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President Cyril Ramaphosa has launched an urgent application for a stay of his impeachment inquiry.

Partly cloudy, cool to cold conditions are forecast for most parts of the country, with drizzle in parts of Limpopo, Mpumalanga, the Western Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal, according to the South African Weather Service.

Stellenbosch-based artist Portchie died on Friday morning at the age of 62.

Desirée, the 45kg, 4.3-metre-long, southern African python, had to be airlifted to the Johannesburg Wildlife Veterinary Hospital last month.

Very cold, wet and windy conditions are expected in parts of the Western Cape, Northern Cape and the Eastern Cape, according to the South African Weather Service.

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Africa’s first liver perfusion machine, which preserves donor livers, improves transplant outcomes, and expands the donor pool, lands at Wits.

ActionSA says it will “watch this space closely”, as anti-immigrant groups push for a 30 June deadline for undocumented immigrants to leave the country.

Paul the octopus made headlines 16 years ago for his ‘superpower’ in predicting football results. Now, Cherry, the Two Oceans Aquarium’s resident octopus, has made her own prediction for Thursday night’s opening game between Bafana Bafana and Mexico.

Pupils at Tshilogoni Secondary School in Nzhelele, Limpopo, are writing exams in an old carport and under trees after several classrooms and the administration block were closed because of safety concerns.

DA mayoral candidate for the City of Ekurhuleni, Khathu Rasilingwane, says the battle for control of the metro is a two-horse race between her party and the ANC.

Pop star Tyla will reportedly perform the South African national anthem at the opening match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup between South Africa and Mexico.

Jamal “MJ” Mhlanga, a commis chef at Luke Dale Roberts’ The Test Kitchen Fledgelings in Cape Town, has been selected for a fully funded three-month internship at Le Calabash in France’s Loire Valley through the DREAM Initiative, connecting emerging chefs from under-resourced backgrounds with world-class culinary training.

There are no delays for the impeachment committee, the Secretary to the National Assembly told senior MPs on Thursday morning.

A non-profit organisation that started as a single café and worked its way to becoming an internationally expanding social enterprise is celebrating 10 years of creating meaningful employment opportunities for the deaf community.

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None of the 268 Nigerian nationals who arrived at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg for repatriation on Wednesday are in South Africa legally.

The South African Weather Service has issued a warning of damaging winds for parts of the Eastern Cape, while morning fog, cool and cloudy conditions are forecast for most of the country.

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To keep murders on a downward trajectory, South Africa must prioritise and fund interventions that prevent family violence, writes Chandré Gould in ISS Today.