China ordered an "all-out" rescue effort in Tibet on Friday after an earthquake killed at least 16 people, injured dozens and flattened hundreds of homes, state media reported. Read on tinyurl.com/5fudn82h #news #QuakeTragedy #RescueEffort #TibetDisaster #EmergencyResponse

Asian stocks sank again on Friday as tech firms took another beating from investors increasingly losing faith in the sector, with the traditional safe haven yen and government bonds benefiting from the risk-off mood. Read on tinyurl.com/36r4bswu #business #MarketJitters #OilSurge #TechSlump #StocksSlide

We direct our profound sense of entitlement toward a Black-led government, demanding that the state conjure endless jobs, while wilfully ignoring the stark reality that it is the white minority who still holds and sustains the actual economy, writes Phapano Phasha. Read on tinyurl.com/2ap6xdku #JobCreation #EntrepreneurshipDrive #EconomicEmpowerment #SelfReliance

A Western Cape man who lost R23,800 in unauthorised banking transactions after leaving his cellphone in an Uber has been told by the National Financial Ombud Scheme South Africa (NFO) that Nedbank cannot be held liable for the loss. Read on tinyurl.com/4bm34trp #news #CostlyRide #BankingLoss #WesternCape #ClaimRejected

South Africa is set for another hot day on Friday, with temperatures expected to climb across several inland provinces while isolated showers and rain threaten parts of the eastern half of the country. Read on tinyurl.com/bdeptmtf #news #HotConditions #WeatherForecast #IsolatedShowers #RisingTemperatures

Jacob Zuma's MK Party has given its secretary-general Adv Sibonelo Nomvalo the boot less than two weeks before the local government elections, accusing him of making major party decisions behind the leadership's back. Read on tinyurl.com/2jvwbx3d #news #MKShakeup #PartyAxe #LocalGovernmentElections #SiboneloNomvalo

A resident of Ekangala township, in the eastern part of the City of Tshwane, has accused the municipality of putting lives at risk by failing to warn residents that their drinking water was contaminated, saying she felt “like they wanted to kill us”. Read on tinyurl.com/5us6jfdz #news #WaterCrisis #ToxicTaps #FearfulResidents #EkangalaTownship

President Cyril Ramaphosa has proposed changing which functions municipalities are responsible for, ring-fencing water and electricity revenue for infrastructure maintenance and introducing compulsory licensing for service providers as part of a major overhaul of local government. Read on tinyurl.com/mwsk4923 #news #CyrilRamaphosa #RevenueReform #UtilitySafeguards #InfrastructureFix

Restoring discipline, professionalism, ethical conduct and operational excellence at every level of the SAPS was one of the three pillars of the police reset agenda. Read on tinyurl.com/yc73xtxn #news #PoliceAgenda #SAPSProfessionalism #MurderDrops #ThreePillars

The Johannesburg High Court has set aside two South African Revenue Service (SARS) decisions refusing to reconsider a taxpayer’s assessments after claims that tax returns had been submitted without authorisation. Read on tinyurl.com/yeryvcut #business #SARSDefeat #TaxDispute #CourtVictory #UnauthorisedReturns

More than three years after a company that later donated R380,000 to the Patriotic Alliance (PA) was awarded a nearly R50 million Johannesburg social housing contract, the building it was contracted to convert into 40 flats was still a construction site. Read on tinyurl.com/596msb6z #news #PatrioticAlliance #PoliticalDonations #ContractScrutiny #TenderControversy

More than three years after a company that later donated R380,000 to the Patriotic Alliance (PA) was awarded a nearly R50 million Johannesburg social housing contract, the building it was contracted to convert into 40 flats was still a construction site. Read on tinyurl.com/596msb6z #news #PatrioticAlliance #PoliticalDonations #ContractScrutiny #TenderControversy

Johannesburg Water has warned residents in Bezuidenhout Valley not to drink or use tap water because of possible contamination. Read on tinyurl.com/5n6tfuta #news #WaterWarning #TapWater #HealthAlert #DrinkingDanger

KwaZulu-Natal Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC Thulasizwe Buthelezi has removed Mandeni councillor Lungile Mthembu from office with immediate effect after an investigation found multiple serious breaches of the Code of Conduct for Councillors. Read on tinyurl.com/8vaybm55 #KZN #Mandeni #CodeOfConduct

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

The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has recovered three vehicles worth R2.2 million, including a Toyota GD-6 and a Nissan Navara, reported stolen in Gauteng during border security operations in Musina, Limpopo. Read on tinyurl.com/yxa42xn6 #SANDF #Musina #VehicleRecovery

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has confirmed that the Durban High Court has cleared them to publicly state that eThekwini’s municipal leaders have failed and been negligent in managing the metro’s ongoing water crisis. Read on tinyurl.com/3nefwnk4 #news #BillboardBattle #DemocraticAlliance #HighCourt #CampaignContinues

The R370 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant will remain in place for another year, National Treasury announced on Wednesday, as work continues on a proposed replacement aimed at linking beneficiaries to employment and other opportunities. Read on tinyurl.com/yy8ztvvd #business #GrantExtended #ReliefContinues #SocialSupport #NationalTreasury

Jacob Zuma's MK Party has given its secretary-general Adv Sibonelo Nomvalo the boot less than two weeks before the local government elections, accusing him of making major party decisions behind the leadership's back. Read on: tinyurl.com/mt4etwfx #MKParty #JacobZuma #SiboneloNomvalo #LGE2026 #LocalElections

A deadly manhunt ends in tragedy! A 39-year-old Limpopo police sergeant was found dead from a gunshot wound hours after allegedly murdering his 35-year-old wife in Abbotspoort and fleeing. Read on: tinyurl.com/2f2c4fwn #Limpopo #SAPS #Abbotspoort #CrimeNews #GenderBasedViolence