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Four prison warders have been suspended following the death of an inmate at the Goodwood Correctional Centre in Cape Town. Further disciplinary action may be considered.

The MK Party (MKP) has won another councillor seat, this time in the Mandeni Local Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal.

Forty-four foreign nationals have been rescued from a property in Parkmore, Johannesburg.

Parliament must put its foot down and assert its independence as a separate branch of the state, an EFF MP said at a meeting where the National Assembly approved the date Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana provided to deliver his Budget.

A 60-year-old man has appeared in a Limpopo court for allegedly impersonating a correctional services warden and accepting money from a woman who was looking for employment for her son.

As the ANC gears up to press the reset button, the party’s secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has confirmed that a meeting has been scheduled with its government of national unity (GNU) partners to tweak the rules of engagement.

The government's expenditure on public servants' salaries declined between 2013 and 2022, and the state employees wage bill is not the sole challenge to the nation's fiscus – so says Public Service and Administration Minister Inkosi Mzamo Buthelezi, who has defended the government's enormous wage bill.

East London MK Party member Themba Wele has lashed out at Buffalo City Metro for preventing Nigerian televangelist Timothy Omotoso from holding an eight-day crusade at a city-owned venue.

Supreme Court of Appeal President Mahube Molemela has declined President Cyril Ramaphosa's nomination for possible appointment as Deputy Chief Justice, leaving Gauteng Judge President Dunstan Mlambo as the most senior candidate on the list.

A two-week-old baby is referred to the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital in Cape Town. The infant, who was born prematurely at six months, has come from a nearby neonatal hospital.

The defence in the murder trial of Khomotso Maleka, who was allegedly poisoned by her husband, labelled the witness testimony of the deceased's sister as suspicious and strange.

If and when the Legal Practice Council professional misconduct inquiry against Dali Mpofu ever goes ahead, the organisation that complained about his behaviour will have to apply to attend – because the advocate has objected to its presence.

Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has warned that the impact of US funding cuts on South Africa's health programmes will be far-reaching.

While the proportion of local students enrolled in doctoral programmes has declined, there has been "massive growth" in the number of scholars from the rest of Africa studying mostly at SA's five research-intensive universities.

Buffalo City Metro, which employs approximately 5 000 staff, had only R150 000 in its reserves late last year - barely enough to cover three senior managers' monthly salaries.

Five years ago, Nicky Jafta used his R350 unemployment grant to buy half a pumpkin and a few seeds to plant them at his Kraaifontein home. Today, he has a beautiful vegetable garden business that's grown tenfold.

Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has extended condolences to the families of the three constables whose remains were discovered in the Hennops River in Centurion, days after they went missing.

President Cyril Ramaphosa is setting up a judicial commission of inquiry to establish whether attempts were made to prevent the investigation or prosecution of apartheid-era crimes referred by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission to the National Prosecuting Authority.

Damaging winds are expected along sections of the Western and Eastern Cape's coastal areas, according to the South African Weather Service.

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