A safe space shattered! The Mpumalanga Education Department has suspended the Khangela Primary School principal after his shocking arrest for allegedly sexually assaulting an 11-year-old Grade 6 learner. Read on: tinyurl.com/2m8ywf5m #Mpumalanga #KhangelaPrimary #CrimeNews #ChildSafety #SouthAfrica

ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has confirmed that the party will not announce its final mayoral candidates before the November 4 local government elections, saying the decision rests with national officials and will depend on the election outcome. Read on tinyurl.com/mr3xxxdh #news #MayoralMystery #CandidateSecrecy #ANCStrategy #LocalGovernmentElections

Pietermaritzburg's CBD faces severe urban decay under the uMsunduzi Municipality. Locals like shopkeeper Ahmed Patel re-bag rotting refuse daily, enduring dry taps and blackouts for over 10 days. Overgrown public parks and crumbling infrastructure have prompted business leaders to demand urgent intervention. 📸Doctor Ngcobo | IOL #Pietermaritzburg #PMB #uMsunduziMunicipality #ServiceDelivery

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s R10 billion fuel levy relief has been welcomed, but the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) warned that South Africans continue to pay for government waste, failing infrastructure and poor financial management. Read on tinyurl.com/4xfukwrb #business #EnochGodongwana #FuelRelief #TaxpayerBurden #LevyRespite

A burst sewer pipe has tainted the taps! Following severe sewage contamination at the Findlay Reservoir, the City of Tshwane urgently warns Pretoria CBD residents to boil water before drinking. Read on: tinyurl.com/yjj785ab #PretoriaCBD #Tshwane #WaterCrisis #BoilWaterAlert #FindlayReservoir

The Pietermaritzburg CBD is rapidly decaying amid chronic service delivery failures by the uMsunduzi Municipality. Frustrated residents continue to battle frequent water and power outages, mounting uncollected refuse, crumbling pavements, and severely overgrown public parks. More updates on 🌐iol.co.za 📸Doctor Ngcobo | IOL #Pietermaritzburg #PMB #uMsunduziMunicipality #ServiceDelivery

A routine patrol turned fatal! A dedicated warrant officer was allegedly murdered when a driver struck her with a BMW SUV at Lichtenburg Mall. The suspect remains in custody. Read on: tinyurl.com/3awsmdkr #NorthWestPolice #LichtenburgMall #SAPS

A routine vehicle stop turned deadly! Two suspected extortionists, aged 35 and 45, were fatally gunned down during a fierce shootout with Eastern Cape police in Cala. A third suspect remains on the run. Read on: tinyurl.com/3bc877y6 #Cala #EasternCape #SAPS #CrimeNews #Shootout #Extortionists

A 1:30 am bathroom trip turned into a nightmare for a 28-year-old Heilbron woman. Free State police are hunting "Dibabo," who allegedly silenced, dragged, and raped his friend’s girlfriend. Read on: tinyurl.com/dzfrhznu #Heilbron #FreeState #SAPS #CrimeNews #GenderBasedViolence

OPINION | While government finances look better on paper, the lived reality remains bleak. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announced stabilised debt, but Treasury slashed economic growth expectations from just eight months ago amid stubborn unemployment. Read on: tinyurl.com/4pu623ah #EnochGodongwana #MTBPS2026 #SouthAfricaEconomy #Treasury #UnemploymentCrisis #IOLOpinion

A safe space shattered. The NPA will fiercely oppose bail for 59-year-old Soweto teacher Kabelo Temba, who allegedly raped a 9-year-old Grade 4 pupil inside Busisiwe Primary School's toilets. Read on: tinyurl.com/427r2pnj #Soweto #BusisiwePrimary #NPA #KabeloTemba #ChildSafety

408 people mostly toddlers fell violently ill! The Public Protector is now investigating the City of Tshwane after EFF's Omphile Maotwe alleged they supplied E. coli-infested, unchlorinated water to Bronkhorstspruit. Read on: tinyurl.com/3p8bsxzk #Tshwane #Bronkhorstspruit #PublicProtector #OmphileMaotwe #WaterCrisis #Ecoli

Speedy paperwork pays! KZN beat Gauteng for R83.9m in Spaza Shop funds due to quicker verifications. Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams explained the disparity to ActionSA’s Lerato Ngobeni, confirming 350 rejections. Read on: tinyurl.com/59drxvf3 #SpazaShopFund #KZN #Gauteng #StellaNdabeniAbrahams #LeratoNgobeni #SmallBusiness

Holidaymakers beware! The EU has launched a major investigation into Booking.com over unchecked fake listings, phishing scams, and hidden paid ads, demanding the travel giant protect users from online fraud. Read on: tinyurl.com/ncb5ey28 #BookingCom #EU #TravelFraud #PhishingScams #HennaVirkkunen #IOLBusiness

OPINION| Over 100 Rhodes University students are battling severe gastrointestinal illness amid Makhanda’s decade-long water crisis. As Mayor Yandiswa Vara admits infrastructure is broken, officials are urgently investigating contaminated food or water. Read on: tinyurl.com/3vap252y #RhodesUniversity #Makhanda #WaterCrisis #StudentHealth #YandiswaVara

Just hours after head coach Abdeslam Ouaddou dismissed rift rumours, Orlando Pirates confirmed assistant coach Mandla Ncikazi is leaving to pursue a PSL head coach role, ending a nine-trophy era. Read on: tinyurl.com/mvx7sx5f #OrlandoPirates #MandlaNcikazi #AbdeslamOuaddou #PSL

Terrified customers hid inside as 80% of Durban CBD shops shut amid anti-immigration protests. Following shots fired at VFS Global on Linden Road, six armed guards now secure the facility. Read on: tinyurl.com/yrkcnbvf #DurbanCBD #AntiImmigration #VFSGlobal #ProtestViolence #LindenRoad #KwaZuluNatal

Boland’s 166-ball resistance couldn't stop them! Mulder (3/64) and Rabada (4/77) unleashed lion-hearted spells, crushing Australia by an innings and 31 runs to level the series 1-1. Read on: tinyurl.com/33htrxa6 #Proteas #SAvAUS #WiaanMulder #KagisoRabada #StGeorgesPark #Cricket #testmatchhighlights

The World Health Organization's Africa chief warned on Thursday that the continent now faced a "complex" Ebola outbreak after the virus crossed from east Africa to Nigeria, which has reported the first case in the west of the continent. Read on tinyurl.com/aut3r4vh #Ebola #WHO #AfricaOutbreak

A 37-year-old woman accused of staging her own kidnapping with two alleged accomplices in an attempt to extort money from her family has appeared in the Kwa-Thema Magistrates’ Court. Read on tinyurl.com/mr3v5nbx #FakeKidnapping #KwaThema #NPA