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A water leak at the City of Cape Town’s Town Two Clinic in Khayelitsha has damaged an unknown number of patient folders, disrupting healthcare services and reigniting community concerns over the safety of medical records.

As the rise of criminal couples comes to the fore, Nthabi Nhlapo explores why femininity itself can become camouflage – and why society’s soft spot for women may be a blind spot criminals exploit.

The Israeli military accused 12 Palestinian football figures – including a FIFA-registered referee – that it killed during the war in Gaza of being members of militant groups.

For the first time in four years, economists are flagging the risk of a 50-basis-point interest rate hike later today.

Police officers serving one of Mossel Bay’s busiest communities remain stationed in dilapidated container offices and ageing Wendy houses despite years of promises that a permanent police station would be built.

The Air Traffic and Navigation Service has denied claims that air traffic constraints are limiting domestic airlines’ growth, saying it maintains a 110% depature capacity at OR Tambo International Airport.

A fresh legal battle has erupted over the long-running Central Karoo municipality fundraising probe after PA leader Gayton McKenzie asked the High Court to declare the Western Cape government’s Section 106 investigation unlawful and bring it to an end.

A Durban man accused of a violent kidnapping and murder dating back to 2022 has admitted to some of the charges against him.

Johannesburg Director of Public Prosecutions Andrew Chauke has been cleared of all the accusations levelled against him by former prosecutions head Shamila Batohi, and has been found fit to return to office.

Oil prices rose to a six-week high on Wednesday as the US ‌and Iran traded more strikes, further threatening energy shipping in the Middle East.

Is Hugo Broos staying or going? SAFA says it’s neither. The association has dismissed reports of a contract extension for the Belgian coach, insisting no decision has been taken despite his current deal running until July 2026. With Afcon qualifiers starting in September, the uncertainty continues.

Former Speaker of the National Assembly and defence minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula pleaded not guilty to 12 counts of corruption and one count of money laundering in relation to alleged corruption amounting to R4.5 million.

Fine and warm conditions are expected across Gauteng, Mpumalanga and Limpopo, while the Western Cape will experience cold and rainy weather with intermittent rain spreading eastward, according to the South African Weather Service.

The UK’s Prince George, second in line to the throne, turned 13 on Wednesday as he readied to follow in his father, Prince William’s, footsteps and start at the prestigious Eton College.

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Senior Crime Intelligence officer Colonel Ismail Dawood has been granted R10 000 bail after an urgent application in the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg.

Free State Judge Lepona Joshua Lekale has been earning a judge’s salary and benefits for eight years without performing any duties, because he has been on sick leave.

The Confederation of African Football and its 54 members support the re-election of embattled FIFA president Gianni Infantino, who will seek a fourth term at next year’s congress to be held in Morocco.

Dina Pule plans to appoint more workers, extend office operating hours, and is targeting 350 000 beneficiaries for review.

After apologising to Gonubie residents who endured a crippling water outage that lasted for days, the Buffalo City Metro moved quickly to praise its technical teams for their “swift response” to the interruption.