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Creecy Rules Out Road Accident Fund Fuel Levy Increase as Ramaphosa Weighs Relief
October 13, 2026
Transport Minister Barbara Creecy has said the Road Accident Fund (RAF) fuel levy will not go up while she holds the job. Her promise comes
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Two Former Home Affairs Officials Arrested in Germiston Over Passport Photo Swapping Syndicate
October 13, 2026
Two former Home Affairs officials were arrested in Germiston. They are accused of helping foreign nationals get South African passports through fraud. The Department of
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Lesotho Man Gets 40 Years in Jail for Raping Teen in Eastern Cape
October 13, 2026
A 34-year-old man from Lesotho has been sentenced to an effective 40 years in prison for raping a teenager in the Eastern Cape. Tisetso Maoeng
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Gauteng Health Department Asks Matric Learners to Protect Their Mental Health During NSC Exams
October 13, 2026
The Gauteng Department of Health has asked matric learners and their families to put mental health and wellbeing first during the National Senior Certificate exams.
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Deputy Minister Narend Singh Urges Healers to Grow Medicinal Plants as 154 Species Face Extinction
October 13, 2026
Deputy Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Narend Singh has asked government and the traditional medicine sector to work together to grow medicinal plants.
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Nandi Madida’s Africa Now Radio Show Starts on Y Every Sunday from 1 November
Rirhandzu Baloyi
October 13, 2026
Sandile Dlamini Pays Tribute to Mfana-Jones Hlophe and Recalls Saving His Audition in 1989
Rirhandzu Baloyi
October 13, 2026
Belinda Davids to Play Rachel Marron in First South African Run of The Bodyguard
Rirhandzu Baloyi
October 13, 2026
Business
Botswana Close to Deal That Could Raise Its De Beers Stake to About 25%
Anelisa Nkuna
October 13, 2026
Botswana and the group leading the race to buy De Beers are close to agreeing on their future shares in the diamond miner. A deal
Sports
Markram Shines but Rickelton and Stubbs Struggle in Proteas Loss to Australia at Kingsmead
Tiyani Mathebula
October 13, 2026
Aiden Markram was the best Proteas player in the first Test against Australia at Kingsmead in Durban, according to IOL Sport’s player ratings. Ryan Rickelton
Technology
Icasa Leaves R333.7 Million Unspent While Telling MPs It Lacks Money for Monitoring Tools
Werner Jacobs
October 13, 2026
The communications regulator Icasa did not spend R333.7-million of its 2025/2026 budget. At the same time, it told parliament that a lack of money is
