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Less than 700 days after becoming a permanent entity, IDAC is facing a credibility crisis amid extreme pressure stemming from its handling of a single investigation into police Crime Intelligence.

A heated argument with his girlfriend, lingering grief over personal losses and mounting pressures in his private life formed part of the backdrop to Bafana Bafana midfielder Jayden Adams’ death, according to family members.

A suspended staffer at OR Tambo District Municipality in the Eastern Cape has filed an affidavit accusing municipal manager Basil Mase of repeated sexual harassment – including non-consensual kissing and lewd remarks – and claims her subsequent suspension was retaliation for refusing his advances.

Patrick Schofield and his team have grown BackaBuddy from a closed organisation that raised R14 000 in its first month to a platform that helps South Africans raise almost R1 billion a decade later.

The DA’s federal council convened in Johannesburg on Saturday to assess the party’s participation in the government of national unity (GNU) and review the performance of its ministers and deputy ministers in Cabinet.

The Civil Aviation Authority has lost a court bid to stop one of its own investigators from publishing information about the 2020 George crash, as fresh claims emerge that an Eskom helicopter may have played a role in the disaster that killed three CAA employees.

The president and deputy president launched water projects in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal, pledging to turn promises into pipelines

Investigating Directorate Against Corruption head Andrea Johnson will testify at the Madlanga Commission on Tuesday – with the threat of an inquiry into her fitness to hold office and possible suspension hanging over her head.

Around 150 Eskom employees and contractors at the Koeberg nuclear power station are believed to have suffered internal radioactive contamination during three maintenance-related incidents, with some workers reportedly requiring iodine treatment and two senior managers now suspended pending an investigation.

The ANC is expected to name Reverend Frank Chikane as its mayoral candidate for Johannesburg, with senior party leaders hoping the respected former director-general can revive the party’s fortunes and blunt Helen Zille’s high-profile campaign.

The SANDF has tightened security at its De Brug quarantine camp after military police allegedly discovered dagga hidden inside packets of chips, while a court challenge over the controversial 21-day isolation period continues.

A viral Facebook post helped an Elsies River family find a pensioner they spent two weeks searching for after an ATM released the R2 000 cash withdrawal he had left without when he thought the transaction failed.

Fikile Mbalula issued a sweeping directive against ANC candidate manipulation, threatening decisive action – then withdrew the endorsement memo the same evening.

The troubled Construction Education and Training Authority’s (CETA) own recruitment office has questioned the appointments of four “independent consultants”, including its former chief operating officer, Innocent Ngenzi, 67.

This Sunday, the Unread video bulletin wraps up Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala court challenge, details Koeberg’s trio of “radioactive events”, passes forward to the FIFA World Cup final, and digests the dystopian sale of “Gus” the T-rex.

Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi and National Director of Public Prosecutions Andy Mothibi have held an urgent meeting with the head of the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption, Andrea Johnson, following damaging allegations against her and the unit.

Sixty-nine people, aged 18 to 52, have been arrested in Jeffreys Bay in the wider Kouga region of the Eastern Cape after an anti-immigration march turned violent.

A single mother spent more than R22 000 to give her daughter something she never had: The chance to study and build a career doing what she loved. But her daughter is still without a qualification.

Sue Martin fundraised R60 000 in six weeks to bring a beach wheelchair to Scottburgh Main Beach, becoming its first user. Paraplegic since 2015, she now surfs weekly. But across South Africa’s approximately 2 800km coastline, few beaches have gained access, while the vast majority still offer nothing for people with disabilities.

The KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Durban has temporarily halted the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s planned re-examinations for affected Bachelor of Laws modules, following a reported breach.