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Ramaphosa Declares gender-based violence crisis

Ramaphosa Declares gender-based violence crisis

President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared a gender-based violence crisis in South Africa, saying the country must take “extraordinary and concerted action” to end gender-based violence and femicide. He was speaking on Thursday, 20 November 2025, at the G20 Social Summit in Boksburg.
November 21, 2025
Family Hits Back Over Jody Windvogel Tragic Death

Family Hits Back Over Jody Windvogel Tragic Death

The family of nine-year-old Delft pupil Jody Windvogel has rejected online neglect claims after his tragic death, as police open an inquest and officials roll out counselling and support to the school and community.
November 20, 2025
Aphile Dlamini Wakes from Coma After Lift Fall

Aphile Dlamini Wakes from Coma After Lift Fall

Eight-year-old Aphile Dlamini wakes from coma weeks after a lift shaft fall at a Durban CBD apartment building that killed her twin brother. As she recovers, her family pursues legal action and demands answers over alleged safety failures and missing CCTV footage.
November 19, 2025
SA Man's Visa Cancelled After Neo-Nazi Rally

SA Man’s Visa Cancelled After Neo-Nazi Rally

South African national Matthew Gruter has had his visa cancelled after a neo-Nazi rally outside the New South Wales parliament. Australia’s home affairs minister says foreign nationals who spread hate can be “told it’s time to go home”.
November 19, 2025
Ironman Mossel Bay Deaths: Two Athletes Die
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Ironman Mossel Bay Deaths: Two Athletes Die

Two male athletes died after separate medical emergencies during the swim leg of Ironman 70.3 Mossel Bay. Police have opened inquest dockets and postmortems will probe the Ironman Mossel Bay deaths as organisers support the families.
November 18, 2025
Brutus The Hippo, Rondevlei Giant, Dies at 47

Brutus The Hippo, Rondevlei Giant, Dies at 47

Brutus the hippo, Rondevlei Nature Reserve’s founding bull and a fixture of Cape Town’s urban wildlife, has died at 47. A postmortem points to natural, age-related causes, as the City weighs introducing a new male to the remaining hippo pod.
November 18, 2025
YAZ PLUS Packaging Error Sparks Class Action

YAZ PLUS Packaging Error Sparks Class Action

A defective batch of YAZ PLUS contraceptive pills has prompted a nationwide recall and a potential class action as several women report unintended pregnancies. LHL Attorneys is investigating claims linked to the packaging error, which SAHPRA says reversed the active and placebo
November 17, 2025
The campaign has drawn strong criticism from senior government figures. On Monday, Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi wrote on X that “racists are loud and clear” and accused the banner’s creators of trying to undermine efforts to build “an all-inclusive country that recognises the injustices of apartheid”. He called on supporters of transformation to “push them back”. African News Agency Presidency spokesperson Vincent Magwenya dismissed Solidarity’s campaign as the work of a “tiny right-wing minority”, calling it “unimportant and mindless”. African News Agency Government critics of the billboard argue that it misrepresents South Africa’s transformation agenda and risks damaging the country’s image as it hosts world leaders for the G20 Summit. Solidarity, however, remains adamant that its message should be visible to local residents and international visitors, and says the Solidarity race banner legal action will continue until the courts have ruled on the legality of the removal.
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Solidarity Race Banner Legal Action Heads to Court

Solidarity is taking the City of Johannesburg and Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi to the High Court after its “race-regulated country” banner was removed from the M1. The union alleges unlawful, politically motivated censorship and wants the billboard restored ahead of the G20
November 14, 2025
FW de Klerk Foundation Rejects Afrikaner Genocide Claims

FW de Klerk Foundation Rejects Afrikaner Genocide Claims

The FW de Klerk Foundation has dismissed Afrikaner genocide claims made by US President Donald Trump, warning the false narrative fuels racial polarisation and threatens South Africa’s global standing ahead of the G20 summit in Johannesburg.
November 13, 2025
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