolences, Donald, we feel for you.
www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-a...
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South Africa says the US' new policy of visa restrictions targeting certain South Africans "aligns with the mischaracterisation of South Africa’s domestic policies by fringe groups."
Defiant South Africa accuses United States of aligning with ‘fringe groups’ in visa row
South Africa says it expects Americans to respect its sovereign right to develop laws to address its conditions.
currentaffairsza.com
September 16, 2026 at 12:43 PM
South Africa says the US' new policy of visa restrictions targeting certain South Africans "aligns with the mischaracterisation of South Africa’s domestic policies by fringe groups."
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About 100 people picketed outside Cape Town City Hall and the police station on 16 September, in response to the murders of eight women in Kempton Park since July as well as the murder of a ten-year-old girl from Kraaifontein on Monday.
Read groundup.org.za/article/abou... by Liezl Human
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Picketers outside City Hall demand safety for women and children
Women and civil society groups call for government to act against femicide
groundup.org.za
September 16, 2026 at 4:29 PM
About 100 people picketed outside Cape Town City Hall and the police station on 16 September, in response to the murders of eight women in Kempton Park since July as well as the murder of a ten-year-old girl from Kraaifontein on Monday.
Read groundup.org.za/article/abou... by Liezl Human
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“I encourage pregnant women to attend antenatal care from early in their pregnancy, learn the warning signs of complications and have a birth partner where possible.”
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Too few mothers saved: South Africa faces slow progress on maternal deaths
Mortality rate rises amid slow improvements and resource shortages
www.timeslive.co.za
September 4, 2026 at 12:54 PM
“I encourage pregnant women to attend antenatal care from early in their pregnancy, learn the warning signs of complications and have a birth partner where possible.”
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"The language of ‘cleaning up’ is absolutely dehumanising and reminiscent of the genocidal language of the Nazi genocide of Jews, the Rwandan genocide, and the Israeli genocide against the Palestinians. It is disturbing and unconstitutional to use such language."
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WATCH | We’ll be back, says March and March after clash with refugees
Documented migrants and NGOs say human rights abuses are being ignored by the state
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September 4, 2026 at 12:34 PM
"The language of ‘cleaning up’ is absolutely dehumanising and reminiscent of the genocidal language of the Nazi genocide of Jews, the Rwandan genocide, and the Israeli genocide against the Palestinians. It is disturbing and unconstitutional to use such language."
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Wildlife and nature enthusiasts are in for a treat during the 21st annual South African National Parks Week, which will grant free access to selected national parks between 7 and 13 September 2026.
Here are the parks you can access for free during 2026 SA National Parks Week
Over 105,000 South Africans visited national parks for free during the 2025 edition.
currentaffairsza.com
September 3, 2026 at 9:22 AM
Wildlife and nature enthusiasts are in for a treat during the 21st annual South African National Parks Week, which will grant free access to selected national parks between 7 and 13 September 2026.
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Biggest Story: Ocean View Park Renamed In Memory Of 7-Year-Old Emaan Killed In Gang Crossfire
OCEAN VIEW: A neighbourhood park beside the street where seven-year-old Emaan was killed in gang crossfire six years ago has officia…
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OCEAN VIEW: A neighbourhood park beside the street where seven-year-old Emaan was killed in gang crossfire six years ago has officia…
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Ocean View Park Renamed In Memory Of 7-Year-Old Emaan Killed In Gang Crossfire
OCEAN VIEW: A neighbourhood park beside the street where seven-year-old Emaan was killed in gang crossfire six years ago has officially been renamed in her memory, transforming a…
ctnews.co.za
September 3, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Biggest Story: Ocean View Park Renamed In Memory Of 7-Year-Old Emaan Killed In Gang Crossfire
OCEAN VIEW: A neighbourhood park beside the street where seven-year-old Emaan was killed in gang crossfire six years ago has officia…
Get the Cape Town News Daily Brief: https://ctnews.co.za/newsletter-4/
OCEAN VIEW: A neighbourhood park beside the street where seven-year-old Emaan was killed in gang crossfire six years ago has officia…
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Woolworths Recalls 250ml WBeauty Complete Clarifying Shampoo Over Bacterial Contamination Risk
The bacterium can occur in wet manufacturing…
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The bacterium can occur in wet manufacturing…
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Woolworths Recalls 250ml WBeauty Complete Clarifying Shampoo Over Bacterial Contamination Risk
The bacterium can occur in wet manufacturing environments. While the risk to healthy individuals is considered low, Woolworths is advising customers with weakened immune systems to stop using the product due to the potential risk of…
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September 3, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Woolworths Recalls 250ml WBeauty Complete Clarifying Shampoo Over Bacterial Contamination Risk
The bacterium can occur in wet manufacturing…
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The bacterium can occur in wet manufacturing…
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The Public Protector has intervened to get over R2.6-million removed from a Johannesburg mom’s water bill.
