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Limpopo Premier Dr Phophi Ramathuba says the separated conjoined twins are in a stable condition. Ramathuba was speaking during Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi’s visit to the Mankweng hospital outside Polokwane, where the surgery to separate the twins took place on Tuesday. Premier Ramathuba says one of the twins has been taken off the neonatal incubator. “Our babies are doing …

The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources is calling for calm following social media reports of a looming fuel shortage. The department has condemned messages urging motorists to rush to filling stations, labelling the calls for panic-buying as “unverified and speculative”. In a statement, the department says it is working with the Fuels Industry Association to ensure fuel supply remains stable …

Transport Minister Barbara Creecy says law enforcement officers will be on the ground this Easter Weekend. The Minister was speaking at the Spruitview off-ramp of the N3 Highway in Gauteng, where she officially launched the 2026 Easter Road Safety Campaign. The campaign forms part of the government’s ongoing efforts to promote responsible behaviour and reduce road crashes during the Easter …

Chad intends to deploy 800 police officers and gendarmes to Haiti this year to participate in an international force to help Haiti’s police fight powerful armed gangs, a senior Chadian police official told Reuters. The Chadian forces are expected to arrive by June after receiving training from “European and American partners”, said the official, who requested anonymity because he was …

Residents of Kutlwanong in Odendaalsrus have accused councillors within Matjhabeng Local municipality of interfering with the hiring processes in community development projects.   They say the leadership of the municipality has failed them, as projects meant to improve their area are given to contractors from outside Matjhabeng through the back door.   They claim their area is left with dilapidated infrastructure and high youth unemployment.  The residents, including young people, marched to …

Minister of Trade Industry and Competition Parks Tau says South Africa is directly impacted by the US-Israeli war on Iran. Tau was participating in an urgent debate in parliament sponsored by Build One South Africa (BOSA) leader Mmusi Maimane on the escalating crisis in the Middle East and the implications this has for South Africa. The Minister told the House …

The testimony at the Madlanga Commission in Pretoria of suspended Ekurhuleni Deputy Police Commissioner Julius Mkhwanazi has been moved to 14th April 2026 following the death of his mother. Mkhwanazi’s testimony was scheduled to resume before the Commission on Monday. Evidence leader, Advocate Mahlape Sello, says, “We are persuaded that it’s only appropriate to give him sufficient space to attend …

‘To protect LGBTQ+ people’s health, we must protect LGBTQ+ people’s rights’ Ghana’s parliament (Photo courtesy of ISSAfrica.org) A group of progressive West African faith leaders have denounced a proposed bill in Ghana to jail every acknowledged homosexual, increase penalties for same-sex intimacy, and prohibit “promotion” of LGBTQ behavior. Meanwhile, the United Nations anti-AIDS agency (UNAIDS) issued a statement opposing a similar …

The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria has heard how Sergeant Fannie Nkosi sent his friend Mpho Lekukela a picture of the late DJ Sumbody, asking him, “Why didn’t you call him to order”? The text message to Lekukela was sent three days after DJ Sumbody was gunned down in a hail of bullets in November 2022. Lekukela responds to …

Supreme Mufti Muhammad Shaban Galabuzi (Left) together with Prince Kassim Nakibinge (Right) After Eid Prayers. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Supreme Mufti, Sheikh Muhammad Shaban Galabuzi, has called on leaders to ensure justice and humane treatment for traders affected by the recent demolition at St. Balikudembe Market. Unidentified individuals reportedly raided the market on March 7 and demolished …

The four communities dispossessed of their land rights 50 years ago by the apartheid regime in Umzimkhulu, southern KwaZulu-Natal, say they can finally commemorate Human Rights Day with dignity, following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s officiation at the handover of title deeds on Friday. 17 000 hectares of land was handed back to them. The four claimant communities are the St Paul …

Doreen Nyirmhaugisha, head marketing & communication at Housing Finance Bank and the team hands over a dummy Chequeq of UGX10 Million to Robinah Kizito, Headteacher of Gayaza High School and her team Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Housing Finance Bank has strengthened its commitment to sustainable development and community empowerment through a combined initiative at Gayaza High School, focusing …

The Madlanga Commission has heard how police Sergeant Fannie Nkosi sent a man known only as Mr Mampane an internal draft tender document from the City of Tshwane. Mampane, has been described as the right-hand man of late taxi tycoon, Mswazi Msibi. It has also emerged that Nkosi received the document from the Tshwane Metro deputy police chief, Umashi Dlamini …

The management of the Marakele National Park in Thabazimbi, Limpopo, says it is strengthening efforts to combat crime, particularly rhino poaching, through increased ranger visibility and tighter access control measures across the park. These interventions form part of a broader strategy to safeguard wildlife and protect vulnerable species such as rhinos from poaching and other criminal activities within the park. …

The South African men’s and women’s cricket teams have taken a beating at the hands of their New Zealand counterparts in the third T20 international in Auckland. The Proteas women, who played first in the double-header, lost by six wickets after managing 149 for seven in their 20 overs. In reply, the White Ferns hit the winning runs with eight …