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Did you know that SASSA has been providing social assistance to South Africans for 20 years? Since its establishment in 2006, the South African Social Security Agency has become a central part of the country’s social protection system, providing support to more than 26 million beneficiaries today.Two decades ago, the government took a significant step towards creating a more coordinated social assistance system by establishing a single national agency responsible […]

US prosecutors reopened an investigation Monday into an alleged gang rape at Cornell University following claims the elite college failed to properly punish the men involved.The alleged victim said in a civil lawsuit this month she was drugged with ketamine, assaulted and raped in 2024 by seven members of the Chi Phi fraternity, a social club for male students.Cornell closed the fraternity and temporarily suspended the students involved, several of […]

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said he expected a formal answer on Tuesday from the United States to Tehran's proposal to open the Strait of Hormuz, state media reported.Qatari intermediaries "presented ideas, and we discussed them; they are set to raise the matter with the American side once more, after which the final US response will be conveyed to us", Araghchi said late Monday.Iran's top diplomat, who is in New […]

The National Consumer Commission (NCC) has recalled over 500 Suzuki Grand Vitara vehicles due to a fuel alert fault. In a statement, the NCC said it was notified by Suzuki Auto South Africa Motors (Pty) Ltd of the fault. The recall affects 543 Suzuki Grand Vitara vehicles that were made available for sale through Suzuku dealerships nationwide from May 2025. The NCC’s spokesperson, Phetho Ntaba said the manufacturer alerted the Commission that the […]

Four people have died in Bangkok after heavy rains caused widespread flooding, the government said Tuesday, as the toll from floods across Thailand since mid-September rose to 23.Around 700,000 people have been affected by floods in the capital, according to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM), which detailed the fatalities.Parts of Bangkok remained water-logged on Tuesday, three days after city authorities declared a city-wide disaster following almost 48 […]

Five men allegedly linked to the murder of two crime intelligence police officers in Durban appeared in the Verulam Magistrate's Court on Monday.The courtroom charge sheet says the men took R900,000 from the officers and a pistol. Captain Louis Nel and Sergeant Mandlakhe Khuzwayo were ambushed in Mount Edgecombe on April 30. Nel died at the scene while Khuzwayo died weeks later. Investigations led police to six suspects. Five were […]

Three additional accused have appeared in the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court and joined Charlotte Tibana and Peter “Gagash” Nonyane in a case involving 101 charges of alleged fraud, theft and money laundering linked to the administration of deceased estates.Rirhlweni Tibana, 30, Jabulani Nephtal Maluleke, 43, and Risima Jeje Trading Enterprise (Pty) Ltd briefly appeared in court on Monday and were formally joined as co-accused.The matter stems from allegations that about R11 […]

Severe thunderstorms are expected to hit large parts of South Africa on Tuesday, with Gauteng, North West and several other regions facing heavy downpours, damaging winds, hail and excessive lightning.The South African Weather Service has issued a Yellow Level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms for Tuesday, covering North West, Gauteng, the Mpumalanga Highveld, south-western Limpopo, northern Free State and the extreme north-eastern parts of the Northern Cape.The storms could result […]

A man believed to be responsible for the murder of 23-year-old Boitumelo Gift Mashita in Tembisa on Monday morning has been found dead inside his vehicle in Midrand.The man, who was Mashita’s estranged husband, had been identified as a person of interest in the murder and was being tracked by the SAPS Tembisa Tracking Team.Gauteng police spokesperson Brigadier Brenda Muridili said the investigating team had linked him to Mashita’s death.Woman […]