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Never miss a beat when it comes to breaking news in South Africa; check out all the biggest headlines on Wednesday September 2nd. As Eskom struggles to bring broken power units back

Why the legal drinking age in South Africa could soon be raised to 21 At this point, our thoughts are with all South Africans between the ages of 18, 19 or 20:

Get all the breaking news in South Africa here, where we give you a sneak peek at all the big stories that are expected to hit the headlines on Monday, August 31.

Home Secretary Aaron Motsoaledi released the latest guidelines for departments under level 2 lockdown on Friday, August 28. During a briefing, he said the new regulations had been published in the Gazette.

By Zoë Postman for GroundUp “I had more than 200 children who came to tell me that they were orphans and that they were hungry. I couldn’t refuse them, so I started

  Jacob Zuma opened a huge box of worms on Friday, after writing a scathing open letter to his successor. Msholozi hammered President Cyril Ramaphosa on a number of issues but mainly

Bikers from across South Africa are expected to roar on the lawns of Union buildings on Saturday to highlight farm murders in the country, although they did not obtain permission from the

Two police officers have been arrested following the untimely and tragic death of 16-year-old Nathaniel Julius in Eldorado Park on Wednesday August 26. The independent direction of police investigations (Ipid) took Friday

  Health Minister Zweli Mkhize announced on Friday August 28 that the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in South Africa had risen to 620,132. This is an increase of 1,846 the

A man in Carolina, Mpumalanga was sentenced to a double life sentence after being convicted of raping his two daughters. The case was concluded in Carolina Regional Court on Monday, August 24,

The African National Congress (ANC) has raised flames against claims that the party’s secretary general, Ace Magashule, has distanced himself from a letter written by President Cyril Ramaphosa, further fueling the factionalism

There has been quite a bit of controversy between the African National Congress (ANC) and former NEC member and Finance Minister Trevor Manuel in recent days. It all started when Manuel was

  South African drinkers can chill in peace on Tuesday after Cabinet was forced to deal with rumors that the alcohol ban was making a premature comeback this week. A voice note

South Africa cases rise by 3,916, deaths rise by 159 Health Minister Zweli Mkhize, on Wednesday August 19, announced that the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in South Africa had risen

  Death toll rises to nine as victim dies in hospital Nine people tragically lost their lives in what is now known as the Kalahari fire. On Sunday August 16, Witdraai police