The rollout of South Africa's National Health Insurance faces significant challenges, with several provincial health departments warning that their facilities lack the capacity, systems and staffing to meet the requirements of the NHI Act within the current timeframes.
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Consumer price inflation in South Africa edged up to 4.1% year-on-year in March 2026, as rising fuel costs began feeding through to transport and food prices ahead of the April fuel shock that analysts warn will push CPI significantly higher.
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Large parts of Johannesburg have been without running water for days at a time, as ageing pipes, pump failures and electricity disruptions at Rand Water installations continue to overwhelm the city's water utility.
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A peer-reviewed study has identified South Africa's coastline — particularly the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal shores — as among the most severely plastic-polluted in the southern hemisphere, driven by river-borne waste from inland urban centres.
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A new report by Save the Children South Africa finds that close to 13 million children — more than half the country's child population — are living below the food poverty line, with rising fuel and food costs threatening to push the figure even higher.
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The Stellenbosch Local Municipality's mayor has been referred to the Special Investigating Unit following allegations of irregular procurement in a multi-million rand housing development project, in a case that has drawn widespread political attention.
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Autumn is arguably the best time to drive South Africa's famous Garden Route, with fewer crowds, mild coastal weather, and the whale-watching season beginning to build around Hermanus and the Overberg as you head east from Cape Town.
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The Department of Basic Education has released the results of the 2025 National Senior Certificate supplementary examinations, with a 67.4% pass rate offering a second chance to thousands of learners who narrowly missed qualifying in the main sitting.
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Major South African banks including Absa, FNB, Nedbank and Standard Bank have jointly issued an urgent public warning about a dramatic increase in voice phishing and SIM-swap fraud, with losses running into hundreds of millions of rands per month.
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Airports Company South Africa has officially opened a major new international departures lounge at OR Tambo International Airport as part of a R1.2 billion terminal upgrade programme designed to improve the passenger experience for millions of travellers annually.
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