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Hundreds of mineworkers who were allegedly held hostage underground have been released. More than 540 workers had been underground for three days at Gold One's Modder East Operations in Springs, east of Johannesburg.

The first batch of 63 million fertilised eggs ordered to mitigate the expected shortage of chicken meat in South Africa has already landed in the country. The rest will enter our borders in different batches until February next year.

A Gauteng businessman who was kidnapped on Monday night has been rescued by police.

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) CEO, Andile Nongogo has been fired. This was announced on Tuesday morning during the Standing Committee on Public Accounts briefing.

Short-term insurer Santam has reported an exponential rise in load shedding-related power surge claims and high-value vehicle hijacking and theft claims as South Africa’s economic reality and ailing national grid continue to stress households.

The Democratic Alliance on Monday said it welcomed the inquiry into allegations of sexual assault against the Deputy Minister of Health, Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo. DA MP Michele Clark said a police investigation and a probe by the Parliamentary Ethics Committee was underway.

The Minister of Electricity, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says things are looking bright since the intensification of maintenance plans at Eskom.

'An explosion of hops and a balance of bitterness' is what secured the University of Cape Town another major win in this year's installment of the Intervarsitybrew: Brewing & Tasting Challenge 2023. The UCT team won Best Beer on Show for their American IPA, named 'Public OutCryo'.

The SA Municipal Workers’ Union said it was seriously concerned about the state of local councils with 89% facing “distress or dysfunction.”