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NW govt departments admit to have violated children’s rights 0
- HotBreaking
- March 14, 2025
The North West Department of Community Safety and Transport Management (COSATMA) and the Department of Education have admitted to have violated the rights of many children. They have conceded that they have failed to provide adequate scholar transport. The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has concluded its three-day probe into scholar transport challenges that
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Severe weather patterns in KZN expected to persist until tomorrow 0
- HotBreaking
- March 13, 2025
The eThekwini Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal says it is attending to a series of power outages due to the disruptive rains that have left some parts of the city flooded. The South African Weather Service (SAWS) issued an alert level 6 warning for disruptive rains and thunderstorms for various parts of KwaZulu-Natal. The severe weather patterns
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Several collisions recorded amid weather warning in eThekwini 0
- HotBreaking
- March 13, 2025
Emergency services in Durban say they are responding to a large number of collisions in light of the alert level 6 weather warning. The severe weather conditions which are already persisting in Ethekwini are also expected to hit other areas along the coast like KwaDukuza, Ray Nkonyeni and Umzumbe among others. ALS Paramedics spokesperson Garrith
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Amaoti residents reiterate call for SANDF intervention to fight crime 0
- HotBreaking
- March 13, 2025
Amaoti residents in the north of Durban have reiterated calls for the SANDF to be deployed to the area. Earlier this week, six community members were shot and killed in separate incidents, allegedly by members of a notorious gang from the area. Residents protested to express their frustrations and anger against what they say is the failure of
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Decision to add more VAT zero-rated food items welcomed 0
- HotBreaking
- March 13, 2025
The Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice and Dignity Group that advocates for prices of food to be affordable has welcomed the decision by Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana to add more VAT zero-rated food items. These will now include chicken feet, organ meats from sheep, poultry and other animals, canned vegetables and dairy liquid blends. Programmes Coordinator of
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A manhunt underway for five suspects who evaded arrest in Lenasia 0
- HotBreaking
- March 13, 2025
A manhunt is underway for five suspects who evaded arrest during a shootout with police in Lenasia on Thursday. The suspected ATM bombers are said to be heavily armed and in possession of explosives. National Deputy Police Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya has appealed to the public for information that can help in apprehending the suspects. The
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Start emergency savings fund for the rainy days 0
- HotBiz
- March 12, 2025
Moreover, this will help you cope with unexpected events or circumstances that may have negative repercussions if you haven’t planned for unforeseen circumstances. The general rule of thumb in building adequate emergency savings is to ensure that you have a list of three to six months of living expenses. While this may seem steep, it
Cost of household food basket increases 0
- HotBiz
- March 10, 2025
“This means 6.1% of the household food basket is made up of VAT. A tax of R331,02 is nearly the same cost of a large household’s requirement of 30kg maize meal per month [in January 2025, 30kg maize meal cost R341,39]. VAT on basic foodstuffs is still high and removes food off the plate.” Food

Sasol skips dividend after profit declines 31%0
- HotBiz
- March 3, 2025
Petrochemical firm Sasol on Monday skipped paying a dividend after reporting a 31% decline in half-year profit on a fall in oil prices and lower sales volumes. Sasol’s headline earnings per share for the six months to December 2024 were R14.13 down from R20.37 during the same period a year earlier. The company, which produces
We help resolve customer’s refund headache 0
- HotBiz
- February 26, 2025
Sowetan Consumer contacted the company about the matter at 9am on Thursday and by 6pm Thathane informed us that he had received his money. Suvesh Arumugam, head of communications for the company, acknowledged administrative delays from their side. “We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience this has caused. Some time elapsed as both Vumatel and the