Read groundup.org.za/article/jobu... by Seth Thorne
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Joburg mom’s R2.6-million water bill reversed after Public Protector steps in
JoburgCAN warns of a much deeper billing crisis in the metro
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September 3, 2026 at 1:51 PM
The Public Protector has intervened to get over R2.6-million removed from a Johannesburg mom’s water bill.
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Gauteng’s battle against foot-and-mouth disease appears to be turning a corner, with new outbreaks falling by more than 96% in less than a year.
Foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks in Gauteng plunge by 96%
Foot-and-mouth disease new outbreaks in Gauteng have fallen by over 96% in less than a year, according to GDARD.
currentaffairsza.com
September 3, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Gauteng’s battle against foot-and-mouth disease appears to be turning a corner, with new outbreaks falling by more than 96% in less than a year.
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Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi has appointed Adv Ntuthuzelo Vanara as the acting head of the NPA's Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC).
Ex-Eskom inquiry evidence leader Ntuthuzelo Vanara named acting IDAC head
Vanara made headlines after accusing the then State Security Minister Bongani Bongo of offering him a bribe to collapse the Eskom inquiry
currentaffairsza.com
September 4, 2026 at 6:52 AM
Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi has appointed Adv Ntuthuzelo Vanara as the acting head of the NPA's Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC).
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Vigilante group March and March raided a refugee camp in Durban on Thursday. Several people were injured and four refugees were taken to hospital.
Read groundup.org.za/article/Seve... by Joseph Bracken
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Several injured after March and March raids refugee camp
Vigilante group’s “clean-up” targets displaced refugees in Durban
groundup.org.za
September 4, 2026 at 7:13 AM
Vigilante group March and March raided a refugee camp in Durban on Thursday. Several people were injured and four refugees were taken to hospital.
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In April 2026, about 200 soldiers were deployed to the Cape Flats as part of Operation Prosper, which is expected to last until 31 March 2027.
Read groundup.org.za/article/fewe... by The Outlier and GroundUp Staff
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September 4, 2026 at 7:45 AM
In April 2026, about 200 soldiers were deployed to the Cape Flats as part of Operation Prosper, which is expected to last until 31 March 2027.
Read groundup.org.za/article/fewe... by The Outlier and GroundUp Staff
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Biggest Story: CapeNature Opens 23 Western Cape Reserves For Free Access Week
WESTERN CAPE: Thousands of residents will have the opportunity to enter 23 CapeNature reserves without paying the normal conservation entry fee duri…
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WESTERN CAPE: Thousands of residents will have the opportunity to enter 23 CapeNature reserves without paying the normal conservation entry fee duri…
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CapeNature Opens 23 Western Cape Reserves For Free Access Week
WESTERN CAPE: Thousands of residents will have the opportunity to enter 23 CapeNature reserves without paying the normal conservation entry fee during a seven-day Access Week from 19th…
ctnews.co.za
September 4, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Biggest Story: CapeNature Opens 23 Western Cape Reserves For Free Access Week
WESTERN CAPE: Thousands of residents will have the opportunity to enter 23 CapeNature reserves without paying the normal conservation entry fee duri…
Get the Cape Town News Daily Brief: https://ctnews.co.za/newsletter-4/
WESTERN CAPE: Thousands of residents will have the opportunity to enter 23 CapeNature reserves without paying the normal conservation entry fee duri…
Get the Cape Town News Daily Brief: https://ctnews.co.za/newsletter-4/
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Measles cases are on the rise in Stellenbosch and the surrounding Cape Winelands area as confirmed by the Western Cape department of health and wellness.
📝Amahle Thabethe
Read more here www.smfnews.org/measles-case...
#measles #vaccination #stellenbosch
📝Amahle Thabethe
Read more here www.smfnews.org/measles-case...
