Wednesday, 29 April 2026 Facts when it is complicated. Clarity when it is not.
FactualA magistrate handed EFF leader Julius Malema five years of direct imprisonment for firing a rifle at a 2018 rally. His appeal was granted within hours, keeping him out of jail for now.
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BalancedPresident Ramaphosa said South Africa's empowerment laws are not racist after Elon Musk accused the government of blocking Starlink because he is not Black. The Presidency told Musk to 'move on.'
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BalancedEFF leader Julius Malema returns to court for sentencing after his conviction on five firearm charges. A prison term of more than 12 months would cost him his parliamentary seat.
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FactualPresident Ramaphosa has named apartheid-era negotiator Roelf Meyer as ambassador to Washington. The post has been vacant for over a year since Ebrahim Rasool was expelled.
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FactualSouth Africa has handed Zimbabwe its last remaining soapstone bird along with eight sets of ancestral human remains. The artefact was looted from Great Zimbabwe in the 19th century.
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FactualCape Town's combined dam system has fallen to 44% capacity, its lowest mid-April level since 2018. The city has set a new winter consumption target of 860 million litres a day.
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BalancedCentral Energy Fund data points to a possible R40 diesel price in May as crude stays above $100. South Africa refines less than 35% of its fuel domestically.
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BalancedEskom marked 328 consecutive days without load shedding, but communities in Gauteng say targeted power cuts continue daily. The distinction is technical, not practical.
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FactualA community meeting on Hammanskraal's water crisis descended into chaos after Tshwane Mayor Nasiphi Moya failed to attend. Residents refused to hear from any other official.
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FactualCity Power recorded more than a million outages in six months while Pikitup operates at 56% vacancy rate. Robinson Deep landfill has eight months of space left.
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BalancedWashington has refused to accredit Finance Minister Godongwana and Reserve Bank Governor Kganyago for this week's G20 meetings. South Africa will be excluded from the forum for the entire US presidency.
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FactualBusinessman Suliman Carrim was rushed to hospital with a suspected heart attack before resuming testimony at the Madlanga Commission. His evidence is central to corruption allegations involving R360 million in SAPS contracts.
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FactualHeavy rain flooded roads across Germiston and central Johannesburg, trapping vehicles and closing bridges. Several accidents were reported on major highways as conditions deteriorated.
Read full articleFactualThe Judicial Service Commission is interviewing 31 candidates for 15 vacancies across South Africa's superior courts this week. The SCA interviews are a rerun after a voting deadlock in October.
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FactualThe South African Weather Service has issued a Level 4 warning for severe thunderstorms across KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, and the Free State on Monday. Flooding, hail, and damaging winds are expected.
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FactualSouth Africa received 37,920 doses of Lenacapavir, a twice-yearly injection that is nearly 100% effective at preventing HIV. It is the first country in Africa to approve the drug.
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FactualThe Western Cape secured 50,000 additional foot-and-mouth disease vaccine doses, bringing its total to 220,000. The province is racing to contain an outbreak that has spread to all nine provinces.
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FactualCape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis won the DA's top job at its largest-ever federal congress. He succeeds John Steenhuisen with local elections months away.
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BalancedTrump ordered a full naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz after peace talks with Iran collapsed. South Africa faces a potential R10-plus diesel increase in May.
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FactualFifteen-year-old Nhlakanipho Buthelezi collapsed during an under-15 match and was pronounced dead at hospital. The Free State education department has offered counselling.
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