June 23, 2026 For many South Africans, the cost of living has become one of the biggest challenges of daily life. Every month seems to bring another increase. Fuel prices rise, transport costs climb and grocery bills continue to stretch household budgets. Families are constantly looking for ways to make their money go further, often […]
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June 22, 2026 An off-Duty Police Constable was shot dead in the west of Durban on Tuesday night last week, allegedly by her partner at his residence in Mpumalanga Township. A murder Investigation has been opened since. The independent Policing Unit (IPU) of South Africa says its concerned that those meant to protect the communities,
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June 22, 2026 As medical aid costs continue to rise, growing numbers of South Africans are being forced to make an impossible choice between financial survival and healthcare security. There was a time when South Africans cut back on holidays when money became tight. Then they cut back on restaurant meals. Then came entertainment, new
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June 22, 2026 Millions of South Africans could receive automatic tax assessments this year as SARS expands its digital tax system and deepens its use of financial data. Imagine opening your phone and finding a message from SARS informing you that your tax return has already been completed. No forms. No calculations. No last-minute scramble
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June 18, 2026 The event and public holiday of youth day was commemorated on 16th June for the 1976 Youth protests against apartheid educational policies in Soweto. The students’ mass demonstrations had at the basis of their platform the issue of education. They rejected the white minority regime’s policy of educating them in an inferior
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June 18, 2026 South Africa’s unemployment crisis is no longer affecting only the young. It is quietly forcing parents and grandparents to carry financial burdens long after their working years should have ended. For decades, South Africans were sold a simple dream: work hard, save carefully, raise your children and one day enjoy a well-earned
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June 15, 2026 When a loved one becomes seriously ill, many South Africans begin asking the same question: “Can they be treated overseas?” For decades, there has been a perception that the world’s best healthcare exists somewhere beyond our borders. Europe. America. The Middle East. Families spend years saving for specialist treatment. Some sell possessions.
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June 15, 2026 On most Saturday mornings, schools are empty. This weekend, HS Ebrahim School in Pietermaritzburg was anything but. Armed with paintbrushes, gardening tools and a determination to make a difference, volunteers arrived in large numbers to begin transforming the school that serves intellectually impaired and special needs learners. And within hours, the impact
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June 15, 2026 There has been a lot of back and forth on reaching a peace agreement between the United States (US), Israel and Iran. At the heart of these talks are the mediation efforts by Qatari and Pakistani facilitators to conclude the negotiations. Qatari negotiators were in Tehran on Sunday morning as part of
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June 12, 2026 Every day in South Africa, someone’s life changes in an instant. A test result. A phone call. A conversation in a clinic. Three words that can alter a person’s future forever: “You are HIV positive.” For decades, HIV has left its mark on South Africa. It has touched families in every province,
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