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The Electoral Matters Amendment Bill was initially aimed at providing state support to independent candidates who can contest provincial and national votes for the first time.

South Africa's National Assembly has approved amendments to electoral laws, reshaping government funding for political parties.

The controversial Electoral Matters Amendment Bill has moved a step closer to becoming law after approval from majority of parliamentarians.

The Electoral Matters Amendment Bill makes amendments to five electoral laws. But opposition parties say the changes have gone too far, and will impact multi-party democracy.

Their births mark the first litter of cheetahs brought from South Africa to Kuno and raises the count of India-born cubs to 13, environment and forests minister Bhupendra Yadav wrote, announcing their birth on X

Groblersdal arrests stir racial tensions as Bittereinders members demand bail for assault charges, sparking debates on justice and race.

They say they just want jobs and their fair share; 11 people arrested two weeks ago to apply for bail.

Revenue increased 34.9% to R939.2 million, while headline earnings per share – which strip out the effects of one-off financial events – more than doubled.

The Richelieu Namibian Eagles completed their ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 series in Nepal in style with a 24-run victory against The Netherlands on Friday. 

Three times Murrayfield became a molten cauldron of noise, fathers and sons high-fiving each other amid the tumult. These scenes were all kindled by the same man: the blond bullet that is Scotland’s Duhan van der Merwe, whose electrifying pace once again ripped England to ribbons. The more you watched him, the more you saw a player dazzled by his own talent, visibly beaming whenever the ball bounced obligingly into his hands. And the more you wondered, as 67,000 fans stood to salute his h...