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Employment and labour minister Thulas Nxesi. File photo.Image: GCIS

‘We cannot treat refugees like animals’: Thulas Nxesi condemns Dudula campaign

Labour minister Thulas Nxesi on Saturday said the government will not allow South Africans to treat foreign nationals like animals because they too have rights. Speaking during the presidential imbizo in North West, Nxesi said the…

Duduzane Zuma has big plans for a move into the political arena and is confident that South Africans will vote for him.Image: MASI LOSI

‘You’ll get to know and enjoy me’: Duduzane Zuma confident SA will vote for him in 2024 elections

Duduzane Zuma says he is confident that South Africans will vote for him should he contest the next general elections. The son of former president Jacob Zuma revealed last week, in an interview on Newzroom Afrika, that he was planning on…

Ramaphosa calls on youth to lead post Covid-19 recovery

President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on young South Africans to lead the road to recovery after Covid-19. “I am throwing a challenge to young people to begin to see that post Covid-19 is a new platform. We need to set up different ways of…

Cogta minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma will explain the details around level 3 lockdown today.Image: GCIS

Tune in for clarity on level 3 rules from Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma today

South Africans awaiting an easing of lockdown restrictions on Monday will obtain clarity on a range of issues including exercise times and alcohol sales shortly. The government confirmed on Thursday that co-operative governance and…

Easter is one of the most significant religious holidays on the Christian calendar. Stock photo.Image: 123RF/PHARTISAN

No hugs or massive gatherings: 6 ways your religious worship will change come next week

As South Africans come to terms with the “new normal” brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic, President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced several regulations for several regulations under the nationwide lockdown. Ramaphosa announced on…

SA Express assets will go under the hammer in November after the beleaguered state-owned airline was placed under provisional liquidation earlier this year.Image: SAA

Certain categories of South Africans to be allowed to return to countries where they are based

Certain categories of South Africans will be allowed to return to countries where they are based, home affairs minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi announced on Saturday. He said that after consultations with the department of international…

Over 270,000 South Africans have signed a petition against the ban on the sale of cigarettes.Image: Gallo Images/Thinkstock

Over 270,000 South Africans sign petition against ban on cigarette sales

Over 270,000 South Africans have signed a petition against the ban on the sale of cigarettes, while the tobacco industry prepares to mount a legal challenge. In response to the government’s apparent U-turn on Wednesday night, the Fair…

President Cyril Ramaphosa has acknowledged that food support is a short-term emergency measure that will need to be matched by sustainable solutions. A TimesLIVE team spoke to these people queuing for food parcels in downtown Johannesburg at the weekend.Image: Alon Skuy

Harsh consequences for ‘disgusting’ food parcel thieves: Cyril Ramaphosa

Disturbing and disgusting. These were the words used by President Cyril Ramaphosa to describe allegations about officials stealing and selling food parcels meant to alleviate hunger among poor South Africans during the lockdown. The…

Nhlanhla Nene, the minister of finance, testifies at the Zondo commission of inquiry into state capture in Parktown, Johannesburg on October 3 2018.Image: Thapelo Morebudi

Nene on THAT Gupta meeting: I was wrong and beg your forgiveness

Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene has apologised to all South Africans for meeting the embattled Gupta brothers at their home and businesses. He begged the country’s citizens to forgive him, saying the meetings had been a “mistake”. In a…