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Botshabelo Faces Tap Water Discolouration: No Boiling Required, Says Mangaung Municipality
Botshabelo, Free State – Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality has addressed concerns about tap water discolouration in Botshabelo, assuring residents that the water remains safe for use without boiling.
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Central News Weekly Edition | Issue 103
Central News
Body of Child Found in Roodepoort Dam Amid Search for Missing 3-Year-Old Mojalefa Savhuli
An operation is currently underway to retrieve the body of a young child spotted floating in a dam in Roodepoort, west of Johannesburg, on Thursday, 1 May 2025.
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Central News Weekly Edition | Issue 103
Central News
ANC's Mbalula Slams DA's 'Political Extortion' Over VAT and Employment Equity Court Battle
African National Congress (ANC) Secretary General Fikile Mbalula has accused the Democratic Alliance (DA) of “political extortion” in its court challenges against the proposed Value-Added Tax (VAT) increase and the Employment Equity Act. Speaking at a media briefing at Chief Albert Luthuli House in Johannesburg, Mbalula defended the ANC’s commitment to workers’ rights, a transformative budget, and recent road safety successes, while condemning the DA’s legal actions as attempts to undermine South Africa’s democratic progress.
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Central News Weekly Edition | Issue 103
Central News
Julius Malema Slams Ramaphosa as 'Butcher of Marikana' in Workers' Day Speech
On 1 May 2025, Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) President Julius Malema delivered a powerful address at the EFF Workers' Day Rally held at Zinniaville Sports Ground in Rustenburg, North West.
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Central News Weekly Edition | Issue 103
Central News
Sekhukhune United Edge Orlando Pirates 1-0 in Soweto to Climb Closer in Betway Premiership Table
Sekhukhune United stunned Orlando Pirates with a 1-0 victory at Orlando Stadium on Wednesday evening, April 30, 2025, in a tightly contested Betway Premiership clash.
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Central News Weekly Edition | Issue 103
Central News
"Down with the GNU": Solly Mapaila Slams Ramaphosa and Rejects Government of National Unity at Workers' Day Rally
At the COSATU main Workers' Day celebrations in Mpumalanga Lon May 1, 2025, South African Communist Party (SACP) General Secretary Solly Mapaila delivered a fiery speech, outright rejecting the Government of National Unity (GNU) and calling on ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa to abandon it.
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Central News Weekly Edition | Issue 103
Central News
Gayton McKenzie Demands Urgent Foreign Staff Audit Across All Sport, Arts and Culture Bodies
Oversight Directorate. Concerns at Robben Island Museum Spark Broader Investigation
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