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• News24 | Freedom's voice: Celebrating journalist Henry Nxumalo's legacy in Sophiatown museum exhibition April 27, 2024
  The Dr Alfred Bitini Xuma Museum in Sopihiatown honours Henry Nxumalo's commitment to freedom and justice by hosting an exhibition.
• News24 | Olwanda Majozi on top of the world after scooping prestigious English award in Cambridge exams April 27, 2024
  Having a voracious appetite for reading from a young age has held Olwanda Majozi in good stead - she was placed sixth in the world for the Cambridge International AS Level English language.
• News24 | Comfortable with chaos: 'Head cowboy' Dr Shaheem de Vries takes charge of Groote Schuur Hospital April 27, 2024
  As he inherits the reigns of Cape Town's cutback-riddled healthcare mammoth - Groote Schuur Hospital - Dr Shaheem de Vries offers a dapper smile and a dose of optimism.
• News24 | EFF, MK Party manifestos: Two peas in a policy pod April 27, 2024
  While corruption-accused former president Jacob Zuma's fledgling uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party took some inspiration from the ANC for its name and logo, in terms of the content of its policies (and oath of office), it drew from the EFF.
• News24 | Shocker! Stop putting election posters on our infrastructure, warns Eskom April 27, 2024
  Eskom has warned that it is illegal to put election posters on its infrastructure due to the risk of electric shock that may be suffered by the staff and volunteers of political parties. Municipalities allow posters on lamp posts, but only if they are not fastened with metal or wire.
• News24 | MK Party expels 'rogue elements', including party founder Jabulani Khumalo April 27, 2024
  The man who registered the uMkhonto weSizwe Party on behalf of former president Jacob Zuma has been expelled from the party.
• News24 | Full steam ahead: Former train driver, stroke survivor graduates with social science degree April 27, 2024
  Former train driver Simbongile Qabaka refused to allow a debilitating stroke he suffered in 2018 to derail his plans of completing his first university degree.
• News24 | Master of the High Court offices suspend senior officials amid probe into maladministration April 27, 2024
  Thirteen officials in Master of the High Court offices in three provinces are on precautionary suspension amid a Special Investigating Unit probe into allegations of maladministration.
• News24 | Electoral Court 'rewrites' ConCourt's Zuma contempt ruling, as it finds he can go to Parliament April 27, 2024
  The Constitutional Court rejected claims Jacob Zuma had been denied his appeal rights after it sentenced him to 15 months in jail for contempt - but, in a ruling that enables the former president to be appointed to Parliament, the Electoral Court has effectively accepted it.
• News24 | Construction mafia: Minister vows to report businessman who abandoned multibillion-rand project to SIU April 27, 2024
  A developer who abandoned a project that was part of the R11 billion Montrose Mega City in Randfontein, West Rand, will need to provide answers for his actions.
• News24 | Elections 2024: Emergence of MK Party is making inroads into EFF support - Ipsos poll April 27, 2024
  After entering the political fray just four months ago, the MK Party is growing exponentially and polling at 8.4%, the latest Ipsos poll states.
• News24 | Families, survivors seek closure as NPA reopens Eastern Cape cold cases from 1993 April 27, 2024
  The National Prosecuting Authority is going ahead with inquests into 10 killings in two incidents that occurred in the Eastern Cape in 1993.
• News24 | At just 19, 'excited' Eastern Cape teen gets agriculture degree at Fort Hare university April 27, 2024
  An Eastern Cape teenager was among the University of Fort Hare's youngest graduates who were capped at the autumn ceremony in Alice on Friday.
• News24 | Bring it on. Ramaphosa dares political parties to take on 'turbocharged ANC' April 27, 2024
  In a clear message to those daring to challenge the ANC, party president Cyril Ramaphosa says its election campaign is now "energised and turbocharged".
• News24 | Limpopo education department misses deadline to eradicate pit toilets at schools April 27, 2024
  The Limpopo Department of Education has conceded that it missed its deadline for the replacement of all dangerous pit toilets in schools, citing budget cuts as the main impediment.
• News24 | Rooftop solar installations expected to double before the decade is out - report April 27, 2024
  Load shedding, rising electricity tariffs and financing solutions could see rooftop solar PV installations double by the end of 2030, according to a new market intelligence report.
• News24 | A tale of two courts as Modack, Lifman trials pick up pace April 27, 2024
  It was a big week for two groups of men (and one woman) on trial in the Western Cape High Court, each charged with crimes that resulted in a devastating cycle of violence in Cape Town.
• News24 | Man accused of stabbing girlfriend 16 times wants court to hold enquiry into his fitness to stand trial April 26, 2024
  Brandon Kruger, who has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly stabbing his girlfriend 16 times, has asked the court to hold an enquiry into his fitness to stand trial.
• News24 | Gauteng man sentenced to 15 years in jail for robbery, hijacking of EMS crew April 26, 2024
  The Gauteng Department of Health has welcomed the conviction of a man who robbed, kidnapped, and hijacked an Emergency Medical Services crew.
• News24 | Power struggle? City Power, DA caucus leader clash over 'unpaid' bills amid claims she is being targeted April 26, 2024
  A prominent leader of the DA caucus in Johannesburg has found herself at the centre of a controversial billing disagreement with City Power, which she believes is politically motivated.