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Oil retreats as US pauses Hormuz escorts in bid for peace deal, but threats continue
6+ hour, 49+ min ago (893+ words) The US has paused its ship-guiding operation in hopes of a peace deal with Iran. Image: Amirhossein Khorgooei / ISNA / AFP The US will pause escorting commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz barely a day after it began doing so,…...
Women farmworkers rally for justice against pesticide exposure and CCMA delays
22+ hour, 45+ min ago (830+ words) Women on Farms picket outside the offices of pesticide producer Philagro in Somerset West. Philagro is the registration holder of Dormex - a pesticide banned in Europe in 2008. Image: Ayanda Ndamane / Independent Media Farmworker women marched against pesticide exposure and delays…...
IEC, MK Party clash over vote rigging claims in heated pre-2026 election discussion
20+ hour, 41+ min ago (929+ words) The IEC says consultations with political parties, including MK Party, aim to strengthen trust in elections, as concerns over credibility and public confidence continue to grow ahead of 2026 elections. Image: MK Party / X The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC)…...
Con Court to rule on EFF's Phala Phala bid this Friday as pressure mounts on Ramaphosa
22+ hour ago (1178+ words) The Economic Freedom Fighters will learn on Friday whether its challenge to Parliament's handling of the Phala Phala scandal will succeed, in a ruling that could have far-reaching implications for executive accountability. Image: IOL Graphics / Shaakirah Lagadien / File The Constitutional…...
Where are the young voices? Reclaiming civic agency among Indian youth in contemporary SA
1+ day, 5+ min ago (969+ words) Historically, young people have been at the forefront of political and social transformation. Yet today, there appears to be a noticeable attenuation of this activist impulse among many young Indian South Africans, says the writer. To understand this phenomenon, one…...
US-Iran ceasefire on the brink as UAE reports attacks
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (991+ words) Iran's Revolutionary Guards on May 4 denied that any commercial ships had crossed the Strait of Hormuz, after the US military earlier said two US-flagged merchant vessels had transited through the vital waterway. Image: Amirhossein Khorgooei / ISNA / AFP A ceasefire between…...
Zuma's meeting with Afri Forum: MKP says it will not change its policy direction but willing to engage
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (599+ words) Afri Forum leader Kallie Kriel shaking hands with MKP leader Jacob Zuma after a meeting in Durban last week. The meeting between the leader of Umkhonto we Sizwe Party (MKP) leader, Jacob Zuma and Kallie Kriel, the leader of Afri…...
MKP Insists Radical Pro-Black Economic Policy Stance Unchanged After Durban Meeting with Afri Forum
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (507+ words) Afri Forum leader Kallie Kriel shaking hands with MKP leader Jacob Zuma after a meeting in Durban last week. The meeting between the leader of Umkhonto we Sizwe Party (MKP) leader, Jacob Zuma and Kallie Kriel, the leader of Afri…...
'I despise Kallie Kriel and Afri Forum's racism"
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (772+ words) 'I despise Kallie Kriel and Afri Forum's racism'IOL 'I despise Kallie Kriel and Afri Forum's racism' Kallie Kriel met with Jacob Zuma. Image: X / Kallie Kriel Kallie Kriel has once again revealed his true colours with his pathetic, childish mockery....
Ramaphosa tells ANC - South Africans need cleaner, well-run cities
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (449+ words) President Cyril Ramaphosa led a series of oversight visits to various construction sites in the Nelson Mandela Region in the Eastern Cape. Image: MY ANC X Account President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged municipalities to improve service delivery to South Africans…...