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🔴Johannesburg Building Fire Under Investigation by City Power🔴



Johannesburg, Gauteng – City Power officials are digging into the cause of a fierce fire that broke out at a central building on Plein Street, believed to have started from one of four electrical transformers in the basement, leaving large parts of the CBD and surrounding areas in the dark and forcing residents to sit outside with their belongings as emergency teams worked to make the site safe.




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🔴Swartruggens Residents Still Struggle With Water Supply Challenges🔴



Swartruggens, North West – Residents in this small town continue to face daily battles with unreliable water supply. , even as the local dam sits full and overflowing, forcing some families to relocate and others to fetch bottled water for basic needs, amid long-standing infrastructure failures that have turned a natural abundance into a community crisis.



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🔴Govt Asks MPs Not to Release Details of New SABC Funding Model🔴



Pretoria, Gauteng – The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies has made a formal request to Parliament to keep parts of a report on the proposed new funding model for the South African Broadcasting Corporation under wraps from the public, citing the need to protect sensitive commercial information in an ongoing process that aims to fix the broadcaster’s long-standing money troubles and ensure it can keep delivering news and shows to millions of homes across the country.



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🔴Lawyers for Sulliman Carrim to Seek Postponement of Madlanga Commission Appearance Today🔴



Pretoria, Gauteng – Lawyers representing North West businessman and ANC regional leader Sulliman Carrim are set to request a postponement of his scheduled testimony before the Madlanga Commission this morning, following a failed court bid to block his subpoena entirely. This move comes amid ongoing probes into allegations of corruption and criminal links that have drawn Carrim into the spotlight.



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🔴Businessman and ANC Leader Carrim Faces Increased Scrutiny Over Attempt to Avoid Testimony-Set to appear at Madlanga Today🔴



Johannesburg – Businessman and senior African National Congress leader in the North West Suliman Carrim is under the spotlight after his urgent bid to block a subpoena from the Madlanga Commission was dismissed by the High Court here, forcing him to testify today. Carrim approached the court on an urgent basis to stop the commission from compelling him to appear, arguing he was improperly classified as an implicated person without being given a fair chance to respond under principles of natural justice




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🔴ActionSA Applauds Tshwane’s New Work Integrated Learning Policy: 270 Students to Gain Skills Annually🔴

Tshwane – ActionSA has praised the City of Tshwane's newly approved Work Integrated Learning Policy as a major win for young people and better city services, with plans to help more than 270 students each year build real-world skills through hands-on placements.

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🔴Western Cape SAPS:17 Officers Promoted in George as SAPS Recognises Service Excellence🔴

George – The South African Police Service in the Western Cape has marked a key moment in boosting its ranks by promoting dedicated officers, with a special ceremony in this Southern Cape town honouring 17 members for their hard work and commitment.

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🔴Cash and Ozempic: Alleged Bribery Links Businessman Cat Matlala to Senior Cop🔴

Pretoria – Controversial businessman Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala has been accused of showering a high-ranking police officer with cash and Ozempic injections, a popular drug for weight loss and diabetes control, in exchange for special access to the South African Police Service's back-office operations.

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🔴Overcrowding Sparks Pupil Protests in Walmer,Police Use Teargas, Rubber Bullets to Disperse Protesting Walmer Pupils🔴

Gqeberha – Pupils from Walmer township took to the streets on Thursday morning, calling for a new school to ease the severe overcrowding that has made learning tough for many.

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🔴Malema Questions Validity of Security Threat Allegations by Mogotsi and O’Sullivan-They must give proof🔴

Cape Town – Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema has strongly challenged the claims of security threats made by businessman Brian Mogotsi and private investigator Paul O’Sullivan, insisting they provide solid proof before being allowed to skip in-person testimony at Parliament’s ad hoc committee.

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