Cape Town weather
South Africa weather today: Here’s the forecast for Saturday, 31 May 2025
South Africa weather forecast: Weather today is sunny and mild inland with fog early on. Damaging waves expected along the southern and southwestern coast.
Cape Town weather
South Africa weather today: Here’s the forecast for Friday, 30 May 2025
South Africa weather forecast: Weather today is mostly fine with strong coastal winds and morning rain in the southwest. Inland regions remain sunny and clear.
Christianity
Here’s why Ascension Day is a school holiday in South Africa
Ascension Day is observed as a school holiday in South Africa due to its Christian religious significance, with various ways to honour the occasion.
Christianity
Ascension Day 2025: How to celebrate in South Africa
Ascension Day is a significant religious holiday. Here's why.
Cape Town weather
South Africa weather today: Here’s the forecast for Thursday, 29 May 2025
South Africa weather forecast: Weather today remains fine inland, but damaging winds and waves hit the southwest coast from Saldanha Bay to Cape Agulhas.
SASSA
SASSA and SRD grant payment dates for June 2025
SASSA has released the June 2025 grant payment dates, confirmed updated grant amounts, extended the card migration deadline, and announced delays for beneficiaries flagged for undisclosed income.
Cape Town weather
South Africa weather today: Here’s the forecast for Wednesday, 28 May 2025
South Africa weather forecast: Weather today remains fine across most regions, with strong coastal winds and fire danger warnings in the Cape provinces.
Education
KwaZulu-Natal government ordered to pay crèches
At least 275 centres have faced issues with late subsidy payments
Eastern Cape
Hundreds of women and children chased from their homes in deadly xenophobic attacks
“Revenge attacks” in Addo kill four and injure ten
Cape Town weather
South Africa weather today: Here’s the forecast for Tuesday, 27 May 2025
South Africa weather forecast: Expect fine weather today across most provinces, with isolated coastal showers in KZN and the Eastern Cape.
Fire
Marikana shack fire kills six, seven-year-old boy lone survivor
Six family members died in a shack fire at Marikana Informal Settlement in Kwathema, with a critically injured seven-year-old boy the only survivor.
Economy
Repo rate announcement expected this week: Will it remain unchanged? – Here’s what the numbers say
South Africa’s Reserve Bank is expected to announce its latest repo rate decision this week, with current inflation and unemployment data providing key indicators.
Cape Town weather
South Africa weather today: Here’s the forecast for Monday, 26 May 2025
South Africa weather forecast: Calm and fine weather today across most regions. Light rain expected in coastal areas of the Cape later.
Economic Freedom Fighters
EFF rally: Julius Malema reignites ‘Kill the Boer’ chants [video]
Julius Malema reignites chants at EFF rally while criticising Ramaphosa’s White House performance and US commentary on South African land reform.
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Cape Town weather
South Africa weather today: Here’s the forecast for Sunday, 25 May 2025
South Africa weather forecast: Clear skies and calm conditions today with cool mornings and mild highs. No alerts issued.
Farm attacks
More farm murder victims are African, Police Minister
Mchunu also sought to dispel misconceptions about so-called “land grabbing” in South Africa.
Politics
SA National Petroleum Company officially open for business
The new state-owned enterprise (SOE) is an amalgamation of PetroSA, the South African Gas Development Company (iGas) and the Strategic Fuel Fund Association.
Politics
SA, Tanzania research funders sign landmark MoU to deepen bilateral scientific cooperation
According to the NRF, this new MoU establishes a strategic framework for enhanced cooperation in science, technology, and innovation, including the social sciences and humanities.
Gauteng
Government mourns loss of lives during Diepkloof protest
GCIS Acting Director-General, Nomonde Mnukwa, expressed confidence that the law will take its course for those who perpetrated the violence.
Cape Town
WC Education urges parents to check if the login details are correct for online admissions
The admissions window for Grade R, 1, or 8 in 2026 closed on 15 April 2025. Since then, schools have been implementing their admission policies to select successful candidates.
Energy
Eskom provides update on likelihood of loadshedding this weekend
Eskom has confirmed that the power grid is stable and that no loadshedding is planned for the weekend despite ongoing system constraints.
Gauteng
Sibanye Stillwater mining tragedy escalates: Here’s the latest
At least 300 miners are trapped underground at Sibanye Stillwater’s Kloof 7 shaft in Westonaria following a shaft collapse.
Gauteng
Four-day water blackout looms for parts of Ekurhuleni next week
Rand Water has confirmed that parts of Ekurhuleni will be without water for four days starting Thursday, 29 May 2025.
Cape Town weather
South Africa weather today: Here’s the forecast for Friday, 23 May 2025
South Africa weather forecast: Fine and stable weather across the country with no warnings. Chilly morning temperatures expected inland.
Budget Speech
Fuel levy increase confirmed: Here’s how it affects June 2025 petrol prices
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announced a 16c per litre fuel levy increase for petrol and 15c for diesel, affecting the June 2025 fuel price outlook.
Motoring
Major recall announced for 2024 Ford Ranger
The National Consumer Commission has announced a recall of the 2024 Ford Ranger due to a potentially dangerous defect in the front suspension.
Budget Speech
Budget Speech 3.0: Key takeaways from Godongwana’s third attempt
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana delivered South Africa’s third budget speech for 2025, confirming no VAT increase, boosting social spending, and outlining major infrastructure investment.
Cyril Ramaphosa
CONTEXT: Facts about the Malema video played at the White House
US President Donald Trump played a video of Julius Malema at the White House, but South African leaders say the clip was taken out of context.
Donald Trump
Johann Rupert debunks ‘Afrikaner genocide’, targets John Steenhuisen in Trump talks
Johann Rupert dismissed claims of white-targeted violence in South Africa during US talks, while exposing crime rates in DA-led Western Cape.
Julius Malema
Watch: Malema makes it to the White House in SA-US talks [video]
During a tense White House meeting, US President Donald Trump played videos of Julius Malema to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, escalating discussions on land reform and racial tensions.
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