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Malawians in Durban waiting for transport to return home. Photo: SANDILE NDLOVU

‘Nobody saw it coming’: eThekwini details challenges of running a migrant transit camp

The eThekwini municipality has revealed it was unprepared for the scale of the humanitarian operation at Durban’s Drive-In transit camp.

Malawians, with their possessions, wait outside Sherwood Hall in Durban to be deported to their home country to escape anti-immigrant threats.

WATCH | KZN races to clear Durban Drive-In camp as June 30 anti-immigrant protests loom

The KwaZulu-Natal government is scrambling to clear thousands of undocumented Malawians from Durban’s Drive-In camp ahead of planned anti-immigrant marches expected to sweep across the province on Monday and Tuesday.

Empire Clothing South Africa's flagship shop opening in Parkhurst.
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WATCH | A decade of grind pays off for young millennial trio making clothes, opening flagship shop

Starting a clothing brand is not easy; you need a team, capital and a community that will support and show brand loyalty to the clothes.

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WATCH | Pastor Mboro drops beats, not just blessings

Controversial pastor Paseka “Mboro” Motsoeneng has opened up about his latest venture into the music industry in an exclusive interview with TshisaLIVE.

President Cyril Ramaphosa. File photo.
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LISTEN | 'AfriForum sowing divisions' — Ramaphosa responds to AfriForum and Solidarity's visit to Washington DC

President Cyril Ramaphosa says what AfriForum and the trade union Solidarity are doing in the US is sowing divisions in South Africa.

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WATCH | Lesufi apologises for water crisis in Gauteng

The premier says the main cause of water challenges is that two crucial pumping stations are inconsistent due to vandalism and power outages.

EFF leader Julius Malema. File photo.
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WATCH | 'We won't be bullied, but what's the response to Trump's threats Mr President?': Malema at Sona debate

Trump had previously announced his intention to reduce aid after claiming in a social media post that ‘certain classes of people’ in South Africa were being treated ‘very badly’.

Angie Motshekga, minister of defence and military veterans. File photo.
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WATCH | Bodies of SA soldiers killed in DRC to be brought home on Thursday, Motshekga tells MPs

Defence minister Angie Motshekga said the bodies of the 14 South African soldiers killed in Goma in the eastern DRC would be brought back home on Thursday.

AfriForum CEO Kallie Kriel has insisted that EFF leader Julius Malema belongs “in jail”. File photo.
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WATCH | 'We don't want to move elsewhere': AfriForum and Solidarity respond to Trump's executive order

"We don't want to move elsewhere," AfriForum and Solidarity stated during a media briefing on Saturday afternoon.

Public works and infrastructure minister Dean Macpherson at the expanded public works programme listening tour with the community of Gqeberha. Pictured from left: Bay council speaker Eugene Johnson, Macpherson and Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Gary van Niekerk. File photo.
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LISTEN | EFF lays corruption charge against public works minister for IDT fund processes

The EFF laid a corruption charge against public works minister Dean Macpherson at the Pretoria Central police station on Wednesday.

Electricity and energy minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa visited Soweto amid the lengthy queues in the area before the deadline to recode prepaid electricity meters.
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WATCH | Ramokgopa's department plants seeds of growth: fruit tree donations to Gauteng schools

Gauteng agriculture and rural development MEC Vuyiswa Ramokgopa conducted oversight visits to several schools in South Africa's economic hub.

The money will be used for equipment to bolster the Ubuntu Pathways school’s robotics and coding program
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LISTEN | More than 400 pupils caught cheating in 2024 matric exams

The Council for Quality Assurance in General and Further Education and Training (Umalusi) says 407 pupils were caught cheating during the 2024 matric exams.

EFF leader Julius Malema commended Idac head Andrea Johnson's 'quality leadership'. File photo
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WATCH | 'He is not here': Malema on Mbuyseni Ndlozi's absence at elective conference

EFF leader Julius Malema says the party is bigger than individuals.

EFF leader Julius Malema at the party’s third national people’s assembly. Picture. THAPELO MOREBUDI
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WATCH | Malema thanks grandmother, family in emotional speech to EFF national people's assembly

EFF leader Julius Malema became emotional as he thanked his family for their unwavering support and sacrifices during his opening speech at the red berets' third national people's assembly in Johannesburg on Friday

Former finance minister Tito Mboweni during his budget maiden budget speech in 2019 holding an aloe ferox plant.
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LISTEN | 'The aloe plant — a symbol of resilience': A tribute to Tito Mboweni

Former finance minister Tito Mboweni's maiden budget speech in 2019 remains one of his most memorable addresses, exemplifying his unwavering belief in the resilience of South Africans.