#measles #vaccination #stellenbosch
September 4, 2026 at 10:51 AM
Measles cases are on the rise in Stellenbosch and the surrounding Cape Winelands area as confirmed by the Western Cape department of health and wellness.
📝Amahle Thabethe
Read more here www.smfnews.org/measles-case...
#measles #vaccination #stellenbosch
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#measles #vaccination #stellenbosch
Finally we are agreed.
Mbalula says some members ‘lazy liars’ as ANC faces IEC heat
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Mbalula says some members ‘lazy liars’ as ANC faces IEC heat
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LISTEN | Mbalula says some members ‘lazy liars’ as ANC faces IEC heat
ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula says he does not want to be pitied over the party’s IEC saga, in which the ANC missed a crucial deadline to submit candidate lists in some municipalities.
www.timeslive.co.za
September 4, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Finally we are agreed.
Mbalula says some members ‘lazy liars’ as ANC faces IEC heat
www.timeslive.co.za/politics/202...
Mbalula says some members ‘lazy liars’ as ANC faces IEC heat
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JOMBA! @ The Market Theatre Returns With HEROES Mantsoe Nyamza and International Programmes
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JOMBA! @ The Market Theatre Returns With HEROES Mantsoe Nyamza and International Programmes
9 – 12 September 2026 / 7pm / John Kani Theatre, The Market Theatre: Following the 28th edition of the Centre for Creative Arts' JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience in Durban (26 August to 6 September), the pioneering festival returns to…
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August 31, 2026 at 6:20 PM
JOMBA! @ The Market Theatre Returns With HEROES Mantsoe Nyamza and International Programmes
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Alongside the deeply potholed Denne Avenue on the south-eastern edge of Bloemfontein, leaking municipal water pipes have created a 1,500 square metre vlei on land belonging, ironically, to the Rivers of Living Waters Ministry.
Read groundup.org.za/article/mang... by Steve Kretzmann
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Elections 2026: Blunders in Mangaung are poisoning Free State water
While the municipality loses billions, sewage flows into rivers and residents struggle for water
groundup.org.za
September 1, 2026 at 9:08 AM
Alongside the deeply potholed Denne Avenue on the south-eastern edge of Bloemfontein, leaking municipal water pipes have created a 1,500 square metre vlei on land belonging, ironically, to the Rivers of Living Waters Ministry.
Read groundup.org.za/article/mang... by Steve Kretzmann
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Air France has announced the return of its popular seasonal Cape Town-Paris direct service for the 2026/2027 South African summer travel season.
Air France reveals Cape Town-Paris flight schedule for South Africa’s 2026-27 summer
The airline says it will use one of its flagship long-haul aircraft, the Airbus A350-900, for this service.
currentaffairsza.com
September 1, 2026 at 11:48 AM
Air France has announced the return of its popular seasonal Cape Town-Paris direct service for the 2026/2027 South African summer travel season.
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Parliament's impeachment committee has reversed its decision to nominate Adv Thandazani Madonsela SC as the evidence leader in its inquiry into President Cyril Ramaphosa's Phala Phala scandal.
Another Phala Phala victory for Cyril Ramaphosa
The committee voted 18-9 to rescind Madonsela's nomination as evidence leader.
currentaffairsza.com
September 1, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Parliament's impeachment committee has reversed its decision to nominate Adv Thandazani Madonsela SC as the evidence leader in its inquiry into President Cyril Ramaphosa's Phala Phala scandal.
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Henkel South Africa continues STEM education initiative for young learners during milestone year
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Henkel South Africa continues STEM education initiative for young learners during milestone year
Henkel South Africa hosted its second Forscherwelt (Researchers’ World) Day, introducing 35 children from Almond Tree, Children of Promise to the world of science through fun, hands-on discovery Forscherwelt is a global STEM (Science,…
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September 1, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Henkel South Africa continues STEM education initiative for young learners during milestone year
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Here is the original report by Matt Bradley from @nbcnews.com on how they got beaten up by Israeli settler youths in the West Bank. The 51-year-old Palestinian woman was beaten unconscious! I am glad Matt and the others are okay, and the woman was discharged from hospital now. #Israel is criminal!
September 1, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Here is the original report by Matt Bradley from @nbcnews.com on how they got beaten up by Israeli settler youths in the West Bank. The 51-year-old Palestinian woman was beaten unconscious! I am glad Matt and the others are okay, and the woman was discharged from hospital now. #Israel is criminal!