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PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA – SEPTEMBER 28: Election posters erected on September 28, 2026 in Pretoria, South Africa. The 2026 South African municipal elections will be held on 4 November 2026 across South Africa, to elect councils for all district, metropolitan and local municipalities in each of the country's nine provinces. (Photo by Gallo Images/Frennie Shivambu)
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Katzenellenbogen on Bronkhorstspruit: no chlorine for three weeks, 833 sick, and posters promising “5 More Years”

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Daily Friend
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Tshwane water crisis exposes municipal failures and sparks calls for accountability.
PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA - FEBRUARY 07: Elvis Nkuna fetch water from a community water tank in Mamelodi on February 07, 2024 in Pretoria, South Africa. It is reported that residents and businesses in the City of Tshwane have been warned about the possibility of running out of water. (Photo by Gallo Images/Lefty Shivambu)
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Prof Colleen Aldous: Hammanskraal was a warning. Why did Tshwane supply unsafe water again?

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Editor BizNews
4 min read
Unchlorinated, polluted water in Bronkhorstspruit sickened hundreds, exposing major municipal failures and highlighting urgent South African water security concerns.
ST PETERSBURG, RUSSIA - 2026/08/21: Fans of the "Spider-Man" film series gathered at "Velikan Park" cinema for a fan meeting and a screening of "Spider-Man: Brand New Day", which began its unofficial theatrical release in Russia. (Photo by Andrei Bok/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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Prof. Colleen Aldous: Spider-Man’s power off switch is real; it’s already lowering cholesterol in SA

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Editor BizNews
4 min read
Medicines can already reduce the production of particular proteins. A spider bite, however, will not give us superpowers.
PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA – JULY 15: A honeybee searches for pollen in new blossoms of a wild pomegranate tree in the Jan Cilliers Park in Groenkloof on July 15, 2025 in Pretoria, South Africa. Weather experts have stated that this a sign that warmer weather would arrive earlier than usual. (Photo by Gallo Images/Beeld/Deaan Vivier)
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South Africa's first pollen calendars show when hayfever season hits your city

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The Conversation
5 min read
South Africa’s first pollen calendars reveal when and where allergy risks peak.
CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA - AUGUST 13: A Medical Assistant holds a box of measles, mumps and rubella, vaccine doses at the pediatric office of Dr. Gary M. Kramer on August 13, 2026, in Coral Gables, Florida. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday to overhaul childhood vaccination policy. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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Prof Aldous: 5,037 measles cases. Is the response working? Nobody can say yet

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Editor BizNews
5 min read
Measles response needs district-level data to show whether vaccination is working