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Pravin Gordhan – a former long-time minister of multiple portfolios in the SA government and who is a former Commissioner of the South Africa Revenue Service (Sars) an anti-apartheid activist and ANC politician – has passed away, his family confirmed on Friday morning.

Police in Cookhouse are searching for two suspects who brutally assaulted an elderly woman in her home on Thursday.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the growth of criminal extortion in several parts of the country, including the Eastern Cape, is contributing to a climate of fear and lawlessness.

Legal efforts got underway in the Makhanda High Court on Thursday, today to compel two Bhisho government departments to provide scholar transport to thousands of learners who have no means to get to school.

The WHO announced Thursday the largest medical evacuation from Gaza since October 7 and said at least a quarter of those hurt in the war had  "life-changing injuries".

The man accused of kidnapping Sonam Gajjar, made a brief appearance in the Kariega Magistrate's Court.

The National police commissioner General Fannie Masemola says 14 extortionists were shot and killed in various provinces in the past two weeks.

Community members should contact their local municipality or the Sarah Baartman District Disaster Call Centre on 080 022 2238 if they come across containers or any foreign items along the coast or riverbanks.

Former Springbok Sevens captain Phillip Snyman has been rewarded with a permanent appointment as head coach of the Blitzboks.