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1 week ago | 
thesouthafrican.com | Sundeeka Mungroo |Joshua Hendricks |Nokwanda Ncwane |Ray Leathern
Travellers have been urged to monitor the South African Weather Service as snow and a cold front have been forecast over the Easter weekend, especially in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). “We are in receipt of a weather report from the SAWS informing us of a cold front that will result in the dropping of temperatures, heavy rainfall and possible snowfall.” KZN MEC for Transport and Human Settlements, Siboniso Duma said.
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1 week ago | 
thesouthafrican.com | Joshua Hendricks |Sundeeka Mungroo |Nokwanda Ncwane |Ray Leathern
Orlando Pirates set to sign a future star in a bold move to stay ahead of the curve, according to Soccer Laduma. The Bucs have secured one of their brightest youth prospects, Yanga Madiba, with a long-term contract starting in July. A source revealed that the 23-year-old left-back has signed a three-year deal, keeping him in Soweto until June 2028. “They have already made that decision… It’s as good as done,” a source confirmed.
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1 week ago | 
thesouthafrican.com | Nokwanda Ncwane |Ray Leathern |Siseko Gwegwe |Craig Lewis
In a bid to strengthen global collaboration on prevention, preparedness and response to future pandemic threats, World Health Organisation (WHO) Member States have agreed to a legally binding treaty. Following the scrambling for resources and vaccines, especially in Africa, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, WHO Member States formed the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) to draft and negotiate a global agreement to better respond to another global pandemic.
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1 week ago | 
thesouthafrican.com | Ray Leathern |Nokwanda Ncwane |Siseko Gwegwe |Craig Lewis
According to historical data, the Easter holiday sees some of the heaviest annual traffic in South Africa. Tens of thousands of families embark on journeys along popular routes to visit their favourite holiday destinations over Easter for some well-earned rest and relaxation. And fuel prices saw a marked reduction last month, which should tempt even more cash-savvy motorists onto the roads in 2025. So, what days and times are the busiest on the roads?
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1 week ago | 
thesouthafrican.com | Ernest Makhaya |Alicia Naidoo |Ray Leathern |Garrin Lambley
Kaizer Chiefs are not only worried about bringing in new players into the team ahead of next season. But they have also been working hard to retain some of the players they deem key to their rebuilding phase. A number of their players will see their contracts expire in June, but the Chiefs management is making things happen behind the scenes.
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1 week ago | 
thesouthafrican.com | Alicia Naidoo |Ray Leathern |Garrin Lambley |Ernest Makhaya
Content creator Bianca Coster claimed that she has financially and personally suffered due to notorious X account Chris Excel using her photo as the profile picture, via a TikTok video. Chris Excel, who is well known on X, formerly Twitter, often has controversial comments on trending topics and public figures. There are also times when Chris Excel makes the trends list on X. Chris Excel’s X account has a whopping 3.3 million followers.
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1 week ago | 
thesouthafrican.com | Ray Leathern |Garrin Lambley |James Freemantle |Adamu Andrew Michael
“I just heard from another Digital Marketing Guru that CRO is more important than SEO. What do you guys and gals think about it?”We’ve been asked this question lately and want to clarify it to everyone. SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) and CRO (Conversion Rate Optimisation) should go hand in hand, as each is equally important. Keep on reading to find out what our specialists are saying about this.
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1 week ago | 
thesouthafrican.com | Garrin Lambley |James Freemantle |Adamu Andrew Michael |Ray Leathern
Water outflows at Bloemhof Dam have been reduced, says the Department of Water and Sanitation, while the five sluice gates at the Vaal Dam remain open to manage the inflows of water into the dam. SEE | Augrabies Falls National Park roaring with sound – PICTUREThe department said the outflows at Bloemhof Dam were decreased as the dam’s water levels subsided to 104.96%. The water releases at the Bloemhof dam were reduced from 2 100 to 1 900 cubic metres per second (mᵌ/s) at 12:00 on Sunday.
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1 week ago | 
thesouthafrican.com | Ray Leathern |Garrin Lambley |James Freemantle |Adamu Andrew Michael
We’re naming our top 10 post-apartheid SA sportsmen and we hope you’ll share your thoughts and disagreements in the comments section below. Since the lifting of the sports boycott in the early ‘90s, a handful of South African sportsmen have climbed to the pinnacle of their specific discipline.
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1 week ago | 
thesouthafrican.com | James Freemantle |Adamu Andrew Michael |Ray Leathern |Nokwanda Ncwane
Orlando Pirates have an intriguing proposal on the table to sign rumoured Kaizer Chiefs’ target Fawaaz Basadien from Stellenbosch. “Chiefs’ interest was serious, but there was no agreement reached between the two clubs, and now it looks like Orlando Pirates are coming in strong for him. Don’t be surprised to see him join them when the season ends, but you never know in football because things change very quickly, and other clubs might come knocking as well,” said a source close to the player.
