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Article‘We are vot­ing for our grand­chil­dren’ – Durban seni­ors

DURBAN’S senior cit­izens are among the thou­sands who began cast­ing their votes at the 2026 Local Gov­ern­ment Elec­tions yes­ter­day. Accord­ing to the Elect­oral Com­mis­sion of South Africa (IEC), spe­cial vot­ing is an inclus­iv­ity mech­an­ism...

ArticleFuel prices could fall as tem­por­ary levy cuts take effect

ArticleHlabisa calls for peace­ful elec­tions

AS SOUTH Afric­ans pre­pare to head to vot­ing sta­tions, Co-oper­at­ive Gov­ernance and Tra­di­tional Affairs (CoGTA) Min­is­ter Velen­kosini Hlabisa has called for peace­ful local gov­ern­ment elec­tions amid the killing of 20 people linked to...

ArticleNcikazi explains why he walked away from Pir­ates

ORLANDO Pir­ates coach Abdeslam Ouad­dou has revealed how a les­son from Thi­erry Henry helped shape his approach to demand­ing excel­lence from his play­ers. Henry, the former Arsenal and France striker, atten­ded Sat­urday’s Soweto Derby at FNB...

ArticleAfrica CDC warns as Ebola deaths near 5 000

SPRINGBOK hooker Bongi Mbonambi’s return to Cape Town has brought two of South Africa’s lead­ing coastal des­tin­a­tions into focus. After leav­ing the Hol­ly­wood­bets Sharks in Durban with imme­di­ate effect, the 35-year-old has signed a one-year...

Article| WINSTON S CHURCHILL

THE BEST ARGUMENT AGAINST DEMOCRACY IS A FIVE-MINUTE CONVERSATION WITH THE AVERAGE VOTER.