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On Tuesday, the bulk electricity supplier began a three-day revenue collection effort to recover some of the R363 million owed by defaulting businesses.

As a mother said goodbye to her four children who died when a gas tanker exploded in Boksburg on Christmas Eve, police combed the site of the blast to search for missing people.

After a week of alleged internal sabotage, Human Settlements and Infrastructure Development MEC Lebogang Maile says a major overhaul is needed at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital.

Defence Minister Thandi Modise said the process to distribute the pension payout for military veterans would commence 30 days after it was tabled in Parliament.

After two months without leadership in the dysfunctional Ditsobotla Local Municipality in North West, residents finally had the opportunity to vote for new leaders. But casting their votes wasn't their first priority - many were queueing for water.

As the heavens opened up over the North West town, local party leaders and those helping their constituencies from neighbouring provinces made their way around the 90-odd voting stations. 



It's not just the media, but even councillors are in the dark over the motion of no confidence in the Johannesburg mayor.

Israeli fugitive Yaniv Yossi Ben Simon has been living in South Africa since 2007.

Rand Water briefs the media on supply restrictions.